SANDY HOOK, N.J. -- It was on a Monday when the Sandy Hook Lighthouse first lit up the night sky to guide merchant ships around the Sandy Hook peninsula into New York Harbor. The 103-foot stone tower, ...

Sandy Hook Lighthouse, the oldest standing and operating lighthouse in the United States, turns 250 this week, and you’re cordially invited to the celebration. From 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, ...

This month marks 250 years since the first lighting of the original oil lamp at the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. To celebrate the anniversary, new web cams are broadcasting live images of Sandy Hook. The ...

Hundreds gathered Saturday under a warm sun to the high-pitch sound of flutes and the "rat-a-tat-tat" of drums as a Revolutionary War-era band kicked off the 250 th anniversary celebration of the ...

Sandy Hook will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a free party from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day will include lighthouse tours%2C cannon demonstrations and Revolutionary War re-enactments. Visitors ...

When I served in the United States Coast Guard over two decades ago, I started my tour at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. One of its great historical features is the Sandy Hook Lighthouse. In its 252 years of ...