Here's one more idea for the weekend...

Chowderfest in Beach Haven on LBI will be all weekend with at least 60 vendors selling their wares on Saturday and a number of local restaurants competing to be the king of the clam with the chowder competition on Sunday. With your paid admission you get to sample every restaurant's submissions. If you like chowda you should check it out! More details here.

Looking for something to do?

If you are new to the area and are looking for something to do this weekend, here are are few options:

The Toms River business Improvement District is holding and Italian Food Festival on Saturday, September 30th. There will be food , entertainment and fun and a children's play area. More details are on the business Improvement District's web site

Do your kids love fire trucks? The Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Company will be hosting a party on Saturday to celebrate the housing of their new truck. The festivities will kick off at Noon with a parade of all the attending fire trucks from Bay Avenue to the firehouse on Stafford Avenue. Come down and enjoy the parade and stay for the party! Jackson's Cassville Volunteer Fire Company will be sending a contingent of trucks and volunteers to participate in the parade, so cheer on your home town firefighters if you are attending!! Here is some additional information from the Asbury Park Press

Also, in Allentown they are hosting a day of history and celebration of their past on Sunday, October 1st in on Walnford Road. The Asbury Park Press has all the details

A Day In The Life Of Jackson

A Day In the Life of Jackson is a profile piece that the Asbury Park Press did last year about the township.

It is a little dated now, however, there is some very interesting information there for people looking to move here such as: population trends, job information, school information and local government contacts.

Additionally, there are some great profile pieces and historical stories that give you a great flavor of the township.

Hovbilt's Jackson Valley Comes Before the Planning Board

Hovbilt's proposed age-restricted, 965-unit communtity tentatively called Jackson Valley began its Planning Board hearings last week.

As reported in the Tri-Town News, the project is being developed on 650 acres of property off Perrineville Road, West Veterans Highway and Prospertown Road. The site will also have access into Collier's Mills Wildlife Preserve, a NJ State protected wildlife property with more than 12,000 acres of protected land that is overseen by the NJ Division of Fish And Wildlife

The Hovbilt project has plans for four sections to be built to include single family homes, quad and duplex homes and condominums.

Cassville Landmark Completes Renovations

The Tri-Town News has a nice report on the completion of renovations at St. Mary's--the landmark Russian Orthodox Church in the Cassville section of town. St. Mary's is located on Cassville Road (Route 571).