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News••November 6, 2024
Van Drew Seeks Solutions in AC Electric Meeting
Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd District) fully expects a planned meeting with regional leaders of Atlantic City Electric to reveal a comprehensive look at how the company will relieve financial…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Ponder Mortality at Death Café
The next local meeting of Death Café, a gathering to eat cake, drink tea and discuss the taboo topic of death, is Monday, Nov. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Barnegat Friends Meeting House on East Bay…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Library Sponsoring Toiletries Drive This Month
This holiday season, there’s a simple way to bring joy to children and teens in need throughout Ocean County. Be a part of the Ocean County Library’s Sparks B.F.F. Reading Club Fall Toiletries Drive…
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Opinion•November 6, 2024
PACT Raises Questions
Call-out to all LBI homeowners: Did you know that the state Department of Environmental Protection is proposing actions in the 2024 PACT (Protection Against Climate Threats) land use rules?
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Opinion•November 6, 2024
Light Improvements
Thank you, Ship Bottom, for covering up the flashing yellow lights on the Boulevard and allowing one signal to stay active. It provides a clearly visible place to cross the street and breaks up…
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News••November 6, 2024
Beach Haven Bonds for Various Improvements
At a recent agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a $1.6 million bond ordinance for various improvements and projects.
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Opinion•November 6, 2024
Best Experience
I had a chance to attend Make a Difference Day at the McKinley School. The kickoff assembly was great and so fun! Seeing all of the kids made it the best.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Bring Tissues for Musical Production ‘Last Five Years’ at Forked River Presbyterian
“The Last Five Years,” a musical by Jason Robert Brown, will be revived on Broadway next spring, starring Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren.
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Opinion•November 6, 2024
Generous Donation
On behalf of the Friends of Beach Haven, we want to thank the Sea Shell and the Hughes family for their generous $25,000 donation resulting from their striped bass tournament. We also extend our…
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Opinion••November 6, 2024
Clouds Are the Sky’s Imagination
There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the sea shores. — Matsuo Basho…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Learn About Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Unwanted wetness is the worst. Attend a talk titled “Living With Pelvic Floor Dysfunction” with urogynecologist Dr. Laurie Kane that will cover bladder leaks, overactive bladder, pelvic floor…
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News••November 6, 2024
Barnegat Art Students Adorn ‘Igloo’ Receptacles
The Barnegat High School Art Department has partnered with the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management to create vibrant murals on two recycling “Igloo” receptacles, which will be placed at…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Putt for Toys Tourney Joins Effort to Help Families at Christmas
For several decades, the Stafford Township recreation department and PBA Local 297 have partnered to deliver toys and other gifts to families in need during the Christmas season, and it’s become a…
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News••November 6, 2024
Host of Charges Against Former Greenbriar Employee
Late last month, Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan Jr. announced that Alicia Campbell, 37, of Mays Landing was charged with tampering with public records or information…
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News•November 6, 2024
Lambert Is AAUW Woman of the Year
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News••November 6, 2024
Barnegat Man Lands in Prison on Drug, Weapons Charges
Clifford Holland, 48, of Barnegat Township was recently sentenced in Ocean County Superior Court to three years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with his previously entered guilty plea to…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Eat, Play, Have Fun at Surf City Firehouse
Game day isn’t reserved just for the weekends. Or for football fans. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is turning the term upside down and hosting…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
‘Assisted Living: The Musical’ Is So Nice Grunin Center Is Presenting It Twice
Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts will be hosting “Assisted Living: The Musical” at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10.
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News••November 6, 2024
Veterans Display Grows at Waretown Library
A year ago, a small photo array in the Ocean County Library’s Waretown branch honored several former military members in recognition of Veterans Day. Today, thanks to community members who have added…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
El Salvador Refugee Gives Virtual Talk
The chance to reunite with his parents after years of painful separation brought 9-year-old Javier Zamora 3,000 miles from El Salvador to the Unites States, with perils that defied his imagination…
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Opinion•November 6, 2024
Issues With Resiliency
Former Gov. Chris Christie famously urged residents to evacuate the Jersey Shore during Superstorm Sandy, leading to temporary departure and eventual rebuilding of the shore. In contrast, current…
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News••November 6, 2024
Long Beach Township Sails Through State’s Best Practices Checklist
Gov. Phil Murphy recently issued the New Jersey 2024 Best Practices Checklist to all municipalities in the state. The annual questionnaire sets standards for local governments to assess municipal…
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News••November 6, 2024
Southern Regional Marching Band Captures Eighth Atlantic Coast Title
Luke Piszar clutched the huge plaque, as big as his torso, as he stepped off the bus and gazed at the crowd assembled near the exterior entrance to the band room at the northeast end of the 9/10…
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Columns••November 6, 2024
NJ Legislature Comes to the Rescue
The battle to save Barnegat Lighthouse from falling victim to the encroaching tide shifted from Washington to Trenton when the federal government announced it wasn’t going to spend the money needed…
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News••November 6, 2024
Senate Passes 9th District Bill to Create Offense of Elderly Financial Exploitation
At the end of last month, the New Jersey Senate unanimously passed legislation S-1887, introduced by Sen. Carmen Amato (R-9th) and Sen. Troy Singleton (D-7th), that would create a new theft offense…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Art Notes, Nov. 6
Swing Buy: The season of pop-up holiday markets has arrived.
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News••November 6, 2024
BoatUS Invites Public to Share Ideas for Abandoned Vessel Database
In an effort to clean up the nation’s coasts by ridding our shores of abandoned and derelict vessels, the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is creating a new national ADV…
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Business••November 6, 2024
Yellow Dog Coffee Roasters Opens Shop in Manahawkin
“Good coffee brings you good places,” according to Yellow Dog Coffee Roasters owner Dave Smithman. Sometimes, those places are unexpected – such as his brand new storefront in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 6, 2024
Stafford Township Arts Center Hosting Beach Boys Tribute Band
Fans of The Beach Boys will have fun, fun, fun ’til their daddies take their T-birds away starting at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9 at the Stafford Township Arts Center.
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News••November 6, 2024
Feds Expand Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Offshore Wind
The Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are teaming up with the federal government to implement its passive acoustic…
