News
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Opinion•August 13, 2025
Unfair Reentry Plan
I would like to address this letter to Beach Haven condo owners. Have you seen the recent letter from the Beach Haven Office of Emergency Management? Are you aware that Beach Haven is not reissuing…
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Opinion•August 13, 2025
Relocate Batteries
We write to express our deep concern regarding Atlantic City Electric’s installation of a lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on Second Street in Beach Haven in the heart of “The Queen…
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News••August 13, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Planning Board Postpones Housing Project Hearing Due to Occupancy Limit
Over 150 people showed up to a highly anticipated Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board meeting on Aug. 7 – during which the board was set to hear an application from Lennar Homes for a proposed…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
Harvey Cedars Concert Series Takes to the Skies
In a collaboration between local leadership and the private sector, Harvey Cedars has added an aerial highlight to its summer concerts.
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News••August 13, 2025
Church Going ‘Parrothead’ at Service
Jimmy Buffett and theology – now, that’s an interesting combination.
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News••August 13, 2025
Methodist Churches Planning to Merge
Two United Methodist churches on the south end of Long Beach Island will soon be merging into one house of worship.
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News••August 13, 2025
Women’s Club Hard at Work to Aid Local Causes
The Venue at Lighthouse Station Women’s Club, located on Lighthouse Drive in Barnegat Township, has been hard at work planning special events for the local community.
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Columns••August 13, 2025
Wondering Where the Sand Goes After Replenishment? Longboard Classic Was Fire, and Tropics Heat Up
I have to imagine regular beachgoers don’t look at beaches the way surfers do. Or at least, they don’t look at as many beaches.
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News••August 13, 2025
Island Kids’ Lemonade Stand Benefits Pediatric Cancer Summer Camp
Every summer for the past five years, siblings Luisa and Enzo Villafranco, with help from their family, have set up a lemonade stand near their LBI home on East Nevada Avenue in Haven Beach. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
’60s Music Comes Alive at Pineystock
While concerts at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown traditionally begin with the playing of the National Anthem, a new wrinkle was added to an event held Aug. 10.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
There Was a Day the Music Died But Buddy Holly’s Music Still Alive at Surflight
Surflight Theatre’s final musical of its 2025 summer season will be “Buddy … The Buddy Holly Story.”
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News••August 13, 2025
Beach Haven Bids for EOC Work Under Review
Five companies have submitted bids for various repairs and renovations to the Beach Haven Emergency Operations Center located in the old Coast Guard station.
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Opinion•August 13, 2025
Added Thanks
The 42nd Annual Auction of the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. Auxiliary on Aug. 2 was a resounding success thanks to the many businesses and individuals who generously donated money, goods and…
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News••August 13, 2025
Four File for Barnegat Board Seats
Two incumbents and two newcomers recently filed for three seats on the Barnegat Township Board of Education. All terms are for three years.
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Opinion•August 13, 2025
Lack of Compassion
It was the first Monday of my August vacation. I was deeply engrossed in thought and gratitude for the lovely day that stretched before me. Sun. Sand. Family time. The first draft of my work in…
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Columns••August 13, 2025
‘J.M. Hilton’ Wreck Hits the News
In July 1925, Capt. Curtis Hilton of the J.M. Hilton encountered dense fog off the Jersey coast. The captain decided to wait out the weather and anchored his ship close to the Barnegat Lighthouse in…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
Chris Guastelle
STYLE: A mix of rock, pop, country and reggae covers, performed both solo and with several bands.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
Speaker Fondly Recalls Brooklyn Dodgers Days
Fans of old-time baseball should mark down Thursday, Aug. 21 at 1 p.m. when the Beach Haven Public Library hosts “History, Tragedy and Comedy: The Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field.”
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News••August 13, 2025
Beach Haven Finalizes Outdoor Dining Measure
At its July 14 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced an ordinance governing outdoor dining. While the borough already had such an ordinance on the books, a new one had to be drawn up to…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
Ty Mares and the Metaphorical Show Off Master Musicianship at Sunset Park
Ty Mares and the Metaphorical took listeners on a journey through genres and eras, fusing pop and rock songs with their signature jam style at Harvey Cedars’ Sunset Park on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Groovy…
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Columns••August 13, 2025
Samantha Dress Collective Brings Harmony to ALO Surf Classic
The sun shone down on 68th Street in Brant Beach on Saturday, where the community gathered on the beach and in the water for Alliance for a Living Ocean’s Longboard Classic, an annual surfing…
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News••August 13, 2025
Ocean County Animal Facilities Trying to Clear Shelters in August, Early September
The Ocean County Health Department has announced it once again is participating in the Clear the Shelters National Pet Adoption campaign.
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Opinion•August 13, 2025
Worst Traffic
I live at 12 West Harrington Ave., Brant Beach. I’ve been living here since 1993. For more than a decade, we’ve had to live with road construction. Now New Jersey decided to make Long Beach Boulevard…
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News••August 13, 2025
An Environmental Message From LBI Garden Club
At the Hooked on Fishing event in Harvey Cedars, the Garden Club of LBI handed out approximately 60 pencil cases to participants with environmentally friendly messages for children.
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News••August 13, 2025
Save LBI Asks Feds to Cancel Atlantic Shores Projects
A local grassroots organization is using an old real estate adage “location, location, location” to formally petition federal authorities to pull the plug in perpetuity on two planned wind farms off…
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Sports••August 13, 2025
Sign Up for Barnegat Stop, Drop and Run
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co. invites runners of all ages and levels to its 12th annual Stop Drop and Run on Saturday, Aug. 30, starting at 8 a.m. The event will start and finish at the…
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News••August 13, 2025
Pickleballers Give Boost to Compassion Café
On Sunday, Aug. 10, the Nelson Avenue park in Beach Haven was the scene of an LBI Pickleball Friends fundraiser benefiting the Compassion Café.
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News••August 13, 2025
Young Anglers Learn the Ropes in Harvey Cedars
On Aug. 9, the borough of Harvey Cedars, in partnership with the Long Beach Island Fishing Club, hosted its 26th annual “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” event, an engaging, family-friendly day…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
Author Casey McQuiston in Virtual OCL Talk
New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston discusses her upcoming book The Pairing in an Ocean County Library virtual talk on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 7 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2025
These Flip Flops Are Made for Walkin’: Cornelia Street Band Brings Rock ’n’ Roll to LBIF
If the Cornelia Street Band is going to do one thing, it’s get people dancing.
