News
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Opinion•April 14, 2022
Pass Plan Slammed
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini and the board of commissioners.
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Columns••April 14, 2022
Shore Visit Ends in Tragedy
During the summer of 1926, there had been scattered reports of shark sightings at the Jersey Shore, from a thresher shark attacking a boat off Seabright, to a 9-foot record sand shark being caught at…
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News••April 13, 2022
Medical Emergency Highlights Coast Guard Teamwork
A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Station Barnegat Light provided support for a medical emergency call about 45 miles east of Point Pleasant, while Air Station Atlantic City airlifted the man from the…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Popular Pancake Breakfast Back at Surf City Firehouse
It’s back! After a two-year absence due to COVID-19, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is kicking off the holiday weekend with a community favorite: a pancake breakfast at the firehouse. The…
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Opinion•April 13, 2022
Unwieldy Bureaucracy
While trying to sell the states on ratifying our Constitution, James Madison famously wrote, “the powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those…
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Business••April 13, 2022
Elevate the Dinner Party with Private Dining By Francis
Could LBI living get any better than a classically trained French chef creating a masterful menu and serving it at the hosts’ seaside dinner party while they relax with their impressed guests?
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Master Gardeners Return to Stafford Library
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Ocean County Master Gardeners bring their program to the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library in Manahawkin on…
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Opinion••April 13, 2022
With Financial Incentives the Future Is Electric
It may seem like a tall order: Make changes to your home to lower your energy bills, remove harmful pollutants from the air you breathe, and help in the global fight against climate change.
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Opinion•April 13, 2022
Come Together
In September 1987 I, as a relatively young photojournalist, covered the 200th celebration of the ratification of the Constitution in Philadelphia. There was the usual pomp and circumstance, Americans…
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News••April 13, 2022
Become a Dreamer, Help David’s Foundation
Like all other nonprofits, David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation suffered through the bleaker days of the pandemic. While it persevered through unsettling times, it had to do so without the aid…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Catch Perch, Help Fire Company
Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. hosts its second annual perch tournament on April 30, rain or shine. The contest is for white perch only, caught with rod and reel.
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Opinion•April 13, 2022
Learn From Past
Before Mitch McConnell and the Republican Congress throw stones at the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, I would suggest they first look in the mirror and address the…
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Sports••April 13, 2022
Barnegat Works Through Second-Game Hiccups to Knock Off Lakewood
Even with a core group of players to build around, Barnegat boys volleyball coach Karla Jennings realizes her team is still a work in progress because of an influx of new players to the program.
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News••April 13, 2022
Overall Cybersecurity Threats Remain High for New Jersey
A new report from the New Jersey’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness takes a deeper dive into potential threats, including continued cybersecurity campaigns targeting individuals as well…
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Columns••April 13, 2022
It’s All About Invasiveness … and Asian Jumping Worms; Fluke Fishermen Are Fine With the Strictest Slot in the Land
Correction: Sorry for the mucked-up caption in last week’s photo attached to this column, regarding red and green buoys. I’ll safely let discoverboating.com clarify: “As a general rule of thumb, when…
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Business••April 13, 2022
Harvey Cedars Deputy Mayor Featured on Local Podcast
Bob Palestri and Jennifer Hornik, a father and daughter real estate team from the G. Anderson Agency in Long Beach Township, recently featured Harvey Cedars Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale for their…
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Opinion••April 13, 2022
Energy Misconceptions
If I hear one more word bemoaning the Keystone pipeline (“Practical Energy Policies Will Help Maintain World Order” 4/6) …
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Business••April 13, 2022
Compassion Café Setting Up Shop at Sea Shell
The Compassion Café, a Beach Haven-based nonprofit organization that gives adolescents and adults with special needs work experience opportunities, is gearing up for its second season.
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News••April 13, 2022
Stafford District, School Board Pay Homage to Teachers, Support Staff and Retirees
Sometimes it’s just a good idea to celebrate, and Monday night’s Stafford Township School District Board of Education meeting had a celebratory atmosphere.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Garden State Surf & Art: Where Ideas Take Shape
Jim and Terence Smith are brothers and business partners in Garden State Surf & Art, where they display and sell handmade goods and antiques, build custom art frames, collect reclaimed wood and raw…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Barnegat Town-Wide Yard Sale Is April 30
In doing your spring cleaning, have you found various items in good condition but you have no use for them? The Barnegat Recreation Department and the Barnegat Rotary Club invite you to participate…
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News••April 13, 2022
Used Plastics Become ‘Buddy Benches’ in Ethel Jacobsen School Project
Throughout the winter, students at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City collected household plastic items for a special project, spearheaded by first-grade teacher Sarah Esarey, that…
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News••April 13, 2022
Still No Federal Dollars for 2023 LBI Beach Replenishment
The next periodic beach replenishment project for Long Beach Island, tentatively slated for later this year, has not received federal funding under fiscal year 2022.
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News••April 13, 2022
Barnegat Streets Get a Spring Makeover
Many streets in Barnegat Township are sporting a neater look following the April 9 townwide cleanup sponsored by the Barnegat Pride Adopt-a-Street program.
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News••April 13, 2022
Contract Awarded for Flood Control Measures in Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Borough Council has awarded a $2.3 million contract to Underground Utilities Corp. of Linden for three new pump stations at the end of Seventh, 12th and Pearl streets.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Alliance for a Living Ocean Seeking Volunteers for Marsh Cleanup in Holgate
In connection with Earth Day, Alliance for a Living Ocean will be leading a cleanup in the marsh near the Long Beach Township Field Station in Holgate on Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
OCC Repertory Theatre Company Presents ‘The Crucible’ Beginning April 22
The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College will return to 17th-century Salem this month when the OCC Repertory Theater Co. presents the Arthur Miller classic “The Crucible” at the Black…
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News••April 13, 2022
Vietnam Veterans Honored in Tuckerton Ceremony
On April 2, VFW Post 12173 of West Tuckerton, in partnership with Tuckerton Mayor Sue Marshall and the Tuckerton Borough Council, held a Vietnam Veteran 50th Anniversary Pin Ceremony at Tuckerton…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Hosts Webinar on Summer Flounder
Kiley Dancy of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and Dustin C. Leaning from the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission will join the Rutgers Cooperative Extension on Monday, April 25 to…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Sentimental Cruisers Car Show in Barnegat April 23
Do you have a vintage automobile or truck to show off? The Barnegat Township Recreation Department, Barnegat-Waretown Chamber of Commerce and Sentimental Cruisers Car Club invite you to participate…
