Many stood as lookouts through major wars, and over time they became a fundamental aspect of New Jersey commerce. Once numbering in the dozens, today only a handful of lighthouses still stand ...

The 25th Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey is set for Saturday, Oct. 19, and Sunday, Oct. 20. The annual event held on the third weekend in October challenges people to visit 11 lighthouse sites ...

From casino thrills, to city adventures, to quiet nature walks — these easy weekend trips from NJ will make your days off ...

But then I also love women who haven't gotten as much attention. Laura Hedges. She kept a lighthouse in New Jersey for a while when her husband had fallen ill. And then I was able to visit the ...

First responders are alerting people who walk the beach at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park to be careful of these crater-like holes appearing in the sand. Although the holes may not look ...

is a company based in Buffalo that has restored more than 100 lighthouses around the United States, including Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, Cape May in New Jersey and Tybee Island in Georgia.

However, as Connecticut's trade industry boomed in the late 1850s, Congress ordered a new lighthouse to accommodate the growing maritime traffic. The new lighthouse, built from granite quarried in ...