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News••January 29, 2021
McKenna Announces Bid for Ocean County Commission Seat
Former Stafford Township Council President Sharon McKenna will seek the Ocean County Commission seat now held by Gerry Little, who announced his retirement from the panel this year.
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Opinion•January 29, 2021
Compliance Necessary
Recently, Christopher Vernon’s Compass Point Cottages development on West Bay Avenue in Barnegat at the defunct Shoreline Sand and Gravel mining site, and across from the Mirage community, began…
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Business••January 29, 2021
Sea Oaks Country Club and Golf Course Reverts to Atlantic Homes
Atlantic Homes, a claimant in the bankruptcy case with Sea Oaks Country Club LLC and Sea Oaks Golf Club LLC, located in Little Egg Harbor, will take possession of the properties for a cost of $3…
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Sports••January 29, 2021
Barnegat Girls Basketball Team Storms Back But Falls Short Against Pinelands in Opener
During the past 10 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many teachers to develop skills with online tools such as Google Classroom, and coaches had been using it to conduct team meetings…
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News••January 28, 2021
Fisherman’s Cottage Restoration in Home Stretch
Volunteers of the LBI Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven have made major progress this winter in rehabilitating the interior of the Fisherman’s Cottage, a pet project for the association…
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News••January 28, 2021
Scojo’s Fire Under Investigation
Andrew Clark was the second person to arrive at the scene of an early morning fire that damaged the top floor of the building that houses Scojo’s Eatery in Surf City. A borough police officer was…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 28, 2021
Surflight Wins Awards, Plans Big Valentine’s Day Weekend
To be mentioned in the same headline with Milburn’s Paper Mill Playhouse would be a great honor for any theater in the Garden State.
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Sports••January 28, 2021
Southern Regional Bowling Squads Have Plenty of Clout This Winter
Typically, the bowling season is about three-quarters complete by the end of January. But we all know this isn’t a typical sports year, and the local high school bowling squads finally are getting…
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News••January 28, 2021
Depth of Knowledge: Fishing Data Counting Into Big Decisions
Commercial fishermen, whose livelihoods depend on knowing the sea, are being consulted by government on projects ranging from ocean wind farms to the habits of 250 million-year-old sturgeon. Facts…
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News••January 28, 2021
Nominate Big Trees for Ocean County’s Official List
The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Ocean County Shade Tree Commission, is asking residents to nominate large trees for a Big Tree Registry, a compilation of…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 28, 2021
Art Notes January 27
Pastel Demo: Pine Shores Art Association on Friday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will host internationally known pastel artist Jeri Greenberg as she presents a free online demo in painting…
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Opinion•January 28, 2021
Strange Sightings
I just read your Jan. 20 article about the use of horseshoe crab blood in the important research and work on COVID-19 vaccines, and the related problem for the mortality of the crabs themselves.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2021
‘Healthy Forests = Healthy Communities’ Theme of Poster Contest for Kids
Each year the N.J Department of Agriculture, the N.J. Association of Conservation Districts and the Ocean County Soil Conservation District sponsor a poster contest that aims to promote a better…
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Business••January 27, 2021
Lift Seniors’ Spirits With Balloon Art
Celebration Creations is a local balloon decorating and bouquet delivery company serving the Ocean County area for 20 years. Given the difficulties presented by the pandemic, especially among the…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2021
Long Beach Island Foundation’s Virtual Science Saturdays Return Jan. 30
The 15th season of Science Saturday begins this month! All programs, held – remotely this year – by the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, focus on the local environment and…
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News••January 27, 2021
Tuckerton Helps New Taxi Company
Kristen Elgamal came before the Tuckerton borough mayor and council to see if they would reexamine the ordinance on taxis so she could operate on Tuckerton streets.
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Opinion•January 27, 2021
He Would Never …
President Biden is, and has always been, a good man. We have known him for a long time and, because of that, we know what he intends to do and what he would never do. Therefore, while we wish him…
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Business••January 27, 2021
Kostas Grill Greek Cuisine Celebrates Five Years in Tuckerton
As the five-year anniversary of Kostas Grill Rustic Greek Cuisine approaches on Feb. 2, owner Gus Stavrides is very grateful to his loyal customers. Without them, maybe Kostas would have joined the…
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News••January 27, 2021
9th District Opposes Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants
State Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove released a statement Jan. 21, urging Gov. Murphy to shelve efforts to provide undocumented immigrants…
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News••January 27, 2021
Harvey Cedars Police in Child Safety Restraint Program
The Harvey Cedars Police Department is participating in a grant program with the county to stress the importance of proper child safety restraints in automobiles.
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News••January 27, 2021
Ex-Ocean County GOP Boss George Gilmore Receives Full Presidential Pardon
Former Ocean County GOP boss George Gilmore, 71, who in April 2019 was convicted and in January 2020 sentenced to 366 days in prison for failing to pay payroll taxes and falsifying a loan…
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Opinion•January 27, 2021
Military Mistreatment
I thought I had seen everything and then I watched CNN’s Jake Tapper question a double amputee war veteran’s commitment to democracy. Jake Tapper, on air, said, this man “lost his legs … fighting for…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2021
Blood Drive Coming to St. Francis Parish
A blood drive held Feb. 18 by the American Red Cross at St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall in Brant Beach is even more vital during the pandemic.
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News••January 27, 2021
Community Events for 2021 Are ‘Go’ in Eagleswood
The Eagleswood Township Recreation Commission intends to hold all of its regularly scheduled events in the year ahead, with the exception of the town’s annual birthday celebration in March – a corned…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2021
Grunin Center for the Arts Presents Virtual ‘Toast to Broadway’ Feb. 6
Join the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College for a virtual evening with the stars of Broadway blockbusters “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Dear Evan…
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News••January 27, 2021
Library System Announces Online Health Workshops, NY Times Access
The Ocean County Library is partnering with the Ocean County Office of Senior Services and Meals on Wheels in free, interactive virtual health management workshops for individuals ages 60 and older…
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News••January 27, 2021
Barnegat Schools Return to Classroom Instruction
On Monday, the Barnegat Township School District returned to in-class instruction after going virtual for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on staffing.
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Columns••January 27, 2021
Ice Age Predicted by 2020
During the first half of the 20th century, scientists began to take notice that Earth’s climate was cooling. They made predictions that an ice age would approach in the distant future and that it was…
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Opinion••January 27, 2021
Race, Equality and the Way Forward
Clearly there is no shortage of red hot political issues today to inflame controversy and differing points of view. With Martin Luther King Day, in recognition of this man’s many accomplishments as…
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Opinion•January 27, 2021
Blatant Bias
There were approximately 150 people on Zoom for the Jan. 13 Long Beach Township Land Use Board hearing with Eileen Bowker of Bowker’s Deli. Eileen is a LBI community leader, on the LBI school board…
