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Sports••September 8, 2022
Barnegat Runners Dominate at Fire Company 5-K Race
Nearly 300 runners of various ages participated in the Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s 19th annual Stop Drop and Run on Sept. 3. The event, featuring a 5K and 10K, began and ended at the…
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Sports••September 8, 2022
Southern, Barnegat and Pinelands Programs Could Have Exciting Seasons This Fall
This season could be an exciting one for the local girls soccer teams. Each one has brought back some experienced and talented players.
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Opinion••September 8, 2022
Social Security – Least the Government Can Do
I marvel at Mr. Spickard’s inference that retirement, as a new-fangled invention, is somehow bad and wasteful (“Why Retire When We Can Still Be Productive?” 8/31). After all, retirement takes…
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News••September 7, 2022
ALO to Launch Beach Litter Awareness Campaign in Surf City
Alliance for a Living Ocean is aiming to collaborate with Surf City to mitigate litter and hoping to generate public interest ahead of the council’s Sept. 14 meeting to reinvigorate the discussion.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 7, 2022
‘Piece of Cake’ Becomes Humble Pie During Final Clash of the Season
At the outset of “Can You Beat Biggy?” Season 1, O-Street Mini Golf regular Rudy Reel was concerned about playing against me. In fact, one of the first statements he delivered during our post-game…
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News••September 7, 2022
Help Food Drive Feed Families of Active-Duty Troops
Local people can help as the Military Support Alliance of New Jersey “Food Warriors” Food Drive is underway through September to collect food and monetary donations for active-duty troops who are in…
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Opinion•September 7, 2022
Semper Paratus!
As I am sure you are aware, the U.S. Coast Guard maintains a considerable presence here on Long Beach Island, providing a wide range of services to the public. The Coast Guard Auxiliary and…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 7, 2022
Art Notes, Sept. 7
The Stockton Art Gallery in Galloway reopened Sept. 6 with two new exhibitions that will run until Nov. 13.
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News••September 7, 2022
Ship Bottom Seeks Traffic Safety Solution Near School Bus Depot
Ship Bottom officials know all about impatient drivers zipping through residential areas as a means to elude traffic lights and backups on Ninth Street as they set out to prove the shortest distance…
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Sports••September 7, 2022
Southern, Barnegat, Pinelands Return Quality and Experienced Talent to the Court
Last season, the Southern Regional girls volleyball team had a new full-time setter amid mostly a new team, after capturing an NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV title the previous season. The Rams had a…
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News••September 7, 2022
Tips to Keep Kids Healthy as They Return to School
The season for rules, books, and teachers’ dirty looks is only days away.
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News••September 7, 2022
NJDOH No Longer Recommends Quarantine for Students, Staff Exposed to COVID-19
Another COVID-19 recommendation/regulation in New Jersey has bitten the dust.
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Business••September 7, 2022
Amiano & Son Design-Build Relocates to New Ship Bottom Showroom
On Long Beach Island, Amiano & Son Construction office and showroom is now established at 2500 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom. The recent move from Barnegat Light provides a more central location and…
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Business••September 7, 2022
Wanna Window Home Show Success Opens Doors to an Annual Event
The Wanna Window building supply company welcomed new customers and established clients at its successful inaugural Home Show, held at its Manahawkin site on Route 9 South on Aug. 31.
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Opinion••September 7, 2022
Drug Overdoses: Indications of Larger National Problem
In 2021, there were an estimated 107,000 drug overdose deaths, according to the federal government’s statistics. Most of the overdose deaths were opiate related. Ocean County has had a large number…
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Opinion•September 7, 2022
Giving Thanks
Recently my wife and I came down with COVID while on vacation. She recovered a bit faster than me.
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Opinion••September 7, 2022
Gotta Love a Mail-Bearing Manatee in a Hula Skirt
It’s Friday night and as we sail down the Boulevard on Long Beach Island, car packed for the weekend trip, bellies full of fast food that we gobbled up along the way, it’s my time to admire the…
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Sports••September 7, 2022
Southern, Pinelands, Barnegat Squads Cycling in New, Returning Players to Singles Positions
Sometimes the cycles are such among girls tennis lineups that, at some point, most or all of the singles positions receive a new crop of players, or at least one or two who had played in doubles…
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Opinion•September 7, 2022
Blvd. in Bad Shape
I have resided on LBI for more than 71 years. I am third generation here, and my Uncle Ange Leonetti was Long Beach Township chief of police, killed in the line of duty during the Nor’easter of ’62.
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Opinion•September 7, 2022
Huge Shoutout
A huge shoutout to the Long Beach Township Public Works Department, beach patrol and the powers that be for the Firepit Friday series and the Sunday funday music on the beach. All the staff is so…
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Columns••September 7, 2022
Ben Franklin and the Jersey Devil
When we think about legendary monsters, names like Abominable Snowman, Sasquatch and Loch Ness monster jump to mind, but these stories usually deal with sightings and not where the creature came from.
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News••September 7, 2022
Five in the Running for Beach Haven Council
An incumbent, a former candidate and three newcomers will be seeking two seats on the Beach Haven Borough Council in the November election.
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Opinion•September 7, 2022
We Can Do Better
As reported by the AP on Aug. 23, the Virginia utility commission (State Corporation Commission) has approved an application for a huge offshore wind farm off Virginia Beach, but with one huge…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 7, 2022
Barnegat Quakers Present Concert Sept. 18
The Barnegat Quakers will feature a concert by Niyonu Spann on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. People can attend in person at the Quaker meeting house on East Bay Avenue or join in through Zoom.
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News••September 7, 2022
DEP to Hold Virtual Public Meeting to Launch Wharton State Forest Use Survey
The state Department of Environmental Protection will host the first in a series of virtual public stakeholder meetings at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, to unveil a survey that will be used to develop an…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 7, 2022
Local Music Students Featured in Recital
Students of the Sharon Hood Music Studio in Little Egg Harbor Township will perform a recital on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. at the Tuckerton branch of the Ocean County Library.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 7, 2022
Jukebox Saturday Night Brings the Sounds of Swing to Grunin Center Sept. 24
Jukebox Saturday Night at Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts takes the stage on Saturday night, Sept. 24. Tickets for the 7 p.m. show, a high-energy musical revue of the big bands of…
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Sports••September 7, 2022
Southern, Pinelands and Barnegat All Need Significant Goal Production This Fall
Following a banner season in which scoring goals seemed easy, last year’s Southern Regional boys soccer squad had some trouble putting balls in the net, especially early in the season. During the…
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Sports••September 7, 2022
Pinelands Opens Football Season With Victory
Before the Pinelands Regional football season started, new head coach John Tierney was adamant in saying senior quarterback Ryan Allen wasn’t going to carry the ball 30 times per game. Tierney kept…
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Sports••September 7, 2022
Southern, Barnegat, Pinelands Have Some Offensive Clout Returning for Fall
Having a ton of seniors leading a team is both a blessing and a curse. Eventually, those seniors who had been relied upon to help set the tone and burn a path, in some cases for several years, fly…
