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News••January 27, 2021
Hotel LBI Temp CO Extended Again as Possible Required Site Changes Linger
Just five days after the state Department of Environmental Protection issued a $1.49 million fine for continued non-compliance of the Coastal Area Facilities Review Act at the site of Hotel LBI in…
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News••January 27, 2021
National Cybersecurity Competition Open to High School Students
High school students have until March 8 to solve cybersecurity challenges and qualify for the National Cybersecurity Scholarship Competition.
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Opinion•January 27, 2021
Time to Refocus
Thank you, Councilman Hodgson, for your courage to “venture out” in this newspaper to address the anonymous letter left in your mailbox (“Here Is the Reason My Trump Sign Will Stay Up,” 1/20). You…
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Sports••January 27, 2021
Shore Conference Devises Football Season Schedule With a 2020 Vibe
Upon their return to the gridiron this past fall, the Southern Regional, Barnegat and Pinelands Regional football programs all knew what to expect. After the season was delayed a month due to the…
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Opinion•January 27, 2021
Beware of Scams
Thank you for the warning about telephone scammers (“Scams, Both New and Old, Target Local Community Thieving Funds, Identity,” 1/20). We should also be aware of the same kinds of scams going on in…
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••January 27, 2021
Ørsted Opens Pro-NJ Grantor Trust Fund to Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
A $15 million fund established by Ørsted, the Danish company building a wind farm off Atlantic City, is meant to offer opportunities in wind energy related fields to women- and minority-owned…
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News••January 27, 2021
Barnegat First Aid Squad Sees Uptick in Calls
The Barnegat Township First Aid Squad tallied a record number of calls in 2020, according to newly installed President James Goldstein.
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News••January 27, 2021
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Partners With Psychiatry Department
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is partnering with the Department of Psychiatry at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine to train post-graduate year two psychiatry residents.
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Sports••January 27, 2021
Barnegat Boys Basketball Team Has Enough in Tank to Win Many Games
The Barnegat High School boys basketball team a year ago won 20 games. This winter, the Bengals won’t even play that many, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic that’s still wreaking havoc across the…
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Sports••January 27, 2021
Win or Lose This Winter, Girls Hoops Teams Will Cherish Playable Moments
If one thing has been learned by high school athletes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s this: Be thankful for whatever time you have to compete in whichever sport you play and cherish any time…
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News••January 27, 2021
Ocean County Records First Case of COVID-19 Variant
Two cases of the more contagious COVID-19 strain B.1.1.7 have been found in New Jersey, the first known reports of this variant in the state. One of the individuals is an Ocean County man in his 60s…
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Sports••January 25, 2021
Ice Fishing Virtual Workshop for Women Feb. 3
Ice fishing fundamentals are on offer for women next month via a New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife virtual workshop, scheduled for 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Participants will gather on…
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News••January 25, 2021
Conserve Wildlife Explains Link Between Horseshoe Crabs and COVID Vaccine
Last month, CBC Radio Canada program “The Current” interviewed Conserve Wildlife Foundation Executive Director David Wheeler for a feature on the irreplaceable role of New Jersey’s horseshoe crabs in…
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Columns••January 24, 2021
When Face Masks Will Fall From Grace; Inside Story of an LBI Whale Getting Blown Up Real Good
Using nonconventional calculation devices, I’ve scientifically determined how long we’ll have to remain masked … and it quickly got futuristic.
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News••January 23, 2021
LBI Health Department Clarifies Dates for Second COVID Vaccine Doses
Amid some concern about COVID-19 vaccine scheduling, the Long Beach Island Health Department has clarified the dates for those who received their first dose of the Moderna vaccine from that…
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Sports••January 23, 2021
Changes Coming for White Marlin Tournament
The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club is adding new features to its 52nd White Marlin Invitational Tournament in an attempt to revive what was once a very popular event. The changes received the…
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News••January 23, 2021
Vessels Sunk to Bolster NJ’s Artificial Reef Program
On the morning of Jan. 14, three vessels were sunk 5 miles off Holgate to help bolster an artificial reef.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2021
Tune in, Laugh Hard, Give Big During Record-Setting Online Stand-Up Event
Funnyman John Poveromo and a couple hundred of his closest comedy friends have teamed up to set a new world record for the longest-ever livestreamed stand-up comedy event. The show started at noon on…
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News••January 22, 2021
Stafford Obtains Sustainable Jersey Logo
Stafford Township Councilman George Williams commended the town’s Green Team for having obtained the Sustainable Jersey logo as part of its hard-won certification. “They’ve been doing a really good…
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News••January 22, 2021
Lucia DeClerck to Celebrate 105 at Mystic Meadows
While the youth of today have unanimously declared 2020 to be the worst year, with 2021 threatening to follow suit, it might behoove them to talk perspective with Lucia P. DeClerck, who will…
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News••January 21, 2021
Southern Students Return to In-Person Instruction on Jan. 25
Southern Regional School District students have received the all-clear to return to their classrooms inside the high school and middle school on Monday, Jan. 25, Superintendent Craig Henry announced…
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News••January 21, 2021
Those Given COVID Vaccine on LBI Worry About Receiving Second Dose
When Jane Niemeyer called the LBI Health Department about receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, she was asked if she could be in Surf City at the firehouse for a 11:15…
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News••January 21, 2021
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Meets with Recreational Fishermen
Executives for EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies held an online forum Jan. 13 to exchange information with recreational fishermen on their Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project. But questions…
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Business••January 21, 2021
How Clouded Is Economic Forecast Under Continued COVID?
Nationally renowned economist Joel Naroff, Ph. D., keynoted the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 State of the Chamber by shedding light on what he termed “the good, the bad and the…
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Sports••January 21, 2021
Southern Hockey Squad Seizes Momentum Too Late to Overcome Toms River South-East
When taking the ice for its first game of the season, the first dilemma encountered by the Southern Regional ice hockey team was it was without the services of two of its top forwards and No. 1…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2021
Art Notes Jan. 20
Painted Tuesdays: “Do Your Own Thing” with artist Linda Ramsay has returned to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month…
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Columns••January 21, 2021
What Will the World Look Like Besides Cold and Waveless for LBI?
It’s a tough thing, predicting the future.
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News••January 21, 2021
Stafford Residents Still Have Some Time to Fill 2020 Time Capsule
The clock is ticking, Stafford Township residents. A time capsule at the municipal complex soon will be closed up and locked for the next 50 years.
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Opinion•January 21, 2021
Stressful Meeting
I attended what was to be a routine Long Beach Township Land Use Board meeting via Zoom on Jan. 13. Watching the meeting was uncomfortable and stressful. Board members were very rude and…
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Opinion•January 20, 2021
Turncoat Leader
It is reported that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pleased with the House of Representative’s push to impeach President Donald Trump, believing it will be easier to purge him from the…
