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News••June 16, 2025
Surflight Liquor License Gets the Green Light
The N.J. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Beach Haven borough recently approved a plenary retail consumption license for Surflight Theatre.
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Sports••June 15, 2025
’We’re Such a Family:’ Southern’s Incredible Season Ends With Loss in Group 4 Final
Graduation one day. Competing in a state championship game for the first time the next day – in a soaking rain, no less.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 14, 2025
‘Artist Behind George Costanza’ Discusses Pivotal Moments in His Career – With Humor
Jason Alexander, aka George Costanza on “Seinfeld,” discussed before a packed house at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven Saturday – with much humor and insight – his journey in show biz from being a…
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Sports••June 13, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Lacrosse Squad Falls Short Against Kingsway in Sectional Final
Much like the last time the Kingsway and Southern Regional boys lacrosse teams faced off in mid-May, the game went down to the wire. The Dragons proved to have a little more firepower then, and they…
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Opinion•June 13, 2025
Great Month of May
The Stafford Township Recreation Department consisting of Jason, Jennifer, Ken, Lynette and Krista helped us older Americans celebrate each Wednesday during Older Americans Month in May. The first…
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News••June 13, 2025
More Than $1,200 in Merchandise Stolen From ShopRite in Separate Incidents
Several shoplifting incidents at ShopRite on Route 72 in Manahawkin have led to arrests by the Stafford Township Police Department in recent weeks.
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News••June 13, 2025
Barnegat’s Old Town Hall Razed
The final phase of Barnegat Township’s new municipal building project took place Thursday, June 12 with the beginning of the demolition of the old town hall.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 13, 2025
Mini-Harmonies Returns to Jennings Road This Summer
Mini-Harmonies is back in Stafford Township for the summer.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 13, 2025
Library Observes Pride Month
In recognition of Pride Month, the branch will be showing the documentary “Gen Silent” on Tuesday, June 17 at 10:30 a.m.
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News••June 13, 2025
Stafford Police Foursome Victorious at Iron Steel Elite Endurance Competition
Whether in competition or out in the community, the Stafford Township Police Department’s officers often exhibit excellent physical condition.
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Sports••June 13, 2025
Southern Regional Snatches Group 3 Title After Grueling Three-Set Thriller
Two years ago when the Southern Regional boys volleyball team defeated Bridgewater-Raritan for the NJSIAA Group 4 championship, Yeferson Figueroa had a chance to hold the trophy, but he didn’t have…
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News••June 12, 2025
Atlantic Shores Halts Wind Project Due to Current Political Climate
Calling a petition to terminate its offshore renewable energy certificates a rest period, a high-ranking Atlantic Shores official still believes in wind energy’s value proposition for New Jersey. On…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2025
Turn Up the Heat at HopSauce
The 10th annual HopSauce festival will bring the heat and the hops to Beach Haven on Saturday, June 14. The event, a collaboration between Jetty and Spice it Up born in 2014, now draws thousands of…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2025
Annual Blessing of the Fleet Set to Take Place on Father’s Day
This Sunday, June 15, the annual Blessing of the Fleet will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Barnegat Light Yacht Basin in Barnegat Light.
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News••June 12, 2025
Calvary Baptist to Raze Original Chapel
Confirming a rumor buzzing about Parkertown, Calvary Baptist Church will move forward with plans to raze the original chapel onsite. Over the last several decades, the chapel had seemingly fallen…
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News••June 12, 2025
Proclamation Honors Stern, Save LBI
At the Monday, June 9 Beach Haven Borough Council meeting, Mayor Colleen Lambert put forth a proclamation to recognize the efforts of borough resident and scientist Bob Stern and Save LBI for their…
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News••June 12, 2025
MATES Continues Winning Ways at Envirothon
Each year, teams of high school students from across the state gather to test their knowledge and problem-solving skills at the New Jersey Envirothon, a scholastic competition that delves into…
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Opinion••June 12, 2025
What‘s in a Name? So Much When It Is Ethel A. Jacobsen
As the years-long saga of school consolidation draws to a close, the next steps in the future of education on Long Beach Island will be as numerous and crucial as those that led to the closure of the…
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Sports••June 12, 2025
Barnegat Senior Caps Career With Record Run, Meet of Champions Medal
Kyle Greenleaf retrieved his medal from the official’s tent alongside the track at Pennsauken High School and decided he’d call it a day.
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News••June 12, 2025
Sandy Survivors Face New Repayment Rules; FEMA Changes Questioned
Sen. Andy Kim has his focus on the Trump administration’s retooling of the Federal Emergency Management Agency during hurricane season and a shift from national emergency response to a state and…
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Columns••June 11, 2025
Cut-Offs and Flip Flops: Timeless Summer Sexy Supermarket Style Watching
There’s a certain comfort in going to the supermarket in June – something about seeing locals wearing cut-offs and flip flops doing that most mundane chore of grocery shopping that has an endearing…
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Sports••June 11, 2025
Southern Regional Captures South Jersey Group 3 Championship
It’s always interesting to see how opposing boys volleyball teams enter Southern Regional’s gymnasium when there’s a big match on the slate. In the case of West Windsor-Plainsboro South, the players’…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 11, 2025
Film Festivals Can Help Make American Films Great Again
The summer movie season has begun and, as usual, as David Fear wrote for Rolling Stone, there will be plenty of “remakes, reboots, rom-coms, trad-coms, sequels, prequels, ‘requels’ and too many…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 11, 2025
Windsurf Regatta Returns to Brant Beach, First on the Island in 25 Years
On June 21 and 22, our bay will see a race that it hasn’t seen in a quarter century. To kick off summer, Island Surf & Sail will host the Windsurf LT Regatta at Bayview Park in Brant Beach.
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Sports••June 11, 2025
Southern Regional Plays for Parker, Upends Defending Sectional Champs
Parker Nork is in the hearts of many among the senior class at Southern Regional High School, and the boys lacrosse team wears the Parker’s Army logo on their right sleeves for a reason.
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Opinion•June 11, 2025
Calling for Relief
An invasion of privacy is defined as the intrusion into the personal life of another without just cause. This flagrant abuse of our privacy takes place daily in the sanctuary of our homes when we are…
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News••June 11, 2025
Ciattarelli and Sherrill Win Primaries as Expected
Pollsters have been heavily criticized since the 2016 presidential election, when Donald Trump scored a solid win over Hillary Clinton, taking 304 votes in the Electoral College to Clinton’s 227. On…
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Columns••June 11, 2025
Throwing a UV Beam in Hopes of Finding Hidden Luminosities
I’m planning some black ops. No awful intent, mind you. I’m simply going deeply nocturnal, seeking secretive glows within forests – and quarries. I’ll explain.
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Sports••June 11, 2025
Griffin Saves the Day as Southern Regional Advances to Sectional Final
Delaney Falk and Avery Smith stood in the penalty box, watching helplessly as the Rams defense struggled to pick up ground balls and clear their zone from the continual onslaught of the opposing…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 11, 2025
Run the Railroad for Neighbors in Need
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee and Family Promise of the Jersey Shore are teaming up for a fundraiser to benefit local families and individuals facing homelessness. The fundraiser is part…
