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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Penguin Random House Author Elyssa Friedland Releases LBI-Inspired Novel
Elyssa Friedland, current NYC resident and author of Last Summer at the Golden Hotel, just released Jackpot Summer, on June 11.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Farmers Market Returning to Barnegat Township
The Barnegat Township Recreation Department sponsors a Jersey Fresh farm market on Thursdays, beginning June 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 14 Birdsall St., across from the volunteer fire company. It…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Story Time Underway at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library invites children from toddlers through third grade to participate in weekly story times. Programming will run for 11 weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays…
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Columns••June 19, 2024
Dead Fish and a Movie Kill Reactors
This series began trying to answer the question of why today there are no floating nuclear reactors off Long Beach Island and no giant cooling tower in Forked River. Throughout the early 1970s, fish…
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News••June 19, 2024
9th District Legislators Want Studies Done Before Low-Income Housing Can Be Built
State Sen. Carmen Amato, Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre, the representatives of New Jersey’s 9th Legislative District, introduced legislation this week that would require traffic…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
LBI Library Participating in Collection Drive
In July, the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library will be collecting items for the Sparks B.F.F. Reading Club Summer Toiletries Drive. Located at 217 South Central Ave. in Surf City…
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Business••June 19, 2024
Pick-It Plus Has New Look as Smoke Shop
Pick-It Plus, located at 886 West Bay Ave., Suite 1 in Barnegat Township, recently held a grand reopening.
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News••June 19, 2024
Students Get a Primer on Beach Safety
With summer recess around the corner, students at the Beach Haven School were no doubt getting excited about spending a lot of time at the beach, so Principal/Superintendent Ted Loeffler figured it…
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News••June 19, 2024
Harvey Cedars Commissioners Presenting Six-Month Update
Harvey Cedars Mayor John Imperiale said it has been a “very productive first half of the year” for the new borough board of commissioners, and they want residents to know the status of the myriad…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Dungeons and Dragons 101 at Two Library Branches
If you’re a teen who’s never played Dungeons and Dragons and want to try it, learn from experienced players at “Dungeons and Dragons for Teens” at two area Ocean County Library branches.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Free Skin Cancer Screening at Bayview Park June 29
Take a break from fun in the sun and devote just a few minutes to a skin cancer screening at the Bayview Park Pavilion in Brant Beach on Saturday, June 29. The Long Beach Island Health Department…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
‘Meet’ the Adamses at Barnegat Library
Step back into our nation’s earliest days to meet one of its most extraordinary couples. The Ocean County Library’s Barnegat branch will present the American Historical Theatre’s Peyton Dixon and Kim…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Register Now for Kids’ Summer Wildlife Camp at LBI Foundation
Adventure awaits: This summer, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is offering special science camps for kids at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, in Loveladies. Each…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Program Focuses on History of Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, General Order Number 3 ended slavery and vaulted America toward freedom, equality and respect for all. Learn about the growth of its annual observance during “Juneteenth: Its…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Doo-Wop Will Rule at Stafford Township Arts Center on June 22
If you’re a fan of doo-wop music, then you’ll want to visit the Stafford Township Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
Music Fest at Moose for Hearts of Mercy
This Sunday, June 23, enjoy music and refreshment at the Hearts of Mercy Music Festival at the Beach Haven Moose Lodge in Manahawkin from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2024
New Jersey Symphony Visiting Ocean County College on June 25
The New Jersey Symphony will be performing on the Ocean County College Campus Mall at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25.
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News••June 19, 2024
’Unique’ Class of 2024 Bids Farewell to Southern Regional High School
As the late afternoon hours prior to Southern Regional High School’s 67th commencement ceremony dragged on, senior Skylar Soltis kept one thing front and center in her mind.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 18, 2024
Mike Corliss
STYLE: Mostly songs of the Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr.) and more – Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Neil Diamond.
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News••June 18, 2024
New App Provides Digital Beach Badges for Some LBI Towns
With a new smartphone app, the days of hustling down to the beach and forgetting to grab a badge amid the rush could be a thing of the past.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2024
Hunt for Trash ’N Treasures at Historical Museum
The Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum, located at 129 Engleside Ave. in Beach Haven, will hold a Trash ’N Treasures Rummage Sale on Saturday, June 22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2024
10 Years Later, Lizzie Rose Music Room’s Still Making Magic
When Lou Reichert opened the Lizzie Rose Music Room nearly a decade ago, he was continuing a long legacy of stewardship of live music and the arts. The nonprofit listening room, situated inside a…
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News••June 16, 2024
Dad Leads Way as Son Follows Volunteerism Footsteps
American inventor Charles Kettering was only partially correct when he said “every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.” At least in the case of…
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Opinion••June 16, 2024
Life With Father on a Cuban Sugar Cane Plantation
My family is from Cuba, where they owned a sugar cane plantation that later was taken over by Castro as part of his new communist regime. In 1959, at 19 years old and having just finished high…
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News••June 15, 2024
Demolition Reveals a Blast From the Past
As the Silver Sun Mall was demolished last week, a piece of Beach Haven history resurfaced.
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News••June 14, 2024
Wiatrowski, Venus Place Second Overall in National Narcotics Detection Trials
Soon after he was sworn in as police chief, James Haldenwang praised the ongoing efforts of the Stafford Township Police Department’s personnel pertaining to physical fitness and pertinent skills.
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News••June 14, 2024
Stafford Republicans, Democrats and an Independent Set for General Election
Let the general election campaigning within Stafford Township begin.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 14, 2024
Friends Have Tickets for Surflight Excursion
The Friends of the branch have tickets on sale for their trip to Surflight Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 15. Tickets are $75 per person and include matinee showing of “Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road” at…
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Columns••June 14, 2024
Perfect Summer Adventure Sandwich: Little Clean Waves and Hop Sauce Weekend
What I’m talking about in the headline is a sandwich idea for your summer, something we’ve been making to take on hikes, beach days and boat adventures for a few summers now – the peanut butter and…
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News••June 13, 2024
Beach Haven ‘Gator’ Assists With Beach Access
Beach Haven’s Gator beach taxi service is up and running for its third summer in which older and disabled people get improved access to borough beaches.
