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Sports••October 5, 2022
Through 10 Matches, Chemistry Mixes Well for Undefeated Southern Volleyball Squad
Jordyn Hamlin has a simple explanation for the Southern Regional girls volleyball team’s 10-0 start to the season.
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Sports••October 5, 2022
Parkinson Leads Way as Pinelands Football Squad Runs Through Lakewood
After losing by a combined 10 points during the previous three games, the Pinelands Regional football team on Sept. 30 left no doubt which team dominated the game, as the Wildcats racked up 366 yards…
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News••October 5, 2022
Hurricane’s Remnants Stick Around Until Wednesday
People who hate rainy weather were probably going stir crazy earlier this week as the remnants of Hurricane Ian delivered on and off bands of heavy rain and caused moderate flooding in the usual…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 4, 2022
This Saturday: Surf Fishing Seminar and Start of Annual Angling Tournament
With the arrival of fall and the start of the 68th annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic, it’s time to fine-tune those fish-catching skills. Don’t miss out on the free surf fishing seminar scheduled for…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 4, 2022
Introduction to Qigong at Stafford Library Oct. 11
Learn the physical and mental benefits of a traditional Eastern therapy method at the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library when Jennifer Steffener presents “Qigong for Health and Vitality” on…
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News••October 4, 2022
Long Beach Township Awarded Bay Islands Restoration Grant
Long Beach Township has been awarded a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation community resiliency grant in the amount of $87,065.68, to fund the restoration of five bay islands located in the waters…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 3, 2022
Lizzie Rose to Return Indoors, Requests Support Through Transition
The rumors are true and the time has come at last for world-class acts to return to the intimate space that is the Lizzie Rose Music Room – yes, inside the building located at 217 East Main St. in…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 2, 2022
Volunteer This Saturday for Little Egg Harbor Fall Cleanup
After a hot summer, and with all the festivity of fall, it’s important to remember to give back to the community that makes it all happen.
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Sports••September 29, 2022
Boyd Delivers in Overtime as Southern Girls Capture First Win of Season
It took more than 14 minutes of overtime on Sept. 21, but the Southern Regional girls soccer team finally broke into the win column this season.
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Columns••September 29, 2022
Vying for Air Supremacy
In the summer of 1922, America was in the midst of a historic transformation. The nation was still recovering from the horrors of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic that followed. In the…
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Sports••September 29, 2022
Pinelands Scoring Spree Secures Two More Victories
After tasting victory a week earlier, the Pinelands Regional field hockey team added to its win total last week, scoring a pair of W’s to reach the .500 mark.
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Opinion•September 29, 2022
Balanced Leadership
I would like to commend John Imperiale’s article and commentary in the Aug. 31 edition titled “E Pluribus Unum – Words We Must Strive to Live By on LBI.”
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Opinion•September 29, 2022
Best Interests
As the mid-term elections approach, please ask yourself – who represents me and my best interests? Is it the current Democrat turned Republican House of Representatives District 2 member or the man…
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News••September 29, 2022
Spread the Word: Free Health, Wellness Resources for Ocean County Residents
Peter Curatolo, a coordinator for the Ocean County Health Department for about 14 years, gave a presentation on the many resources offered by the health department during the Sept. 6 Tuckerton…
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Opinion••September 29, 2022
Unrealistic Guarantee
Jim Binder, in a letter (“We Can Do Better,” 9/7), asked why New Jersey cannot demand that wind turbine operators provide a guarantee that they will meet their projected capacity factor. I do not…
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Opinion••September 29, 2022
Senseless Violence
Seara Burton is a name I imagine not many of us know.
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News••September 28, 2022
Offshore Wind Impact on Recreational Fishing Is Research Focus
Two offshore wind companies with projects planned off the New Jersey coast, including one off Long Beach Island slated to become the world’s largest, are expected to foot the bill on new research…
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Columns••September 28, 2022
Acupuncture for Damaged Plugging Shoulders; Tapping Into the Meyer’s Hole Menagerie Pack
I’m sort of short-winded this week. Yes, I of over-verbalness – more than once cited by the word police for offering columns exceeding the posted limits – am running on empty, which tangentially begs…
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Columns••September 28, 2022
Places Enjoyed by Many May Now Belong to Few; Rocky Fling With Fiona, Mess of Hurricane Ian
It would seem that an awful lot of folks on Long Beach Island, and even those for whom this is a part-time home, are pretty upset at the news of the Long Beach Island Grade School being sold to a…
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Opinion•September 28, 2022
Skills, Quick Thinking
The entire Fischer family would like to thank all the first responders, the police, fire, EMS, Barnegat Light First Aid team and everyone on the scene whose skills and quick thinking saved my…
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Sports••September 28, 2022
Pinelands Football Squad Falls Just Short in Overtime Against Matawan
Down 21-0 after three quarters, the Pinelands Regional High School football team had the option to fight back or crawl away in defeat. The Wildcats chose the former, scoring three times during the…
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News••September 28, 2022
Furlong Is First Southern Junior ROTC Cadet to Become a Pilot
Before retiring from the Southern Regional School District in June, at the end of the last school year, Col. Joseph Potts brought Junior ROTC cadet Chloe Furlong into the sky in a plane, mostly to…
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Sports••September 28, 2022
Southern Regional Cruises Past Brick Memorial, Toms River East to Stay Undefeated
Following a successful weekend during which the Southern Regional girls volleyball team received several significant tests, coach Eric Maxwell’s crew continued its torrid pace to start the season…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 28, 2022
Decoy, Gunning Show Celebrates Successful 40th Festival
Last weekend marked the 40th annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show – better known to locals as simply the Duck and Decoy Show.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 28, 2022
Gift Auction Kicks Off Busy October at Tuckerton Episcopal
Yet another local annual event that the COVID-19 pandemic had shutdown is now returning on Saturday, Oct. 1.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 28, 2022
Art Notes, Sept. 28
At Last: Swing by Beach Haven Borough Hall to explore the new art show, “Off-Season Bliss,” presented by Pine Shores Art Association, on display through mid-January. Part of the months-long…
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Sports••September 28, 2022
Southern Regional Gymnasts Start Season With Win But Small Squad Has Uphill Climb
The Southern Regional gymnastics team has been a bit of a juggernaut the past few seasons. The Rams had clout at its top spots and a significantly large pool of gymnasts to throw into a meet, and…
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Opinion•September 28, 2022
What If?
Margaret Thomas Buchholz’s Aug. 31 retrospective of our “Viking” figurehead is, just as she says, a continuing mystery. Barnegat Light Museum curator Reilly Sharp is quite correct that the accepted…
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News••September 28, 2022
Resilient LBI Team to Finish Sea Level Action Plan in October
Members of the Resilient Long Beach Island team are currently working to finalize their draft of a plan to protect the area’s infrastructure, homes and businesses as the sea level rises. This…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 28, 2022
‘Facing Monsters’ Is Far More Than Typical Surfing Film
Surfing movies have always been a part of the Lighthouse International Film Festival so it isn’t surprising that the related Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening one on Friday…
