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News••May 22, 2025
Beach Replenishment Done in Harvey Cedars
After a series of delays getting started and some interruptions once it was operational, the Harvey Cedars beach replenishment has been successfully completed, with refurbished beaches stretching…
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News••May 22, 2025
Southern Regional Field Renovation Pushed Back a Year
Hold the phone. The arrival of Southern Regional High School’s new turf field inside Goldberger Memorial Stadium is going to be delayed.
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News••May 22, 2025
Stafford Police Ride in Unity to Honor the Fallen
Since the Police Unity Tour began in 1997, it has grown from a humble 18-cyclist ride to one that now consists of nine chapters of some 2,500 participants, and the Stafford Township Police Department…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2025
What Will Become of White’s Market?
On the topic of saving White’s Market, a summer fixture for 60 years, the Barnegat Light Taxpayers’ Association will hold a public meeting on Sunday, May 25 at 2 p.m. at the Bay Breeze Pavilion. Upon…
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News••May 22, 2025
Quilts of Valor Wrap Father and Son in Special Ceremony
In just a year since its inception, the Jersey Shore Chapter of Quilts of Valor has blanketed Southern Ocean County with warmth and gratitude, reassuring active duty military that they are not alone…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2025
2025 LIFF’s Closing Film, ‘American Sweatshop,’ Is a Drama-Thriller
The 2025 Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced its closing film: “American Sweatshop,” a 100-minute drama making its East Coast premiere.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2025
An Artist for All Seasons Explores Concepts of Identity, Home
At 24, Nataliia Shtybel has already had six years of collegiate fine art training, a job as a preschool teacher, and the life-changing experience of moving to the United States from Ukraine after…
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Opinion•May 22, 2025
Pickleball Facts
After reading Taylor Mason’s SpeakEasy essay on pickleball (“Pickleball: The Annoying, Non-Sport of Boomers,” 5/14), my hope is that he does a better job preparing his comedy act than he did for his…
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Opinion•May 22, 2025
Short Warning
Attention pedestrians: If you are 5 feet, 6 inches or shorter, please be cautious while crossing the Boulevard behind SUVs, as drivers may not see you. Even though pedestrian crosswalks are clearly…
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Business••May 22, 2025
Ron Jon Returns to Its Roots With New Store Design
Krystina McNulty and her family are on Long Beach Island for vacation this week, but on a pristine sun-filled, though cool, Tuesday morning before the unofficial start of summer, they were shopping…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2025
Register for Tuckerton’s Townwide Yard Sale; Get THS Deals
Spring is swinging into summer territory, and Tuckerton borough welcomes everyone to get outside, meet their neighbors, get rid of some excess stuff and maybe score a deal. The sixth annual townwide…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2025
Garden Club Floral Designs Put to the Test at LBIF Show
Hundreds of flower enthusiasts, many wearing their best floral prints and flamboyant hats, filled the galleries of the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies on Thursday…
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Columns••May 22, 2025
Michaelina Petti Full Sends With ‘Witherspoon Ave’
The last half-decade has been the longest, shortest, strangest wormhole experience of time for many of us. It particularly feels that way for anyone who has been following singer-songwriter…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
Surflight Opening Its 2025 Season With ‘Irving Berlin’s Top Hat’
Surflight Theatre’s first musical of its 2025 season will be “Irving Berlin’s Top Hat.”
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Opinion••May 21, 2025
Plover Party Is Just Getting Starting
Last week, Jay Mann’s Fish Story asked some questions regarding his recent visit to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. As a nesting bird monitor who surveys the site daily from April through August each…
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Opinion•May 21, 2025
Trash Cans MIA
Walking along Long Beach Boulevard, we usually like to pick up any trash we see lying around to keep our town clean. Just as I was doing this, there was not a town trash can in sight. I needed to…
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Business••May 21, 2025
How You Brewin to Open Where Coastal Coffee Co. Was, in Beach Haven
How You Brewin Coffee Co. is preparing to expand its Long Beach Island residency with a new location in Beach Haven, expected to open May 16 in the space formerly occupied by Coastal Coffee Co.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
Heritage Day a Celebration of Beach Haven’s Culture, Community
Residents and visitors alike took a walk through the Queen City’s historic past at the second annual Beach Haven Heritage Day on Saturday, May 17. The second annual event, hosted by nonprofit Friends…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
St. Mary Academy Summer Camps on the Horizon
Summer camps are a popular choice for parents of younger children, and now is the time to get registered. Fortunately, St. Mary Academy has options for parents in Stafford Township and beyond.
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Business••May 21, 2025
Between the Sheets: Same Luxury, New Spot
After 32 years at their location in Ship Bottom, owners of Between the Sheets, Kristin A. Nissen and Maryann Schmid, have relocated their store to Surf City.
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Sports••May 21, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Overpowered By Rumson-Fair Haven in Title Contest
Prior to May 19, it had been 20 years since an Ocean County girls lacrosse squad played for a Shore Conference Tournament championship. That Jackson Memorial team, which lost to Shore Regional, was…
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Opinion•May 21, 2025
Non-Funny Column
The following responds to Taylor Mason’s SpeakEasy column last week (“Pickleball: The Annoying, Non-Sport of Boomers”).
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News••May 21, 2025
Barnegat Historical Society Thrift Shop Reopens
The Barnegat Township Historical Society announced its thrift shop is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Business••May 21, 2025
Ocean State Job Lot Opens in Barnegat
Ocean State Job Lot, the region’s premier discount retail chain, celebrated the opening of its newest store at 580 North Main St. (Route 9) in Barnegat Township with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
Pride Festival to Debut in Barnegat
Early last year, Carrie Diona believed people in the LGBTQ+ community in Barnegat Township needed a safe space. The result was her forming Barnegat Pride, which she said has been very well received.
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News••May 21, 2025
No Decision on Surf City-Centric Kite Festival
With the official start of summer still a ways off, talk in Surf City, at least some of it, has turned toward the fall and a possible new kite festival that would be site-specific to the borough.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
Boost Southern Regional Wrestling, Keep Casaletto’s Memory Alive
Keeping with tradition, the Southern Wrestling Booster Club will keep Kyle Casaletto’s memory alive when it hosts the sixth annual Kyle Casaletto Memorial Golf Outing on Friday, June 6.
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Sports••May 21, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Tennis Team Snags County Crown for Third Straight Year
Despite a complete lineup change during the off-season, Southern Regional boys tennis coach Evan Brosniak went to the Ocean County Tournament with confidence that his Rams would be contenders for the…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 21, 2025
Ladies Golf Group Celebrating 50 Years
The Ocean Acres Ladies Golf Association is seeking former members to help celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. Since 2022, the group has been playing at the Ocean County Golf Course at Atlantis…
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News••May 21, 2025
Rent Leveling Done, But Stays Until End of the Year
While the Barnegat Township Committee recently adopted an ordinance abolishing the rent leveling board, the ordinance will remain in place until the end of the year.
