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News••May 19, 2021
Barnegat School Board Signs Off on $60.7 Million Budget
Late last month, the Barnegat Township Board of Education approved the 2021-22 budget, totaling $60,789,877. Steve Brennan, business administrator and board secretary, said the $1.1 million in…
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Sports••May 19, 2021
Barnegat Baseball Team Trucking Along, Wins Pair Against Manchester
So far this spring, the Barnegat baseball team’s season has been a bit of a roller coaster. Right now, the Bengals are on the way up, and that’s where they’re hoping to stay for the remainder of the…
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News••May 19, 2021
Harvey Cedars Amends Noise Ordinance
At its meeting Monday, the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners adopted an amended noise ordinance that had been introduced last month.
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News••May 19, 2021
New Grant Helps Protect Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs
May is high time for the arrival of migratory shorebirds making their annual stopover in New Jersey, as horseshoe crabs spawn along the beaches. Throughout the state, Shorebird Steward volunteers and…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 19, 2021
Quakers Present Veterans Rights Advocate
The Barnegat Quakers will hold a virtual program featuring longtime Barnegat Township resident Martin Weber on Friday, June 11 at 7 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 19, 2021
Folk Across the Street Is Back in the Neighborhood
A couple of dozen people got together to listen to live music in and outside of a barn in West Creek. Just about everybody said it was the first time they had heard live music since the COVID-19…
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News••May 19, 2021
Barnegat Light Passes Half-Cent Tax Increase
A municipal budget with a half-cent increase was passed by Barnegat Light Borough Council, and a new rule will impose a fine on homeowners who don’t activate their new digital water meters by the…
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News••May 19, 2021
Beach Haven Taxpayers Group Has Wind Energy Forum on Website
A video and audio recording of a forum held last month via Zoom by the Beach Haven Taxpayers Association on offshore wind energy is now available on the association’s website, bhtaxpayers.org. All…
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News••May 19, 2021
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Shorebird Data Used in Federal Plover Study
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds that piping plovers – those “charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches” – rely on…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 19, 2021
Learn About the Roots of ‘Forest Bathing’ at May 22 Virtual Science Saturday
Rich Collins, a certified guide for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, visits Science Saturday on May 22 to discuss “forest bathing,” an exercise that first emerged in…
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News••May 19, 2021
Ocean County Health Department Says Second COVID-19 Shot Is Important
The Ocean County Health Department is reminding residents who received the first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines to get their second shot.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 19, 2021
Springtider’s Nightlife Guide: Grand Finale
Mild as May has been, the weekend we’ve all been waiting for is fast approaching, and all-hours entertainment is back in full swing! Every day of the week offers a plethora of opportunities to enjoy…
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Sports••May 19, 2021
Pinelands Clinches Second in Boys Tennis County Tournament
All in all, the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team had a pair of solid efforts in two different tournaments last week. First, the Wildcats reached the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 17, 2021
Bengal Players Going ‘Into the Woods’ May 21-23
The Bengal Theatre Co. at Barnegat High School will be presenting the musical “Into the Woods” this weekend.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 17, 2021
5th Dimension to Cap ‘An Exciting Evening of Empathy’ at Hotel LBI
Musicat’s Live Music Heals will host “An Exciting Evening of Empathy,” a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, at Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom on Wednesday, June 30 at 4:30 p.m.
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News••May 17, 2021
New Jersey’s Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products Takes Effect in One Year
Over the past few years, a number of New Jersey municipalities adopted single-use plastic bag bans for the shops within their communities – including, locally, Long Beach Township, Stafford Township…
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News••May 14, 2021
Families Displaced Following Royal Timbers Fire
Several Little Egg Harbor families were displaced after fire consumed an eight-unit apartment building in the Royal Timbers complex on May 13. Little Egg Harbor Township police, fire and EMS were…
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News••May 14, 2021
Drainage Repairs to Shut Route 72 East Overnight
Route 72 East in Stafford Township will be closed overnight as the state Department of Transportation contractor completes drainage repairs as part of the $312 million federally funded Causeway…
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News•May 14, 2021
School News: Southern Students Recognized for Business Projects, First Aid Kits, Sports Commitments
Seven Southern Regional students were recognized for their projects at the annual FCCLA State Leadership Conference, held virtually this year.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 14, 2021
2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival Sure to Win Triple Crown
The 13th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival, scheduled for June 3 through 6, will hit a trifecta this year.
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News••May 14, 2021
Southern Regional Board Approves District Budget for 2021-22
For a fourth consecutive year, the Southern Regional Board of Education has approved the district budget that is under the tax levy cap of 2%. The board unanimously voted in favor of the budget on…
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News••May 14, 2021
Stafford School Board OKs Teachers Contract
With the largest amount of time spent discussing and listening to the public regarding the state’s mask mandate within the schools, a teachers contract agreement on the Stafford Township Board of…
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News••May 13, 2021
Beach Tent Restrictions Could Come to Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom officials are taking a closer look at how borough beaches are configured by beachgoers who use more than just a towel or blanket to stake their claim on the sand.
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News••May 13, 2021
LBI Officials Find Support in Other Areas for Opposing Offshore Wind
With the state Board of Public Utilities’ anticipated decision on granting approval for a second wind farm off the coast expected next month, Long Beach Island officials met in April with…
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Sports••May 13, 2021
Southern Sailors Green, Shaw and Witt Outlast Ranney to Capture Mid-Atlantic Title
Following the second-place finish of Bridget Green and Natalie Shaw at the New Jersey Interscholastic Sailing Association Girls Championships regatta on May 5, the Southern Regional trio of Green…
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News••May 13, 2021
Hundreds Rally Alongside Nurse Seeking to Scrap New Jersey Mask Mandate
Not long after Stafford Township School District nurse Erin Pein was suspended for violating the district policy on staff wearing masks inside school buildings, many jumped in behind her to fight…
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Columns••May 13, 2021
Seeking Oceanic Siren Warning System; Fluke Offer Chance to Think Zero Waste
Over the weekend, I spent a ton of time outside looking skyward, donning my Yogi Berra catcher’s mitt, hoping to secure a bit of falling Chinese rocket debris. Hey, I couldn’t do any worse than the…
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News••May 13, 2021
Abdullah Named ‘A Woman of Distinction’
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will recognize various individuals for their achievements in business, health care, youth development and public health, as well as contributions to the greater…
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Columns••May 13, 2021
Dropspins, Flabjacks and Other Pickleball Terms; Decent Surf, Wind Talk, Events on Horizon
“On Sunday morning, I returned a dropspin with a flabjack, right past the kitchen on a rally, and we pickled ’em good.”
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News••May 13, 2021
Circle Drive Improvements Coming Soon as Cedar Bonnet Island Walkway Permit Secured
While there remains no set schedule for the construction of a walkway that will allow Cedar Bonnet Island residents living on the south side of the sedge island a safe way to access sidewalks on the…
