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Business••September 10, 2021
Elegance Surface Concepts Turns Dreams Into Reality
Home sweet home is more a feeling for the people living there than the actual abode itself. Still, many create a quick mental list of changes or updates they’d like to make while they move through…
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Business••September 10, 2021
The Buzz on the FlyCatch-R Trap
In the warm months, it seems like an entire SWAT team would be needed to eradicate the biting flies that attack in certain conditions in a shore-meets-pinelands environment. The Brigantine-based…
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Business••September 10, 2021
Thrift Shop Now Features Annex With Holiday and Bridal Items
At the Old and New Thrift Shop in Manahawkin, one of the challenges has been to keep track of an ever-growing inventory. This is why last year, the shop opened up an annex on the west end of the…
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Business••September 10, 2021
Above and Beyond With Atlantic Structure Movers
Atlantic Structure Movers LLC owner Jay Thompson has been raising and moving houses and commercial structures of all types for almost 40 years, armed with an applied knowledge of physics and geometry…
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Business••September 10, 2021
Butch’s Crane Services Accomplishes Heavy Lifting Safely
They used to say in New York, when Albert N. Vira Jr. of Butch’s Crane Services came to the job, “Have no fear, Butch is here.”
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Business••September 10, 2021
At Coral Hammer, Relationship Building as Important as Any Design Element
For Nicole Toci, owner and designer of Coral Hammer on Mill Creek Road in Manahawkin, the mid-20th century television show “Father Knows Best” would definitely be called “Mother Knows Best.”
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Business••September 10, 2021
Lumber Costs Slowly Return to Normal Prices
October marks the ninth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the most lethal and catastrophic hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, and the beginning of an era of new construction on Long…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2021
Events Missing From 2020 LBI Fly Kite Festival Return This Year
While the LBI Fly International Kite Festival was one of only a handful of major LBI happenings to take flight in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, a few of the fan-favorites were missing. Not this…
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News••September 9, 2021
Ship Bottom to Begin Fire Hydrant Flushing Sept. 13
Beginning Monday, Sept. 13, the borough of Ship Bottom will flush fire hydrants throughout town in a continued effort to supply residents and visitors with safe and palatable drinking water.
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News••September 9, 2021
Charter Fishing Group Lands Reef Balls
The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association’s Junior Mate Reef Project recently received a shipment of 32 reef balls to be deployed this month.
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News••September 9, 2021
Former Barnegat Resident Experiences Ida’s Ire in Louisiana
“If I can handle Superstorm Sandy, I think I should be able to handle anything else after that.”
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Arts & Entertainment••September 9, 2021
Folk Philosopher, Blues Musician Chris Smither Sums Up Summer
Long Beach Island bade farewell to summer with a resounding bang, kicking off Labor Day weekend early with a Thursday evening performance by nationally revered folk and blues artist Chris Smither.
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Columns••September 9, 2021
Magical Labor Day Weekend Gives Way to ‘Locals Summer’ Fun, Hurricane Larry Swell
I think I saw a fairy fly over the Island and sprinkle pixie dust on Monday night.
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News••September 9, 2021
Air Force Reworks Donation Channels to Help Afghans at Joint Base’s Liberty Village
The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center has announced its Afghan guests are starting their new lives in America at Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
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News••September 9, 2021
Towns Have Turned Teal for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
When more people recognize teal as the official color of ovarian cancer awareness, area residents Arlene Morrison and Chuck Sulkowski have done their job. In five towns on Long Beach Island and in…
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News••September 9, 2021
LBI Foundation Offers Tips to Help Injured Wildlife
“What would you do if you found an injured adult osprey on the ground?” asks the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts of Sciences. Most people have, or will, come across an animal – a bird, a…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 9, 2021
With EMS Chief as His Sidekick, Stafford Mayor Takes Another Shot at Biggy
Nearly midway through August two years ago, Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre dropped a hole-in-one on the 14th at Sandbar Golf and was tied with me going into the final four holes. A meltdown…
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Opinion•September 9, 2021
Huge Dog Problem
We have a huge problem in Surf City and no one seems to care. Increasingly over recent years, and especially since COVID, I personally have had multiple horrible run-ins with unleashed dogs on our…
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Opinion••September 9, 2021
Saving the Bay One Little Baby Clam at a Time
Most people remember their first kiss or the first time they drove a car. Rick Bushnell remembers his first clam.
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News••September 9, 2021
Cybersecurity Criminals Target Education, Disaster Relief
Across the Southern Ocean County region, school administrators and staff welcomed students back into the fold this week as the 2021-22 academic year kicked off with in-person instruction after a year…
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Business••September 9, 2021
Shop Small, Win Big Holiday Shopping Pass Sponsored by Manasquan Bank
In the business world, the winter holiday season is not too far away. In the adapting conditions of 2021, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce has another way for businesses to let shoppers…
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News••September 8, 2021
Stafford Crews Soon to Connect Runoff Inlet and Basin to Alleviate Flooding Problems
Residents on the eastern side of Route 9 near McKinley Avenue in Stafford Township soon may see much desired relief from potential flooding due to overflow spillage when the skies open up and deliver…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 8, 2021
Popcorn Park Celebrates Final Rock 2 Adopt Music Festival
All are invited to the Associated Humane Societies’ Popcorn Park Animal Refuge at 1 Humane Way in Forked River this weekend for the 10th annual Rock 2 Adopt Music Festival. The event is on Saturday…
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Opinion•September 8, 2021
Real Blessing
I just wanted to express both my and my wife’s thanks to whomever was responsible for providing the beach buggy on 12th Street in Surf City for those of us who would not be able to enjoy the beach…
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Sports••September 8, 2021
Barnegat, Southern, Pinelands Tennis Teams Look to Build Around Returning Players
Last fall was an odd season for the local high school girls tennis teams. Not only did they start a month behind their normal schedules due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but because girls…
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News••September 8, 2021
Ship Bottom Awaits NJDOT Grant to Help Pay Water, Sewer Work
The Ship Bottom Borough Council last month unanimously approved two bond ordinances totaling $1.4 million for water and sewer improvement on two separate areas of Shore Avenue. The borough expects to…
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Business••September 8, 2021
Women in Business to Meet at Hotel LBI
The Sept. 28 Women In Business meeting by the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will be hosted by Hotel LBI on West Eighth Street in Ship Bottom. Attendees can plan for a morning of…
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Business••September 8, 2021
Bayfront Festival Volunteers Welcome for Oct. 2 & 3
Volunteering is the chance to help power the celebration for the Bayfront Festival in Beach Haven Oct. 2 and 3, when music, beer and local vendors wind down ChowderMonth. The Southern Ocean County…
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Sports••September 8, 2021
Southern Regional Field Hockey Team Reloads for Another Potentially Big Season
Last year, Southern Regional’s field hockey program graduated a boatload of seniors. At the end of this season, the Rams are going to graduate even more – there are 18 of them on the roster.
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Opinion•September 8, 2021
No Leader
It’s not often that I have a “spit out my coffee” moment, but Mr. Sorce’s letter (“Leadership Lacking,” 9/1) did it for me. When you talk about leadership you have to consider the goal you are…
