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Opinion•March 15, 2023
Very Thankful
This is a letter of thanks to the Stafford Township ambulance service and the police for their wonderful service on the night of Jan. 28. My husband was having an extreme anxiety attack. I felt like…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Makers Day Activities Planned at LBI Library
People can enhance their skills and enjoy the satisfaction of being a do-it-yourselfer when the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will present two days of free New…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
LBI Library Friends Plan Book Sale
The books, DVDs and compact discs that you no longer need might be just want your neighbor wants – and vice versa. The Friends of the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City…
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News••March 15, 2023
Barnegat Township Budget at $33.1 Million
Last week, the Barnegat Township Committee introduced a municipal budget of $33,139,000, an increase of nearly $3 million from the 2022 spending outlay.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Entertainers Take Center Stage at Luncheon
One of the most popular musical groups on the local scene is Joey D and Johnny B. Rockin’ Oldies Band. One half of the duo, John Bishop, said he is often asked how they manage to get so many gigs.
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News••March 15, 2023
Proposed Setback Tightening Is Tabled in Barnegat Light
Insistent concerns about a proposed zoning ordinance on new setbacks for multifamily dwellings left the matter tabled during the March borough council meeting in Barnegat Light. Not introduced was a…
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Opinion•March 15, 2023
Outstanding Concert
On Saturday, March 11, I was privileged to be in the audience at Holy Innocents’ Church in Beach Haven to hear a concert presented by the Nocturnes and Cheryl Parker. It was unequivocally…
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Opinion••March 15, 2023
Always There
Who do you call when you are hundreds of miles away from your house and a smoke detector goes off at 2 o’clock in the morning? My alarm company called the fire department and I called the Harvey…
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News••March 15, 2023
Barnegat Mayor Touts New Super Wawa
People in Barnegat Township who have complained about the traffic congestion by the Super Wawa on West Bay Avenue just got some good news.
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News••March 15, 2023
Questions Remain But Stafford Schools Brace for Aftermath of State Aid Smash
The battle rages on. That’s kind of the way Stafford Township School District Superintendent George Chidiac framed it March 13 at the district’s board of education meeting.
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News••March 15, 2023
Preseason Badges Available in Beach Haven
Beach Haven borough has announced 2023 seasonal beach badges at the preseason rate of $30 are now on sale.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
‘Calendar Girls’ Coming to LEHT Community Center This Week
Nude theater is coming to Southern Ocean County!
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News••March 15, 2023
Some ACE Customers Experience Cybersecurity Breach
About 6,000 Atlantic City Electric customer accounts were compromised recently when an unidentified party was able to link to their online accounts, the company confirmed last week.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Vietnam Veterans Ceremony in Barnegat March 29
The Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony in Barnegat Township will take place on Wednesday, March 29 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Barnegat High School gym.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Ocean County College to Host First-Ever Environmental Science Technical Conference
Representatives from various environmental companies and organizations will visit Ocean County College on Thursday, March 30 as part of OCC’s first Environmental Science Technical Conference, devised…
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News••March 15, 2023
Queen City East/West Ordinance Adopted
An ordinance adopted by the Beach Haven Borough Council on March 13 approves a redevelopment plan for a proposed Queen City East/Queen City West project along Bay Avenue.
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Columns••March 15, 2023
Destination: Cape Verde Islands
In October 1943, the schooner Lucy Evelyn, destined to become Beach Haven’s number one tourist attraction, lay beached and abandoned by its owners, at Vineyard Haven, Mass. In November of that year…
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News••March 15, 2023
Stafford Mayor Proclaims March for Meals Month
This month is the 21st annual March for Meals Month, for which Heather deJong, relations specialist with Meals on Wheels of Ocean County, accepted a proclamation from Stafford Township Mayor Greg…
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News••March 15, 2023
Barnegat: Put a Hold on Offshore Wind Energy Development
Barnegat Township has joined numerous other municipalities in adopting a resolution calling for an “immediate moratorium on offshore wind development” pending a thorough investigation into the…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
PSAA Artists Lend ‘Structure’ to New Themed Exhibition
For the first-ever “Structures” themed exhibition, artists explored “some pretty exceptional angles and ideas,” according to Pine Shores Art Association President Tom Rutledge.
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News••March 15, 2023
Barnegat Officer Receives Sergeant’s Badge
At a recent Barnegat Township Committee meeting, Mayor Pasquale “Pat” Pipi swore in Richard Boyle as he was promoted from patrolman to sergeant.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Medication Management Programs Planned
The Ocean County Library Senior Service Department will host presentations on “Shore to Age Well: Medication Management and Alternatives” at the Waretown branch library on Monday, March 20 at 10:30…
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News••March 15, 2023
Barnegat Police Sergeant Graduates From Leadership Academy
Barnegat Police Chief Keith Germain has announced that Sgt. George Martin has graduated from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
‘Ireland With Michael’ Live at Grunin Center March 25
What luck: Ethereally-voiced Irish tenor Michael Londra is bringing his music, dance and stories of Ireland to the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 25. This multimedia…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 15, 2023
Talk Focuses on Advances in Technology for Disabled
People with disabilities, their families, teachers, and employers can benefit greatly from advances in assistive technology. Learn about augmented and alternative communication devices at the Ocean…
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News••March 15, 2023
Divided Council Questions Hiring Process, Salaries in Ship Bottom
There was nothing routine when the Ship Bottom Borough Council adopted a standard salary resolution for some Ship Bottom employees last month as members traded frustration over the hiring process.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 14, 2023
Professor Touches on Greek Influence in Art
The Romans, Renaissance masters and today’s art icons owe a debt to ancient Greece. The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library hosts Stockton University art history professor Kate Nearpass…
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Sports••March 14, 2023
Southern Regional’s Dan Roy Is Wrestling Coach of the Year
No doubt, lots of coaches devote countless hours and pour a ton of effort into their athletic programs. But as a head coach, to be recognized by your peers is a special thing.
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Columns••March 13, 2023
Bringing the Long-Gone Back to Here-and-Now; Early Welcome Back to Surfside Striped Bass
In real estate, it’s all about location. Ditto for daylight. This weekend, we take an hour from the start of the day and locate it at the end of the day, losing an hour’s sleep in the process, but…
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Sports••March 12, 2023
Stafford’s Bulger Among First Girls to Play in Prestigious Canadian Hockey Tournament
Perhaps Kinlea Bulger already knew the words to “O Canada,” the United States’ northern neighbor’s national anthem. By mid-February, she may have been singing those words in French in her sleep.
