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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Art Notes June 2
Rattled Red: The Pine Shores Art Association’s “Red Show” is online through June. Artists were tasked with adding red to their work. Starting June 1, see dozens of paintings by this dedicated group…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Take Home Fish & Chips From Thistle Food Truck
The popular Kearny Thistle food truck will once again visit Long Beach Island and bring its tasty fish and chips specialty. In conjunction with the St. Francis of Assisi Parish, the food truck will…
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News••June 2, 2021
New Committee to Tackle Edwards School Future
A recently formed citizens advisory committee will assist the Barnegat Township Board of Education in deciding the future use of the Elizabeth V. Edwards School building on Route 9.
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News••June 2, 2021
Man Charged With Making Terroristic Threats Against Pinelands High School
A Pleasantville man has been charged with three counts of making terroristic threats targeting Pinelands Regional High School students and the school itself between May 23 and May 25, Ocean County…
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News••June 2, 2021
Don’t Forget About June 8 Primary Elections, Especially If You Are a Republican
It seems unpatriotic to tell Americans not to bother showing up at the polls, but Southern Ocean County’s registered Democrats won’t have much to vote about in the June 8 primary elections.
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Columns••June 2, 2021
Senator Calls in Big Guns
As you stand at the base of LBI’s Barnegat Lighthouse it’s easy to visualize the danger it faced from advancing tides and storms. What you don’t see is the battle of wills that took place to keep the…
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News••June 2, 2021
Mother of 13-Year-Old Pinelands Student Seeking Justice After Son Is Attacked in School
The mother of a Pinelands Regional Junior High School 13-year-old is upset and angry.
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News••June 2, 2021
Stafford Amendment to Redevelopment Paves Way for Multiple Projects
No more cruddy water tower in town. Another township park. More fields and service amenities for resident and township use. And all paid for courtesy of the Walters Group.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Marty and the Martians
STYLE: Covers that rock, roll, rollick, frolic, pop and party.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Ted Hammock
STYLE: Breezy, bouncy, beach-y covers evoking the spirit of Jack Johnson, Dispatch and Sublime, seasoned generously with people-pleasing charm.
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News••June 2, 2021
Menendez Introduces Legislation to Permanently Ban Offshore Drilling
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has introduced the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean – an effort that would…
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Opinion•June 2, 2021
Roarin’ ’20s
Our family’s return to LBI this Memorial Day weekend was glorious. Nothing – not even the driving rain and cool temperatures – could dampen our spirits. The Island was quiet but resilient through the…
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News••June 2, 2021
Barnegat Requires Street Address Numbers to Be Posted
An ordinance adopted by the Barnegat Township Committee June 1 will mandate that residences have home addresses that can be clearly seen from the road in case of emergency.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Barnegat Bay Partnership Seeks Volunteers for Paddle for the Edge Project
The Barnegat Bay Partnership is looking for paddling enthusiasts – kayakers, canoers and standup paddleboarders – to help collect data about the condition of shorelines along the bay. “With many…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Last Science Saturday of the Season Features Coyotes of New Jersey
Coyotes arrived in New Jersey about 80 years ago and can now be found in almost every community across the state – including on Long Beach Island. Kathleen Kerwin, wildlife conservation and…
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News••June 2, 2021
Alliance for a Living Ocean Endorses Wind Project Off LBI
For months, Island officials and residents have raised their concerns about the proposed Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project, which calls for the closest inshore boundary of the lease site to be 10…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Take a ‘Nature and Forest Therapy Walk’ at LBI Foundation
Join Richard Collins, a certified guide for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, for “forest bathing” on the grounds of the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Slightly Scaled Back, Stafford Founders Day to Span Three Days
This year’s Stafford Founders Day celebration marks the town’s 272 years and takes place over the course of three days, June 10, 11 and 12. It culminates in the annual fireworks spectacular, widely…
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News••June 2, 2021
Stafford PD Earns Accredited Status
The Stafford Township Police Department joins “a very exclusive group of law enforcement agencies” in earning its accreditation. The announcement was made at the May 25 meeting of mayor and council.…
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News••June 2, 2021
Beach Haven Cannabis Vote Expected in June
At its next regular meeting, on Monday, June 14 at 6 p.m., the Beach Haven Borough Council is looking to introduce an ordinance regulating cannabis operations in the borough.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Youngsters Take to the Skies on June 12
The Ocean County Chapter, No. 898, of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be holding a Young Eagles Flight Rally at the Ocean County Airport, formerly known as the Robert J. Miller Airpark, on…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Charlie Zahm’s ‘Songs of the Sea’ in Virtual Concert
The Ocean County Library welcomes summer at the Jersey Shore with singer-songwriter Charlie Zahm, who will perform “Songs of the Sea” in a virtual program Wednesday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
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News••June 2, 2021
Andy Kim Visits Proposed Site of ‘Jeff’s Camp’
A proposed center providing transitional housing for homeless veterans in Barnegat Township will be known as “Jeff’s Camp.”
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Parrotheads to Descend on Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Community Arts Program opens its series of free summer Concerts on the Green at Veterans Memorial Park with Jimmy and the Parrots featuring a mix of Jimmy Buffett hits, surf rock and…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
Country, Rock, Pop, Opera – Surflight’s 2021 Concert Season Covers All the Bases
Surflight Theatre musicals aren’t your only chance in 2021 to enjoy music. Surflight will also be home to a number of concerts.
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News••June 2, 2021
Memorial Day Brings Veterans Together in Little Egg Harbor
Emelia Keen is new to American Legion Post 493 in Little Egg Harbor, having moved to the area last summer from Camden County, but she made friends fast when marching alongside the color guards of…
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Columns••June 2, 2021
Remembering an LBI Rap Concert 20 Years Ago As We Sat Inside for the Memorial Maelstrom
Well, that was a Memorial Day Weekend we’ll remember forever.
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Opinion•June 2, 2021
Ode to LBI
The following was from a wonderful week on LBI in mid-May, with thanks to the great staff at the Mariner Inn.
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Opinion•June 2, 2021
Cable Concerns
First, I want to thank Pat Johnson for an excellent article, “LBI Foundation Talk on Wind Farms” (5/5). There is one sliver of information that was omitted. While insignificant in itself, it begs a…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 2, 2021
June Through November Is Surflight’s Comedy Season
If you enjoy comedy, you may want to stick this article on your refrigerator door.
