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News••November 16, 2023
After Two Terms on Stafford School Board, Formica Falls Short in Re-Election Bid
After serving two consecutive terms with the Stafford Township Board of Education, Patricia Formica soon will be getting a break from Monday evening meetings. Three candidates vying for the three…
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Opinion•November 16, 2023
Good People
Please join me in applauding the Hughes family, owners of the Sea Shell Resort, for a fantastic season of business and giving. Though they have a long list of charitable causes, I’ll highlight just…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 16, 2023
Seaport Stitchers Gearing Up for Holiday Sale
October was a busy month for the Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild. For three full Saturdays the quilters hosted a beginning sewing class for members of the public at the Edward Thornton Community Center…
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Opinion•November 16, 2023
Uplifting Sight
Here I am walking along Gravelly Beach on Osborn Island: how beautiful and entrancing! Is there a poem out there?
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Grateful Veteran
I am writing to express my deepest gratitude to Wally’s Restaurant for the incredibly generous gesture of offering me and my guest a free meal as a token of appreciation for my service as a veteran.
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News••November 15, 2023
Barnegat Adopt-a-Street Has New Leaders
Although Barnegat Township’s Adopt-a-Street fall cleanup initiative was canceled due to inclement weather, the group hopes to draw plenty of volunteers over the next several months so that there will…
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Sports••November 15, 2023
Barnegat’s Season Ends With Loss to Governor Livingston in NJSIAA Group 2 Semis
When the girls volleyball season started, Barnegat head coach Emily Dancisin had no idea where the season would end. But one thing is certain: She wouldn’t have guessed her Bengals would still be…
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News••November 15, 2023
New Study Renews Call to Investigate Marine Mammal Deaths, Survey Vessel Link
Citing worldwide whale strandings, device comparisons and data from seismic survey associations, a local grassroots organization believes its new study supports a correlation between the increase in…
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News••November 15, 2023
Churney, Continanza, Fedorczyk Win Board Seats
An incumbent and two former members won three-year terms on the Barnegat Township Board of Education last week.
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Sports••November 15, 2023
Rams Were Not Perfect, But Maxwell Made the Right Moves to Propel Them to the Top
For most high school athletic teams, the journey toward a championship is just as important as the result at the end of the season. Along the way, lessons are learned, experiences build character…
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Do You Remember?
Are you old enough to remember the real America when we dreamed our country would never lose? When you could leave the front door open? When you took it for granted that women and the elderly were to…
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News••November 15, 2023
Little Egg Harbor School Meeting Was Long One
A wide variety of issues were discussed at the October meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education. Transportation was one of them.
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News••November 15, 2023
Barnegat Quakers Take Stand on Gun Violence
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) are taking a stand against gun violence, and they are punctuating this cause with a display outside their meeting house at 614 East Bay Ave. in…
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News••November 15, 2023
Seniors Vulnerable to New Scam Phone Calls
Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Joseph H. Vicari is urging senior residents to be cautious of scam phone calls that are targeting senior residents. Scammers are always finding new…
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Small-Town Win
Barnegat Light voters, you did it! You voted by a decisive number of write-in votes to preserve what you love about your special town. Who won the election? Small-Town America. You voted to keep a…
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News••November 15, 2023
A Step Up in Competition for Marching Bengals
Coming off of their first ever Tournament of Band Atlantic Coast Championship victory in 2022, the Barnegat High School Marching Bengals were promoted to the Tournament of Bands Open Class for this…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Annual St. Francis Dinner on Dec. 1
The St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Center in Brant Beach is holding its annual beefsteak dinner on Friday, Dec. 1. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is served 6:30.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Art Notes, Nov. 15
Pass It On: The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has announced the deadline schedule for the FY2025 Folk and Traditional Arts Project grant program, which can provide up to $10,000 to eligible…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Jeff’s Camp Hosting Holiday Event Nov. 25
Jeff’s Camp: A Home for Heroes is hosting a holiday tree lighting on Saturday, Nov. 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at 308 Route 72 in Barnegat Township. The event is free; donations will be accepted.
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News••November 15, 2023
Redevelopment, Bond Ordinances Adopted in Beach Haven
At its meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted an ordinance approving a redevelopment plan for Queen City East and Queen City West.
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Columns••November 15, 2023
Slippery Slope to Safety
Sometimes as I do research for a series I come across an unrelated but interesting article that gets me to thinking. That’s what happened as the series on detective Ellis Parker was drawing to a…
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News••November 15, 2023
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory
If there’s a message proponents of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey want to make clear in the wake of Ørsted’s announcement that it was abandoning its two projects, it’s this: It isn’t…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Music, Poetry, Food Drive at Union Market
The Union Market and Gallery invites the community to gather Saturday, Nov. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a holiday food drive presented by Soup Can Magazine.
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News••November 15, 2023
Surveying Grassland Birds at Joint Base Airfield
Since 2017, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey has teamed up with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, to survey the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst…
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News••November 15, 2023
Ocean County Promoting State‘s New Credit Card Surcharge Rules
The Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs is unveiling a new campaign aimed at warning and checking on businesses that impose surcharges on consumers after the state rolled out new rules…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Model Train Show Chugs Into Barnegat Rec Center
Following last year’s successful inaugural event, the Barnegat-Waretown Little League holiday model train exhibit is returning to the Barnegat Recreation Center, located in the municipal complex on…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Harvey Cedars Police Foundation Toy Drive Underway
As the holiday season approaches, the Harvey Cedars Police Department and its nonprofit affiliate, the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation, will be hosting their third annual “Fill A Patrol Car” toy…
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Thanks for Support
I would like to thank the voters of Beach Haven for turning out Nov. 8 and supporting me in the election. While out campaigning, it was a pleasure talking with them and listening to all of their…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
An Agatha Christie Classic Taking Life at LEHT Community Center
The Little Egg Theatre Co. will be performing Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16 to 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Little Egg…
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Opinion••November 15, 2023
Thanksgiving Comes Early for Indigenous People
It goes almost without saying – but I’ll say it anyway – that all the land in New Jersey once belonged to the Indigenous people who lived here for millennia before European colonization. After 400…
