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Sports••April 9, 2025
Pinelands Volleyballers Off to Solid Start
With his team up 20-11 in the second game against Lacey on April 2, Matt Davis swatted a ball into the net, turned toward Lance Heuston and used his thumb to gesture upward.
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News••April 9, 2025
With Senior’s Confidence Tip, FCCLA Members Rise in Competition
It’s not often Lucais Romo encourages his friends to lie, but during the recent Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state leadership conference, he did exactly that – for a fun purpose…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 8, 2025
Get On Board with Stafford Recreation Summer Camps
In case you haven’t heard, it’s time to get your children registered for Stafford Recreation’s summer camp, slated for June 30 through Aug. 14. Registration began Tuesday, April 8, and all camps are…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 8, 2025
Art Notes, April 9
Esteemed Panel: Stained Glass Weekend at SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City is Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Participants create a beautiful 12-by-14-inch or…
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News••April 7, 2025
Soul Kitchen Welcomes Beach Haven Students
Beach Haven School’s sixth-graders recently visited the JBJ Soul Kitchen in Toms River, where the youngsters learned that the eatery and the Monmouth and Ocean County Food Pantry are part of the BEAT…
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News••April 6, 2025
Native Wildflowers Highlight Median Strip Garden
With a keen interest in preserving natural habitats, 20 Island residents gathered to launch a native wildflower garden on March 27 in the North Beach section of Long Beach Township. Located on the…
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Sports••April 5, 2025
Spring Tradition Soon Underway as Trout Season Opens April 5
More than 180,000 freshly stocked rainbow trout and larger broodstock – large, mature trout ranging in size from 14 to 26 in. and weighing up to 7 pounds – will be available to area anglers when…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 5, 2025
Everyone‘s a Folk Artist at Tuckerton Seaport
Spring is in full bloom, and the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum in Tuckerton has got tons of new folk art to see and do.
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News••April 4, 2025
Seacrest Resident Violet Blum Celebrates a Century
Reaching 100 years of age is a milestone worth celebrating, so The Terraces at Seacrest Village made sure to pay special tribute to Little Egg Harbor resident Violet Blum on her big day, honoring the…
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News••April 4, 2025
Beach Project Begins in Harvey Cedars
Beach replenishment is officially underway in Harvey Cedars as the dredge arrived off the Hudson Avenue beach shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The renourishment project is designed to maintain the…
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News••April 3, 2025
Ship Bottom Public Works Springs Forward With Heavy Workload
With the anticipated completion of the final phase of the Causeway project less than 90 days away, employees from the Ship Bottom Public Works Department have their job cut out for them getting the…
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News••April 3, 2025
She’s Still Bowling at Age 100 … and Having a Ball
Holding the ball out in front of her thighs, slightly hunched forward, Betty Mantore eyed the 10 pins at the end of lane 14 inside Thunderbird Lanes in Manahawkin. Seconds later, she shuffled…
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Sports••April 3, 2025
Pinelands Has the Hunger, Tools to Make Run at Shore Conference Crown
While the NJSIAA is just beginning to get its bearings and soon will make girls flag football a statewide, interscholastic sport, the Shore Conference has been at it for five years now. Of course…
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Columns••April 3, 2025
Precarious Positions in the Between Seasons and Events Stacking Up
Well, it appears we made it out of March with only a few baby lions and a nice day with a pet lamb. And now it’s April, a month generally known for third winter and guarded optimism.
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News••April 3, 2025
Calm Weather Gave Ospreys a Boost in 2024
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is happy to report last year was a favorable one for ospreys, the large raptors that are well-known in coastal areas, and that are about to begin another…
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Columns••April 3, 2025
Soothing Buzz of Mechanical Bees Droning Over Crops
When it comes to developing robotic bugs, the beautiful minds at MIT can sometimes come off as a bit batty, if not downright flitty.
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Opinion••April 3, 2025
Proposed Restaurant’s 132 Seats ‘Far Too Many’
The Harvey Cedars Land Use Board met March 20 to consider an application to convert the former HCH real estate office to a new restaurant. In honor of its legacy, the developer decided to preserve…
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Opinion••April 3, 2025
State of the Birds Is Suffering – Especially for Shorebirds
Birds are amazing. From the vibrant colors and calls of songbirds to the majestic flight of eagles, these winged creatures have long been a source of wonder and inspiration.
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News••April 2, 2025
BPU Defers Electric Company Rate Hike Decision to August
Following the rules of engagement, the N.J. Board of Public Utilities moved to suspend a decision on a proposed rate increase for Atlantic City Electric customers for a second time. Action had been…
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News••April 2, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Settles With Fair Share Housing Center in Accordance With Fair Housing Act
On Monday, March 24, Little Egg Harbor Township held a special meeting wherein the committee adopted a resolution committing to the state Department of Community Affairs’ present need of 32 new…
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Sports••April 2, 2025
Southern in Different Group But Goal Remains the Same
While Old Bridge won’t be missed entirely from the Southern Regional boys volleyball team’s schedule, the Knights will be missed in June when the state tournament rolls around.
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Sports••April 2, 2025
Two-Time Defending County Champs Leaning on Two Returners to Lead Way
When a team wins back-to-back county championships, the expectations of the program generally rise. At Southern Regional, such has been the case for the boys tennis squad, winners of the last two…
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News••April 2, 2025
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate to Visit LBI April 10
Former radio host Bill Spadea, one of four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor in June, is slated to visit Long Beach Island next week.
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News••April 2, 2025
Special Meetings Galore as Little Egg Harbor BOE Struggles Mightily With Budget
Oxford Languages lists four definitions for the word “confusion.”
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Opinion•April 2, 2025
Money and Power
In reply to Mary Wilding’s letter (“Ban Offshore Drilling,” 3/26), as a former Texas citizen, I lived on Galveston Island for seven years. Yes, there were spills and cleanups, but we still had nice…
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Opinion•April 2, 2025
Oversight Needed
This is written strictly to voice my personal opinion, feelings and concerns as a parent and taxpayer and not as a member of any boards I may sit on. The Pinelands Regional School District needs…
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Sports••April 2, 2025
After Excellent Season, Southern Needs New Starters to Rise
There’s one major benefit to having a roster full of inexperienced players – no pressure following a big season in which the team had a ton of seniors. The Southern Regional baseball team has such a…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 2, 2025
Head to Little Egg Harbor Town Hall Wednesdays for Help With PAS-1 Applications
The Little Egg Harbor Tax Collector’s office has launched an initiative to help assist residents with the completion of the PAS-1 Application, which is a combined application for three major property…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 2, 2025
Full Moon Lights the Way for Bass River’s Monthly Night Hike
Spring has sprung, which means it’s finally time to head outside for some fresh air with the family. Bass River State Forest, at 762 Stage Rd. in Bass River invites all to meet at the park at dusk…
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Opinion••April 2, 2025
Funding Concerns
As a public health advocate with a master’s degree in public health, I am concerned about Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr.’s recent announcement of extensive layoffs in the…
