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Arts & Entertainment••March 26, 2025
Reiki 101 Program at Lacey Library
Are you familiar with Reiki, the holistic healing practice rooted in Asian culture? Hear from experts during “What is Reiki?” at the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library on Wednesday, April 2 at…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 26, 2025
Actress Performs Works of Warren Kliewer
The Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library presents a tribute to National Poetry Month and to the heritage of the stage with actress Michèle LaRue on Friday, April 4 at 2 p.m.
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Opinion••March 26, 2025
Privatization Could Ruin NPR, Weather Service, US Parks
If Elon Musk and President Trump want to cut government spending one way to do it is to privatize many government services and cut subsidies.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 26, 2025
Author Jodi Picoult in Ocean County Library Online Talk
Step into spring with a virtual talk with New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel, By Any Other Name, on Wednesday, April 2 at 7 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 26, 2025
Holocaust Remembrance Exhibit Featured in April
The Ocean County Library is honored to present “Courage to Remember,” a traveling exhibit of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, at the Barnegat, Lacey and Waretown branches during the month of April. This…
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News••March 26, 2025
Little Egg Harbor School Budget Facing Mounting Concerns
The Little Egg Harbor School District’s 2025-26 budget was introduced at the board of education’s March 11 meeting. Taxpayers are not going to be happy.
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News••March 25, 2025
LBI Donors Help Purchase Ambulance for Troops in Ukraine
At the Lighthouse International Film Society’s January screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Porcelain War” at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, and in…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2025
Bellarine Performing ‘The Vagina Monologues’
The Bellarine Theatre Co. will perform Eve Ensler’s play “The Vagina Monologues” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29 at The Union Market and and Gallery, located at the Tuckerton…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2025
Mental Health and Wellness Workshop March 25 in Ship Bottom
Join the Long Beach Island Health Department on Tuesday, March 25, for an afternoon filled with positivity and connection through interactive activities, as LBIHD hosts a free Mental Health and…
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News••March 24, 2025
Southern Regional Air Force Junior ROTC Drill Team Scores Big at Nationals
The bar has been raised to a new level within the Southern Regional High School Junior ROTC program. Its drill team scored big at the Air Force JROTC Open Drill Nationals this past weekend.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 23, 2025
Not Just Swimming: A Summer Team Can Help Grow a Child in Unique Ways
Every August, the atmosphere surrounding the Long Beach Island Swim Club Championships is electric. But it’s more than a big swim meet with championship ramifications and ribbons to give away.
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News••March 22, 2025
Business Owners Blaze Another Trail as Volunteer Firefighters
When Peter Maschal’s wife, Laura, rescheduled her husband’s chiropractic patients and left a note on the door just before Christmas, everyone understood.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 21, 2025
Barnegat Fire Co. Invites Community to Fish Fry
A Good Friday tradition in Barnegat Township is the all-you-can-eat fish fry sponsored by the volunteer fire company ladies auxiliary. It takes place April 18, 4 to 7 p.m., at the firehouse located…
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News••March 21, 2025
Junior Police Academy Registering in Barnegat
The Barnegat Township Police Department is accepting registrations for its junior police academy, with a class beginning on Monday, July 7.
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News••March 21, 2025
Feds Pull Plug on Atlantic Shores’ Environmental Permit
A federal environmental appeals court judge dealt New Jersey’s offshore wind program another blow last week after she remanded a Clean Air Act permit for what is expected to be the state’s first wind…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2025
Bill in New Jersey Assembly Could Mean No Badges Needed for Surfers and Fishermen
It’s possible that by this summer, if one member of a family renting a house in Harvey Cedars wants to go surfing with friends in Beach Haven, he or she will not need to worry about a Beach Haven…
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News••March 20, 2025
Electricity Demand Sparks Nuclear Energy Debate
A New Jersey congressman with the largest district in the state said nuclear energy should be part of a multi-faceted response to the nation’s energy crisis as questions about offshore development…
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Columns••March 20, 2025
‘Thinking Late Winter’ Instead of ‘Thinking Spring’ as the Atlantic Finally Comes Alive to Mixed Results
It feels like it’s been a very long time since there was good swell to report. Writing a surf column without surf is about as fun as playing pickleball alone (see … I know my audience).
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News••March 20, 2025
$35.5 Million in Additional LBI Beachfill Funding Sought
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is asking the appropriate federal authority to prioritize an additional $35.5 million to fund beach replenishment on Long Beach Island. A resolution from Surf City officials…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2025
Christina Hoglander’s Paintings Have Fantastical Flair, Her Pottery Whimsy
Although she is known as a pottery instructor and studio technician, Christina Hoglander always finds herself coming back to painting. Since she doesn’t share them often, she explained, she took the…
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News••March 20, 2025
State Urges Wildfire Awareness, Water Conservation as Drought Conditions Persist
The Murphy administration is urging the public to continue exercising wildfire awareness and practicing water conservation as drought conditions persist in the state – particularly as springtime is…
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News••March 20, 2025
Tuckerton Introduces 2025 Municipal Budget
Councilman Brian Martin introduced the 2025 municipal budget for Tuckerton at the borough council meeting on Monday, March 17.
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Opinion•March 20, 2025
Keep the Peace
I am writing to express my opinion on the proposed plans for the old HCH Realty property.
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News••March 20, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Police Officers Awarded for Service
Retired Little Egg Harbor police officer Eric Nelson was named officer of the year and a dozen other officers received awards for their service at the township committee meeting on Thursday, March…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2025
David Hogg Will Speak About More Than Gun Control at Grunin Center
David Hogg will be speaking at Ocean County College’s Grunin Center at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 27 in the Gateway Lecture Hall in Building 101.
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Business••March 19, 2025
Comfortable, Positive Atmosphere Defines The Picklr as It Opens the Doors
Anna Marie Angelo paid close attention to everything Paula Cushing and Bob Kirn had been telling her for the better part of 30 minutes. She didn’t understand it all right away, but it was clear she…
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Business••March 19, 2025
Support Stafford Police in Unity Tour
Join Stafford PBA for a “Night at Old Causeway” on Sunday, March 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. to benefit riders/participants in the Police Unity Tour bike ride. Each $50 ticket includes beer, wine, “bar…
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News••March 19, 2025
Surf City Settles Verizon Tax Appeal Case
The Surf City Borough Council last week unanimously approved a personal property tax appeal settlement with Verizon New Jersey Inc., which permits the town to keep more than $34,000 collected since…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 19, 2025
Fate of Cavalry Baptist Church to Be Discussed Monday
Over the last few weeks, the Tuckerton Historical Society began receiving phone calls from concerned residents of Little Egg Harbor and surrounding areas regarding the original Calvary Baptist Church…
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News••March 19, 2025
Barnegat Light Considers Implications of Upping Base Flood Elevation, Height Limits
Prior to its regular meeting on March 12, the Barnegat Light Borough Council spent the half-hour caucus meeting discussing a new proposed requirement to raise residential and commercial structures 5…
