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News••June 26, 2024
Holy Innocents’ Invites Community to New Playground
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven will be holding a grand opening for its newly refurbished playground on Friday, June 28 at 5 p.m.
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News••June 26, 2024
Special Needs Equipment Donated to Sunset Park
The Members Handicapped Children’s Fund, a group of New York Stock Exchange members, has stepped up to help get playground equipment specifically designed for special needs children installed at…
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News••June 26, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Roadwork Begins July
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee took steps to prepare for the Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project, which includes the construction of sidewalks along Oak Lane, at its June 13 meeting. The…
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Opinion••June 26, 2024
‘Sammy Starfish’ a Kids Book With Sweet LBI Backstory
Taking 60 years to bring a book to market is not usual practice in the publishing industry, but for my family from central Pennsylvania, which has been vacationing on Long Beach Island since the…
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Business••June 26, 2024
Building Beyond Boundaries: Garabedian Realty Group Expands
Recent changes in the real estate industry, including interest rates and low inventory, have some companies downsizing or getting out of the business. With three local offices, two offices on the…
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News••June 26, 2024
9th District Bill Targeting Elder Fraud Advances
The state Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced bill S-1887, introduced by Sen. Carmen Amato of the 9th District, which would create a new theft offense referred to as “financial exploitation of…
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Business••June 26, 2024
Shore Brake Bike Shop Is Tops Again
Shore Brake Cyclery in Brant Beach has received the National Bicycle Dealers Association’s highest Bicycle Retailer Excellence Award for the fifth year, in addition to the prestigious President’s…
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Columns••June 26, 2024
Hope for Lighthouse Appears Lost
In the long history of Barnegat Lighthouse, the year 1924 has to mark one of its low points.
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News••June 26, 2024
LEH District Signs Pay Raises for Teachers, Administrators
The Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education approved negotiated three-year agreements with the Little Egg Harbor Administrators Association and the Little Egg Harbor Teachers Education…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2024
Art Notes, June 26
Storied Scenes: Check out “Sweet Dreams Sandcastle Illustrations” by Point Pleasant-based artist, digital creator and children’s book author Melissa Hood, on view at the Toms River branch of the…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2024
Rob Connolly
STYLE: Pop and rock originals and covers ranging from Queen, to the Beatles, to Harry Styles.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2024
Naughty Pines
STYLE: Centered on ’90s alternative, classic rock and grunge, and sprawling out into jam, modern funk and reggae.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2024
Thriving in Recovery, One Show at a Time
With Independence weekend approaching, it’s only right to bring back a topic fitting for concert season: navigating nightlife safely and, of course, making sure our friends, especially those new to…
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News••June 25, 2024
New Jersey Sees Rise in Recreational Boating Accidents
The U.S. Coast Guard’s 2023 report on recreational boating incidents found the number of accidents, deaths and injuries was down nationwide for the third consecutive year after reaching a record high…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 25, 2024
Ken Connolly
STYLE: Acoustic covers of pop, classic rock, pop-punk, folk and everything in between.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 24, 2024
Vikings Will Be Taking Over Lacey Library
What were daily living experiences like in the days of the seafaring Vikings? Clan of the Raven will take you back in time to “Life in the Viking Age: Facts, Not Fantasy” at the Ocean County…
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News••June 24, 2024
Barnegat Town Dock Gazebo Is Shut Down
A longtime fixture at the Barnegat Township municipal dock is temporarily inaccessible to the public.
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News••June 23, 2024
Protection for Shorebirds Persists on Horseshoe Island
2024 is the third year, as per a five-year management right agreement, that Horseshoe Island and its adjacent tidal waters have been closed to all public uses from March 1 to Sept. 1 to protect…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 22, 2024
Art Notes: Instrumental at LBI Arts Foundation, Marvin Levitt Leaves Large Body of Work
Shaping History: Marvin Levitt, beloved sculptor and longtime faculty member at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, passed away at age 99 on June 5. He was…
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News••June 21, 2024
Battista Sues Beach Haven Over Teen Night Ban
As he stated he would do, Michael Battista, owner of the Marlin Restaurant and Bar in Beach Haven, has filed suit against the borough over a recently adopted ordinance that abolished teen nights. His…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 21, 2024
Venue at Lighthouse Stars ‘Crochet Click’
The Venue at Lighthouse Station adult community in Barnegat Township has had a tradition of helping not only the people in their development but the community at large, too.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 21, 2024
Barnegat Shoots Off Fireworks July 5
Barnegat Township celebrates Independence Day with a fireworks show and numerous other activities on Friday, July 5 at the high school football field. Rain date is Friday, July 12.
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News••June 21, 2024
Kiley Park Honored as Unsung Hero
Kiley Park, a Barnegat High School senior, was recently presented with an Unsung Hero Award by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 21, 2024
Barnegat Recreation Announces Family Fun Nights
The Barnegat Township Recreation Department is offering a new series of activities this summer with “family fun nights” from 6 to 7 at the township recreation center, 900 West Bay Ave. in the…
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News••June 21, 2024
Ukrainian Exchange Student Ends Up an ‘Americanized’ Southern Graduate
Shortly after receiving his diploma, tossing his cap and walking off the Goldberger Memorial Stadium field, Yaroslav Soria put in a FaceTime call to his parents back home in Ukraine.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 21, 2024
Joe Faronea
STYLE: Acoustic covers of popular songs, whether for high-energy parties or mellow background music.
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News••June 20, 2024
Coast Guard Terminates Passenger Voyage for Unsafe Conditions
A safety boarding by Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light personnel June 12 resulted in the termination of the voyage of a small passenger vessel operating in violation of a captain of the port order…
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News••June 20, 2024
Beach Cleanup Station More Than Just Trash Collection
Periodically, flashing electronic road signs on Route 72 remind beachgoers headed to Long Beach Island for summer fun in the sun, on the sand and in the sea to put down their phones. On the Island…
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News••June 20, 2024
Blessing of the Fleet Brings Community Together
Hope, family, community and safety were themes at the annual Blessing of the Fleet Sunday, June 16 at Barnegat Light Yacht Basin. The event was described as an interdenominational service where…
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News••June 20, 2024
Surf City Courts Community as Pickleball Area Opens
Pickleball’s popularity continues to grow unabated. Locally, the most epic pickleball-related news this spring is the opening of the updated courts in Surf City.
