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Sports••June 30, 2023
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Still the Team to Beat on Long Beach Island
For much of July last year, the ocean temperature wasn’t conducive to hosting many lifeguard competitions. But just in time for the annual August showdown that is the Long Beach Island Tournament…
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Opinion••June 29, 2023
American Story of Hard Work, Strength and Determination
This may seem like the story of one woman and her three children and the amazing life they are living. It may also be an inspirational story, a story of strength and determination and a source of…
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News••June 29, 2023
Long Beach Township Now Offers Digital Beach, Recreation and Shuttle Badges
This summer, Long Beach Township has “taken a technological leap forward by offering digital beach, recreation and shuttle passes,” municipal officials are excited to announce. Use the app My Beach…
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News••June 29, 2023
Save Our Shores Rally Draws Beachgoers to Offshore Wind Fight
A day at the beach took on a different meaning Saturday as offshore wind opposition groups came together to educate the public about the impact of wind energy on Jersey Shore communities during a…
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News••June 29, 2023
Daytime Route 72 Lane Closures Start June 27 in Stafford Township
One week after road work at the Causeway circle in Ship Bottom as part of a trifecta that caused multi-hour delays leaving Long Beach Island, N.J. Department of Transportation officials Monday…
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News••June 29, 2023
Hot Weather Slow to Arrive This Summer
Summer did not exactly get off to a hot start this year as people looking forward to outdoor activities had to occasionally rework their plans.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2023
Celebrating Chowder: A Daylong Chowderfest in Two Parts, Free Event and Ticketed Cookoff Tasting
The Chowder Cook-Off Classic as a Chowderfest tradition is coming back to the Taylor Avenue ball field in Beach Haven. Mark the calendar for a celebratory Saturday, Sept. 30 – a daylong bayfront…
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News••June 29, 2023
Boating Accidents Are Declining, Post Pandemic
The number of recreational boating accidents, deaths and injuries has been on the decline since the peak of the pandemic three summers ago while the cost of property damage has increased slightly…
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News••June 29, 2023
Attendees Critique BOEM Offshore Public Hearing
Controversy followed a federally mandated and sponsored public meeting for Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Farm South’s draft environmental impact statement last week as the open-house style format was…
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News••June 29, 2023
Help Protect Beach-Nesting Birds in Summer
As the busy summer months take hold, it’s important, says Conserve Wildlife Foundation biologist Sherry Tirgrath, to remember that some beach activities can affect the livelihood of “creatures that…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2023
Scoring a Hole-in-One on These Miniature Golf Holes Is Quite the Chore
Every summer, tens of thousands of people swing a putter along the greens of miniature golf courses up and down Long Beach Island. And why not? Mini golf is for everyone and, generally, the game’s a…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2023
Arts and Sciences Foundation’s Diamond Anniversary Party Sparkles
In 1950, two years after sculptor Boris Blai founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, the New Jersey Senate adopted a resolution praising Blai’s “splendid…
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Sports••June 29, 2023
Expect More Melges 15 Boats at Annual LEHYC Regatta as Summer Sailing Gets Underway
The Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club three summers ago introduced the Melges 15 sailboat as part of its annual Down Bay Regatta, and the boat quickly has become a viable, affordable option for many who…
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Opinion•June 29, 2023
Photo Ops Remain
In reply to last week’s SpeakEasy (“Shore Shots: Another Casualty of Wind Turbines”), here is good news for Island night photographers. The night sky over the LBI coast will not be a “casualty of…
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Opinion•June 29, 2023
Whitewashing History
My father, David Flynn of Barnegat Light, and I are writing to express our confusion over the point of revisiting the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Ocean County in 1923, as reported in Thomas P.…
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Business••June 28, 2023
At Home With Designing – The Red Chair
“Your home should tell the story of who you are and be a collection of what you love,” says store owner Ann D’Astugues, who curates the designs of The Red Chair.
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News••June 28, 2023
Ocean County Health Department Develops ‘Toolkit’ to Avoid Overdose Deaths
According to the Ocean County Health Department, the population of the county more than doubles to 1.3 million people each summer.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
When the Picnic Calls for an Antipasto Salad
The following seasonal recipe was furnished by food enthusiast and guest writer Rose Smith.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Todd Meredith Dishes Sunny Sunday Tunes at Joe Pop’s
“Nice to see the sun, huh?” asked a cheerful Todd Meredith, after greeting his audience seated around Joe Pop’s Shore Bar on a sultry Sunday afternoon with Beatles classic “Here Comes the Sun.”
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Two Photographers, Two Views
Bold, evocative imagery characterizes the current exhibit at the Pine Shores Art Association’s Tuckerton annex gallery, a joint show of two photographers with distinctive artistic viewpoints. PSAA…
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Sports••June 28, 2023
Southern Regional Graduate’s Next Home Is U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Conor Collins’ life could have been vastly different. At just 3 years old, he was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, underwent chemotherapy, and ultimately lost his right kidney.
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Columns••June 28, 2023
Is That … Summer? Plus More Beach Haven Skate Park Saga and Tropical Surf
Some devilish news this week. Someone stole the famed Jersey Devil from in front of Lucille’s, a favorite eatery out in the Pine Barrens. That’s a bummer because it made a great landmark for anyone…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
New Jen’s Links Owners Jump at Opportunity to Challenge SandPaper Pro
Full disclosure: When I heard Tim Flynn, Scott Mason and their business partners, Dan Flynn and Chris Burke, acquired Jen’s Links earlier this year, I was concerned about the possibility of the…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Solid Variety for Summer Concert Series in Stafford Township
Now in a tradition for more than two decades, the Stafford Township Historical Society will host its annual concert series again this summer. Concerts are every Monday beginning July 10, from 7 to…
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Columns••June 28, 2023
Odd Disappearance of Humpback 2; Turbines for There Could Make It to Here
How does one discreetly dispose of a washed-up, quite-deceased 20-ton humpback whale? A small, highly private town in Massachusetts likely knows, but apparently isn’t telling. I might know why.
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Opinion••June 28, 2023
Love Affair With Food Requires Dreaded Gym Time
For most of my adult life, I have gone to the gym at least several times a week. I have always believed in exercise, especially after one of the tattooed trainers at the gym instructed me that by age…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Challenge the Pros at Island Golf and Help Celebrate Cecily’s Legacy
Last July, 130 individuals competed in the first Celebrate Cecily – Putt Against the Pros Tournament. Corey Doyle was one of them, and she had plenty to say about her best friend, Cecily Lovas.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Art Notes, June 28
Hot Spot: Ann Coen and Friends are back for another summer at the Summer Shop at 110 North Bay Ave. in Beach Haven, with “Art After Hours” every Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 28, 2023
Ventriloquist Taylor Mason Returning to Surflight
Taylor Mason is returning to Surflight Theatre once again to perform his “Family Comedy Night” show on Monday, July 3 at 6 p.m.
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News••June 28, 2023
Tuckerton Borough Reiterates Terms for Fire Company Reinstatement
During Tuckerton’s June 20 borough council meeting, Councilman Frank D’Amore reopened a conversation held on June 5 regarding the Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co.’s reinstatement with a letter addressing…
