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News••February 16, 2022
Beach Haven Seeks Funding for Curb Cuts
Beach Haven is seeking $40,000 in Ocean County Community Development Block Grant funds to continue its curb cut program in the downtown business area on Bay Avenue. The borough council authorized the…
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News••February 16, 2022
Long Beach Township Police Investigating Reports of Check Fraud
The Long Beach Township Police Department is currently investigating multiple reports of check fraud within the township as well as Barnegat Light, which the department patrols. According to police…
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News••February 16, 2022
Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School’s ‘Souper Bowl’ Benefits St. Francis Food Pantry
Students at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School are helping to tackle hunger. During the week of Feb. 7-11, the youngsters at the Surf City school – which houses prekindergarten through second…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Compete in Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s ‘Critter Chaos’
Which species would win in a hypothetical fight between an osprey and a bobcat? What about a battle between the Pine Barrens treefrog versus the eastern spadefoot toad? The Conserve Wildlife…
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News••February 16, 2022
Beach Haven Business District on the Docket Feb. 21
On Monday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m., the Beach Haven Borough Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the future of the main business district. It will be available only through Zoom.
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Opinion••February 16, 2022
Prove It
I want to applaud and completely endorse the sentiments expressed by Gilbert DeVries in his commentary (“Biggest Victim of Recent Events Is the Truth,” 1/26). Sadly, truth has become negotiable as we…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Pinelands Students Take Theatre Competition By Storm
Pinelands Regional High School is a powerhouse when it comes to theater.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Ocean County College’s Cybersecurity Seminar Series Continues
The Software Bill of Materials has been mentioned throughout the security industry, as well as by the federal government, as a way to solve software supply chain risk. But according to Dan Walsh…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Talking Offshore Wind Power with the DEP at Feb. 19 Science Saturday
The Long Beach Island Foundation’s Science Saturday series is continuing to delve into the topic of offshore wind energy. On Feb. 19, Reneé Reilly, a research scientist in the N.J. Department of…
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News••February 16, 2022
Stafford Prepares for Spring: News Around Town
Stafford Township has applied for a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $40,000 to make ADA improvements to the playground at Nautilus Park in Ocean Acres, Administrator Matt von der…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Art Notes, Feb.16
Bunk’s Back: Artist Jessie Wolfrom, a.k.a. Bunkerfish, returns to Beach Haven this spring with The Bunkhouse, her new venture opening in Schooner’s Wharf on Memorial Day weekend. Affectionately named…
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News••February 16, 2022
Hospital Now Offering Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
Just in time for National Heart Month and Valentine’s Day, Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center announced last week that it will now provide diagnostic cardiac catheterization…
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Sports••February 16, 2022
Seasons End in State Tournament for Barnegat Boys, Southern Girls
The Barnegat boys swim team has a whole crop of seniors who are on their way out of the program, but’s that not what Declan Lustenberger considered the Bengals’ secret weapon this season.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 16, 2022
Ballads at Bella’s: Amanda Ramirez Brings Downtown Barnegat to Life
With sunny skies and 60-degree temps, last Saturday offered up the perfect opportunity to celebrate an early Valentine’s Day, and the historical community of Downtown Barnegat set the stage.
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Sports••February 16, 2022
Barnegat Girls Bowling Squad Finishes Second in State Group II
Bowlero in North Brunswick, formerly Carolier Lanes, isn’t exactly a first-timer friendly place. The lanes there take some getting used to.
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News••February 15, 2022
Beach Haven First-Graders to Spread Kindness on News 12 TV
While COVID-19 and crime have given news broadcast a rather negative feel, News 12 New Jersey likes to put a smile on its viewers’ faces with its “On a Positive Note” segment. On Wednesday morning…
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Columns••February 15, 2022
Coyote Comings and Goings Increase; Gulf Stream Isn’t Quite Itself
How can I not write about Island coyotes this week, after receiving a veritable pack of reports regarding sightings, both tracks and visuals, from north, south and decidedly in-between? A surge in…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 15, 2022
Participate in Little Egg Community Cleanup, Take Home a Tree
Residents of Little Egg Harbor are welcome to participate in the town-wide environmental commission community cleanup on April 9 and, afterward, have some lunch and take home a tree.
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News••February 14, 2022
Brackman Students Make, Send Valentines to Seniors
National Junior Honor Society and Leaders in Training students at Barnegat’s Russell O. Brackman Middle School came together to make Valentine’s Day cards for local seniors.
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Opinion••February 14, 2022
Snowy Winter Fun on Old Long Beach Island
My childhood home was a drafty, isolated cottage facing Barnegat Bay on the west, always cold in winter. The northwest wind whipped the water over the bulkhead, and salt spray speckled the windows.
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Sports••February 13, 2022
Even If It’s the Super Bowl, Clark Harris’ Job is Still Eight Yards at a Time
Clark Harris isn’t the nervous type. In fact, to hear him say it, he rarely has moments of doubt or worry while on the football field.
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News••February 12, 2022
St. Mary Academy Recognized for Philanthropic Effort, Educational Prowess
St. Mary Academy in Manahawkin recently was recognized in two distinct ways, honors that fortified the internal efforts of the school’s administration and staff in building up a generation of…
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News•February 11, 2022
School News: Color Guards to Strut Their Stuff at Southern Regional Competition
The Southern Regional Color Guard is hosting its first Annual Indoor Competition. In addition to both Southern color guards and the Southern Regional Indoor Drumline, there are 12 other groups signed…
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News••February 11, 2022
LBI Region Visitor Survey Shows Pandemic Spending Healthy
With the latest survey results in from a Stockton University study of vacationers to the Long Beach Island and Southern Ocean County region in 2021, some results aren’t a surprise and some are. But…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 11, 2022
‘Peculiar Mystifier’ Leads Southern Sophomore to the World of Published Authors
Molly Regulski has been dreaming up stories for most of her young life. One of them is now available for the entire world to read.
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News••February 10, 2022
Claw of Rare Blue Lobster Found on Loveladies Beach
During the winter, Tom Nolan of Manahawkin walks the beach looking for driftwood. The longtime local roofer had surgery several months ago, and while he feels better every day, he hasn’t been cleared…
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News••February 10, 2022
Gov. Murphy Announces Forthcoming End to Mask Mandate in Schools
Breathing will become a little easier within Southern Ocean County school buildings in about a month. On Monday, Feb. 7, Gov. Phil Murphy announced the forthcoming end to the mask mandate.
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Business••February 10, 2022
Let the Music Play: New Joe Pop’s Owners Say Nightlife to Remain
Public speculation around what the future holds for Joe Pop’s Shore Bar and Restaurant in Ship Bottom – now that the liquor license transfer to new ownership is complete – is as wild as Wednesday…
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Sports••February 10, 2022
Southern Sophomore Snags Title at Shore Conference Girls Wrestling Tourney
Last season, Ella Yanuzzelli broke onto the wrestling scene by reaching the girls state championship tournament as a freshman. Later this month, the Southern Regional sophomore may be vying for a…
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News••February 10, 2022
Harvey Cedars Signs Give Advice on Seals
Sightings of beached seals on Long Beach Island are not unusual this time of year. And in Harvey Cedars, signs have been set up at various beach entrances advising people what to do in case they spot…
