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News••March 24, 2021
Stockton University Will Open for In-Person Fall Classes
Based on projections for COVID-19 vaccine availability and access, Stockton University plans to open this fall with normal capacities for classes, housing and student activities.
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Opinion•March 24, 2021
Immigration Pain
President Biden has made it clear his administration will backtrack and eliminate many of the effective immigration orders formerly protecting our border states, if not the entire country.
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News••March 24, 2021
Gas Prices Flattening But at High Level
The rapid rise of gas prices appears to be ending.
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Opinion••March 24, 2021
Now Is Not the Time to Restrict Power Sources
Bloomberg News published an online article, dated Nov. 11, 2019, titled “U.S. Posts First Month in 70 Years as a Net Petroleum Exporter.” Frankly, it was encouraging to learn that despite the…
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Columns••March 24, 2021
Ireland Is Getting Cranky Over an Unwanted NJ Visitor; Canada Resorts to Satellite Warfare to Go After Poachers
You’ve all heard the adage that one man’s crab meat is another man’s poison, right? OK, so maybe that rendition isn’t all that universal, but it has become quite apropos over in Ireland, where one…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Drive-Through Easter Egg Event
Beach Haven Moose Lodge’s Women of the Moose present a drive-through Easter egg event on Saturday, April 3 – a socially-distanced outdoor celebration, rain or shine, from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Business••March 24, 2021
Anna Bananas Bakery Now Open, Goodies Selling Like Hotcakes
Fresh baked goods have a way of bringing everyone together, so it’s no surprise Anna Bananas Bakery in the Manahawkin Shoppes, newly opened less than two weeks ago (March 12), already has a few…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Art Notes March 24
Spring Forward: The beautiful, sometimes mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens are the subject of a new exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. “The…
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Sports••March 24, 2021
Southern Regional Girls Volleyball Squad Scores Win Over Williamstown in Big Opening Week
The first week of Season 3 was a winning one for all Southern Regional, Barnegat and Pinelands Regional squads, and all three girls volleyball teams carried undefeated seasons into their second weeks.
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News••March 24, 2021
Sierra Club Warns of Increased Wildfires; Controlled Burns Not Complete Answer
The overpopulation of the area within the Pine Barrens fireshed and the increasing withdrawal of water from its aquifers pose the biggest threats to wildfires in South Jersey, according to the New…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Autism Resources Fair Goes Virtual in April
The Ocean County Library will mark Autism Awareness Month in April with the return of its Autism Resources Fair, and this year it’s a month-long event.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Reading and Fun at the Beach Haven School
At the Beach Haven Elementary School, the magic number was 15,720. That figure represents the grand total of minutes read by all of the school’s 86 students during the recent Read Across America.
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Opinion•March 24, 2021
Baffling Reaction
In response to “Fact Snafu” (3/17), I seriously do not understand why Cathleen Fleming took such offense at Pat Johnson’s article (“Snow Plow Snafu Sends Little Egg Harbor Woman to Run as…
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Opinion•March 24, 2021
For the People
Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker must do whatever it takes to get the For the People Act passed in the Senate and signed into law.
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Opinion•March 24, 2021
Outreach Lacking
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, conducted a feasibility study for coastal storm risk management problems within the New…
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News••March 24, 2021
Barnegat Teen Honored By Soroptimist Club
Soroptimist International of Long Beach Island has presented its 2021 Youth Service Award to Nora Hansen, a sophomore at Barnegat High School.
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News••March 24, 2021
Atlantic Shores Responds to President Biden’s Endorsement of Offshore Wind Energy
President Joe Biden’s quick and encompassing response to global climate change has bolstered energy companies poised to develop offshore wind on the Jersey Coast.
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Columns••March 24, 2021
Siege Leads to Surrender
As September 1877 ended, a battle was taking place on Bear Paw Mountain, in the Montana Territory.
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Opinion••March 24, 2021
Simple Tips From a Senior Wimp
What’s a wimp? I think I have an answer to the question. I’m a 77-year-old ex-teacher, ex-college athlete, ex-semi-pro baseball player and now wimp. I have trouble even putting my socks on now. When…
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Business••March 24, 2021
How You Brewin Now a Franchisor
After 17 years of brand development and growth, How You Brewin Coffee Co., based on LBI, has become an official franchise brand.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Zoom Talk Focus Is Worshiping in Silence
The Barnegat Quakers are sponsoring a free Zoom presentation on “How Do You Worship in Silence? Introducing Contemporary Quakers” on Friday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
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News••March 24, 2021
Six-Week LEH Summer School Program Meant to Compensate for Pandemic Learning Loss
The Little Egg Harbor School District has been awarded a $156,425 grant to provide an intensive summer program this year and next.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 24, 2021
Women’s Suffrage Honored at Tuckerton Seaport
It has been a little over a century since American women were granted the right to vote. It bears noting that through the challenges of the last year, the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum…
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News••March 22, 2021
Barnegat Paying Tribute to Beloved Dockmaster
While awaiting consistently warm weather, boat owners have been getting their personal watercraft prepped for the summer season.
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Columns••March 22, 2021
Not All Offshore Winds Are the Same, Talking Angles of West Wind and a Late Winter Flat Spell
There’s a very basic lesson you learn when you first start surfing: West wind is better. West wind is offshore and cleans the surf. Basic knowledge.
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News••March 21, 2021
New Café Offering Employment for Special Needs Individuals
Adolescents and adults with special needs will have work experience opportunities when the Compassion Café opens in Beach Haven in May.
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News••March 20, 2021
Seaside Sightseeing: How to Observe LBI’s Marvelous Creatures
Long Beach Island is a proven place of refuge, even during an era of doom and gloom. Even — and perhaps, especially — in the absence of human festivity and mass gatherings, Mother Nature continues to…
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Business••March 20, 2021
Previewing a Tiki-Style Pontoon to Tour North-End Waters
A new tiki pontoon boat that will carry cruisers around the scenic Barnegat Inlet and sedge island locales is in the making to be on its way to Barnegat Light in time for the 2021 summer season.
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••March 19, 2021
Dress Warmly: Water Chills Body Temp Faster Than Air
When on the water, dressing for success means dressing for the water temperature, not the air temperature. Not sure what that looks like? Cold water gear, including a life jacket, can protect from…
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Business••March 19, 2021
Queen City Cycle Boat Coming Excursion in Beach Haven
A cycle boat will make a splash on the watersports agenda for the 2021 summer from its base at Morrison’s Marina in Beach Haven.
