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Opinion•July 21, 2021
Free Market at Work
After reading two letters last week regarding a strip mall that we are under contract to purchase (“Not in Best Interest” and “Most Egregious”), I feel the need to respond.
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News••July 21, 2021
Vehicle Stolen From Long Beach Township Crashes in Ship Bottom
A car stolen from Long Beach Township at approximately 1:46 a.m. Monday, July 19, subsequently crashed close to the entrance to the Causeway Bridge in Ship Bottom. Local police responded, and the…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Enjoy Movie Night in the Park With Picnic
To shed the remnants of a difficult 2020 for many, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and Emergency Medical Services is hosting a picnic in the park for the community on Friday, July 30. The event is…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Noller’s Diner Comes Back to Life at Library
The Beach Haven Public Library recently unveiled a display featuring memorabilia from the old Noller’s Diner.
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Columns••July 21, 2021
Bounty From the Francis Wreck
On May 8, 1897, the three-masted wooden clipper ship Francis was 111 days out from San Francisco, bound for New York City, when a fire broke out on board as it was just south of Beach Haven.
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News••July 21, 2021
Stafford Township Aces 2020 Audit; Manahopkin, Cardboard Boat Regatta Announced
Stafford Township received a glowing report on its 2020 audit from Jerry Conaty of the Red Bank-based firm of Holman, Frenia and Allison. His report to the town came later than normal due to delays…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
‘Master Copies/Interpretations’ at LBIF Offers Takes on Picasso, Vermeer and More
The “Master Copies/Interpretations” exhibit now at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies was assembled by Jennifer A. Thompson, curator of European Painting and sculpture at the…
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News••July 21, 2021
Centenarian Receives Honor
World War II veteran Walter Radcliffe of Manahawkin turned 100 years old on July 10; he was honored with a proclamation at the July 13 Stafford Township council meeting.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Pop Culture: Fleeting Stars, Lasting Light
It has been a tumultuous week in popular music, with current affairs as intense and unpredictable as the stormy summer weather on the Jersey Shore.
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Opinion•July 21, 2021
Drone Patrol
While sitting on the beach Sunday I noticed some new visitors swimming in the unprotected area in front of me. I was some 200 yards from the nearest lifeguard bench. The guard whistled the offenders…
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News••July 21, 2021
Stafford Won’t Budge on Jennifer Lane Boat Slips; Skate Park, Feather Flag Topics Revisited
The mystery of the Jennifer Lane boat slips has been solved, according to Stafford Township Attorney Dennis Galvin. But that won’t stop Gary and Diane Mazzacca from fighting for what they believe is…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
GoodMan Fiske
STYLE: Covers of rock, dance and pop to set the night ablaze.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Kiwanis ‘Happy Feet’ Sock Drive Underway
Looking to buy some socks for yourself? Grab another pair or more for the Kiwanis of LBI’s sixth annual “Happy Feet” drive, which began last month and runs until Dec. 3.
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Business••July 21, 2021
New Business Serves Ice Cream in Barnegat
On July 14, Barnegat Bay Ice Cream became the latest business to open its doors in Barnegat Township. Located in a white building with blue trim at 515 North Main St. (Route 9), it offers 16…
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News••July 21, 2021
Barnegat Boy’s Death Leads to Abuse Charge and Cries of ‘Justice For Corey’
A Barnegat man was recently charged with endangering the welfare of child and jailed after police said they discovered evidence of him abusing his 6-year-old son in the township on March 20. The boy…
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Opinion•July 21, 2021
Cannabis Ban Backed
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Municipal Clerk/Borough Administrator Sherry Mason.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Joe Faronea
STYLE: Popular covers of the perfect music to suit the occasion.
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Business••July 21, 2021
Buy Tiffany-Style Lamps to Help Beach Haven PTA
In remodeling its arcade in the off-season, Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven found itself with 100 surplus Tiffany-style stained glass ceiling lamps since they no longer would be in use.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
LBI Foundation’s Seashore House Tour Is Online
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences presents its annual Seashore House Tour online daily from 10 to 11 a.m. beginning on Sunday, Aug. 1 through Thursday, Aug. 5. The tour will…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
St. Francis Community Center Craft Show July 24
The annual Summer Arts and Crafts Show at the St. Francis Community Center returns this month! After a year off due to the pandemic, the fair is back, and scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. this…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Grunin Center for the Arts Plans In-Person Events for Fall
The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College has announced its fall lineup of performances – most of which will be presented in person beginning in September. “Tickets will be…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 21, 2021
Surflight Hopes Audiences Get Kick Out of ‘Chorus Line’
Surflight Theatre’s second mainstage production of 2021 will be “A Chorus Line.”
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News••July 21, 2021
Stafford Township Fire Department Welcomes Newest Ladder Truck
About a year after the governing body approved its purchase, Stafford Volunteer Fire Co. Station 47’s new truck arrived on July 16, much to the delight of Chief Bill O’Neill.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 20, 2021
Black Maria Film Festival Returning to LBI Under a New Name
Actually it’s a 40-year-old festival with a new name. The Black Maria Film Festival is now the Thomas Edison Film Festival and, as it has for many years, is being screened locally at the Long Beach…
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Sports••July 20, 2021
Coquina Jam Returns to Brant Beach
The 2020 Jetty Coquina Jam was strange. Masks on the beach was just the start. From the sanitizing of jerseys between heats to the strange layout of the sponsors, it was a surf contest like no one…
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News••July 19, 2021
Surflight Theatre, Cruisin’ Tikis LBI to Appear on ‘Good Morning America’
Long Beach Island is attracting TV news crews as well as tourists this summer, and not just from local network affiliates from Philadelphia and New York City. LBI is going national.
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Sports••July 18, 2021
Barnegat Light, Surf City Yacht Club Teams Glad to Be Back in the Bay
Thomas Vazzano almost forgot what some of the youngsters on his swim team looked like after not seeing them last summer because a thing called COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the season.
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News••July 18, 2021
Gun Range Shot Down: Stafford Capitulates to Public Pressure Over Latest Plan
In response to public outcry over the proposed location of a police firearms range near the Island Woods Estates development, Stafford Township officials have decided to scrap the plan and go back to…
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News••July 17, 2021
Community Involvement Excites Coast Guard Post-COVID
The year of the pandemic wasn’t just 12 months of firsts related to COVID-19. It also marked the first year for Chief Warrant Officer Adam Murray as commanding officer for Coast Guard Station…
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Sports••July 16, 2021
Cedars Pulls Off Another Epic Victory as Lifeguard Tournament Season Begins
Tracey Hemmerle has been guarding the beaches of Ship Bottom for some 18 years now, and she’s been one of the premier female competitors in tournaments for nearly as long. But last year, she was…
