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News••April 11, 2024
Beach Haven Chamber Taking Over Chowderfest
For the first time since its inception in 1989, Chowderfest in Beach Haven will have a new coordinator as the Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is taking it over from the Southern Ocean County Chamber…
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News••April 11, 2024
Partial Eclipse Makes for Eventful Afternoon
On Monday afternoon, parking spaces were filling up at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light. It was one of the Island hot spots to watch the partial solar eclipse, in which 90% of the sun…
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Sports••April 11, 2024
Spring Tradition Underway as Trout Season Opens
As of this past Saturday, April 6, trout season is open in New Jersey. The state Department of Environmental Protection has already stocked waterways with 180,000 rainbow trout, as well as larger…
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Sports••April 11, 2024
Southern Softball Squad Scores Big Win Over Defending Group 4 Champs
Trailing 4-0 after the first inning to the defending NJSIAA Group 4 champions wasn’t a position the Southern Regional softball team wanted to be in April 6, but the Rams made the most of the six…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 11, 2024
Spring Beach Sweeps Scheduled for Saturday, April 13
Clean Ocean Action’s annual Spring Beach Sweeps take place – rain or shine – at dozens of beaches and waterways. This year, the environmental organization is asking volunteers to join the cleanup…
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Columns••April 11, 2024
Surviving the Great Rumble, April 2024; Box Turtles in Socks Lead to Poacher Bust
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’: First, some thoughts on our more-interesting-than-damaging N.J. earthquake. It was a decent 4.8 temblor that took place beneath Tewksbury – which isn’t all that far from…
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Business••April 11, 2024
Learn Art of Cake Decorating With Honeybloom; Line Up Early for New Wild Wings GO
Honeybloom Bakery, the boutique custom sweet shop of entrepreneur, baker and cake artist Crystal Dawn Froberg, will offer cake decorating this spring and summer, Froberg has announced.
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News••April 11, 2024
Offshore Wind Fight Focuses on Funding Local Opponents
A Brown University professor is clapping back against opponents of New Jersey’s offshore wind farm program, saying local groups are not as autonomous as they’d like homeowners to believe.
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News••April 10, 2024
Ship Bottom Police Recognized for Pedestrian Safety Video
The unofficial start of summer arrives in about seven weeks, bringing with it not just warmer temps but an increase in pedestrian traffic and, often, a social media storm about the rules of the road.…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Art Notes, April 10
Light Work: SwellColors Glass Studio in Surf City presents its semiannual stained-glass weekend, described by gallery owner and glass artist Mary Tantillo as a “super fun workshop,” April 27 and 28…
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Sports••April 10, 2024
Without Senior Leader, Barnegat Coasts By Lacey in Opener
While the ground shook beneath him, however long it lasted, Jakob Jason simply played through it. In fact, the entire Barnegat boys lacrosse team didn’t even realize an earthquake had happened midway…
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Columns••April 10, 2024
Taking Notes From Beyoncé’s Exposition on Americana
By this point, everyone should have heard Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter record, or otherwise decided they aren’t interested in hearing it (one suspects, perhaps, because they are afraid they might enjoy…
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Opinion•April 10, 2024
Hypocritical Activity
There is so much controversy over the wind turbines destroying the beauty and environment in the ocean. Somehow there is no controversy over the continuous ripping up of trees, open spaces, animal…
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News••April 10, 2024
Meet the Two Leading Candidates for New Jersey’s GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate
It has become pretty clear that Congressman Andy Kim will secure the Democratic nomination in the June primary to run for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat currently held by the disgraced and federally…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Fishing Tourney to Benefit Eagleswood Fire Co.
The Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. presents the fourth annual Perch Derby and Catfish Tournament and fish fry fundraiser the weekend of April 26 and 27. A captains meeting will be held April 26 at…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Tuckerton Historical Society Offering Forest Fire Talk
All these April showers are enough to make us forget about the prevalence of forest fires in the Pine Barrens, but the Tuckerton Historical Society will offer a sobering reminder with Horace Somes’…
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Opinion••April 10, 2024
LBI Hearing Needed
The following was addressed to Elizabeth Klein, director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Being Staged at Grunin Center
The Ocean County College Repertory Theatre Co. will present “The Importance of Being Earnest” starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 12 in the Grunin Center’s Black Box Theater. Additional…
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News••April 10, 2024
NRC, HDI to Undertake Readiness Assessment of Oyster Creek License Termination Plan
Federal regulators are preparing to conduct a readiness assessment ahead of the submission of the planned license termination plan for the former Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey…
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Opinion••April 10, 2024
Road Detour Leads to a Near-Death Experience
Editor’s Note: Everyone who lives or works on Long Beach Island has come to expect the unexpected – and intensely annoying – during the seemingly endless construction on the incoming and outgoing…
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News••April 10, 2024
Barnegat Day at the Bay Returning This Summer
Donations and volunteers are being sought for the Day on the Bay, sponsored by the Barnegat Recreation Disability Advisory Board and taking place on Sunday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Garden Club Brings Cheery Event to Meals on Wheels Group
Facilitating engaging conversations while creating beautiful, cheerful flower arrangements is all part of senior services provided by The Garden Club of LBI.
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News••April 10, 2024
Barnegat Township Committee Honors Centenarian
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Barnegat Township resident Marion Rita Egan turned 100 years old. Two days later, she was honored with a proclamation by the township committee.
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News••April 10, 2024
Barnegat Police Plan Talk on Common Scams
The Barnegat Police Department sponsors a program on common scams Wednesday, April 17, 6 to 8 p.m. in the recreation center, located in the municipal complex at 900 W. Bay Ave.
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News••April 10, 2024
Climatologist on Earthquake: We Dodged a Bullet
According to David Robinson, New Jersey state climatologist from Rutgers University, earthquakes in New Jersey aren’t unusual at all. It’s just that they often are so far down the Richter Scale…
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News••April 10, 2024
Theater Liquor License Ordinance Introduced in Beach Haven
At its meeting Monday night, April 8, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced an ordinance to allow for a plenary retail consumption license for Surflight Theatre.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Noted Humorist and Talented Mutts at Stockton This Weekend
The Stockton Performing Arts Center will be presenting two diametrically opposed shows this weekend.
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Sports••April 10, 2024
Despite Sloppy Play, Southern Regional Knocks Off Cherry Hill East
For most of the Southern Regional boys volleyball team’s match on April 4, coach Eric Maxwell stood along the sideline, not too animated, his arms folded across his chest, a look of displeasure…
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News••April 10, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Board Tells Public, ‘Our Schools Need Your Help’
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education is asking the township’s residents to take action.
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News••April 10, 2024
As Wildfire Season Starts Slowly, DEP Advises: Don’t Become Complacent
A rather wet March and early April have kept wildfires in New Jersey at a minimum this year. But officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service remind residents…
