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Sports••September 20, 2023
Truex Jr. Manages to Advance in NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
Survive and advance was the mantra Martin Truex Jr. clung to on Sept. 16.
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Sports••September 19, 2023
With Swimming in Their Blood, Molettiere Sisters Work Hard to Make Waves in the Pool
One starts practice at 5:30 a.m. some days, while the other starts a bit later in the morning. One prefers sprints, but the other likes distance. One enjoys pasta with red sauce and venison sausage…
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News••September 18, 2023
Environmental Alliance Challenges Accepted Offshore Sonar Levels
Saying protective distances adopted by the National Marine Fisheries Service for incidental harassment authorizations related to offshore wind sonar work is having the opposite effect, Save the Right…
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News••September 18, 2023
Ribbons Tie to Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
Turn the Towns Teal is a movement toward national ovarian cancer awareness that every September gets more of Southern Ocean County involved.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 16, 2023
Cardboard Boat Regatta Features Duct Tape and Ingenuity
PADDLE POWER: Brant Beach’s Bayview Park was host to the first Cardboard Boat Regatta, sponsored by Southwick’s Marina on Sept. 9. Vessels could be constructed of cardboard and duct tape only.…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 15, 2023
Celebrate Grandparents at Special Event Next Month
It comes but once a year, but it’s always a great time to gather with grandma and grandpa and head to the park – and on Sunday, Oct. 22, Project Playground in Barnegat is the place to be.
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News••September 15, 2023
Cunliffe, Naples Look to Unseat GOP
For the fourth year in a row Charles Cunliffe is looking to be elected to a Barnegat Township Committee seat on the Democratic ticket. This year his running mate is Ron Naples.
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News••September 15, 2023
Marte, Cirulli Are the Republican Ticket in Barnegat
Barnegat Township Deputy Mayor Joseph Marte and Committeeman Alfonso Cirulli are seeking re-election in November as the Republican ticket.
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Opinion•September 15, 2023
Forward Thinkers
Once again, the Barnegat Township Committee played bully to the Barnegat Board of Education, which voted on Aug. 31 to finally approve the curriculum including the gender-neutral and age-appropriate…
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Sports••September 15, 2023
Register Now for DQ LBI Triathlon/Duathlon/Aquabike at Bayview Park
Countdown to race day! Registration is still open for the annual LBI Triathlon/Duathlon/Aquabike event in Brant Beach this coming Sunday, Sept. 17.
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News••September 14, 2023
Route 72 Traffic Delays Expected to Last Until Spring
Beginning at 11 p.m. Sept. 15, the center and right lanes of Ninth Street in Ship Bottom will be closed between Shore Avenue and the Boulevard for drainage work as well as concrete curb and sidewalk…
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News••September 14, 2023
Birdwatcher: Forsythe Pollinators Are Ruined
As an avid birdwatcher, one of Terry Carruthers’ favorite spots is the Cedar Bonnet Island section of the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge on Bonnet Island.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 14, 2023
Film Society Kicking Off Fall Screenings with ‘Patrick and the Whale’
The Lighthouse International Film Society has released its autumn schedule of screenings at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. It is eclectic and, according to…
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News••September 14, 2023
Ship Bottom’s New State-of-the-Art Municipal Complex Opens to Public
The interior color scheme of the new Ship Bottom municipal complex was a near identical match to Mother Nature’s hues on Monday as the state-of-the-art building opened to the public.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 14, 2023
Surflight’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’ May Take Away Any Grumpiness You Feel
I couldn’t help but think of Shakespeare’s magnificent seven ages of man speech from “Hamlet” while taking in “Grumpy Old Men,” Surflight’s current mainstage musical.
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Columns••September 14, 2023
Inflation Batters Nation’s Only Turbine-Building Vessel; There’s No Place for Sovereign Anglers When Buggying
I’ll commence by bemoaning the overplaying of hurricanes, referencing Lee of a Thousand Spaghetti Strands.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 14, 2023
Artists for Lahaina Online Auction a ‘Labor of Love After the Fire’
The Aug. 8 fire that decimated Lahaina, on the island of Maui, was among the deadliest in modern history in the U.S. – 80% of the community burned, and 115 people died. As the group Artists for…
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Columns••September 14, 2023
This September Is Truly Time for Islanders; Hurricane Lee Rocks This Weekend
If you’re holding this paper and still on or around LBI, then good for you. Welcome to week two of Local Summer. This is when things get good. All surfers’ eyes – the ones with the crow’s feet sun…
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Sports••September 14, 2023
Barnegat Erases Early Deficit, Goes On to Sweep Pinelands Regional in Opener
Apparently, an 8-0 lead isn’t safe against the Barnegat girls volleyball team. Pinelands Regional found out the hard way on Sept. 8.
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Opinion••September 14, 2023
Back to Reality After Another ‘Swell’ Vacation
Sigh. I already feel like I’m light years away from LBI and our annual family vacation in early August. After morning bike rides, the delightful ocean provided eight consecutive days of summer swell.…
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Opinion•September 14, 2023
Graphic Illustration
I appreciate the illustration of the appearance of wind turbines off our coast. However, another illustration is just as important – the appearance of LBI after several feet of sea level rise.
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Business••September 14, 2023
Ocean County’s New Director of Consumer Affairs to Continue Awareness
With a background in law enforcement and consumer product safety, Ronald P. Heinzman was appointed director of the Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs by the Ocean County Board of…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Who Gains the Most?
Save LBI wants to be viewed as an independent, local grassroots project. Could it be part of a network of partisan activists who are working to derail over 30 offshore wind projects up and down the…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Never Give Up
The windmills may have been delayed, but not for one minute should anyone ever believe the greed of the corporate entities involved is satisfied. There has been no indication the political interests…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Derby on Deck
This year’s 26th annual Striped Bass Derby, hosted by the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club, will be held Oct. 27-29. This year’s charitable recipients will be the Beach Haven First Aid Squad and the…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Tiny Terror
During the high water temps, I encountered an aggressive, 1-inch-round, black fish with a strip of white. When I moved, he followed, biting me as I spun in circles to catch him. He didn’t break the…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Amazing Effort
Sunday, Sept. 3 was a sad day for Beach Haven as a tragic drowning occurred. But what I and many, many people observed was truly an amazing attempt by so many first responders. I watched as young…
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Opinion•September 13, 2023
Silly Swimmer Aids
Now that we are in “down time” here on LBI I’ve noticed an occasional silly swimmer here on the beach in Ship Bottom. A silly swimmer is defined as a person going farther and farther out into the rip…
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News••September 13, 2023
LBI Students Observe Sept. 11 With School Lessons, Events
Some 75 miles separate Long Beach Island from New York’s Ground Zero, where 22 years ago on Sept. 11 nearly 3,000 people were killed after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers. Time…
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News••September 13, 2023
Tuckerton Borough Council, Attorney Set Record Straight With Tuckerton Fire Co.
During Tuckerton borough’s Sept. 5 council meeting, Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co.’s Dale and Lee Eggert returned to challenge council with regard to their suspension of service. Borough Attorney…
