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Opinion•March 22, 2023
Importance of Unions
Unions are an essential part of life for many people. My father, Mike Rinnier, is one of them. For as long as I can remember my father has been a member of the IBEW union. Due to this, the union has…
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Opinion•March 22, 2023
Serious Concerns
The N.J. Department of Education standards were approved by the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education on Feb. 21. Upon looking through the definitions used in the curriculum, it’s clear the authors of…
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News••March 22, 2023
Stafford Takes Next Steps in Resiliency Planning
“When you take steps to improve the community, improve the environment, it pays dividends,” Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre said. Resiliency planning helps not only people and property, but…
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Opinion•March 22, 2023
Ambulance Stress
I’m happy the letter writer Ann Janezic Buser from Manahawkin had a great experience with the Stafford ambulance and police service with her husband’s emergency (3/15). I wish I could say the same…
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Opinion••March 22, 2023
Officers in Schools Have Their Limitations
I can’t agree with Tom Meredith’s proposed redirecting of resource officers (aka police officers) as grade school counselors. The presumption that these resource personnel can step out of their…
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News••March 22, 2023
Ocean County to Spend Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds; Recovery Specialists, Community Organizers Weigh In
The Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council convened a public forum on Tuesday, March 7 at the Southern Service Center in Manahawkin, where officials heard from members of grassroots nonprofit…
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News••March 22, 2023
Pinelands Regional Budget Forecasts Savings in Bass River and Eagleswood
The tentative 2023-24 school year budget was announced at the March 20 meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education. Taxpayers should be pretty happy, excepting residents of Little Egg Harbor…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Estate Planning 101 at Lacey Library March 29
The estate planning process contains many options, and the options often produce many questions. Attorney Paul R. Daniele, Esq will separate facts from fiction during his estate planning workshop at…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Art Notes, March 22
Lens Credibility: Photographer Pat Trotter of North Beach Haven has an image titled “Chess Moves” in Shutter Hub’s new online exhibition, “Night Moods.”
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News••March 22, 2023
New Democratic Organization Ramping Up Efforts
The newly formed Democratic Coalition of Ocean County recently held a St. Patrick’s Day-themed fundraiser at Lighthouse Tavern in Waretown.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Environmental Commission Hosts Earth Day Cleanup
On Earth Day, April 22, the Little Egg Harbor Environmental Commission is hosting another community cleanup, and all are welcome to volunteer.
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News••March 22, 2023
Barnegat GOP Incumbents Look to Run Again
Barnegat Township Committeemen Alfonso Cirulli and Joseph Marte recently filed for re-election on the Republican ticket.
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Sports••March 22, 2023
Morris Returning for Fifth Season at Holy Cross
Because of how the pandemic shortened or canceled college football seasons in 2020, the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility, meaning they could return for a fifth season. Former…
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Columns••March 22, 2023
Can Nothing Sink the Lucy Evelyn?
On May 9, 1946 the three-masted schooner Lucy Evelyn, destined to become a landmark on Long Beach Island, cast off her tow line off Massachusetts and set a course to the southeast toward the Cape…
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News••March 22, 2023
Construction Noise Ordinance Tightened in Harvey Cedars
An ordinance changing the start time for construction from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. from March through October was adopted by the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners Monday, six months after a change to 8…
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News••March 22, 2023
New Jersey to Receive $3 Million for Innovative Climate Projects
Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of the first funds – for states, local governments, Tribes and territories – from the Climate Pollution…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Donate to Popcorn Park Animal Refuge Food Drive Through March 31
As the Associated Humane Societies points out, the cost of groceries has increased 11.3% since last year – so imagine the current cost to feed the 200-plus rescued animals at the Popcorn Park Animal…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Catch the St. Francis Fish Fry on March 31
It’s almost time again for a delicious tradition at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Brant Beach: The annual Lenten Fish Fry Dinner is scheduled for Friday, March 31. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., and the…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
The Tamburitzans Take the Stage at Grunin Center April 1
America’s longest-running live stage production, the Tamburitzans, have entertained audiences of all ages for more than eight decades. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, the company will bring its…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Talk on Pilots’ Association Planned by Maritime Museum
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven holds its next monthly program on Friday, April 14, 7 p.m. at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Quakers Plan Open House, Death Café
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) are holding an open house on Sunday, March 26 at 11 a.m. at the meeting house, 614 East Bay Ave. in Barnegat.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Capital Singers in Concert at Holy Innocents’
The Capital Singers of Trenton Chorale will celebrate the music of Ralph Vaughn Williams in a concert on Saturday, April 1, 4 p.m. at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church.
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News••March 22, 2023
Surf City Fire and EMS Equipment Back in Service
The Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS vehicles are back in service after nearly three months of deep cleaning following a fire at its headquarters late last year, fire officials said earlier this…
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Columns••March 22, 2023
The Big Return of Dogfish and Chips; Van Drew Draws in the Anti-Turbiners
This week there are mainly tids and bits to write about – along with yet another word change to pass along. Speaking of which, the seafood industry has dropped the creativity ball while trying to…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Jetty Rock Foundation and Black-Eyed Susans to Host Learn to Shuck Class
It’s not so much a direct slice, like opening a clam; it’s more of a pivot of the knife and wedging the shell open. That will be part of the instruction in the Learn To Shuck Oysters Class next…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
2023 Beach Badge Info
IMPORTANT: Beach badges are valid only in the municipality in which they were purchased. They are not transferrable or refundable.
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News••March 22, 2023
Ocean Acres Students Deliver in Mighty Way for Heart Association
Through the Kids Heart Challenge in 2020, right before COVID-19 forced all schools in New Jersey to close their doors for a few months, the Ocean Acres Elementary School raised just under $27,300 for…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Lady Magpie’s Tearoom Spills ‘Tuckerton Tea’ for Women’s History Month
The Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum has been celebrating South Jersey native women all month in honor of Women’s History Month.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 22, 2023
Hunt Easter Eggs, Meet the Mayor on March 30
Seacrest and the Terraces at Seacrest Village Assisted Living, at 1001 Center St. in Little Egg Harbor, will host its second annual Easter egg hunt from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, and the…
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Columns••March 20, 2023
Wildfire Does Work of Controlled Burn; Rutgers Researchers Rally to Protect Cold Pools
The wildfire that recently blackened a goodly chunk of the Stafford Forge area, one of Ocean County’s finest natural zones, was quickly contained by the hugely underpraised N.J. Forest Fire Service.…
