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News••May 23, 2023
Beach Haven School Opens Butterfly Sanctuary
With help from the Garden Club of Long Beach Island, the Beach Haven School recently completed work on a butterfly sanctuary.
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News••May 22, 2023
SOMC Nurses Picket to Demand Safe Staffing Levels
About 35 nurses who work at Southern Ocean Medical Center held a two-hour informational picket on Saturday morning, carrying posters and shouting slogans such as “we are the nurses – mighty, mighty…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 20, 2023
Rolling Stones Tribute Brown Sugar to Start Summer Off at Lizzie Rose
While the Island is offering dozens of tremendous live music acts all Memorial Day weekend long, there are a few gems worth hitting on the mainland, too! The Lizzie Rose Music Room, seated in the…
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Sports••May 20, 2023
Stafford Teen Rises Through Archery Ranks, Preps for Youth World Championships in Ireland
When Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Games, it’s possible the International Olympic Committee may insert compound archery as part of the competition. As an alternative, it could simply give the…
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News••May 19, 2023
Officials Upset by Left Turn Fiasco at Barnegat Township Hall
The recently completed resurfacing project on West Bay Avenue from Sandpiper Road to Route 9 left what Barnegat Township officials said is a potential conundrum for drivers heading to the municipal…
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News••May 18, 2023
Holiday Snack Bar Remains Open, for Now
The Holiday Snack Bar in Beach Haven has had its mercantile license extended and will be able to continue to operate pending approval of an outdoor seating application to be heard by the borough land…
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News••May 18, 2023
Lane Closures on Route 72 East Will Impact Travel Time
Commuters to Long Beach Island can expect daily delays in their morning and afternoon travel routine possibly into next week as crews work around the clock to complete work on Ninth Street in Ship…
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Columns••May 18, 2023
G. Love, Chuck Treece Set to Bring Surprise Summer Pre-Game Show to LBI
The time has come, as spring loosens its relentless grip on the shore, for venues all across our humble sandbar to roll the sidewalks back out to bathe in golden sun rays and be tread upon by sandy…
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News••May 18, 2023
Hundreds Unite to Speak Up for Whales at Walk the Bridge Rally
The first crowd of walkers to crest the highest point of the sidewalk on the Causeway Bridge did so under a gray sky midmorning Saturday with some carrying signs supporting whales and a few sporting…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2023
Out There: Psychic Fair Opens Minds, Eyes to Possibilities
Is LBI having a spiritual awakening? In the wake of a global pandemic, are more people looking for ways to cope with lingering uncertainty, anxiety and grief?
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Sports••May 18, 2023
Pinelands Girls Flag Football Program Winning, Building Toward Future
Three springs ago, when John Tierney launched the girls flag football program at Pinelands Regional High School, he wasn’t quite sure what he’d gotten himself into.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2023
LIFF DARKHOUSE Lineup Will Likely Satiate Fans of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy
The Lighthouse International Film Festival launched a new genre-centric screening category last year called DARKHOUSE, which centered on “boundary-pushing” horror, science fiction and fantasy cinema.…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2023
Rain Barrel-Building Workshop at LBT Field Station May 20
The Long Beach Township Field Station is teaming up with AmeriCorps NJ to offer a rain barrel-building workshop from 10 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May 20 at the township facility at 127 West Osborn…
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News••May 18, 2023
#Active4Allie 27 Fitness Challenge, Memorial Scholarship Revitalized in Year Three
The #Active4Allie 27 Challenge is a test of not just fitness but integrity.
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Opinion•May 18, 2023
Path of Doom
In response to James Spickard’s letter, “Save America” (5/10), I have rarely read a letter that so succinctly hits the nail on the head. It is a very well-written piece on what’s wrong with the…
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Opinion•May 17, 2023
Forums Work
I enjoyed John Halperin’s Commentary last week about boosting civic engagement and could not agree with him more when he called for “borough officials to open up communication through community…
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News••May 17, 2023
Taxes, Budget, ‘Hotels’ Are Barnegat Light Topics
The 2023 Barnegat Light municipal budget containing a half-cent tax hike was introduced at the May 10 monthly borough council meeting.
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News••May 17, 2023
Surf City Secures State Grant to Repair Pickleball Courts
With each passing day, the borough of Surf City is closer to receiving an official letter from the state awarding it $62,500 in grant monies that will fund repairs to the pickleball courts in town.
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Opinion•May 17, 2023
Hideous Eyesore
On a recent visit to Holgate at the Forsythe Refuge beach at dusk I was shocked to see a new three-story castle mansion completely lit up with eight rows of lights on each floor (44 on the exterior…
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Business••May 17, 2023
Between the Sheets Donations Memorialize Manager
Between the Sheets is memorializing a longtime store manager and interior designer by initiating scholarships in support of programs in which she was very involved. Laura Ruggiero Oppermann passed…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 17, 2023
Art Notes May 17
Flower Power: On Thursday, May 18 the Garden Club of LBI presents “Art in Bloom,” an interpretation of artworks in flowers, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 17, 2023
Parker’s Army Shows True Colors, Runs Circles of Love Around Nork Family
Joyfulness radiated from Nautilus Park in the Ocean Acres section of Stafford Township on Friday, at the hour when slanted sunlight bathes everything in a certain glow. Add to that the bright colors…
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News••May 17, 2023
Up to Speed: Racing Is a Family Tradition
A rumbling “VRRRMMM” ended any talk in the backyard garage, short of yelling. The starter for the race car had fired up, after skilled teamwork.
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News••May 17, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Resident Requests Summertime Sound Ordinance Amendment
As summer approaches, West Dory Drive resident Eric Botterbrodt spoke during the public comment portion of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting to request the committee’s consideration to…
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Columns••May 17, 2023
Sandbars Are Excellent, All We Need Is a Wave
I’m going to start this week by saying that we live in some divisive times. Some politicians on the national scene have actually been teasing the idea of a second civil war.
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Business••May 17, 2023
Pangaea Naturals Changes Hands, Future Looks Green as Ever
Pangaea Naturals in Manahawkin has been the beating heart of the area’s natural and organic lifestyle community for two decades. Co-owners Becky Tarditi and her husband, Michael Greenblatt, of…
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Columns••May 17, 2023
Eyeing Possible Bay Trenching Should Protests Fail; Great Visual Relief Offered By Homes on the Horizon
As an army of feisty Island folks immerse themselves in the oceanic wind turbine ruckus-upus, there is a quiet need to move up yonder in time – to check out the what-if zone.
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Sports••May 17, 2023
Bowker Snags Titles in Distance Events While Gonzalez Breaks Record in Discus
Fabian Gonzalez seems intent on going out with a bang this spring. As he eyes a Stanford University career beginning this fall, the Southern Regional senior appears to be in top form as his high…
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News••May 17, 2023
Barnegat School Budget Tax Increase Trimmed By a Third
At a special meeting May 10, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a $66.7 million school budget for 2023-24. A previously proposed budget of $67.2 million was tabled late last month after…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 17, 2023
Solo Exhibit at Barnegat Library Showcases Art of Nadine Yura
The 14 works of art currently on display at the Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library are small but mighty. Among them are playful and sophisticated flip-flops, sea shells, the odd flower and…
