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News••November 4, 2026
Harvey Cedars Police Officers Putting Away Razors
November marks another year of the Harvey Cedars Police Department participating in the “No Shave November” campaign, to raise money and awareness for those impacted by a cancer diagnosis.
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News••November 4, 2026
Teen Night Ban Overturned in Appellate Court
A New Jersey Superior Court has recently overturned a decision upholding Beach Haven’s ban on establishments holding teen nights. The case involving the Marlin Restaurant and Bar and the borough was…
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Opinion••November 4, 2026
Label Me a ’Lifelong Herder’ in Place of an ’Empty Nester’
“So, you’re an empty nester now!” someone exclaimed to me recently, referencing a well-known term for the daily physical absence of children from the family home. Yet, because I have always felt…
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Business••November 4, 2026
SwellColors Store Good-Bye; French Café Retires; DeNatale Ladies Night
The announcement came just before Halloween: SwellColors Glass Studio will close its Surf City location mid-December. The lease is ending on the storefront and the building has been sold, gallery…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Taste Wines at Harvey Cedars Event
On Saturday, Nov. 14 at 5:30 p.m., the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee hosts its annual wine-tasting event at the High Point Firehouse. It features approximately 50 to 60 varieties of wines…
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News••November 4, 2026
Eagleswood Applauds Land Preservation, Accepts Public Access Improvements
The Ocean County Natural Lands Trust has acquired over 78 acres in Eagleswood Township for $850,000, according to the program’s September status report, which was shared at the regular township…
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News••November 4, 2026
LBI Elementary, Southern Regional Students Roll Together for Skateboard Clinic
Members of the Southern Regional Skateboard Club, along with adviser Sarah Evert, stopped by the Long Beach Island Elementary School last Monday, Oct. 26, to help with a skateboard clinic for 34…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Medicare 101 at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library will host a “Medicare & You” educational workshop on Friday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Live, Local Music at the Lizzie Rose
While in some ways the quiet of the off-season has begun to settle in, live music lives on year ’round in Southern Ocean County. Check out the stacked schedule at the Lizzie Rose Music Room this…
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News••November 4, 2026
Sea Change Founder to Lawmakers: Uncompromised Spending Saves Lives
“Hands off our blood money!” is the message Sea Change Recovery Community Organization’s founding director, Elizabeth Burke Beaty, conveyed Oct. 22 in Trenton in the Holgate resident’s testimony…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Brand New Musical and Veteran Rock Star at Stockton
If you want to see a new musical, in a very raw form, visit Stockton University’s Experimental Theatre, a black box venue located beneath Stockton’s Performing Arts Center where performances take…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
See Little Egg Harbor Light Up for the Holidays
It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year! Kick off the season with family, friends and neighbors at Little Egg Harbor’s second annual tree lighting.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Learn About Bike History With Historical Society
Get the wheels turning at the Tuckerton Historical Society’s event and open house this month.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 4, 2026
Toy Run Is Set to Roll Sunday for Real
The 27th annual Motorcycle Toy Run will take place this Sunday, Nov. 8 – and organizers really mean it this time. Originally set for Oct. 4, the event was met with inclement weather not once but…
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News••November 4, 2026
Fenimore Outdistances Opponent in Ship Bottom Mayoral Race
Incumbent Republican Councilman Bill Fenimore won Ship Bottom’s first contested mayoral race, taking home more than half of all votes cast, according to election night results.
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Sports••November 4, 2026
Southern Regional, Barnegat Football Squads Ousted in State Playoffs
In some cases, no lead is safe in the playoffs. The Southern Regional football team found that out the hard way on Oct. 30, when visiting Trenton erased a nine-point deficit during the latter half…
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Sports••November 4, 2026
Barnegat’s Colavita Scores Second Straight Runner-Up Spot in South Group 2
Earlier in the cross country season, Angelina Colavita was given a great barometer for where she might be by the time the bigger state meets rolled around.
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Sports••November 4, 2026
St. John Vianney Too Much for Southern in Championship Match
When the opposing team on the opposite side of the net makes 13 errors in the first game of a volleyball match, it helps to win it and seize the momentum. The Southern Regional girls didn’t on Oct.…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Stafford Township Administrator Resigns to Return to Ocean City
FLYING AWAY: Matthew von der Hayden (left) was hired as the Stafford Township administrator during former mayor Greg Myhre’s initial term in 2019. Von der Hayden leaves for Ocean City on Nov. 20.…
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News••October 29, 2026
Veterans Day Tribute Will Include Memorabilia
(File Photo by Ryan Morrill) On Friday, Nov. 6 at noon, Harvey Cedars will hold its third annual “Harvey Cedars Honors Our Veterans” event at the High Point Firehouse. Mayor John Imperiale said the…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 29, 2026
With Paddles and Potions, Witches of LBI Take to Bay for Breast Cancer Awareness
SHE FLOATS!: With their hats pointed skyward and their sights set on a good time, about 40 spirited paddlers participate in the ‘she’nanigans. Some accessorize with kayaks, capes, tutus and their…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Waters Gate Marina, Long Beach Township at Odds Over Holgate Property
SOUTH END SITE: The owners of a marina in Holgate, in the southern section of Long Beach Township, want to build a single-family home on the property and continue to operate their business, while…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Pinelands Punctuates Perfect Regular Season With Win Over Toms River South
ADIOS: Pinelands Regional quarterback Jamie Jenkins slips a tackle on his way into the Toms River South secondary and to the end zone early in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats’ 20-12 victory that…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Pennington Scouts Give Surf City’s Dunes a Grassroots Boost
DAY AND NIGHT: Pennington Scout Troop 44 spent the morning of Oct. 24 on the 18th Street beach in Surf City planting dune grass. After, they pitched tents for an overnight campout on the same beach. (Photos by Jack Reynolds) When Boy Scout Troop 44 of Pennington planted the first shoots of dune grass in Surf City in October 2012, the National Hurricane Center had not yet forecast Superstorm Sandy.
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Featured••October 29, 2026
One of ALO’s Very First Volunteers Sifts Through Decades of Environmental Stewardship
ACTIVIST: Ginnie Gottshall, 98, of The Residence at Stafford, doesn’t take herself too seriously, but she does take environmentalism seriously. (Photo by Ryan Morrill) In the summer of 1987, a…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Southern Regional Skateboard Club’s Shred Fest Lifts Local Skating
Southern Regional High School’s Shred Fest last Sunday at Waretown Skate Park was a huge success in helping young skaters work on basic skills, with experienced skaters leading the way. (Photos by…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Major Dredge Projects Clear Way for Safer Boating
SHIFTING SANDS: Three separate dredge operations converged off the coast of Long Beach Island this month as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the N.J. Department of Transportation set the course…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 29, 2026
Clemmy’s Chef and Surf City Native Allen Walski Vies for NJ Chef of the Year
FRESH IDEAS: Clemmy’s menu emphasizes high-quality local ingredients. Walski’s approach has earned him a nomination for best chef in the state. (Photo by Jack Reynolds) Since Clemmy’s restaurant in…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 29, 2026
Quilts of Valor Honors 10 Local Veterans
The Jersey Shore Quilts of Valor chapter has made more than 70 quilts in the two years since the chapter formed, and 10 more veterans were wrapped in quilts and honored for their service at a…
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Featured••October 29, 2026
Beach Haven Heritage Trail One Step Closer to Reality
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The site of the 400-room Baldwin Hotel would be included in the Beach Haven Heritage Trail. Built in 1883 on the Beach Haven oceanfront between Pearl and Marine streets, the…
