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News••April 26, 2024
Coast Guard Hears Vessel Transit Safety Concerns From Commercial Fishing Industry
Roughly 14 miles from the nearest beach, in a semi-secluded Stockton University classroom, the impact of planned offshore wind power farms on the commercial fishing industry’s ability to safely…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 25, 2024
Jen’s Links the Site of First Pro-Level Mini Golf Tournament on LBI
Something big is coming to Jen’s Links at Lighthouse Cove in Barnegat Light on Saturday, May 4 – no, it’s not another shark – and mini golfers of all ages and skill levels are invited to get in it to…
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News••April 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars Tackling Bayfront Street Flooding
Harvey Cedars homeowners living on bay streets – especially Bay Terrace, Essex Avenue, West 78th Street and others – have long suffered with flooding during even the smallest storm events.
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News••April 25, 2024
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to Lead National Exercise Tiger Remembrance
On Friday, April 28, 1944, the American military conducted a top-secret naval training operation on the Slapton Sands beach in England to prepare the Army and Navy forces for the D-Day invasion just…
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News••April 25, 2024
Mayors Seek to Stop Atlantic Shores Rebid of Offshore Wind Contract
Mayors from eight Jersey Shore communities, including all six on Long Beach Island, are opposing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ plan to allow wind developers to rebid previously approved…
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News••April 25, 2024
Elevated Gas Levels Prompt Evacuation in Ship Bottom
First responders cleared block 100 of 15th Street on the morning of April 17 due to a gas leak, Ship Bottom fire officials reported.
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Sports••April 25, 2024
Southern Regional Edges Jackson Memorial in Extra Innings to Improve to 8-0
Emily Evans returned to the dugout following the top half of the seventh inning on April 19 and made a general announcement, or perhaps she was just thinking out loud.
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News••April 25, 2024
Trump Returning to Wildwood on May 11
The lyrics of a Fats Waller’s 1937 jazz classic, “The joint is jumpin’, it’s really jumpin’,” perfectly described the last time Donald Trump visited Wildwood.
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Opinion••April 25, 2024
The Island’s Past Is Prologue – Today’s Turtle Totem Tribute
My metathesiophobia has really been acting up lately. Yours too, huh? Yeah, that’s no surprise. I mean, anyone who does social media regarding Long Beach Island – or simply drives around with open…
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Opinion•April 25, 2024
Huge Success
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) – Surf LBI would like to express our thanks to so many who helped make our free Skateboard Workshop a huge success. On April 13, the Barnegat Light Skateboard…
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News••April 24, 2024
Tuckerton Council Remembers Peter Gioiello, a Driving Force Behind the Scenes
Mayor Sue Marshall began the April 15 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting with a moment of silence in remembrance of Peter Gioiello, who was president of the Tuckerton Beach Association, a member of…
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Opinion•April 24, 2024
Submit Comments Now
On Tuesday, April 16, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held an open forum regarding the Atlantic Shores turbine project planned for off the coast of LBI. Several LBI residents were on the call…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Surflight’s First Comedy Night Show of Season April 27
The first Stand-Up Comedy Night of the 2024 season at Surflight Theatre is set for Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m., and only a few tickets remain.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Get in Tune, Commune at Third Psychic, Wellness Fair at LBI Museum
The LBI Historical Association Museum’s popular and newly expanded Psychic and Wellness Fair in Beach Haven will be held on Saturday, May 11, from noon to 4 p.m. Time slots with each of the mediums…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Volunteers Sought for Barnegat Lighthouse State Park
Long Beach Island’s crown jewel, Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, is in need of volunteers to staff the interpretive center this summer. Daily shifts are available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 to 4…
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News••April 24, 2024
Beach Haven Students Inundated With Letters
The first-grade students at the Beach Haven School were on a mission to receive mail from all the states in the United States. They called this project “Hearts Around the World.”
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News••April 24, 2024
West Creek Dock Road Paving Set; Eagleswood Adopts 2024 Budget With Slight Tax Increase
May will see Ocean County’s Dock Road in West Creek resurfaced and restored, to the delight of members of the Westecunk Creek Association, who have waited a long time to see the roadway fixed up.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter Meeting on April 27
The annual meeting of the Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter will be held on Saturday, April 27 at the Bay Avenue Community Center, 775 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Summer Pregame Performances at Lizzie Rose Music Room
It’s heating up out there and Lizzie Rose Music Room is ready to get cooking, with a May lineup sure to get every audience riled up for summer. Prepare to witness key figures in rock ’n’ roll history…
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Opinion•April 24, 2024
We’re Really Doomed
This is my response to the “We’re Doomed” Artoon by L. Ganss, which appeared in the April 17 issue.
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Opinion•April 24, 2024
Feedback Thanks
This past week, the 18 Mile Emergency Services Organization had our monthly meeting at the High Point firehouse. The organization is comprised of the volunteer fire and EMS organizations of Long…
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Business••April 24, 2024
Balloon Artist Goes Big; Shore Cyclery Gives Back
Balloon artist Stephanie Cofield-Mixon of Celebration Creations and the Balloon Boutique in Manahawkin was one of 80 selected out of hundreds of applicants for the annual Big Balloon Build in…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Maritime Museum Fundraiser Planned on May 4
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven will hold its yearly fundraiser on Saturday, May 4 from 4 to 9 p.m. at nearby Bird & Betty’s. Tickets are $60 for museum members and $75 for nonmembers.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Stafford Recreation Plans Prom for Senior Residents
As part of National Older Americans Month in May, the Stafford Township Recreation Department has scheduled something new for this year – “A Night to Remember.”
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Sports••April 24, 2024
Southern Boys Golfers Snatch County Crown for First Time Since 2017
For the first time in the golf program’s history, both the Southern Regional boys and girls squads captured the Ocean County Tournament championship in the same season.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Donations for May Book Sale Accepted
Do you have books at home sitting on the shelves collecting dust?. The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library are accepting donations of books for an upcoming book sale. Books of…
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Opinion•April 24, 2024
Industry Pawns?
The article “Offshore Wind Fight Focus on Funding of Local Opponents” 4/10), raises the question: Were the LBI opponents of wind turbines pawns of the fossil fuel industry?
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Meet Shore Mystery Writer at Stafford Library
Few thrillers set at the Jersey Shore are as gripping and engaging as those by South Jersey native and retired Iowa surgeon Daniel J. Waters. Meet this award-winning author during a Stafford branch…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Virtual Talk Delves Into Diesel Mystery
As war clouds gathered over Europe in 1913, a brilliant inventor inexplicably vanished as the machine he crafted forever changed transportation. Bestselling author Douglas Brunt will reopen the case…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 24, 2024
Learn About Andrew Carnegie, the Library Builder
Gilded Age industrial titan Andrew Carnegie dedicated much of his fortune to the cause of literacy. Historian Rick Feingold will present “Andrew Carnegie: From Steel to the Building of Libraries” at…
