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News••January 17, 2024
Ship Bottom Fire Co. Continues Volunteer Recruitment Campaign
Every new year brings a plethora of resolutions, some successful and some not. This year, the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is challenging its community to make one that will make a difference and…
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Opinion•January 17, 2024
Show More Respect
I read with both awe and amusement “Not a Real Option,” as Mr. Roth from Maine showed himself to be so wise and yet so arrogant in his almost 1,000-word essay on tidal power generation.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Bay Atlantic Symphony Serenading Its Way Into Carnival Season
Surely most Americans know about Mardi Gras in New Orleans, which will be celebrated this year on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
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Opinion•January 17, 2024
All Will Be Well
Optimism may have led us to think and/or say, “Sure hope that 2024 will be better than 2023.” But then 2024 rolled in with a spike in COVID and RSV, continued warring between Israel and Palestine…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
New Year, New Programs at Tuckerton Seaport
Make a new year’s resolution to learn something new! While temps remain way down, creativity is up and thriving at the Tuckerton Seaport, with a plethora of fun folk art workshops to get involved…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Stewardship of State’s Marine Resources Topic of Jan. 20 Science Saturday
Join in on Zoom at 11 a.m. Jan. 20 for the first Science Saturday session of the new year, featuring a talk by Rutgers University Associate Professor Douglas Zemeckis titled “Responsible Stewardship…
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News••January 17, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Police Chief Recognized for FBI Academy Achievement
Police Chief James Hawkins was congratulated for graduating from the FBI National Academy law enforcement training program on Jan. 11 during Little Egg Harbor’s public meeting.
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News••January 17, 2024
Completion of EMS and Fire Substation in Stafford Park Expected Soon
The water tower located in Stafford Park has been refurbished, Park of the Pines is being used, and the traffic signal at Campbell and Stafford Park boulevards has been operating for well over a year…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Free Rabies Clinic in Stafford Township Scheduled for Later in Month
Residents of Stafford Township will have the opportunity to vaccinate their dogs or cats against rabies for free toward the end of the month.
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News••January 17, 2024
Michael Taylor Steps Into Board Role Following Waters Resignation
Michael Taylor and Craig Henry had bumped into each other at a youth basketball function back in August. At the time, the Southern Regional School District superintendent and 1999 graduate simply…
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News••January 17, 2024
Stafford Police Charge Man for Multiple Burglaries on Jennings Road
Following a series of reported burglaries and thefts at five different residences on Jennings Road, Stafford Township police arrested and charged an individual early last week, only to arrest and…
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News••January 17, 2024
Governor’s Proclamation Recognizes School Boards
Gov. Phil Murphy has proclaimed January 2024 as School Board Recognition Month in New Jersey, citing the meaningful contributions that local board of education members and charter school and…
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News••January 17, 2024
Imperiale to Serve on Beach Research Panel
A four-year program is underway by researchers from the Stevens Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and Stockton University to study shoreline evolution, current flood mitigation practices…
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Columns••January 17, 2024
How Safe Is Dirigible Flight?
With the christening of the ZR-1 with the name Shenandoah at Lakehurst in the fall of 1923, the nation’s love affair with the American-made dirigible began. As the airship made its early flights…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
PTA Sponsors Barnegat Brawl 2024 on Jan. 20
The Barnegat Elementary Parent Teacher Association will welcome Independent Superstars of Pro Wrestling on Saturday, Jan. 20 at, 7 p.m. in Barnegat High School gym.
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News••January 17, 2024
Pirate’s Day Will Now Be a May Event
People checking out Barnegat Township Recreation Department activities for 2024 will notice a major change as Pirate’s Day will be held on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Russell…
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Opinion••January 17, 2024
On Beach Haven Governance: Where Do We Go From Here?
This is the time of year to set resolutions, to review the year past and decide what to double down on and what to let go of in the year to come. I always include, as my father taught me, a renewed…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Grunin Center Offering Chinese Dance and Classical Winds Music This January
The date for the 2024 Chinese Lunar New Year is Saturday, Feb. 10. But it will be celebrated early – on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. – on the main stage of the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts…
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News••January 17, 2024
Federal Funds Secured for Route 72 Improvements
Part of the $10.3 million in federal funds secured by Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-2nd Dist.) for community projects in southern New Jersey will address safety improvements on Route 72 in Stafford…
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News••January 17, 2024
Congressional Hearing to Take Deep Dive Into Offshore Wind Impact
A year after offshore wind opponents sounded the alarm on the number of humpback whale strandings off the East Coast, two of New Jersey’s congressional leaders are expected to attend a hearing in…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Barnegat Quakers Present Guitarist in Concert
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) will present a concert by guitarist Keith Calmes on Sunday, Jan. 21 at at 2 p.m. The concert can be seen in-person at the meeting house, located at…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Retirement Planning Pitfalls to Be Discussed
Your post-working life will require more adjustments than simply filling time. A large portfolio, estate plan, and long-term care insurance offer no guarantees against financial catastrophes.
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News••January 17, 2024
Beach Haven Junior Firefighters Are Up and Running
In a move to hopefully draw young people interested in joining, the town has started a junior firefighters auxiliary program. An ordinance authorizing the program was adopted by borough council last…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Sign Up for Blood Donor Drive at LBI Library
The Ocean County Library’s Long Beach Island branch in Surf City, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, invites people to a blood donation drive in its meeting room on Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 1…
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Business••January 17, 2024
Business Notes, Jan. 17
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s first Women in Business Roundtable of the year will be held Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven. Associate Artistic…
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Sports••January 17, 2024
Southern Bounces Back Against Toms River East After Tough Loss to CBA
Wherever the Southern Regional wrestling team goes, there’s a target on its back. Last year, a two-point win over Christian Brothers Academy increased the size of that target significantly, and on…
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Sports••January 17, 2024
Barnegat Wrestlers Get Pins Early to Knock Off Rival Pinelands
Through the first few weeks of the season, there’s been a common theme with the Barnegat wrestling team, and it’s this: Most other teams are beatable except those in the Shore Conference Class B…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 17, 2024
Setting the Tone for 2024 With Last Year’s Top Releases
Living legend Bob Dylan has said the purpose of art is to stop time, and the artist is in a perpetual state of becoming. So, before time marches on into 2024, we’re called to celebrate some of the…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 16, 2024
Pinelands Regional Actors Shine Once Again at Governor’s Awards Competition
For the 19th year in a row the actors of Pinelands Regional High School proved to be a force at the Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey’s annual Governor’s Awards Competition.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 14, 2024
Some Tasty Memories at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library announces a three-part series, “Making Memories With Millie: Vintage Desserts and Great Books,” on Fridays, Jan. 19, Feb. 9 and March 1. All sessions are at 2 p.m.…
