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Sports••April 16, 2025
Sliwinski, Smith Give Southern Boost on Singles Courts Against Pinelands
A good athlete on a tennis court can become a dangerous weapon for a team, especially one as coachable as Jake Sliwinski.
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News••April 14, 2025
LBI Residents Give Voice to Hands Off Movement
Against the backdrop of a misty Saturday in April and with a national stand against President Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk taking place across the country, more than 1,500 participants found their…
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News••April 13, 2025
Ship Bottom to Highlight Its History All Year
From commemorative beach badges and lamppost signs to moving the borough council’s May meeting to the firehouse, Ship Bottom is going all out to celebrate its 100th year as Long Beach Island’s…
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News••April 12, 2025
Stafford Township to Challenge State’s Affordable Housing Determination
For decades, the state has legally wielded the authority to set standards with regard to affordable housing within each municipality. Since the New Jersey Supreme Court decision in 1975, Stafford…
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News••April 12, 2025
Griffin, Woodring Promoted to New Ranks Within Stafford Police Department
Russell Griffin apparently doesn’t mind immersing himself in thankless jobs, at least to some degree.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Home Is Where the (Meditation) Mat Is
A lot of people make a big deal of New Year’s resolutions and starting over, but the season of rebirth – for me, anyway – is spring. And this spring, I have my eye firmly planted on designing an…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Millennial Tips for Surviving, Thriving in a Broken Economy
“In this economy?” is the natural reaction to today’s housing market, which is especially tough for Gen Z folks trying to get started on the next chapter of their lives. Even though most of us are…
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News••April 11, 2025
Practice Environmental Stewardship as a Barnegat Bay Volunteer Master Naturalist
A happy, healthy home begins with a happy, healthy community – which stems from a healthy local environment. Learn about, and become a steward for, our local environment as a Barnegat Bay Volunteer…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Provide Flowering Plants, Viable Nesting Space and Bring Back the Bees
For many homeowners or renters with yards, developing the front or rear spaces of our dwelling places into an outdoor haven of relaxation and enjoyment is near the top of our priority lists.
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Business••April 11, 2025
Classic Coastal Style Makes a Comeback
Home decor trends come and go, but some of the most popular current trends aim to shift away from new, modern styles and focus more on timeless decor.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Summer Staple: Time to Register for Youth Police Academy
The Stafford Township Police Department’s Youth Police Academy is a fun, interactive and educational experience designed for future leaders entering sixth or seventh grade, and it’s back for another…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Declutter and Sell, Donate Old Toys and Do Some Good Around Stafford
Hmm. What to do about that dish set gifted to you for Christmas? Or the stash of Rae Dunn mugs you’ve barely used during the past few years? Heck, maybe you’ve realized all those things collecting…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2025
Stafford Library Celebrates First Responders Day
The branch holds its fourth annual “First Responders Day” on Tuesday, April 22 beginning at 10:30 a.m. Everyone will gather in the parking lot to meet the people who keep us safe and protect our…
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Business••April 11, 2025
Appliance Service Gets ‘Jazz’ed Up
Twenty years ago, Jazz Aire Appliance Service set up shop in Little Egg Harbor Township, after previously being located in the Asbury Park area.
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Business••April 11, 2025
Tree Roots Can Damage Foundations and Sewer Lines
In most cases it’s easy for homeowners to see when they need to hire an arborist. If a tree dies, you want it removed as quickly as possible, for a couple of reasons.
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Business••April 11, 2025
Looking to Expand, Improve Home Life? Ask ‘Decks-pert’ Bill Albano
Independent deck specialist Bill Albano of Decks Decks Decks works all over South Jersey, some in Central, and on Long Beach Island, where he’s currently growing his market.
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Sports••April 11, 2025
Experienced, Talented Southern Regional Sailors Could Make Another Run at National Regatta
Southern Regional sailing coach Steve Warren is a realist. He has a great team, perhaps one of the best under his tutelage. But he also knows sailing isn’t some cut-and-dried endeavor, despite the…
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News••April 10, 2025
Gray Seal Pup Rescued in North Beach ‘Doing Well’
On March 26, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center received an urgent call about a gray seal pup entangled in fishing line in North Beach. Since his subsequent rescue by MMSC staff, the male seal has…
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News••April 10, 2025
Decoy Carver Teaches Students at Tuckerton Elementary
Tuckerton Seaport offers a variety of educational programming, and is now bringing its efforts into the classroom with the launch of an in-school folk artist residency at Tuckerton Elementary School.…
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News••April 10, 2025
NJ’s New Mapping Tool Bolsters Coastal Wetlands Resilience
Earlier this month the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection unveiled an informational website and mapping tool, at nj-tidal-wetland-monitoring-network-njdep.hub.arcgis.com, to help the public…
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News••April 10, 2025
Save LBI Continues Push to Protect Right Whale
Months after first floating the idea of a safe migration corridor from Maine to Georgia for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, a local grassroots organization filed a 234-page…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2025
April 12 Science Saturday: All About New Jersey Seafood
Dive into a discussion of the various types of seafood found in New Jersey – whether harvested by commercial and recreational fisheries or grown by aquaculture farmers – when Douglas Zemeckis from…
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News••April 10, 2025
Spotted at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge: Bobcat Kittens
In January, the Popcorn Park Animal Refuge welcomed two new residents: Ricochet and Rebound, a young brother-and-sister pair of bobcats. Born on July 4, 2024, they arrived at the Forked River…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2025
Expert Appraiser to Speak at LBI Library
You hear it almost every day, and it’s happening all across America. Your heirs can’t use or have no room for the things you’ve kept for them.
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Columns••April 10, 2025
Wishing Ship Bottom a Happy Birthday
When the town you grew up in celebrates its centennial, it’s always fun to look back on its founding.
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Opinion•April 10, 2025
How to Handle Tariff Turmoil
In times of financial turmoil, maintaining personal stability is crucial. Here are three rules to help you stay sane: avoid financial news to reduce anxiety, focus on what you enjoy to stay positive…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2025
It Will Be a Jazzy Experience When Bengal Theatre Co. Performs ‘Chicago’
The Barnegat Theatre Co. of Barnegat High School will perform “Chicago: Teen Edition” at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, April 10, 11 and 12 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 13.
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Opinion•April 10, 2025
Check Them Out: Libraries Are Special and Safe Places
Libraries have become a special place for me. When I don’t want to be home and I need a space where it won’t necessarily require me to purchase something, a library acts as a safe place for anything…
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Opinion••April 9, 2025
We Love Our Pampered Pets as Their Food Options Attest
There’s a lot of discussion about the high price of groceries, especially for families with children. One thing I haven’t heard about is the price of pet food. I keep seeing commercials on television…
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News••April 9, 2025
Long Beach Township Swears in New Police Officers, Discusses Beach Umbrella Safety
Mayor Joseph Mancini led the swearing in for two new officers of the Long Beach Township Police Department at the start of the Monday, April 7 meeting of the board of commissioners in the…
