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Opinion•May 12, 2021
Give Credit
With all the negative press that police departments throughout our country are receiving these days, I think it’s about time we recognize and give credit to those who put their life on the line every…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 12, 2021
Meet Author Steve Sheinkin Virtually on May 27
The Ocean County Library will introduce award-winning historical adventure author and screenwriter Steve Sheinkin to attendees of his virtual chat on Thursday, May 27, 6 p.m.
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Business••May 12, 2021
Sandwich Company a New Recipe for CakeThat!: Shipping Online Orders
Jess Bartlett from CakeThat! is transforming her signature business from a retail storefront to an online bakery called Sandwich Company that will ship all over the country. In another outreach to…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 12, 2021
OCC Repertory Theatre Presents Virtual ‘In the Shadow of the Globe’ May 20
Join the Repertory Theatre Co. at Ocean County College at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, for a virtual production of Michelle Cameron’s “In the Shadow of the Globe,” a verse novel in 10 acts that blends…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 12, 2021
Stafford Rec Offers New Expanded Specialty Camps
The Stafford Township Recreation Department has officially opened registration for its 2021 summer camp programs, in light of the governor’s guidelines issued April 27. The registration period closes…
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News••May 12, 2021
Valve Replacement to Ease Nuisance Flooding in Ship Bottom
In another effort to alleviate nuisance flooding, new tie valves are expected to be installed in different areas of Ship Bottom, including in the oldest section of the borough where back-bay flooding…
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News••May 12, 2021
LBI School District Sues Ship Bottom Over Zoning Ordinance
Challenging Ship Bottom’s zoning ordinance that defines the public district designation, the LBI Consolidated School District and Board of Education have sued the borough, borough council and the…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 11, 2021
Pine Shores Art Association Online Spring Show Blooms
This has been a real old-time spring with warm days, cool nights, enough rain to prompt bulbs to burst and fruit trees to flower. Perhaps the dreariness of this past pandemic winter has made the…
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News••May 10, 2021
Foundation Talk on Wind Farms Boosts Economic Benefits
An hour-long online “Wind Power Talk” hosted by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences on April 24 and moderated by Science Committee Chair Rick Bushnell was too short to answer…
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News••May 10, 2021
SOMC Offering Walk-In COVID-19 Shots
Southern Ocean Medical Center is now offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations.
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News••May 9, 2021
Firefighters Get Hands-on Extrication Training
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News••May 8, 2021
Long Beach Township Field Station an Educational Gem on the Bay in Holgate
A handful of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol trekked to Osborn Avenue in Holgate on a sunny, windy day last week for a cleanup on bayfront land the municipality owns across from its new marine…
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News••May 6, 2021
Revolutionary War Patriots Reuben and Ebenezer Tucker Honored
May 1 was a perfect day for a show of patriotism in the form of a wreath-laying on two graves of Revolutionary War veterans, Reuben Tucker and his son Ebenezer, in the Old Methodist Church graveyard…
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News••May 6, 2021
New Police Chief Takes Helm in Long Beach Township
Kevin Mahon was sworn in as Long Beach Township’s new chief of police Monday afternoon, May 3. At the municipality’s board of commissioners meeting later that day, Mayor Joseph Mancini recognized the…
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News••May 6, 2021
Long Beach Township Moves Ahead With Acquiring Old M&M Steam Bar Lot
Long Beach Township is moving forward with plans to procure the land on which the closed M&M Steam Bar sits, at 13301 Long Beach Blvd. in Beach Haven Terrace, and build pickleball courts and parking…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 6, 2021
Pinelands Thespians Endure Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Pity a student actor in the age of COVID.
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Columns••May 6, 2021
Trading in Real Intelligence for Artificial; Getting Creative With Plastic Pollution
There’s no longer a plant I cannot identify, be it your garden variety orange monarch snow crocus or, going far afield, a Pinelands rarity, like a linear-leaved ludwigia.
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Sports••May 6, 2021
Pinelands Launches Boys Volleyball With Early Success
With a new boys volleyball program, it’s easy for the guys to get a little overzealous as they try to learn the differences between playing the game in gym class and becoming a cohesive, competent…
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News••May 6, 2021
Stafford School Nurse Suspended for Not Wearing Mask Vows to Fight State’s Mandate
A storm has stirred up, and the Stafford Township School District is caught in it.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 6, 2021
Indie Music Artist Brad Wilson Paints in Sound
For every diamond in the rough, there’s a paragon in the pines, and on the regional music scene, up-and-coming music artist Brad Wilson is emerging as just that. The 24-year-old Tuckerton native…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 6, 2021
Limited Seating for Bread-Making Class in Surf City
A quick check of the 10-day weather forecast for LBI shows an unsettled weather system and a possible run for cover from spring showers next week, making it the perfect occasion to take a…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 5, 2021
Art Notes May 6
Season Starter: Solace Studio and Gallery, at 2312 Long Beach Blvd. in Surf City, is now open Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. as well as by appointment or by chance and offers a 10 % discount on…
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News••May 5, 2021
Two New Council Candidates Join Myhre Ticket in Municipal Primary
Incumbent Stafford Township Councilmen Michael Pfancook and George Williams did not secure the Stafford Conservative Republican Club’s endorsement to run in the June 8 municipal primary election.…
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Opinion•May 5, 2021
Crapshoot Crossings
First, an apology – I was driving to Beach Haven Sunday morning and was slow to notice a woman and her dog just reaching the corner to cross Long Beach Boulevard. I could have stopped with a lot of…
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News••May 5, 2021
School Board Planner Dismantles Ship Bottom Zoning Ordinance
Citing a variety of reasons, including the environment and neighborhood character, a professional planner retained by the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education in April to review Ship…
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Business••May 5, 2021
Say ‘Good Job’ on National Small Business Week
Think of a favorite business that makes your day or your vacation. The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce shares suggestions on how to support it during National Small Business Week, May 3-7.
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News••May 5, 2021
Unrest Over New Library Carries On; Mayor Rebounds From Bout With COVID
The public outcry over the construction of a new state-of-the-art library in Stafford Township continues.
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News••May 5, 2021
LBI School District Students, Staff Achieve Success By Working Together
Resilient, by dictionary definition, is the ability to recover from difficult situations quickly. On Long Beach Island, it’s defined by the student body and staff of the LBI Consolidated School…
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News••May 5, 2021
Stafford Township School Board Approves Budget With Tax Decrease
Despite continued cuts in state aid and this year’s increase in costs as the district continues to deal with the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stafford Township School District managed…
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Business••May 5, 2021
Atlantic City Electric Offering New Energy Efficiency Programs
Atlantic City Electric has received approval from the N.J. Board of Public Utilities to raise its rates in order to implement a number of energy efficiency programs to residential and business…
