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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Take a South Pacific Virtual Tour May 26
In commemoration of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Month, the Ocean County Library’s Lacey branch will present a virtual tour of Thailand, the Philippine Islands and Hawaii on…
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Columns••May 18, 2022
Promises, Promises – But No Money
After years of sitting in traffic jams caused by the ongoing construction of the “Causeway Improvements” and asking if this will ever end, it should be obvious that the history of Long Beach Island…
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News••May 18, 2022
Committee Advances 9th District’s Sandy Victim Clawback Bill
The N.J. Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee has advanced legislation S-1700 – introduced by Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the…
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News••May 18, 2022
Barnegat Bay Partnership Releases State of the Bay Report
Every five years, the Barnegat Bay Partnership, a national estuary program, releases a State of the Bay report, prepared using data from recent and ongoing research to assess the current…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Ocean County College Hosts the Charlie Apicella Trio, Featuring Don Braden, May 22
The Charlie Apicella Trio, featuring world-class tenor saxophonist Don Braden, visits the Gia Maione Prima Studio Theater on the campus of Ocean County College this weekend. Tickets are still…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Pollinator Picnic May 21 at LBT Field Station in Holgate
Bee there or bee square: The Long Beach Township Field Station in Holgate is hosting its very first Pollinator Potluck Picnic on Saturday, May 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring a pollinator-inspired…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Authors Speak Against Intolerance at Library Program
Sabeeha Rehman and Walter Ruby, authors of We Refuse to Be Enemies, will highlight their message of solidarity against intolerance Wednesday, May 25 at 6 p.m. at the Ocean County Library’s Toms River…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Online Brain Health Series Begins June 1
The Ocean County Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter mark Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month during June, with four awareness-raising virtual programs scheduled on…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
OCL ‘Memory Cafés’ Starting Up in June
The Ocean County Library and the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter announce the resumption of live, in-person Memory Cafés starting in June.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
New Season, New Opportunities for Mini Golfers to Challenge SandPaper Pro
Editor’s Note: As dates are filled, this story will be updated to reflect the available weeks remaining.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Little Egg Troupe Performing Classic Comedy ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’
The Little Egg Theatre Company will perform the classic 1939 Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner” on Thursday through Saturday, May 19 to 21 at 7 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m.…
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Sports••May 18, 2022
After Second Chance, Southern Swats Barnegat From Baseball SCT
The Southern Regional baseball team was given another chance to stay alive in the Shore Conference Tournament, and the Rams took full advantage of the situation.
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Sports••May 18, 2022
Southern Boys Volleyball Team Snags 12th Shore Conference Crown
Earlier this season, Southern Regional boys volleyball coach Eric Maxwell wasn’t too interested in talking about the possibility of his Rams going undefeated while winning another state championship.…
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Sports••May 18, 2022
Toms River South Upends Southern Regional in County Tournament Final
Four of the Southern Regional softball team’s five losses this spring have been by a run. Unfortunately, one of them occurred on May 11, when the Rams managed just one baserunner against Toms River…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 18, 2022
Spend Memorial Day Weekend at Bass River
Nature enthusiasts are invited to celebrate Memorial Day weekend and hopefully the final arrival of pleasant weather by taking a hike at Bass River State Forest May 27 through May 30.
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News••May 18, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Submits Budget; Speeding Still Dangerous on Center Street
The first piece of business at the May 12 Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting was to introduce the 2022 municipal budget, which has total general appropriations of near $26.3 million. The…
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Business••May 17, 2022
NJ Tourism Spending Up 27% from 2020
“Tremendous gains” in tourism recovery in 2021 from the pandemic was the news from the New Jersey Tourism Industry Association (NJTIA) on May 5 as statewide leaders gathered in Trenton for National…
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News••May 16, 2022
First Responders Learn Practical, Lifesaving Skills
REAL LIFE LESSONS: (From top) Rooftop training was held on the shuttered Surf City Square building ahead of high winds last week. Following through on the inside. Lessons are taught walking toward…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 16, 2022
Craft/Vendor Fair to Benefit ‘Home for Heroes’
A craft and vendor fair to benefit a plan to help and house homeless veterans is scheduled for Saturday, May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 308 Route 72 in Barnegat Township. The rain date is Sunday…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 15, 2022
Heritage Point Plans Firewise Day May 18
The Heritage Point community in Barnegat Township will hold its Firewise Day on Wednesday, May 18 at 2 p.m. at the north clubhouse on Heritage Point Boulevard.
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Columns••May 15, 2022
A Wind Whacking That Unlooses Naysayers; It’s Time to Begin Regreening LBI
It was quite the rollicking wind whacking we’re slowly shaking off. It was an old-fashioned three-day(-plus) nor’easter.
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News••May 14, 2022
Circle Drive Work Postponed, Expected to Ease Some Summer Traffic Concerns
Even as the days are growing longer, the time for the N.J. Department of Transportation to address concerns about lane closures and night work expected to be conducted this summer at the entrance to…
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News•May 14, 2022
School News: Serviceman Makes Surprise Return to Southern Regional
On May 3, Nick Carrano (Southern Regional High School Class of 2020) returned home from his South Korea military assignment and surprised his sister Julia by visiting her during English class. Julia…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 13, 2022
‘Doo-Wop Spectacular’ at the STAC June 12
Many classic hits from the late 1950s and early ’60s will be on the bill when a “Rockin’ Doo-Wop Spectacular” hits the stage of the Stafford Township Arts Center on Sunday, June 12 beginning at 4 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 13, 2022
Learn About Tucker’s Island at Library Friends’ Program June 2
Long before vacationers flocked to the hot spots on Long Beach Island, Tucker’s Island was the place to be.
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News••May 12, 2022
LBI Garden Club Flower Show Back in Limelight
More than 200 visitors flocked to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences for the Long Beach Island Garden Club’s Flower Show May 5. It was the first time the event was open to the…
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News••May 12, 2022
Historic Harvey Cedars Home’s Fate Is Up in the Air
Attempts are underway in Harvey Cedars to save a home dating back to the early 20th century from the wrecking ball.
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News••May 12, 2022
Awarded Contracts Power Start of NJ’s First Offshore Wind Project
Engineering, procurement and construction contracts have been awarded for New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, to be constructed south of Long Beach Island, off the coast of Atlantic City.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 12, 2022
Island Singers Return Post-Pandemic Just in Time to Celebrate 50 Years
It’s been a long, silent two years for the Island Singers, who had been delighting the region with choral magic since 1972. As the pandemic slowly subsides, the group readies to give a handful of…
