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Arts & Entertainment••October 25, 2021
Color Run, Fall Festival in Barnegat Oct. 30
The Barnegat Elementary PTA will hold a Color Run and Family Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 30 at the Russell Brackman Middle School.
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News••October 24, 2021
Road Work Signals the Offseason on LBI
Autumn is in full swing, both on the calendar and on Long Beach Island but Island roads remain as busy as they are in the summer. The difference between the two seasons, other than temperatures and…
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News••October 24, 2021
‘A Season of Change and Hope’ for Barnegat Light Ospreys
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey’s live osprey camera in Barnegat Light recorded more than 360,000 views and 111,000 hours watched as observers, during the most popular on-air nesting…
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News••October 22, 2021
Dead Whales Will Be Named in Barnegat Light
To memorialize their deaths, Barnegat Light will name the whales that wash up on the beaches, said Dottie Reynolds, chair of borough council’s beaches and parks committee. Council passed the…
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News••October 21, 2021
Surf City’s French Legion of Honour Recipient Reaches Another Milestone
Decorated World War II veteran John Gutbrod’s cache of honors now includes one from the Surf City Borough Council, which on the occasion of his centennial birthday celebrated and honored the borough…
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News••October 21, 2021
Pennsylvania Woman Charged in Surf City Double Homicide Faces Gun Charges
The Pennsylvania woman charged earlier this month with the stabbing death of her father and his longtime companion at their bayfront home in Surf City now faces charges for possession of a handgun…
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News••October 21, 2021
Giant Sea Turtle Stuck in Holgate Rocks
Last week, Beach Haven resident Bob Nish was walking along the beach in Holgate when something on a jetty caught his eye. It was a gigantic sea turtle, wedged between the rocks.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 21, 2021
Harvest Hayride, Fall Celebration at Bayview Park
For a burst of fall fun, check out Long Beach Township’s fifth “Harvest Hayride … and more!” this Saturday, Oct. 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Bayview Park in Brant Beach.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 21, 2021
Surflight Re-creating Infamous ‘The War of the Worlds’ Broadcast
Surflight Theatre will be presenting “War of the Worlds – The Panic Broadcast,” a live onstage radio play, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, 29 and 30 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 and 31.
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News••October 21, 2021
Polish Honor Count Casimir Pulaski at 1776 Battle Site in Little Egg Harbor
Little Egg Harbor has the distinction of having had a Revolutionary War battle fought on its soil. Soldiers from Count Casimir Pulaski’s Legion were brutally put to sword by British marauders during…
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Columns••October 21, 2021
While October Has Been a Treat, Surf Has Been Tricky … Oh, and La Niña Is Here
Well, since American consumerism dictates that the Christmas season starts in 10 days, I want to make sure Halloween has a fighting chance.
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News••October 21, 2021
Tuckerton Seaport Still Going Strong While Doing the ‘Pandemic Pivot’
The Tuckerton Seaport annual members meeting on Oct. 14 was held in the Zoom venue, and as usual, Seaport Executive Director Brooke Salvanto was prepared with statistics and enthusiasm.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 21, 2021
Original Metal Bands Useless, Dying Light Help Resurrect 1990
Saturday night was an evening for locals, by locals at Bird & Betty’s in Beach Haven, with two heavy alternative acts heralding hordes of big hair and combat boots. In fact, the event was even billed…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 21, 2021
New Ocean County Health Department Vax, Booster Clinic Added
Ocean County Health Department has added a pop-up vaccine and booster clinic on Friday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bay Avenue Community Center, 775 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. Pre-register…
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Sports••October 21, 2021
Southern Does Everything Right in SCT Field Hockey Opener
Holmdel may not be Shore Regional, but the Southern Regional field hockey team wanted to make a statement in its Shore Conference Tournament first-round matchup against the Hornets on Oct. 16.
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Opinion•October 21, 2021
Save the Station
As a charter boat captain, I am on the water an average of six days a week.
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Opinion•October 21, 2021
Outstanding Candidate
David S. McWilliam is an outstanding candidate for the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education. He has the experience and depth of knowledge in educational matters that will enable him to…
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Opinion•October 21, 2021
Amazing Stand
The Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter (FOSOCAS) are grateful for the generous donation received from the proceeds of the fifth annual Lemonade Stand in Barnegat Light. Savannah has held…
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Opinion••October 21, 2021
Whale of a Poem
Recently, at my high school reunion, someone decided that it would be fun if we finished that last English “assignment” and wrote a poem. Everyone else picked heavy topics like love and the meaning…
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News••October 21, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Finds and Hires Dredging Contractor
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee hired a contractor to dredge the Mystic Island Phase I and Atlantis lagoons during an executive session after the regular municipal meeting held Oct. 14.
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Opinion•October 20, 2021
Off-Duty Save
On Oct. 8 an off-duty LBI lifeguard who is a Monmouth University student saved a 23-year-old man from a strong rip current on a Long Branch beach.
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News••October 20, 2021
Hard-Fought School Board Race in Little Egg Harbor
Five candidates are battling it out for three seats on the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education.
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News••October 20, 2021
Coast Guard Recovers Remains of Glen Rock Man Off LBI
A crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light recovered the remains of a Glen Rock man in the bay about 2 miles off Island Beach State Park on the evening of Oct. 14, ending a four-day search that…
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Opinion•October 20, 2021
Offensive Photo
As a resident of Barnegat for over 20 years, I found the October page of Barnegat’s 2021 calendar most offensive. Politics has no place in a township publication that serves people of all parties.
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Opinion•October 20, 2021
Perfect Qualifications
David S. McWilliam, candidate for a seat on the Long Beach Island Consolidated school board, is by far one of the most qualified individuals to aspire to this office in a very long time.
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Opinion•October 20, 2021
Most Important Question
It seems to me that your Oct. 13 interview with Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli — and, for that matter, your interviews with the LBI school board candidates in the same issue —…
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News••October 20, 2021
Barnegat Light Refines Bayside Lot Height Plan
Borough Engineer Frank Little attended the Oct. 13 meeting of Barnegat Light Borough Council to discuss a revised method of measuring a baseline for lot elevations, to be used for new construction…
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Opinion•October 20, 2021
Guiding Force
As a parent, grandparent, retired teacher and professor of education, I’m amazed that the parents of our children who attend the LBI Grade School and E.J. School are not more concerned and involved…
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News••October 20, 2021
New Stafford Firetruck Dedicated to Brody Peak
On Saturday, Oct. 9, the Peak family, Chris, Audrey and Bryson, was presented with Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. #1’s newest truck (4735), dedicated in memory of Brody John Peak on what would…
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News••October 20, 2021
Grab Some ‘Crazy Socks’ and Boost Southern Regional FCCLA Campaign
Of all the announcements made during the Southern Regional Board of Education meeting last week, one stuck out as being a bit funky.
