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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents ‘Songs We Love’ at Grunin Center March 10
Visit the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts this Friday, March 10, to hear a celebration of the history – and the future – of American jazz. Next-generation musical stars will play iconic…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Film Groups Offering Line Dancing and Israeli Film in March
The Lighthouse International Film Festival and its associated Lighthouse International Film Society have a couple of events on tap for March.
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Opinion•March 8, 2023
One More Voice
As a longtime resident of LBI and a former owner of Cafe Bacio, I have read many articles regarding outdoor dining. I am a resident on the north end so I can see how successful it has been in Harvey…
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Business••March 8, 2023
Annual LBI Job Fair Returns for Fifth Year
This spring, the LBI Chamber of Commerce is hosting two Job Fairs to help match LBI businesses with prospective employees. The events will be held at the St. Francis Community Center gym in Brant…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Hear ‘New Jersey’s Troubador’ at Tuckerton Library
Original acoustic music that brings a dramatic dimension to New Jersey is on the bill when the Tuckerton branch of the Ocean County Library presents Valerie Vaughn, “New Jersey’s Troubadour,” on…
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News••March 8, 2023
Arrest Made in Car, Home Attempted Break-ins
Barnegat Detective Robert Armstrong recently arrested Aaron Douglas, 21, of Lexington Boulevard, and charged him with attempted burglary and criminal trespass in connection with two incidents last…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Nocturnes Big Band Playing in Beach Haven Saturday
For more than two decades, the 18-piece Nocturnes Big Band has appealed to a broad range of musical tastes, featuring music from the Swing Era by greats such as Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Count…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Teens Can Learn Flower Arranging Basics
Flower arranging is not only a simple way to brighten a home; it can also be a fun pastime, and even a fascinating career.
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News••March 8, 2023
Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove Not Endorsed for Reelection by County GOP, But Not Backing Down
The screening committee for the Ocean County GOP may not have recommended Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove for reelection, but that doesn’t mean Gove is bowing out. After the Barnegat resident learned, last…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2023
Stockton University Hosts Free Webinar on Pot and Tourism
There was a time when “pot tourism” meant a flight to Amsterdam in the Netherlands for a long weekend of toking up in “coffee shops.”
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Business••March 8, 2023
Big Barlow’s Back in Business in Manahawkin
When Big Barlow’s BBQ closed its doors in Barnegat Township in August 2021, owner Chris Barlow was hoping to get back into the restaurant business. That wish was fulfilled with the recent opening of…
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Sports••March 8, 2023
Cramer Blazes to Second Place in 55 Dash; Southern Girls Relay Grabs Bronze
The indoor track and field season concluded on Saturday, March 4, and a pair of Southern Regional boys and a quartet of girls finished with a bang in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions as they looked ahead…
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Sports••March 8, 2023
Pinelands Senior Livio Caps Standout Career in Atlantic City
Mason Livio could have had a repeat of last season, when he walked into Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for the NJSIAA State Championships and left disappointed after losing two straight bouts…
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News••March 6, 2023
Dumpster Fire at Hotel LBI Under Investigation
The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a dumpster fire that broke out Sunday morning in the vicinity of Hotel LBI, the 102-room luxury hotel at the base of the Causeway to Long Beach…
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News••March 6, 2023
Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Could Be Reinstated With Conditions
Once again the issue of fire and EMS coverage in Tuckerton was brought to the public forum, with residents looking for reassurance.
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Sports••March 5, 2023
Southern Regional’s Henrich Snatches State Crown as Rams Deliver Six to A.C. Medals Podium
Matt Henrich doesn’t say a heck of a lot. But he definitely can scream, and everybody in Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall heard him on Saturday, March 4.
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Sports••March 4, 2023
Jayla Hahn Becomes Southern Regional’s First Female Wrestling State Champ
She arose from the mat at the center of Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall and stretched her arms as if to say, “I told you I’d come back and do it again.” Jayla Hahn is a state champion for the second…
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News••March 4, 2023
Snow Has Been AWOL in South Jersey
Watching the nightly news this winter, it has been common to see footage of major winter snowstorms paralyzing various parts of the country. Even parts of perpetually-sunny southern California…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 3, 2023
‘The Calendar Girls’ Coming to LEH Community Center
The Little Egg Theatre Co., LETCO, will be performing the play “The Calendar Girls” at 7 p.m. on March 16 to 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 19 at the Edward Thornton Little Egg Harbor Community…
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News••March 3, 2023
Save LBI Takes Fight for North Atlantic Right Whale to the President
Saying it generally supports offshore wind as an energy source, a local grassroots organization opposed to the placement of turbines in the Atlantic so close to New Jersey’s coast told President Joe…
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News••March 2, 2023
Walsh Field Eyed as Beach Haven Skate Park Site
If Beach Haven builds a skate park, the likely location would be Walsh Field.
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News••March 2, 2023
Tuckerton’s Great Cannabis Debate Continues
Cannabis was a hot topic during Tuckerton’s Feb. 22 council meeting, with a seemingly equal amount of passion among residents both for and against having a dispensary placed in the borough.
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Sports••March 2, 2023
Historic Day for Southern Regional as Rams Score Seven Region Champs, Send 12 to Atlantic City
Throughout this season, the debate raged on as to which Southern Regional wrestling team was the better one.
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News••March 2, 2023
LBI Board of Education Honors Longtime Member
Going off script isn’t typical of LBI Consolidated Board of Education President Colette Southwick, but she did exactly that last week to recognize “a very special person for (her) dedication to our…
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News••March 2, 2023
Long Beach Township, Beach Haven First Aid Squad Work to Solve EMT Shortage
The Beach Haven First Aid Squad serves the residents and visitors of Ship Bottom, southern Long Beach Township and Beach Haven – 10 miles of Long Beach Island’s 18 miles – but it does so with a very…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 2, 2023
Youth Gardeners Feel Presidential at LBI Library
Horticulture and history came together when the Garden Club of Long Beach Island held its recent monthly youth garden meeting at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 2, 2023
Arctic Outreach Tops $78K in Giving
Icy temps and light flurries were fitting for the annual outdoor party known as Arctic Outreach, the eighth installment of which took place Saturday at Mud City Crab House in Manahawkin.
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Opinion••March 2, 2023
Help Solve the Mystery of Mayor’s Missing Manx
What’s a Manx? These tailless cats have a long history on LBI. Now mine’s missing, and it’s a mystery I need your help to solve.
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News••March 2, 2023
Tuckerton Gives Dredging, Project Funding Updates
Tuckerton Borough Councilman Brian Martin gave an update on the Lanyard Lagoon project during the Feb. 22 council meeting. “Everything seems to be in order to receive American Relief Program Funding…
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Opinion••March 2, 2023
Cannabis in Tuckerton Will Mean More Crime
I just read the article on cannabis possibly coming to Tuckerton (“Is Tuckerton Blazing Legal Cannabis Trail in Southern County?,” 2/15). Using the property that was once the Tuckerton Grille to…
