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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
‘Celebrating the Jersey Shore’ Talk on July 22
The Ocean County Library will host noted local author Margaret Thomas Buchholz’s presentation, “Celebrating the Jersey Shore,” on Friday, July 22 at 2 p.m. at the Toms River branch.
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Sports••July 20, 2022
As Surfing and Fundraising Go Bigger Every Year, Where Can Jetty’s Coquina Jam Go From Here?
Two years ago, local apparel company Jetty held a responsibly planned and safely distanced 12th annual Coquina Jam during the pandemic, raising $88,000 jointly for its nonprofit arm, the Jetty Rock…
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Opinion•July 20, 2022
Blow to Birds
I read with interest your recent articles about the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim race being canceled to protect the piping plovers, which were nesting nearby, and about the recent growth in their…
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News••July 20, 2022
Summer Food Program Helps Area Families in Need
During the school year, students from families experiencing financial difficulties are eligible for reduced cost or free lunch programs. But what happens to these children during the summer?
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News••July 20, 2022
Volunteers Needed for LBI Gives Together Event
The Spray Beach Yacht Club is seeking volunteers for an LBI Gives Together event on Thursday, Aug. 4 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
‘Round’ Show Invites a Lingering Look at Pine Shores
“So many different ways of seeing ‘round,’” Pine Shores Art Association President Tom Rutledge remarked to the room full of members at the start of the meeting Monday night, July 11.
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News••July 20, 2022
Stafford Police Make Drug Arrest Outside Walmart
Police found heroin while arresting two people outside the Walmart in Manahawkin for shoplifting on Friday evening, July 15.
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News••July 20, 2022
The Wheel Is Turning for LBI Garden Club
Besides green-thumb oriented events, the Garden Club of Long Beach Island also believes strongly in environmental education. That was the impetus for the club’s newest addition – a spinning wheel of…
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News••July 20, 2022
Ocean County College Awarded Grant for New Artificial Intelligence Lab
A $40,000 grant from the American Association of Community Colleges, Dell Technologies and Intel will help Ocean County College build an artificial intelligence laboratory that will provide greater…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
Free Community Dinner at Tuckerton’s Church of the Holy Spirit on July 27
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of The Holy Spirit, located at 220 East Main Street (Route 9), will be resuming its monthly free community dinners at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
Hear Custom Blend Thursday Nights in Barnegat
If you prefer your music unplugged and rootsy, stop by the downtown gazebo in Barnegat Township on Thursday nights to hear Custom Blend perform bluegrass and country tunes.
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News••July 20, 2022
Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s Osprey Nest Survey Underway
Staff from Conserve Wildlife Foundation, as well as N.J. Department of Environmental Protection biologists and a handful of dedicated volunteers, are currently venturing on foot and by boat to the…
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News••July 20, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Recognizes Junior Mayors for the Day
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee opened its July 14 meeting with presentations by two “junior mayors.”
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
Author to Discuss ‘Secret Jersey Shore’ July 30
Author Mary Lebeau will give a talk and sign copies of her book Secret Jersey Shore: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure at the Beach Haven Public Library on Saturday, July 30 at 2 p.m.
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News••July 20, 2022
Monday Deadline Looms for School Board Candidates
There’s still time for those interested to file a nominating petition to run for a seat on their local and regional school boards this November. But they’ll have to get moving.
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News••July 20, 2022
Barnegat Police Expand Patrols to Bay Waters
On July 18, the Barnegat Township Police Department announced the launching of a new marine unit.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
It’s Strictly Bluegrass at Albert Hall July 30
You can enjoy an evening of real rootsy music when the Pinelands Cultural and Historical Society presents a bluegrass festival on Saturday, July 30 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Albert Music Hall…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
‘The Amazing Max’ Brings Magic to Grunin Center Aug. 3
Start August off with a little magic! On Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, on the campus of Ocean County College, will welcome back “The Amazing Max.”
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News••July 20, 2022
CDC Once Again Says Ocean County Has High Rate of COVID-19 Transmission
It doesn’t take a Nostradamus – who, by the way, was a physician known for treating plague victims more successfully than most of his colleagues at that time – to predict COVID-19 numbers will rise…
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Business••July 20, 2022
Farm on Main to Expand Wedding Venue, Add Catering Kitchen
The Eagleswood Township Land Use Board meeting of Tuesday, July 12 was more crowded than usual. Tom and Jessica Scangarello, owners of the 20-acre, family-owned Farm on Main in West Creek, came…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
SeaSisters Founder Brings Distant Shores to Beach Haven Through Surf Photography, ‘SOLACE’ Screening
Creative producer Amanda Prifti combines her love of photography and filmmaking with her passion for positive social change. Her organization, SeaSisters, is a social enterprise that strives to…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
Surflight’s ‘Legally Blonde’ Enjoyable If Flawed
Before I start ticking off the many flaws of “Legally Blonde,” the current main-stage offering at Surflight Theatre, let me say the show, at least its second act, had me enthusiastically cheering.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2022
Keep On Trucking: Jam Scene Picks Up Where Dead Ends; Dan Brown Serves Weekly Dose of Empathy
It might be argued that the sultry, sticky storm system that moved in last weekend was the collective, heavy sigh of Deadheads across the nation. Yes, Dead & Company’s summer tour has finally come to…
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Business••July 20, 2022
Paul’s Deli Brings Philly Hoagies to Mystic Island
Anyone who has lived or vacationed on or near Long Beach Island has engaged in the age-old culinary semantics debates of “pork roll” vs. “Taylor ham” and “sub” vs. “hoagie.” Being sandwiched (pun…
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News••July 20, 2022
Another Record Year for Piping Plovers in Holgate
The Holgate unit of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, on Long Beach Island’s south end, is experiencing another banner year for piping plovers. According to Todd Pover, senior wildlife…
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Sports••July 19, 2022
Former Pinelands Regional Pitcher Noah Dean Drafted By Boston Red Sox
Hard-throwing, left-handed relief pitchers are a commodity for Major League Baseball teams, and after the past two seasons Noah Dean has had at Old Dominion University, it’s not a surprise he’s been…
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News••July 18, 2022
GoFundMe Started for Girl Struck by Truck
A GoFundMe drive has raised nearly $26,000 for a Barnegat Township girl struck by a truck while she was crossing Route 72 in Manahawkin last month. Makiah Worthy, 15, sustained head and lower body…
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News••July 18, 2022
Swim, Tan and Learn ASL at Barnegat Bay Beach
To Anthony DeFranco, the bay beach in Barnegat Township isn’t just a place to bask in the sun or take a dip in the water. It actually serves as one of the Barnegat resident’s classrooms.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 17, 2022
Sara Michaels and Sharon Sable
STYLE: “More than just jazz standards” e.g. Peggy Lee, Billie Holiday – also blues and jazzy covers of Eva Cassidy, Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, The Beatles, James Taylor, Bob Dylan…
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Opinion•July 15, 2022
Important Initiatives
The Barnegat Township Committee has been meeting with state officials to push two items of interest to our residents.
