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Opinion•October 20, 2022
Egregious Behavior
I am shocked and disgusted by the comments reported in the letter relating to a guest on LBI who happens to be Black (“Racism on LBI,” 10/12). What year is it? In what state is LBI? Has the Jim Crow…
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Sports••October 20, 2022
Southern Regional’s Gianna Simon Comes Back From Injury, Becomes Career Goals Leader
It took a bit more than a month, but Gianna Simon returned to the soccer field last week, finally recovered from a late-preseason injury. Her impact was felt immediately.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 20, 2022
Few Volunteers, Big Impact in Little Egg Harbor Cleanup
During Little Egg Harbor Township’s Oct. 13 committee meeting, Deputy Mayor Blaise Scibetta commended the Little Egg Harbor Environmental Commission for a small, yet successful community-wide cleanup…
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Opinion••October 20, 2022
Wind Farm ‘Beauty’ Is in Eyes of Few Beholders
I feel compelled to respond to the Oct. 5 Commentary titled “Turbines: A Welcome Sight Off Long Beach Island Coast.” Until reading the commentary, I did not realize how much the “beauty” of our…
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Dedicated, Committed
Reelect Surf City Council candidates on Nov. 8, which by itself is a thank-you to Mayor Hodgson for his dedicated and continued stewardship of the borough of Surf City.
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News••October 19, 2022
EOC Improvements, Skatepark on Beach Haven Agenda
The emergency operations center operating out of the old Coast Guard station in Beach Haven will be undergoing various repairs and renovations in the near future, according to a $3 million bond…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild Donates Over 45 Quilts to Those in Need
The Seaport Stitchers Quilt Guild has worked all year and their efforts finally came together at their monthly meeting on Oct. 10. Monday night, a parade of colorful quilts came in the door for…
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Caring Support
The Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter thank Savanna and Summer for holding their Sixth Annual End of Summer Lemonade Stand to benefit homeless shelter pets. They might have been on the…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
‘Boblo Boats’ Is a Documentary Narrated by a Ship
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the documentary “Boblo Boats” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.
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Opinion••October 19, 2022
And Now Just When I Thought I Had Seen Almost Everything
That time of year has come again when I must depart the Island and will only be able to savor LBI in memories until next summer. To collect more of those memories I always spend the last few days…
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Sports••October 19, 2022
Southern Regional Girls Remain Undefeated at 23-0
If anybody had doubted whether the Southern Regional girls volleyball team was battle tested enough for the upcoming state tournament, the Rams probably put those doubts to rest last week.
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Financially Sound
I fell in love with Surf City over 65 years ago. People move here to enjoy the family friendly atmosphere that is Surf City. In moving forward, our goal is to maintain this conservative atmosphere…
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News••October 19, 2022
A Harvest Picnic Invites Area Ukrainian Transplants
Being alone in a new country can be intimidating, even if the homeland 4,500 miles away is at war. A Ukrainian Harvest Picnic sets out to gather any recent Ukrainian arrivals to Ocean County who…
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Services Lacking
I am a lifelong local of Surf City and the surrounding area, so I am compelled to correct claims made in recent letters supporting the current leadership in Surf City which have misidentified our…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
Art Notes, Oct. 19
Shapely: JP Nicolaides of Red Bank is a retired investment banker who discovered his abstract printmaker self at the start of the pandemic; his work is now on display at m.t. burton gallery in Surf…
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News••October 19, 2022
Surf City Delivers on Request for Improved Pickleball Courts
The Surf City Borough Council served up good news for pickleball players when it unanimously approved monies to improve courts in town at its monthly meeting Oct. 12.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
Striped Bass Bash & Family Fish Fry to Aid Maximilian Foundation
The Maximilian Foundation is holding its sixth annual Striped Bass Bash All-Boat Tournament and Family Fish Fry on Saturday, Nov. 5 at The Grove at Elks Lodge #2340, 520 Hilliard Blvd. in Manahawkin.
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Kind Community
We are lucky to live in a place that has a strong sense of community. Moving here permanently in 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to see many acts of kindness – usually from afar. Recently that…
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••October 19, 2022
NOAA Proposes Vessel Speed Restrictions on Eastern Seaboard
In an effort to protect North Atlantic right whales from death and serious injury due to vessel collisions, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed changes to speed…
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News••October 19, 2022
Five Seeking Two Council Seats in Beach Haven
Five candidates are in the running for two council seats in Beach Haven on Election Day, Nov. 8.
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Positive Change
Republicans, please lend me your microscope – I am in search of integrity, intelligence or ideas from anyone in your party. Please reveal what MAGA GOP candidates, such as our own turncoat Jefferson…
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News••October 19, 2022
Charlie Brown Would Be Proud of Tuckerton Church’s Pumpkin Patch
Sorry, Charlie Brown, but the Great Pumpkin hasn’t made an appearance at Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit this fall. But hundreds of his kindred sure have.
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Columns••October 19, 2022
Old Barney Loses Its Champions
In November 1922, Barnegat Lighthouse faced a new threat to its existence. It wasn’t from a storm with battering waves, but from the loss of support in Washington, D.C.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
Joint Council of Taxpayers Association of LBI Leading Islandwide Cleanup Oct. 22
Members of the Joint Council Taxpayers Association of LBI will facilitate an Islandwide cleanup of Long Beach Island on Saturday, Oct. 22, the same day of Clean Ocean Action’s annual fall Beach…
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
New Voices Needed
We are candidates for council in Surf City in the first contested election in many years. Things are changing. We love this town and are excited to see that the same ideals that led us to begin our…
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Opinion•October 19, 2022
Transparent Town
Barnegat is a transparent township with live TV and recorded meetings on cable and the web, extensive website information, transcripts of local board meetings and Nixle updates. The township has…
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News••October 19, 2022
‘Knox Box’ Ordinance Adopted in Beach Haven
An ordinance adopted by the Beach Haven Borough Council Oct. 11 would require “Knox Boxes” at all new and existing commercial buildings, structures with improvements requiring land use board approval…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
A Conversation With Writer Jamaica Kincaid at Grunin Center Oct. 24
The Ocean County College Foundation is excited to welcome award-winning writer Jamaica Kincaid to the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 24. The event, part of the…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 19, 2022
Wine Tasting Event in Harvey Cedars Nov. 5
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is bringing back a wine-tasting event Saturday, Nov. 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the High Point Firehouse. Proceeds…
