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Columns••November 24, 2022
Surf Has Been Running Hot and (Very) Cold With Great Gatherings on the Horizon
Does anyone else feel like they walked out of their house barefoot onto the green grass in the middle of November and Old Man Winter just came charging around the side of the house at full speed…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 24, 2022
Lighthouse International Film Society Screening Documentary About Legendary Surfer
In support of Long Beach Island’s “Shop Local Weekend,” the Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the surf film “The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at…
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Sports••November 24, 2022
These Girls Are Not Playing Around on the Southern Regional Football Field
Gianna Simon can deliver a sweet, upper corner goal from 20 yards with a soccer ball. Olivia Davis wields a mean field hockey stick. Leah Morrin can whack the stuffing out of a softball. And Jayla…
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Opinion••November 24, 2022
‘All Politics Is Local’ – Let’s Start With Our Infrastructure
I am always amazed and more than a little concerned by the surveys that ask voters what, in their opinion, is “the most important issue” we are facing. The implication in that question, and by…
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News••November 24, 2022
Little Egg Hopes for Grant to Fund Coastal Resiliency Project Off Great Bay Boulevard
In October, Little Egg Harbor was one of seven Jersey Shore communities asked to submit an application for Ocean Wind 1’s local coastal resiliency grants.
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News••November 23, 2022
St. Mary Academy Uses Trunk or Treat to Benefit David’s Dream and Believe
At St. Mary Academy in Manahawkin, giving to others is an important function among the students as they seek to love the community around them. On Monday, Nov. 21, the Knights delivered in a big way…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
LBI Rotary Auction a Gala, Enjoyable Evening
On Thursday, Dec. 8, the Long Beach Island Rotary Club will host its 37th annual Holiday Auction at the Mainland Holiday Inn Grand Ballroom, Route 72 East in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Tuckerton Church Celebrating Its 75th Anniversary With a Free Screening of 1947 Hit
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, located at 222 East Main Street, is observing its 75th anniversary this year. It’s celebrating its diamond jubilee by reverting back to the year 1947.
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News••November 23, 2022
Surf City Mulls Relaxed Outdoor Dining, Music as Governor’s Order Ends
As the days grow shorter and temperatures dip toward winter, it might not seem like an urgent time to contemplate the continuation of outdoor music and relaxed regulations for outdoor dining. Yet…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
For Billy T. Midnight, Music Is Medicine
Billy T. Midnight is a memorable name for a man born Troy Mezzanotte, who has fought his way out of the darkness and into the light of redemption to forge his musical legacy.
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News••November 23, 2022
Little Egg Harbor School Board Hires New Attorney
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education unanimously approved the hiring of Andrew W. Li of the Moorestown-based Comegno Law Group as its new attorney at a special meeting on Friday, Nov. 18.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Enjoy Christmas Festivities at Tree Lighting in Beach Haven West
Get ready to bellow your best “Ho! Ho! Ho!” and enjoy some Christmas cheer in Stafford Township on Saturday, Nov. 26. The Beach Haven West Civic Association hosts its annual tree lighting from 3 to 5…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Kapler’s Holiday Celebration Planned This Weekend
On Friday and Saturday, Nov. 25 and 26, don’t pinch yourself if you see a horse and carriage clopping along Beach Haven’s main drag late in the afternoon.
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News••November 23, 2022
Soil Conservation District Staff Attend USDA Training
Staff members from the Ocean County Soil Conservation District – which provides leadership in the planning and implementation of natural resource management programs – traveled to the Plant Materials…
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News••November 23, 2022
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Hires Nature and Disability Advocate
Earlier this month, Sean Kane-Holland joined the Pinelands Preservation Alliance as its new nature and disability advocate. In this role, Kane-Holland will assist PPA with its “The Pinelands is for…
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Columns••November 23, 2022
Mormons Find Converts in the Pines
In the 1820s, Joseph Smith at Palmyra, N.Y. related several revelations that led to the writing of the Book of Mormon and the founding of a new religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day…
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Business••November 23, 2022
Time to Hire Summer International Workers, Chamber Members Advised
Securing summer help through the J-1 visa program was the topic updated by Leslie Colossi of InterExchange at the Nov. 16 Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce meeting. A main point: It’s not too…
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News••November 23, 2022
Residents, Schools, Towns Can Enroll in Environmental Stewardship Program
The Barnegat Bay Partnership invites residents, schools and communities within the watershed – which includes all 33 municipalities in Ocean County – to enroll in a new environmental stewardship…
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Opinion•November 23, 2022
Thankful Thanksgiving
Rich or poor, how many thankful people have you ever met who start from the place of scarcity? Precious few, I bet. Because scarcity thinking is most often rooted in fear. The thankful people I have…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Old-Fashioned Tree Brings Christmas to Ship Bottom
Santa Claus is making a special trip to Ship Bottom this holiday season, arriving Nov. 26 for the lighting of the town’s 17-foot Christmas tree at the boat ramp.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Holiday Car Cruise Planned at Jeff’s Camp
A Christmas tree lighting and car cruise benefiting a plan to help and house homeless veterans are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 2 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 308 Route 72 in Barnegat Township. The rain…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Beatles Tribute Band at Surflight on Saturday, Nov. 26
Surflight Theatre will host “The Beat Tells: A Tribute to the Beatles” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Holiday Shows Light Up Grunin Center for the Arts
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, at Ocean County College, has a full lineup of holiday shows to celebrate the season.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Barnegat Fire Company Driving Santa Around Town
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co. will be spreading holiday cheer with its “Santa Runs” through various neighborhoods in the evening.
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News••November 23, 2022
Holiday-Themed Beach Badges Available in Harvey Cedars
If you’re a Harvey Cedars resident searching for a stocking stuffer, you might want to purchase a special holiday-themed beach badge now on sale at borough hall.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
LBI Girl Scouts Collecting Donations for Animal Shelter Dec. 1
Girl Scout Troop 60279 of Long Beach Island will be stationed outside the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City on Thursday, Dec. 1 to collect donations for the Southern Ocean County…
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News••November 23, 2022
New Library Initiative Addresses Literacy Needs
A program that will provide literacy-based services for the neurodiverse community, from birth to age 5, is being launched at the Ocean County Library.
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News••November 23, 2022
Experts Predict Hike in Holiday Sales, Urge Awareness Online
While retail experts forecast a flourishing holiday shopping season despite inflation, cybersecurity officials caution consumers to protect themselves from online criminals targeting them and…
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Opinion•November 23, 2022
Walk Through History
Often I have heard comments regarding our Quaker meetinghouse in Tuckerton such as “I never knew it was there!” – even though it is right in the middle of downtown across from Wawa at 21 East Main St.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 23, 2022
Learn About ‘Forgotten Female Aviators’ Nov. 29
To mark Aviation History Month, the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library presents historian Carol Simon Levin’s program, “Nobody Owns the Sky: Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Female…
