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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
National Juried Competition: Works on Paper at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies presents the 23rd annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition: Works on Paper, featuring 70 artworks created by artists…
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Opinion•June 16, 2021
Best Trip Ever
The Long Beach Island Grade School sixth grade class of 2021 was treated to a truly special field trip on June 2. In the June 2 edition, an article was published detailing a cross-curricular project…
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News••June 16, 2021
Go Fund Me Launched for Barnegat Accident Victims
A Barnegat Township family left reeling from a recent fatal car accident has started up GoFundMe pages to help cover a variety of costs.
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Opinion•June 16, 2021
What a Production!
The 13th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival June 3-6 was another blockbuster event, thanks to all the volunteers, venues that hosted screenings, businesses that provided refreshments and…
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News••June 16, 2021
BH First Aid Squad Excused From Ordinance
An ordinance that originally put the borough of Beach Haven in charge of conducting background checks for prospective members of the town volunteer fire company and the first aid squad now has the…
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Opinion••June 16, 2021
Act II: We All Scream for Ice Cream. Or Not.
Author’s recap of Act I in last week’s SpeakEasy column: My first summer job began and ended on the same day at the Westmont Theater, when I caught the manager and the candy lady in a compromising…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Harvey Cedars Activities Back in Full Swing
COVID-19 resulted in the Harvey Cedars Activities Committee canceling events in 2020. But with the pandemic situation greatly improved, activities are on for 2021, featuring concerts, sports camps…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Go the Distance in Honor of Allie Zambito, With #active4allie 27 Challenge
Register now for a physical fitness challenge in honor of a woman whose life was cut tragically short two years ago. Commit to move 2.7, 27 or 270 miles in 62 days from June 22 through Aug. 22 for…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Ryan Zimmerman
STYLE: Funk, reggae, folk, blues, punk rock and Americana
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Business••June 16, 2021
Lavinia’s Haven Making Scents of the Shore
Scent is a magical vehicle that connects to memories. Lavinia’s Haven in North Beach Haven carries more than 75 aromas that nudge the senses with thoughts of the beach, of every other favorite thing…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Mainland Musicians Thrive on Open Mic, Lasting ‘90s Remnants
This week is for the mainlanders – or, as some might self-describe, the underdogs, over-winterers, pineys … you-name-its. Of course, we all make up the whole of this special coastal community, and…
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News••June 16, 2021
Beach Haven Students Connect With ‘Ah-Nold’
Early this month, the Beach Haven Elementary School received a congratulatory phone call from Gov. Phil Murphy on the school being able to stay in-house for the whole year.
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Columns••June 16, 2021
Finally Ending World War I
This July 4th weekend marks the 100th anniversary of a key moment in American history, but since it took place in New Jersey, it is all but forgotten or ignored.
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Sports••June 16, 2021
Southern Outslugs Pinelands in Baseball Season Finale
Unlike last spring, this year’s senior baseball players at Southern Regional High School had the opportunity to play their final game together. Heck, the fact they had the opportunity play the entire…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
He Goes to Great Lengths for Love, Creative Proposal
Many of us have stories of things we have done out of love. Many of them have unfolded in Beach Haven. Not all of us would want to tell the world those stories. Few have a story of love that is this…
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Opinion•June 16, 2021
Never Been Better
I think we can safely say Barnegat, the No. 1 town in Ocean County, has never been better.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Ocean County Library Announces Online Summer Activities
Avid readers of all ages will find a season full of excitement and prizes in the Ocean County Library Summer Reading Challenge. Registration has begun for “Tails & Tales.”
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News••June 16, 2021
Youngsters Show Gains in Reading Levels
While this school year may not have been traditional, Barnegat Township School District’s youngest learners at the Cecil S. Collins School and the Lillian M. Dunfee School have shown tremendous…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
‘Sinatra: The Musical’ at LBI Foundation June 27
Entertainer Tony Sands brings his tribute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” with “Sinatra: The Musical” on Sunday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies.…
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News••June 16, 2021
Coalition Formed to Battle Atlantic Shores
Beach Haven resident Bob Stern has taken a keen interest in the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind proposal to construct a wind farm off the coast of Long Beach Island and parts south to Atlantic City.…
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News••June 16, 2021
Long Beach Township’s Beach Patrol Housing a Win-Win for Community, Lifeguards
Each summer, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol oversees 12 noncontiguous miles of ocean beach – the most, by quite a bit, of any Long Beach Island municipality. That means hiring nearly 200…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
LBI Historical Museum Reopening June 19
The Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum, located at 129 Engleside Ave. in Beach Haven, will be opening for weekends beginning Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20, from noon to 4 p.m.
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News••June 16, 2021
Long Beach Township Marks Promotion of Eight Police Officers
The Long Beach Township Police Department proudly promoted a number of officers last week, marked with a ceremony held in the Brant Beach municipal complex the afternoon of June 7. During the event…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 16, 2021
Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station Open House This Friday
Take a trip to the southern end of Long Beach Island this Friday, June 18, to celebrate the grand opening of the Long Beach Township Marine Field Station in Holgate. Tour this educational facility on…
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News••June 16, 2021
Barnegat Bay Partnership Creates ‘Jersey-Friendly’ Pollinator Garden at Ocean County College
A grant from the science-based nonprofit Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation funded the installation last month of a “Jersey-Friendly” pollinator garden on the Ocean County College campus in…
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News••June 16, 2021
Ocean County College Expands Cybersecurity Program
The cybersecurity curriculum at Ocean County College now includes two partner courses for the fall 2021 semester, each designed to prepare students for valuable industry certifications.
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News••June 16, 2021
Local Police Officers Take Part in 2021 Special Olympics Torch Run
Stafford Township, Long Beach Township, Barnegat Township and Ocean Township police officers come together on Friday…
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News••June 16, 2021
Offshore Wind Farm Opponents Escalate Concerns to U.S. Department of Interior
Leveraging federal law permitting the suspension of a renewable energy lease, the Long Beach Island Coalition for Wind Without Impact on June 5 submitted a request to the secretary of the Department…
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Sports••June 16, 2021
Old Bridge Finds Way Past Southern in State Final
Before the 11 seniors on the Southern Regional boys volleyball squad graduated on Wednesday, head coach Eric Maxwell wanted them to have a great parting gift.
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Sports••June 16, 2021
Braddock, Brown, Gonzalez Lead Southern to Group IV Title
It wasn’t enough that Jackson Braddock went into the NJSIAA Group IV Championships as the top-seeded runner and favorite to win the 3,200-meter run. He had some inspiration to do well with a special…
