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Sports••June 2, 2021
Southern Knocks Off Jackson Memorial, CBA to Capture SCT Boys Volleyball Title
By the time the Shore Conference Tournament is wrapping up and the state tournaments begin, coach Eric Maxwell expects his team to be playing its best volleyball. That’s the case every year, and this…
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News••June 1, 2021
LBT Marine Education Field Station Open House June 18
Visit the new Long Beach Township Marine Education Field Station in Holgate on Friday, June 18, to help celebrate the grand opening of this facility on the bay. All are welcome to tour the building…
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News••June 1, 2021
Atlantic Shores Addresses Concerns as BPU Offshore Wind Decision Nears
At some point next month, the N.J. Bureau of Public Utilities is expected to make an announcement on granting approval for a second wind farm off the coast. In the meantime, opposition for the…
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Opinion••May 31, 2021
Life on a Lightship: Routines and Rough Spots
Considering that lightships and the seamen who served on them are a thing of the past, I am attempting to preserve some of the memories I still possess, at age 83, of life aboard what essentially was…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 30, 2021
Filmmakers Might Be Around Any LBI Corner Between June 3 and 6
There will be filmmakers all over Long Beach Island during the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival from June 3 to 6.
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News••May 28, 2021
Barnegat Town Hall Reopens to the Public Tuesday
Effective Tuesday, June 1, the Barnegat Township Municipal Building, located at 900 West Bay Ave., is open to the public for the first time since the pandemic hit in March 2020. Business hours are…
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News••May 28, 2021
‘Pay It Forward Chain’ Makes Impression at Local Dunkin’ Donuts
A random act of kindness will always brighten someone’s day. But such charitable activity on a recent Sunday at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Barnegat Township took it to whole new level.
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News••May 28, 2021
Lights on, Road Work Halted: Unofficial Start to Summer Arrives on LBI
Reduced speed limits running the length of Long Beach Boulevard have been in effect for nearly two weeks, and as of Monday, traffic signals along the 18-mile main thoroughfare on Long Beach Island…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2021
See What’s New to Play and Do at Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island’s newly improved arcade was once again flooded with the cheerful noises of dinging arcade games and bright smiles on guests’ faces after owner Brian Wainwright and his family hosted a…
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News••May 27, 2021
In a Much Different Venue, SRHS Seniors Celebrate Having Their Prom
As soon as the opening notes to Justin Bieber’s song “Baby” began playing through DJ Const’s speakers, a flood of students descended upon the dance floor, which for a “normal” senior prom wouldn’t…
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News••May 27, 2021
June 1 Deadline Set for Parties Interested in Buying LBI School
The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education put parties interested in negotiating with it for the sale of the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom on notice, setting a June 1 deadline for…
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News••May 27, 2021
County’s Summer Bathing Beach Water Quality Monitoring Has Begun
LBI’s beaches figure to be ultra-crowded this summer, what with pandemic protocols finally being relaxed, a huge pent-up demand for summer fun among families who were pretty much stuck in their homes…
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News••May 27, 2021
99 Years Young Woman Gets Parade in Little Egg Harbor
For Mildred Richmond’s 99th birthday, on Saturday, May 22, the Great Bay Women’s Club, of which she has been a treasured member for 38 years, staged a congratulatory parade by her Oakleaf Drive house…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2021
Memorial Day Events Around LBI Region Honor the Fallen
Did you know the origin of Memorial Day dates back to the days following the Civil War, when it was known as Decoration Day in which the men and women who died while serving the nation were honored?…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2021
Surflight Exploring Inside/Outside Options After Murphy’s New Decree
Surflight Theatre had planned on playing it safe in regard to COVID-19 and starting its 2021 season outside in a big top set up in Beach Haven’s Veterans Memorial Park, just as it did in 2020.
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Columns••May 27, 2021
Reasons to Feel Good and Many Other Topics of Land and Sea Into the Big Weekend
So much to talk about. There’s a summer on the way in and a pandemic on the way out. We hit 93 degrees on Sunday and 53 on Monday. We just had a bombing Tropical Storm Ana swell, it’s barely rained…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2021
Eye for Detail Is Artist’s Handiwork
The most frequent reaction to Howell artist Greg DiNapoli’s work is “I thought these were photographs.” So realistic and detailed are his pencil drawings that at first glance they indeed appear to…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2021
G. Love and Special Sauce to Kick Off Summer With Surprise LBI Visit
Garrett “G. Love” Dutton is celebrating his 27th year as a touring and recording artist.
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Opinion•May 27, 2021
Truth vs. Opinion
I would like to respond to the letter titled “What’s the Truth?” (5/7).
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Arts & Entertainment••May 26, 2021
Taste@Home a Hybrid Event to Support Food Pantries
In the bounce-back of public events since COVID-19, some fundraising galas have taken transitional twists to make it happen in an interesting new way. “Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean” is a…
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News••May 26, 2021
Coast Guard Urges Safety, Preparation Ahead of Boating Season
Just ahead of the unofficial start to summer, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate National Safe Boating Week and are issuing reminders for all recreational boaters as…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 26, 2021
Melissa Hood Ushers in Summer With 100 Shore Things
After a strange and dismal year, this Memorial Day weekend aims to revitalize the region with the sounds, smells and scenes of summer. Enter artist Melissa Hood, who is brightening up the world with…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 26, 2021
Terry the Flamingo Carves Out a Home at Terrace Tavern
There’s a cool new face in town, greeting customers at the Terrace Tavern starting this week: Terry the Flamingo is a larger-than-life, bright pink wooden flamingo, perched atop a wave, holding a…
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News••May 26, 2021
School District Goals Greenlighted by Long Beach Island Board for 2021-22 School Year
A majority of the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education last week voted to approve district goals for the 2021-22 academic year, including maximizing communication strategies to…
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Opinion•May 26, 2021
More Worried Now
The CDC decided to reward citizens who are vaccinated by allowing them not to wear a mask. A noble thought.
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News••May 26, 2021
No New COVID-19 Cases Among Islanders Since May 11, LBIHD Reports
There have been no new reported laboratory-confirmed coronavirus infections on Long Beach Island since May 11, Daniel Krupinski, health officer for the LBI Health Department, announced on Monday, May…
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Business••May 26, 2021
Yoga Bohemia Opens Third Location in Former Dollar Parlor
With all the hustle and bustle as summer makes its way back onto Long Beach Island, Yoga Bohemia opens its third set of doors, offering a grounding center to all movers, shakers and meditators. The…
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News••May 26, 2021
Tuckerton Holds Budget Public Hearing
Tuckerton Borough Council held a public hearing on the 2021 budget that will result in a 1.7-cent increase to the municipal tax rate. The increase could cost a median residential property owner about…
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News••May 26, 2021
Menendez Pushes for Flood Insurance Reforms During Banking Hearing
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), chair of the Sandy Task Force and leading voice for reform to the National Flood Insurance Program, on May 18 pressed expert witnesses during a Banking Committee…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 26, 2021
Local Fisherman Creates a Shark That’s ‘Bad to the Bone’
As a retired crane operator from the U.S. Navy, John J. Lahm has seen some undersea sights that most people have not experienced. A member of the Long Beach Island Fishing Club in Harvey Cedars, he…
