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News••January 22, 2025
Bird Flu Kills First American, CDC Says
Could the threat of another worldwide pandemic be on the way?
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Sports••January 22, 2025
Barnegat Girls Hoops Squad Wins Sixth Straight, Ups Record to 11-1
Since losing for the first time this season several weeks ago, the Barnegat girls basketball team has been on a tear. The Bengals extended their winning streak to six games last week, cruising…
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Sports••January 22, 2025
Vigilante Makes Statement Despite Southern Loss to Jackson Memorial
Southern Regional sophomore Makayla Vigilante walked to the center of the mat, a shocked half-smile lighting up her face.
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Sports••January 22, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Cruise Past Manasquan in Big Divisional Clash
Through the first 23 years of the Southern Regional girls swimming program, the Rams came across Manasquan only during the Shore Conference Championships and never outscored the Warriors.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2025
Flea Market Geared for Anglers
The inaugural Angler Fishing Flea Market is scheduled on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the American Legion Post in Barnegat Township from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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News••January 19, 2025
Saker Plans to Develop ShopRite at Former Kmart Site Gain Approval
While it took roughly 8½ hours across two meetings to finally settle on the exact details, the Stafford Township Planning Board on Jan. 8 granted its approval to Saker Properties of Manahawkin for a…
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News••January 18, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Man Charged With 14 Counts After Major Raid
After a two-month-long investigation, James Palmisano, 49, of Little Egg Harbor Township was arrested and charged with a slew of weapons and narcotics offenses – 14 counts, to be exact – early this…
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Sports••January 18, 2025
Southern Regional Girls Light Up Record Board on Way to Third Straight County Crown
For as strong as the Southern Regional girls swimming program is right now, winning an Ocean County championship isn’t really a chore anymore. The Rams are simply overpowering.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 18, 2025
Podcast Shares Insights Into World War II Hero
The birth of Leonard “Bud” Lomell, the Ocean County native whose grit and determination changed the course of D-Day, will be marked with a special multi-part edition of the Ocean County Library’s…
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News••January 18, 2025
Two-Thirds of the Way Through, Township Moves Along on Reassessments
Since early November, inspectors have been combing the streets of Stafford Township, doing the necessary fieldwork for a process that isn’t always welcomed by residents – property reassessments.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2025
‘Friends’ Go on an Artistic Adventure
See art as it’s being created and when it’s done, you might be lucky enough to take it home. The Friends of the Branch monthly adventure program features Long Beach Island artist Melissa Maschal on…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2025
Get Onboard for Stafford Rec’s Flower Show Trip
Right now, the weather is better suited for building a snowman, but spring will arrive before we know it and flowers soon will be in bloom.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2025
Rabies Clinic in Stafford Set Jan. 25
Residents of Stafford Township will have the opportunity to vaccinate their dogs or cats against rabies for free toward the end of the month.
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News••January 17, 2025
Draft Report for New Jersey Back Bays Study Has Revised Approach
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ newly-released draft report for its New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study outlines an updated plan that includes the elevation of approximately…
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News••January 16, 2025
Bald Eagle and Osprey Removed From NJ’s Endangered Species List
The Murphy administration recently adopted regulatory changes that remove the bald eagle and osprey from New Jersey’s list of endangered species. The status of the bald eagle shifts from endangered…
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News••January 16, 2025
Barnegat Teen on a Mission to Honor Veterans
When Vincent Lorenzo of Barnegat Township first went trick or treating, he didn’t pick one of the more popular costumes on the market. Rather, he was proud to wear military fatigues. It was a tribute…
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News••January 16, 2025
Trump on Track to Halt Wind Farms Approved Off LBI
A local grassroots organization is continuing its battle in the courtroom to have offshore wind farms off Long Beach Island and Brigantine scrapped in perpetuity without a chance of being revived in…
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News••January 16, 2025
Drone Sightings Report Expected Soon After Trump Inauguration
Nearly two months after the first widespread drone sightings over New Jersey were reported and after a frenzy of detailed accounts surfaced last month, the unmanned aircraft are still visible across…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 16, 2025
LIFS Screening Film About Making Art and Making War in Ukraine
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the 87-minute subtitled documentary “Porcelain War” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and…
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News••January 16, 2025
Southern Regional Moves Toward Artificial Turf for Stadium
If all goes according to plan, the football field inside Southern Regional’s Goldberger Memorial Stadium is going to look quite different next season.
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News••January 16, 2025
DEP Spearheads Effort to Restore Eastern Brook Trout to New Jersey Waterways
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Fish and Wildlife agency is set to lead a multi-state partnership to help restore eastern brook trout to waterways in New Jersey, New York and…
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Columns••January 16, 2025
Drone Enigma Solved: They’re Just Not Real
Let’s give a warm Jersey welcome to the visiting polar vortices. That, of course, smacks of insincerity since there’s nothing warm about these frigid spin-off swirls as they uninvitingly drop down…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 16, 2025
Art Is a Social Affair; Lend Creative Flair to Valentine’s Season
Art is for everyone, if not as an innate drive, then as a therapeutic tool or simply a form of play. Cousin to the fine art gallery scene, the humble painting party is a social trend that has…
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News••January 16, 2025
ACE, Van Drew Continue to Meet Over Ratepayer Concerns
Atlantic City Electric officials and Congressman Jeff Van Drew met again last week to address ongoing concerns the congressman has regarding a planned company audit and public outreach pertaining to…
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Opinion••January 15, 2025
Sad Job of ‘Undecorating’ Ushers in New Year
Every new year it’s the same. I look around at my Christmas decor and realize it has to get packed away – all the lights, tiny angels, the tree and its multiple ornaments, wreaths, greens, candles…
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News••January 15, 2025
Inclusive Playground Grant Application in the Works
Following a special meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council applied for a grant to build an all-access, inclusive playground at the site of the Nelson Avenue park.
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Opinion•January 15, 2025
Dedicated Volunteers
The spirit of generosity and community filled the air on Nov. 30 at the annual Celebrate the Season Around the World event, and none of it would have been possible without the selfless dedication of…
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Business••January 15, 2025
Grand Opening Soon for New LEGO Store in Stafford
LEGO builders and enthusiasts, rejoice. A Bricks & Minifigs franchise store is coming to Stafford Township.
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Business••January 15, 2025
‘Gals,’ Cows and Cosmetic Tattooing
The Old Causeway Steak and Oyster House will celebrate female friendship while observing Galentine’s Day. All ladies (and others) are invited to the gathering on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m.…
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News••January 15, 2025
Erber Elected BOE President of Little Egg Harbor School District
The 2025 reorganization meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education was held on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
