Visit the new Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station in Holgate on Friday, June 18, to help celebrate the grand opening of this facility on the bay. All are welcome to tour the building and grounds at an open house scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m.
When the township first acquired the lot at 127 Osborn Ave. in 2017, Mayor Joseph Mancini commenced work on his long-held vision of “a place where people, kids, can hang out and learn” about the Barnegat Bay ecosystem.
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