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Opinion•June 29, 2022
All’s Well …
On my recent trip to Walmart, I decided to put my purchased goodies in the trunk of my car. In my hurry, I accidentally threw my purse in the trunk. The keys of my car, which control the trunk and…
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Opinion••June 29, 2022
Blessing and Dinner With Lifeguards: It’s an Honor!
Without exaggeration, it was an honor to host what we had named the evening, “Blessings and Burgers!” Just a few minutes before 6 p.m. on Sunday evening, June 26, about 15 people from both St.…
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News••June 29, 2022
A Third USS New Jersey Will Soon Join Fleet
The USS New Jersey will soon be joining the fleet.
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News••June 29, 2022
New State Website Assists in Addressing Environmental Threats to Public Health
A new website created by New Jersey’s Department of Health and Department of Environmental Protection provides municipal-level reports to help local governments and residents better understand and…
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News••June 29, 2022
West Creek Shop Owner Denied Weekly Farmers Market
Farmers markets were a topic of discussion at the June 27 Eagleswood Township Committee meeting, where Harriet Devaney of Harriet’s Hidden Treasures in downtown West Creek challenged the town’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Sara Setzer Feltworks
Fiber artist Sara Setzer brings her love and talent for felting and needlecraft back to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies the second week of July. Her popular…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Author Helps Celebrate Bastille Day Anniversary
The Ocean County Library’s Tuckerton branch hosts award-winning author J.C. Sutton on Thursday, July 14 at 2 p.m. The Tuckerton resident will sign copies of her new novel, Under the Guillotine: A…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Michael Corliss
STYLE: Rat Pack-era hits made popular by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. to soft-rock staples such as the Eagles, James Taylor and Neil Diamond.
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Business••June 29, 2022
LBI Surfing: Wave-Riding School Marks a Quarter Century
Not long after his high school graduation in the mid-1990s, Long Beach Island native Jeff Santoloci fused his love of surfing with a knack for teaching and established New Jersey’s first surf school.…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
16th Annual Barnegat Bay Day July 6 at LBI Foundation
Visit the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 for eco-educational fun at the 16th annual Barnegat Bay Day. Admittance is free.
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News••June 29, 2022
Petitions for Beach Haven Council Election Available
Prospective candidates for the Beach Haven Borough Council election in November can pick up petitions in the borough clerk’s office located in the municipal building on Bay Avenue.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Coffee With a Cop Returning to Harvey Cedars
The Harvey Cedars Police Department is planning “Coffee With a Cop” this summer at three locations, all from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
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News••June 29, 2022
Barnegat Pre-K Gets High Mark From Grow NJ Kids
The Barnegat Township School District is celebrating a top tier rating of its pre-K program. The rating comes from Grow NJ Kids, a state-sponsored initiative to raise the quality of early learning…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Art Notes, June 29
Give It a Swirl: “Watercolor Moments,” a celebration of spring and summer by shore artists Barbara Kraemer, Judith Schimmel and Karen Wachter, is on display at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 29, 2022
Tuckerton Surfboard Shaper Brings It Full Circle for Special Needs Students and Surfers
On Aug. 7, hundreds of volunteers in Wildwood will help about 100 adaptive athletes of all ages ride waves as part of the MossRehab Healthcare Network’s Life Rolls On “They Will Surf Again” event.…
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News••June 29, 2022
Tuckerton Man Faces Seven Years for 2021 Shooting
Tuckerton’s Donald Rutter, 53, has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault and stalking before Superior Court Judge Wendel E. Daniels.
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Sports••June 29, 2022
Overcoming Challenges Since Birth, Gosser Looks Forward to Division I Track Career
Valencia Gosser returned from a hamstring injury just before this past spring’s Shore Conference Championships and qualified sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.10 seconds. A short time…
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News••June 28, 2022
Stafford to Increase Patrols at Parks; Wins Wellness Award
In response to the May 18 arrest of a 15-year-old for bringing his father’s loaded handgun and a knife to Ocean Acres Park, Stafford Township police will increase and improve monitoring at local…
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Columns••June 28, 2022
Mullica Wildfire Comes at the Worst of Times; Kiteboarder Takes the Weirdest of Wounds
Sorry, but I have to commence this week’s column with downness of the highest degree, speaking of the fierce wildfire over in the Pinelands, an area of the Mullica Basin I’ve frequented since kid…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 27, 2022
Family-Friendly Fun at Bass River State Forest
For families looking for nature-based fun outside and not necessarily at the beach, Bass River State Forest offers Saturday activities throughout the summer and fall that will keep the kids both…
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Opinion••June 27, 2022
It All Began With a Pink Fishing Pole on the Beach
Editor’s Note: Patricia Marie Bongiovi, the author of the following story, started coming to LBI over 40 years ago. Her in-laws had a house in Spray Beach that she and her husband inherited. They…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 27, 2022
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Hosts Webinar on Marine Debris
Kate Morgan from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will join the Rutgers Cooperative Extension this Thursday, June 30 to give a presentation titled “Marine Debris in the…
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News••June 26, 2022
Education, Alliances, Water Quality: An Interview With ALO’s New Director
Earlier this year, Alliance for A Living Ocean’s former executive director Kyle Gronostajski took a job as the new environmental director at the Jetty Rock Foundation and recommended local Brittany…
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News••June 25, 2022
Anonymous Letter Riles Up Beach Haven Historic Preservation Advocates
Members of the Beach Haven Historic Preservation Advisory Commission are taking umbrage with an anonymous letter sent to them containing critical comments over a home renovation.
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Columns••June 24, 2022
Summer Tips, Hacks and Cheat Codes With Surf Events Stacking Up
For all the hype of Memorial Day, it always feels a little premature for the starting gun, as it’s followed by a few slow weeks where the Island can be heard catching its collective breath. The…
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News••June 23, 2022
Blessing of the Fleet Honors Family, Community
Tradition and teamwork are separated by thousands of words in the dictionary but forever linked by the commercial fishing industry and its community. For more than four decades, they come together…
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News••June 23, 2022
Road Work: New Sign of Summer Around LBI Region
All roads lead to Rome – unless the motorist is traveling the Route 72 corridor to Long Beach Island just west of Mill Creek Road in Stafford Township. Then, all roads to lead to construction and…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 23, 2022
‘The Addams Family’ Taking Over Surflight’s Mainstage
Surflight Theatre’s second mainstage musical of the 2022 season is “The Addams Family,” which opened June 21.
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Sports••June 23, 2022
Gracie Cordasco Becomes First Southern Regional Female Wrestler to Sign With Collegiate Program
Gracie Cordasco almost missed the party. Of course, it’s hard to say if she even knew there was a party.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 23, 2022
Harvey Cedars Activities Back in Full Swing
Concerts, sports camps, arts/crafts and local history are part of the summer offerings announced by the Harvey Cedars Activities Committee. All events take place at Sunset Park unless otherwise noted.
