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News••August 16, 2024
Family Night Out a Big Hit in Barnegat
An estimated 2,000 people gathered at the Barnegat High School football field for Barnegat Police Family Night Out on August 13.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 16, 2024
Barnegat Plans 9/11 Ceremony at Town Hall
Barnegat Township will a hold a 9/11 commemoration on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. at the 9/11 memorial site in front of township hall.
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Business••August 15, 2024
High-Quality Indoor Pickleball Venue Slated for Stafford Township
Tom Neale walked into Lighthouse Deli in Surf City one Saturday, simply making a bagel run for his family.
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News••August 15, 2024
LBI Beach Replenishment Work to Begin Later This Year
An Illinois-based company with a long history of conducting beach nourishment projects on Long Beach Island was awarded a $54.4 million contract to complete periodic replenishment on the LBI…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 15, 2024
Budweiser Clydesdales Come to Brant Beach Aug. 16
Only approximately 5,000 Clydesdale horses remain worldwide, and eight of them will make an appearance in Brant Beach from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. Long Beach Island residents and…
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News••August 15, 2024
Debby Doesn’t Do Southern Ocean
Early last week, New Jersey weather forecasters were keeping a close eye on Hurricane Debby.
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News••August 15, 2024
From Tragedy to Triumph: 3D-Printed Arm Brace Changes Lives
Hours after a routine research meeting about a breakthrough scientific innovation, Janelle Lenzo-Werner learned her colleague and best friend of 22 years, Gina Freeman, had died in a car accident on…
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Columns••August 15, 2024
The Race to Enjoy Shortened Summer; After Debby, Possible Coming Hurricane Swell
Exactly this week last year, I wrote in Liquid Lines about how summer’s days were numbered and we should all be making the most of them. To quote that column: “Just go surf; doesn’t matter how good…
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News••August 15, 2024
Beach Haven Teacher No. 1 in Ocean County
Jill Falletta, first-grade teacher at the Beach Haven School, was named Ocean County 2024-25 Teacher of the Year at a ceremony last week in Ewing.
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Columns••August 15, 2024
Soul Project Returns With Brand New ‘Live From Norway’ Record
About once every summer, the Lizzie Rose Music Room opens its doors to a rip-roaring New Orleans act, the Soul Project NOLA, and this summer is no exception. The five-piece funk sensation is set to…
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Sports••August 15, 2024
Melges 15 Dominates as Weather Works Out for Down Bay Regatta
Just a few days removed from the sprawling operation of the C420 U.S. National Championship, Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club shifted gears for its annual Down Bay Invitational Regatta, for which 152…
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News••August 15, 2024
Stafford Police Warn About iPhone Package Thefts
Residents expecting iPhone deliveries through FedEx should be on the lookout, Stafford police warn.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 15, 2024
Celebrating Cecily for David’s Dream and Believe Is Way to Go at Island Golf
Corey Lammers, formerly Corey Doyle, was married two weeks earlier to the day and, not surprisingly, she had a rightful place for Cecily Lovas within that day.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 15, 2024
Competition Ramps Up for Mini Golf Clash at ‘Little Bear’
To reach an episode final on the former ABC show “Holey Moley” meant a player had to have some putting skills. Wilson Engel obviously was good enough – he played against me for the green jacket and…
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Opinion•August 15, 2024
Failing Their Mission
In response to a letter last week, “Unique Opportunity” from Paulina O’Connor, executive director of the NJ Offshore Wind Alliance, as a concerned citizen who attended an open forum held by the…
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Opinion•August 14, 2024
Sweet Thank You
The Long Beach Island Historical Association in Beach Haven would like to thank all who supported our museum’s Chocolate Fair fundraiser on Aug. 8. Approximately 300 people in attendance chose from a…
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Business••August 14, 2024
The Cheese Shoppe Closes the Loop With Beach Haven Location
More than four decades after its founding, The Cheese Shoppe returned to its roots earlier this summer when its owners opened a second location in Beach Haven.
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News••August 14, 2024
Van Drew a Heavy Favorite Against Political Neophyte Salerno
The November general election is less than 100 days away.
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Opinion•August 14, 2024
Risky Business
I take exception to the “Unique Opportunity” letter to the editor on 8/7/2024 from New Jersey Offshore Wind Alliance Executive Director Paulina O’Connor.
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News••August 14, 2024
Pinelands Regional Certain It Can Graduate All Students in 2025
The July meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education meeting was, as often happens with many school districts in the summer months, rather short. After all, there’s not too much to report…
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Opinion•August 14, 2024
Fortunate Residents
I want to praise the Long Beach Township Police and EMT. We residents of this island are fortunate.
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Opinion•August 14, 2024
Be Somebody
A recent meme on social media pictured a family facing an ocean view of wind turbines; it said “I always thought that someone would do something about this.”
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Arts & Entertainment••August 14, 2024
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@kuc346706 (Jun 11) Saw my first Cybertruck yesterday on Long Beach Island, NJ gliding through the town of Ship Bottom like an alpha first-responder!
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Arts & Entertainment••August 14, 2024
The Nerds Keep Ship Bottom Hopping
As the sun dipped below the horizon, outside Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant in Ship Bottom on a recent Friday night a line of eager fans snaked down the street an hour before the band was set to…
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Business••August 14, 2024
Barnegat Doyle’s Pour House to Build Outdoor Bar, Expand Entertainment
A local favorite mainland pub is moving operations outside for an al fresco dining experience. Barnegat Doyle’s Pour House will soon boast a sprawling open-air pavilion and outdoor bar, accompanied…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 14, 2024
Chris Halliwell
STYLE: Covers of ’70s, ’80s and ’90s rock, country (Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers) and reggae (Bob Marley, Dirty Heads, Sublime).
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News••August 14, 2024
Long Beach Township Approves Plans for New Stormwater Pump Stations
A bond ordinance adopted this month by the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners will allow for the construction of new stormwater pump stations and piping at various locations throughout the…
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Opinion•August 14, 2024
Best Samaritans
I share with you one of the better stories of neighborliness.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 14, 2024
National Night Out Cultivates Growing Sense of Community in Little Egg Harbor
Little Egg Harbor made a grand showing of its local pride and community spirit once again with yet another roaringly successful National Night Out.
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News••August 14, 2024
Eagleswood Fire Co. Unveils Long-Awaited New Pumper Truck
The Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. officially welcomed its newest member on Thursday, Aug. 8 – a Spartan ER Metro Star Pumper truck. For Eagleswood’s volunteer firefighters, it was a day five years in…
