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News••April 21, 2022
Gateway to LBI to Be Repaved
Beginning April 25, the contractor for Ship Bottom’s ongoing infrastructure improvement project will repave Eighth and Ninth streets, delivering on a pledge earlier this year to do so as soon as the…
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News••April 21, 2022
An Island for Birds Emerges Along the New Jersey Coast
Over the past three years, field biologists from the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey had kept an eye on an island that formed just off the coast of New Jersey, on the southern edge of…
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News••April 21, 2022
Massive Cox House Makeover on the Horizon
At its next meeting, on Wednesday, April 20 at 4 p.m., the Ocean County Board of Commissioners plans to introduce an ordinance appropriating $2.25 million for restoration of the historic Cox House in…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 21, 2022
Art Notes, April 20
Kid’s-Eye View: Aza Nizi Maza is a children’s art studio in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where Russian missile attacks have destroyed buildings and lives. The students there are making artwork with antiwar…
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News••April 21, 2022
Land, Sea Rescue Vehicle Perfect Fit for Ocean County
Named for the Atlantic Ocean, it comes as little surprise that Ocean County is well known for its sandy beaches and oceanfront attractions. What might be a surprise is that water comprises only…
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Business••April 21, 2022
Ocean Acres Veteran Launches Skate Brand
Those who grew up in the area of Stafford Township, especially mainlanders, know the hidden majesty that is the Bridge to Nowhere. The locale, sometimes referred to as the old “telephone farm,” is…
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Sports••April 21, 2022
Southern Softball Squad Advances to Championship With Shutout of Pinelands
No question, the way last season ended still doesn’t sit well with many of the players on the Southern Regional softball team.
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Columns••April 21, 2022
Bridge Brings Railroad to LBI
One of the interesting aspects of studying history is that when you search to find out the why for a question, it inevitably can trigger a “what if” discussion. Why is Long Beach Island so different…
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Sports••April 21, 2022
Southern Regional Boys Volleyball Team Doing Exactly What It Should Be Doing Right Now
If anybody in the state had been wondering whether the Southern Regional High School volleyball team was just going through the motions during the first week of the season, April 12 was proof the…
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Opinion•April 21, 2022
Play the Percentages
Knowledge obviously is necessary to be successful on “Jeopardy,” but strategy is just as important.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 21, 2022
Shawn Colvin on Stage at the Grunin Center April 30
Three-time Grammy winner Shawn Colvin will visit the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 as part of her “‘Steady On’ 32nd Anniversary…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 21, 2022
Food Safety Training, Certification Course Available From LBI Health Department
Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist Nora Sullivan and Health Officer Daniel Krupinski of the Long Beach Island Health Department will hold a two-day food safety manager certification…
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News••April 21, 2022
LBI Health Department Expands COVID-19 Second Booster Availability
The Long Beach Island Health Department is currently providing additional booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine – Pfizer or Moderna – for certain populations based on recommendations from the Centers…
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Opinion•April 21, 2022
Bias on Biden?
Is there a concerted effort by the media to suppress public dissemination of the serious allegations about Hunter Biden and the Biden family first reported as Russian disinformation in October 2020?
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News••April 20, 2022
Sound Garden: Outdoor Amplified Music Still Permitted in Surf City
Surf City’s temporary suspension of outdoor amplified and live music rules hit its initial mark: to help local businesses during a public health emergency threatening the town’s business economy. For…
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Opinion•April 20, 2022
Satisfying Read
Victoria Ford’s April 6 article (“Females in Folk Art: The Seaport Profiles Five for StoryCorps”) brought the special talent and flair of five featured artists into such sharp focus. It did the same…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 20, 2022
Family Promise of Southern Ocean County Hosts Designer Bag Bingo in May
It’s easy to help out Family Promise of Southern Ocean County, but it may be difficult to decide which way suits one person best. However, for those who love purses and handbags, now’s a good time to…
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Business••April 20, 2022
Jetty Flagship Finds Home in Downtown Manahawkin
Anyone who lives and dies by the tides is well-acquainted with Jetty — the coastal brand with a conscience. The brand with the philosophy “Draw your own line” was born out of a garage in Ocean Acres…
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Opinion•April 20, 2022
Get With the Times: Plugging Electric Carts
While much discussion took place in Long Beach Township over a year ago about lowering speed limits to 15 mph on Beach Avenue (I think it’s terrific, given the increase in walkers, runners and bikes…
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Opinion••April 20, 2022
‘No Ordinary Time’ Redux – a Need to Evolve and Maintain
The forever conundrum of elected officials at all levels is as follows: fight to keep things the way they are, the way they have always been, the way we love them to be, or work to make improvements…
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News••April 20, 2022
Stafford Introduces $51.2 Million Budget; Workshop Highlights Three Years of Accomplishments
Stafford Township taxpayers could pay 2% more in municipal taxes in 2022.
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News••April 20, 2022
Ocean County Tax Rate Down a Penny Despite Almost $10 Million Budget Increase
The Ocean County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the county’s 2022 budget earlier this month.
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News••April 20, 2022
Barnegat Light Budget Hike Held to Half-Cent
Barnegat Light Borough Council introduced a $4,010,000 budget for the year 2022 that holds a tax increase to half a cent, an amount that the chair of the revenue and finance committee called “a…
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News••April 20, 2022
Stafford Playgrounds Get Accessibility Upgrades
Changes and ADA-compliant additions are coming to Stafford Township’s playgrounds, Township Administrator Matthew von der Hayden announced during last week’s budget workshop.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 20, 2022
Learn About St. Francis Community Center Offerings at Open House
The public is invited to an open house at the St. Francis Community Center in Brant Beach on Sunday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The open house is the first of the 50th anniversary year observances…
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News••April 20, 2022
Late-Night Dredging Debate in Little Egg Harbor
The hottest topic at the three-hour-long Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting on April 14 was, unsurprisingly, dredging. The topic was so pervasive, in fact, it barely made it to the public…
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News••April 20, 2022
Catherine Mates Turns 102 With Family and Friends
Catherine Mates celebrated not just any birthday, but 102 years, and had loved ones and a surrounding staff at The Residence at Stafford to celebrate with her on April 3.
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Opinion•April 20, 2022
Kindness of Strangers
The following is a report of the kindness of strangers that we experienced on April 3.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 20, 2022
LBI Garden Club Flower Show Invites the Public
For the first time in more than 50 years, the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s annual flower show will be open to the public. The free event takes place on Thursday, May 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the…
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News••April 20, 2022
Ocean County’s COVID-19 Numbers Going Up Again
COVID-19 refuses to go away. Cases are once again on the rise in the United States following a precipitous fall from the Omicron variant spike in January.
