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Sports••April 6, 2022
Young Guns Gain Experience as Southern Squares Off With Kingsway
There’s a reason Southern Regional softball coach added two-time defending sectional champion Kingsway to the schedule for an early-season tilt: It was mainly to give all the younger players who are…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 5, 2022
Bengal Theatre Co.’s ‘The SpongeBob Musical’ Dripping With Enthusiasm
Barnegat High School’s Bengal Theatre Co. will be performing “The SpongeBob Musical” at 7 p.m. on April 7 to 9 and at 2 p.m. on April 10 in the school’s auditorium, located at 180 Bengal Blvd. in…
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News••April 5, 2022
Onsite Parking, Loading Zone Highlight New Tuckerton Lumber Co. Site Plan
In approving a site plan that divests the Tuckerton Lumber Company of lots no longer needed for business operations, members of the Surf City Land Use Board acknowledged the new owners for keeping…
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News••April 4, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Neighborhood Outraged Over Dredging Estimate
Phase 1 area dredging work was suspended at about 65% completion due to flounder spawning season, and is expected to resume around September, according to Little Egg Harbor Township Committeeman Ray…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 4, 2022
Lighthouse International Film Society Screening Two Documentaries About Birds
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be going to the birds at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 9.
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News••April 1, 2022
Another Summer Season Saved for Coast Guard in Beach Haven
The U.S. Coast Guard stepped back from a proposal to eliminate a weekend crew and small rescue boat stationed in Beach Haven, beginning this summer, during the busy recreational season.
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News••March 31, 2022
Beach Haven Donates Firefighting Gear to Ukraine
Protective gear no longer used by the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. is off to help firefighters in beleaguered, war-torn Ukraine.
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News••March 31, 2022
Supply Slowdown Won’t Stop Construction at New Ship Bottom Municipal Complex
Construction crews have a work-around for the delay in steel delivery, which is now expected by the end of next month, as the building of the new municipal complex in Ship Bottom moves ahead.
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News••March 31, 2022
Barbara Truncellito Remembered for Compassionate Involvement
Community organizations are mourning the unexpected loss of Barbara Truncellito, taxpayer association president in Barnegat Light and Island-wide, and an organizer on key service boards in Ocean…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 31, 2022
Join the Volunteer Beach Sweeps Effort on Long Beach Island April 9
Clean Ocean Action’s annual Beach Sweeps take place – rain or shine – on one Saturday in April and one Saturday in October. This year, the nonprofit is asking volunteers to join the springtime…
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News••March 31, 2022
Vietnam Veterans Gather at Barnegat Ceremony
Nearly 300 people, most of them Vietnam veterans, braved very frigid conditions March 29 for the Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration in Barnegat Township at the Fred Watts Gazebo Park.
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News••March 31, 2022
Barnegat Man ‘Heartbroken’ Over Ukraine Rejection
As someone who survived Vietnam, 9/11 and cancer, Barnegat Township resident Fred Rubenstein didn’t flinch when he heard about the Ukraine government seeking veterans from other countries to help…
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News••March 31, 2022
Holgate Section of Forsythe Refuge Seasonal Closure Begins April 1
At the end of March each year, staff from the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge erect seasonal closure signs on the southern tip of Long Beach Island to let the public know the 400-acre…
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Sports••March 31, 2022
Southern Rebuilding While Barnegat, Pinelands Look to Climb Higher
For the past few years, Ed Truitt learned a lot about playing a new brand of ball, and he did a good job as an assistant softball coach alongside Jamie Bernaldo. But now he’s returning to his roots…
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Opinion•March 31, 2022
Noise-Polluting Vehicles
This letter references “Disturbing the Peace” (3/9) by Mark Harrison. I agree with Mr. Harrison. There are too many unnecessarily noisy vehicles on the road. There’s no reason for a vehicle or a…
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Opinion•March 31, 2022
Hackneyed Chants
I write in support of John Marcinski’s letter of 3/9 (“Clear Choice”) and in reply to Edward Schwind’s diatribe in opposition (“Scratching Our Heads” 3/16).
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Opinion••March 31, 2022
Feeling Helpless? Pray for Ukraine
As the Christian church finds itself in the heart of the season of Lent, it calls all people of the world to turn to the God of peace and justice to pray for a credible ceasefire to Russia’s…
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News••March 30, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Resident Updates Center Street Project
On March 10, Dr. John Edmunds of Spruce Drive gave a hefty address during the public comment portion of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting.
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Sports••March 30, 2022
With Senior Pitcher Leading the Way, Southern Regional Softball Squad Should Be Solid
After winning 15 of its first 16 games last spring, everything was going great for the Southern Regional softball team, and then head coach Jamie Bernaldo’s son decided it was time to be born. Days…
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News••March 30, 2022
St. Francis Offers Evening of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
The centerpiece of a special prayer service for peace in Ukraine last Friday evening at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach was a responsive prayer of the faithful.
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Opinion•March 30, 2022
Solar Solution?
Our home has a large southern-facing roof. I’ve spoken with multiple solar panel installation vendors and they have all told me that the maximum number of panels that the N.J. Board of Public…
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News••March 30, 2022
Outdoor Seating Must Be Approved by Land Use Board in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom officials are standing behind their decision to end dining al fresco without specific approval from the borough’s land use review board, even as the state once again extended its own…
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Columns••March 30, 2022
Will Bridge Tender Go to Jail?
On Oct. 28, 1906, a newly inaugurated electric railroad express train derailed on the drawbridge entering Atlantic City, toppling into the bay and killing over 50 people. A coroner’s inquiry was…
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Columns••March 30, 2022
Hang Tough, My Blueberry Bush Family; The Vernal Ponds Are Overflowing
Here’s hoping that wasn’t a killer freeze we just shuddered through. Areas of the Pinelands bottomed out in the terrible teens. Just think of how cold it would have been without global warming. But…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 30, 2022
Stafford Library Friends Plan Gardening Talk
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, the Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library are resuming monthly programs.
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Opinion•March 30, 2022
Competent Volunteers
This is in response to Barnegat hiring Quality Medical Transport to serve the community. I can honestly say I do not know everything regarding the reason for this change, and I am sure Quality will…
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News••March 30, 2022
Tuckerton Elementary Taxpayers Will Get a Break for 2022-23 School Year
Tuckerton Elementary School District Business Administer Marian Smith began her budget presentation to the district’s board of education on March 28 with some disheartening news. Tuckerton Elementary…
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News••March 30, 2022
Man Who Confronted Student in Southern Regional Cafeteria Convicted of Harassment
A 49-year-old Manchester man has been convicted of harassment after entering Southern Regional High School on Feb. 15 and confronting a male student.
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News••March 30, 2022
Assemblywoman Gove Appointed to Legislative Youth Council
Ninth District Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove, a former teacher in the Southern Regional School District, has been named to the New Jersey Legislative Youth Council.
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News••March 30, 2022
Proposed Facility for Veterans Gains Nonprofit Status
A plan to help and house homeless veterans on a Barnegat Township site recently got some new life as it has received nonprofit 501(c) status.
