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News••April 13, 2022
Barnegat Schools Tout Technology Advances
The Barnegat Township School District continues to evolve programs and teaching methods as technology advances alongside the ever-changing ways students learn and grow.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 13, 2022
Art Notes, April 13
Soft Spot: “Nature Impressions,” a collection of paintings by artist Ray Haworth, will be on display throughout the month of April at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library.
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Sports••April 13, 2022
Southern Regional Softball Squad Snubs Brick Memorial, Faces Pinelands in OCT Semis
For the Ocean County Tournament, the Southern Regional softball team received the top seed for a second straight season – except this time the Rams didn’t exit early.
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Sports••April 11, 2022
Jacob Coupe Golfs His Way to Special Olympics Berth
Barnegat Township resident Jacob Coupe will be going to the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Fla., June 5-12. He will be representing Special Olympics Team New Jersey for golf.
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Business••April 11, 2022
Estate Sales a Good Option When Faced With a Huge Household of Stuff
It’s something you probably don’t like to think about, or at least discuss, because the last thing you want to do is lose your parents: “What will we do with all of our parents’ stuff when they pass…
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Business••April 11, 2022
Air Technical Services Adds Electric to Repertoire
Those who have come to love the friendly and comprehensive business provided by Air Technical Services will be glad to know the company has added an electrical division to its trusted name. Those who…
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Business••April 10, 2022
Do It Yourself! At-Home, Paver Patio Paradise
Spring has officially sprung – which, for many, means dusting out the cobwebs in the gardening shed and clearing out the leftover leaves in the yard.
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Business••April 10, 2022
C&S Metal Roofing Heightens Homes’ Value
Roofing is a pinnacle of any structure. The experienced team at C&S Metal Roofing LLC, and the related Advance Gutter Co. work together to install durable solutions that stand up to shore conditions…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2022
Large or Small Garden Overhaul, Can’t Go Wrong With Any of These Natives
Making over a space in the yard can be a fun project for the spring. But doing so shouldn’t mean it becomes an endless chore for years to come.
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Business••April 10, 2022
Outdoor Kitchen Trends Functional, Customizable and Ready to Enjoy
While the recent public health emergency made outdoor kitchens more of a trend elsewhere, dining al fresco from the comfort of home in the Long Beach Island region has always been on point. Still…
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Business••April 10, 2022
Simple Tips for Bringing the Job Outside
Yards, patios and decks turned into outdoor offices during – and since – the pandemic. According to a new poll conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by the TurfMutt Foundation, an outdoor…
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Business••April 10, 2022
Family Powers Girgenti Electric
The three company principles painted on the Girgenti Electric trucks have applied for decades: quality, experience and service.
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Business••April 10, 2022
A-Shore Power Washing Grows in Leaps and Bounds
At a young age, Kris Aareskjold developed a knack for power washing. He discovered it when his parents started spending summers in Barnegat Light beginning in the late 1970s.
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Business••April 10, 2022
G&M Kitchens and Baths Promises Luxury, Service
Husband-wife team Gavin and Melissa Dwyer are the G and M in G&M Custom Kitchens and Baths, a posh new design studio for home interiors and renovations.
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Columns••April 9, 2022
Our Weekly Friday South Swell and a Global Surfing Gentrification Issue That Hits Close to Home
You see, last Monday every columnist in America received an email from the American Content Editorial Society. (We call ourselves the ACES.) I believe that Jay Mann, Monique Demopoulos and Tom Farner…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 8, 2022
Stafford Library ‘Friends’ Seek Book Sale Donations
The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library are accepting donations for a book sale scheduled for Friday, May 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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News••April 8, 2022
Public Safety Concerns Arise During Final Phase of Causeway Project
After motorists emerge from a maze of orange and white barriers along Route 72 East in Stafford Township, the view from the 4-mile span connecting the mainland community to Long Beach Island is…
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News••April 7, 2022
Young Bull Gets Loose in Stafford, Wrecks Neighbor’s Mailbox, Sent to New Home
March came in like a lion and went out like a bull in Stafford Township last Thursday. Well, sort of.
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News••April 7, 2022
LBI Community, Beyond Rally Behind Marine Vet Who Lost Everything in Fire
Eighteen days after Paul Roberts’ home burned, rendering it uninhabitable, he sat at his neighbor’s dining table in Ship Bottom, playing cards and answering questions about how he had managed to keep…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 7, 2022
Females in Folk Art: Seaport Profiles Five for StoryCorps Archives
Tuckerton Seaport has partnered with StoryCorps on a storytelling project in honor of Women’s History Month, with interviews recorded for posterity and to be kept permanently in the StoryCorps…
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News••April 7, 2022
New Bag Bans Coming May 4; NJ Says ‘Get Past Plastic’
The day is almost here when shoppers in New Jersey will have to bag the idea that plastic bags will be there at the check-out counter. At big stores, there won’t be any paper bags at check-out…
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Columns••April 7, 2022
‘Tis a Complicated Thing, the Whipping Wind; Time for Cursing to Take a Permanent Break
ALERT: This Thursday evening, a New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council decision will be made on 2022 fluke regs. You can take in the live 5 p.m. proceedings at state.nj.us/dep/fgw/mcnclmtg.htm. Once on…
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Sports••April 7, 2022
Pinelands Baseball Already Surpasses 2021 Win Total
The opening days of the new spring sports season were successful ones for many local scholastic squads. The Pinelands Regional High School baseball team was among them.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 7, 2022
LBI Chamber’s In-Person Job Fair April 16
Job seekers can spring into action by attending an in-person job fair sponsored by the LBI Chamber of Commerce, April 16 in the gymnasium of the St. Francis Community Center. The event runs from 10…
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News••April 7, 2022
Tuckerton Budget to Exceed Cap; Dredging Goes Out to Bid
At the April 4 meeting of the Tuckerton Borough Council, Councilman Brian Martin presented the first reading of Ordinance No. 5, to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a…
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Columns••April 7, 2022
Suddenly Sharks Are Everywhere
If you mentioned New Jersey and shark attacks to even a casual visitor, you will likely get the story of 1916 and the 12 days of horror. The events have been the subject of books, movies and…
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News•April 7, 2022
School News: FCCLA Leadership Conference, Mini-Medical Academy Back on Track
On March 24, Southern Regional FCCLA’s high school and middle school chapters participated in the first in-person Leadership Conference since 2019, celebrating New Jersey FCCLA’s 75th anniversary. As…
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Sports••April 7, 2022
Southern Regional Squads Return Talent to Go After Big Things
Last spring, a colossal team effort helped secure the NJSIAA Group IV championship for the Southern Regional boys track and field team. The Rams had an excellent stint earlier this year during the…
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Opinion•April 6, 2022
Find Us a Leader
Suddenly, without any warning, some of our most feared predicaments have become reality. The three things we should never discuss in public are politics, religion and money, but here I find myself…
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News••April 6, 2022
NJNG to Remove Pipe-Laying Equipment, Vacate Site at East End of Dock Road
New Jersey Natural Gas is in the process of demobilizing its equipment – removing barges and other materials and conducting a site cleanup – at the east end of Dock Road in Eagleswood Township. It…
