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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
Viking 5K and Fun Run to Benefit Ocean County College Students
Lace up those sneakers on Sunday, Sept. 8, as the Ocean County College Foundation and OCC Athletics host the 2024 Viking 5K and Fun Run on the college campus. This annual event – held rain or shine –…
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Opinion•August 21, 2024
Touching Send-Off
We just want to reach out and say thanks to everyone who contributed to the overwhelming send-off on Aug. 11 for Dennis Feeley Jr.
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News••August 21, 2024
Yacht Club Event Benefits Veterans Groups
On Aug. 10, the Barnegat Light Yacht Club in Harvey Cedars held its third summer fundraiser, this year to benefit two New Jersey veterans groups.
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News••August 21, 2024
Baby Oysters Deployed Off Little Egg Harbor Township
ReClam the Bay recently deployed 300 spat-on shell bags containing juvenile oysters on rock sills at Mystic Beach in Little Egg Harbor Township.
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Columns••August 21, 2024
US Enthralled With the ‘Shenandoah’
Memorial Day weekend 1924 saw the repaired USS Shenandoah make its first public appearance since it had been torn from its mooring mast during a violent nor’easter in January. Witnessed by over…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
Reserve Now for Annual Sunset Cruise to Benefit Zion Church
Zion Lutheran Church’s annual sunset cruise fundraiser is set for Sunday, Sept. 8. The boat leaves from the dock at 18th Street at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children – and they…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
The Verdict Brings Caribbean Flavor to Manahawkin Lake Park
For over 20 years, The Verdict reggae and soca band has brought their infectious energy, good vibes and “Caribbean flavor” to Long Beach Island and the surrounding area. Their concerts tend to bring…
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Opinion•August 21, 2024
Look at Bigger Picture
A recent, widely published picture showed debris from a beachfront house littering the shoreline of the Outer Banks. LBI endured much worse after Sandy. Not too many years ago, a large boat ran…
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Opinion••August 21, 2024
Discipline and Discovery Energize Running, Writing
I spend my summers on LBI. This summer I resolved to find a dirt trail off the Island to run on because I am training for a trail run and writing retreat in September. Trail running is a form of…
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News••August 21, 2024
Tuckerton Council Opposes Offshore Wind Projects
Tuckerton Borough Council passed a resolution “vigorously” opposing offshore wind projects that would impact the area, namely Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind and Offshore Wind 1 LLC, at the Aug. 19…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
LIFS Screening Coming-0f-Age Comedy/Drama With Sci-Fi Twist
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the film “My Old Ass” at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
Cornhole 2.0 for Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co.
In the lawn game cornhole, teams face off, tossing small fabric bean bags into 6-inch holes in angled wooden boards.
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News••August 21, 2024
Pickleball Nets Friendships Formed on Courts
Pickleball might be the nation’s fastest-growing sport, but on a recent Monday afternoon at the Surf City courts it wasn’t so much the game itself that garnered the win, but the rapid willingness of…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
All Things Irish Coming Soon to Manahawkin Lake Park
Labor Day weekend is just around the corner, which means it’s time to bust out the step dancing shoes and get ready to slug some beer. The eighth annual Ocean County Irish Festival is almost here.
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News••August 21, 2024
LBI Garden Club Announces Scholarship Winner
Lacey Township High School (MATES) graduate Caroline Liebmann has been named the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s scholarship recipient for 2024. She is beginning her fall semester at King’s…
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Opinion•August 21, 2024
Excellent Rescue
The Beach Haven guards at Leeward Avenue beach rescued a young man at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. With the incoming tide and rough surf, a group of four young men were whistled in…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
Golden Oldies on Tap at the LBI Library
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City presents a concert by Rhythm N’ Sound on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m.
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News••August 21, 2024
Former BPU Commissioner: Offshore Wind Reliability Not There Yet
Saying New Jersey should have a diverse energy portfolio, a former New Jersey Board of Public Utilities commissioner cautioned against making offshore wind the focus because of its intermittent…
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Opinion••August 21, 2024
Federal Energy Policy Needs to Go Nuclear for Reliability
To effectively develop a sound, sustainable energy policy, the people developing and/or vetting the policy must understand the energy space.
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News••August 21, 2024
Conserve Wildlife Works to Enhance the Sciences at LBI Foundation
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies has for years fostered a relationship with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey – the mission of which is to preserve…
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News••August 21, 2024
New Jersey Recognized for Efforts to Reduce Food Waste
Uneaten food thrown out by businesses, schools, hospitals and residents results in wasted resources – including water, land, energy, labor and capital – as well as wasted opportunities to help those…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2024
Art Notes, Aug. 21
Helping Hand: The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has awarded more than $30 million in grants to support approximately 900 arts organizations, projects and artists throughout the state – two in…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 20, 2024
Mike Dougherty
STYLE: Acoustic covers of classic rock, yacht rock, reggae, Americana and jam bands. Expect anything from Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and Tom Petty to Sublime, Jimmy Buffett or Zach Bryan.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 20, 2024
Raquel Ramos Duo
STYLE: “A little something for everyone,” including pop covers from Aretha Franklin to Mary J. Blige to Miley Cyrus.
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Columns••August 20, 2024
How Kangaroo Rats Stopped a Highway; Public Trust Doctrine Shines in NJ
It’s hard to say with certainty that the trickle-down effects of once-Hurricane Debby knocked some seasonal sense into the Island’s ocean water temps, but there has been a welcome influx of warmer…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 19, 2024
Pinelands Brewing Car Show Benefits First Responders
Pinelands Brewing Co. is the place to be on Saturday, Aug. 24, from noon to 4 p.m., for the brewery’s second annual classic car show.
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News••August 19, 2024
Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Holding Membership Meeting
The Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association holds its annual membership meeting on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon at the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse. Refreshments will be available.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 19, 2024
Chris Guzman
STYLE: Acoustic covers of pop music, with folk and soul influences.
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News••August 18, 2024
Lost Wedding Band Uncovers Connections
Last Wednesday, Aug. 7, Connor Murphy was sitting on a blanket on the Coral Street beach in Beach Haven when he overheard a person saying that someone had lost his wedding band on the beach.
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News••August 17, 2024
Body Recovered Near Barnegat Lighthouse Thursday
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is the site of an active investigation after a lifeless human body was spotted in Barnegat Inlet, just off the western shoreline of the park, shortly before 2 p.m. on…
