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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
Journalist’s Death Is Virtual Talk Topic
The gruesome death of a freelance journalist by terrorists that changed his grieving mother’s life trajectory unfolds in Colum McCann’s stunning American Mother. Meet Diane Foley, the title subject…
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News••April 3, 2024
LBI Shuttle Funding Sparks Debate in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom Councilman Tom Tallon was the lone naysayer when an annual vote to approve $20,000 in funding for the LBI Shuttle came before the borough council at its monthly meeting.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
Grunin Center Presenting Czech Piano Pieces and Philadelphia Brass
The Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts will present two very different musical performances this coming week.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
‘Birds of the Pinelands’ Talks Planned This Month
Did you know more than 100 species of birds inhabit the Pine Barrens for breeding, feeding, nesting and resting? Join the Pinelands Preservation Alliance for “Birds of the Pine Barrens” at three area…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
Learn About Plants Made in the Shade
Are your landscaping plans hampered by too much shade? Learn about flowering plants that thrive on limited sun at the Ocean County Library’s Stafford branch on Monday, April 8 at 10:30 a.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
Beach Haven Library Wants to Hear Your Story
The Beach Haven Public Library will be holding its first-ever writer’s workshop on Friday, April 12, 2 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
‘Heart Health Bingo’ at LBI Library April 11
Games are fun, but don’t play around with your heart. Have an entertaining and educational time during “Heart Health Bingo” in the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library on Thursday…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
‘Happy Together’ Concert at Holy Innocents’
A concert of uplifting and inspirational music by vocalists Chloe Dondero, Elizabeth Meagher and Nora Walsh, along with pianist Spenser Prichard, will take place Saturday, April 6 at 4 p.m. at Holy…
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Sports••April 3, 2024
Southern Regional Reloads Artillery for Repeat Run at Division, County Crowns
A tennis team that wins its division and county championship for the first time in 20 years and brings back six of its top seven players the following year is a force to be reckoned with. Southern…
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Sports••April 3, 2024
Lesiak, Mulhern Lead the Charge as Southern Shoots for Repeat of Last Season
Reaching the Ocean County Tournament championship was one of the highlights of last season for Southern Regional’s baseball team, as was capturing a share of the Shore Conference Class A South…
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News••April 3, 2024
Stafford Township Council Approves Haldenwang as New Police Chief
Nearly five weeks after Thomas Dellane stepped out of the police chief’s office inside the Stafford Township municipal complex for the last time, the township council officially named his successor…
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Sports••April 2, 2024
Ship Bottom Sprint Seeking Runners, Walkers
Both competitive and casual runners are invited to sign up for the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life benefit run on Saturday, April 13, beginning and ending at the waterfront/boat ramp park in Ship Bottom.…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2024
‘Mush!’ to This Stafford Library Program
Meet true champions and dedicated team players – all four-footed and furry – when the Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library present “All About Sled Dogs” on Thursday, April 4, 10…
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News••April 1, 2024
Barnegat Resident Pushing for Traffic Light at ‘Crazy’ Route 72 Intersection
If Barnegat Township resident Heidi Stevenson-Holt has her way, a traffic light would be placed at the intersection of Route 72 and Warren Grove Road.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 31, 2024
Sketchy Tina’s Painted World a Gift of Joy
When community comes together to make something beautiful, public art takes on new meaning.
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Columns••March 29, 2024
Die-Off of Buffleheads Is a Bona Fide Baffler; Filleting Career Began With Snapper Bluefish
We have an unfolding dead duck situation taking place on LBI. Such ugly happenings present as a serious whodunit, in this case a whatdunit.
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News••March 28, 2024
LBI Causeway Meeting Yields Compromise, Understanding
If all goes as promised, there will be no last-minute fight to stop road work ahead of the summer season on Long Beach Island this year. That’s the word from multiple officials who attended a meeting…
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News••March 28, 2024
Feds Probe Duck Deaths on Long Beach Island
Dozens of dead ducks discovered in Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom throughout the month have been tested for avian flu, a representative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday…
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News••March 28, 2024
Waterbound Survival Skill Training Honed on Land in Barnegat Light
Multiple fire calls rang out at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light over a recent two-day period, but most of Long Beach Island remained unaware as flashes of flames near the front gate were quickly…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 28, 2024
LIFS Will Let Viewers Get to Know More About William Shatner
OK, Trekkies, grab your hand phasers and communicators (a flip phone will do) and report to the transporter deck to get beamed down to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences…
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Sports••March 28, 2024
Southern Regional Moved to Top Division After Conference Makes Big Changes for Wrestling
Dan Roy doesn’t sugarcoat anything when it comes to his Southern Regional wrestling program. Every kid who shows up for practice every day knows the mantra. The coaches are interested in developing…
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News••March 28, 2024
E.J. School to Benefit From Eagle Scout Project
To attain an Eagle Scout badge, a Boy Scout has to successfully complete a community service project. Warren Ries, a sophomore at Southern Regional High School and a Harvey Cedars resident, has…
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News••March 28, 2024
New Jersey Resources ‘All in on Renewable Energy’
After 30 years with the state Department of Environmental Protection, Ray Bukowski joined the infrastructure company New Jersey Resources, where he currently serves as managing director of government…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 28, 2024
WheatonArts a Worthwhile Trip for Annual Extravaganza
Wheaton Springs on Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. is the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center’s annual kickoff celebration that invites the public to explore, experience and create. The opening…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2024
Art Notes, March 27
Perchance: The Ocean County Library headquarters in Toms River presents “Dreams Real and Imagined,” an exhibit by Ocean County-based artist Michelle Dillon, April 2 through 30.
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Sports••March 27, 2024
In New Division, Southern Regional Will Need Plenty of Goals to Contend for Title
After winning consecutive NJSIAA South Jersey sectional titles and reaching the Group 4 finals the previous two seasons, the Southern Regional boys lacrosse team had what some might consider a down…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2024
St. Francis Hosts Trip to Sight and Sound Theatres Production of ‘Daniel’
Registration is going on now for an Oct. 9 trip, organized by St. Francis Parish and Center, to see the show “Daniel” at Sight and Sound Theatres in Lancaster, Pa. “From the fiery furnace to the…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2024
Lizzie Rose Sizzles With Spring Concerts
Spring is warming up and so is the Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton, serving up a whole variety of bands that sizzle on stage. As the days grow longer, so do the music room’s star-studded lineups.…
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News••March 27, 2024
NOOK Food Pantry Seeks New Home; Interim Space Possible in Little Egg Harbor
The NOOK, or Nourishing Others Opportunity Kitchen, started receiving grant funding from Ocean County in September to address food insecurity and has been operating a food pantry out of offices in…
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News••March 27, 2024
Little Egg Harbor BOE Will Have to Make Very Tough Budget Decisions
An initial review of the Little Egg Harbor School District’s 2024-25 budget was supposed to have been presented by Business Administrator Robert Green at the March 19 meeting of the district’s board…
