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News••April 29, 2026
State Marks Arbor Day by Announcing Municipal Tree Maintenance Grants
The Sherrill administration rounded out Earth Week, and celebrated Arbor Day, last Friday, April 24, by announcing the availability of $250,000 in grants to support municipal tree maintenance…
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News••April 29, 2026
Harvey Cedars Beach Badges Are Winners
For the first time, an organization that prints and distributes beach badges throughout the Jersey Shore held a competition for which municipalities had the best designs.
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Business••April 29, 2026
Making Moves: Small Businesses Step It Up for Spring
Chef Don Brown, former owner of the Greenhouse Café in Ship Bottom and many-time Chowderfest winner, is now at The Grapevine in Tuckerton, the restaurant announced last week, welcoming “our new…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
Vision Screening at the Barnegat Library
The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library will host “Vision for Life: How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy and Bright” on Wednesday, May 6, from nooon to 1 p.m., followed by vision screenings up until…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
‘JoyFull’ Author Giving Online Talk
How can singing to your food and eating dessert before dinner improve your digestion, skin and overall well-being? Bestselling author and entrepreneur Radhi Devlukia-Shetty will take listeners on a…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
Enjoy Russian Music at the Lacey Library
The Barynya Duo will perform a concert at the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 7.
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News••April 29, 2026
A Habitat for Humanity House Becomes a Home
Standing in the living room of her new home, surrounded by the people who helped build it, Jackie Josepayt-Schlicher fought through tears to thank everyone in the room.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
St. Francis Counselors Available at Lacey Library
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library will host an open table session with the St. Francis Counseling Service Thursday, May 7, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
Art Notes, April 29
That’s Life: Little by Little is an exhibit of artwork by Suzanne Pasqualicchio at the Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library through May, with a reception this Saturday, May 2, from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
Patriotic Music Concert at Waretown Library
The Waretown branch of the Ocean County Library will host a special musical program honoring Memorial Day and celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States on Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2026
Mental Health Fair at Toms River Library
The Ocean County Library, in partnership with the Ocean County Mental Health Awareness Committee and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will host a mental health provider fair at the Toms…
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Sports••April 29, 2026
Foley Embraces Challenges as Pinelands’ Newest Athletic Director
Among many great things the late Bill Bruno did before retiring from his position at Brick Memorial High School and joining the NJSIAA in 2015, he set the course for MaryColleen Foley to become an…
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Sports••April 29, 2026
Barnegat, Southern on Collision Course for OCT Softball Semifinals
The Barnegat and Southern Regional softball teams continued their winning streaks last week as they plowed toward this weekend’s showdown in the Ocean County Tournament semifinals, each scoring two…
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Sports••April 29, 2026
Barnegat Sets Up Division Title Clash After Ousting Lacey
Two days earlier, Lacey’s boys volleyball team did Barnegat a favor, knocking off Pinelands Regional in a critical Shore Conference B South division contest. But the Bengals had to be on their guard…
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Sports••April 29, 2026
Pinelands Routs Manchester as Huge Clash With Barnegat Looms
Toward the end of next week, the earth of the Pinelands Regional football field may be shaking and quaking a bit. A clash of titans is coming.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 28, 2026
Patriots and Great American Singers/Songwriters Honored at Grunin Center
The Ocean County College Concert Band is going to perform a Grunin Center show called “A Salute to Service” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 2.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 28, 2026
Tuckerton Seaport Coming Alive in May
The Tuckerton Seaport is springing back to life this season. As warmer days slowly roll in and the busy time of year approaches, take advantage of the programs and workshops available in May.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 28, 2026
Bank of America Scam Protection Seminar May 1 at LBI Foundation
Learn how to safeguard personal and financial information at a scam prevention seminar led by representatives from Bank of America this Friday, May 1. The event, which is free to attend, will be held…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 28, 2026
Stockton Performing Arts Center Ending Its Season With Music and More Music
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center is completing its 2025-26 season with a day and night of music.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 28, 2026
Surflight Upgrades Campus With Renovation of ‘Gray House’
Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven has a rather large complex. There’s the theater itself, of course. Then there are the cast house; the Show Place Ice Cream Parlour building, which also includes…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 27, 2026
SRSD Student Artists Get Exposure at Annual Exhibit
The event draws one of the largest crowds of the year to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences: Southern Regional School District’s annual student art exhibition and the…
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News••April 27, 2026
Traffic Shifts This Week as Causeway Project Reaches Milestone
Road crews are expected to shift traffic patterns on roads at the entrance to Long Beach Island this week as state transportation officials anticipate final paving of the Causeway project to begin.…
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News••April 26, 2026
Barnegat Light OKs Subdivision at Former Brennan Fuels
Brennan Fuels will re-subdivide its gas station at Central Avenue and 18th Street into two single-family unit lots. The application was approved by the Barnegat Light Planning Board on April 15. The…
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Columns••April 25, 2026
Island’s Length Is Off: 18 Miles Misses Things by Miles
Time has come (again) to forward the proper long and short of Long Beach Island.
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News••April 25, 2026
Stafford Library Branch to Close on May 1
The Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library, located at 129 North Main St. (Route 9), will permanently close on Friday, May 1, as preparations continue for the opening of the new Stafford branch…
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News••April 24, 2026
After Brutal Winter of Ice and Snow, a Normally Busy Time of Year Is Even Busier for Some
Some recent glorious spring conditions and the local excitement for summer certainly have not erased the memory of the winter that our area experienced. In January, New Jersey recorded a statewide…
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News••April 23, 2026
No Small Task Moving a Home Across the Bay
Traffic on Manahawkin Bay looked a little different on Friday, April 17 than most days, as a large house perched atop an even larger barge floated right under the Causeway and down the bay, making…
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News••April 23, 2026
‘Keeper of the Lighthouse’ Bids Fond Farewell to Old Barney
Operating and caring for a historic lighthouse might seem a tall order, but it’s been Diane Rapp’s life work. She was 15 years old when she got her summer job working at Barnegat Lighthouse State…
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Sports••April 23, 2026
Southern’s Zellman Hits Career Mark as Sutter Shuts Down Jackson
Before running out to center field for the top of the seventh inning on April 15, Emily Zellman tapped her cellphone. A moment later, Hillsong Rhythm’s “Goodbye Yesterday” began playing through the…
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Sports••April 23, 2026
Runners, Walkers Give Boost to David’s Dream
The Ship Bottom Sprint for Life brought more than 300 runners and walkers of all ages to the Ship Bottom boat ramp park on Saturday, April 18.
