News
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Business••December 2, 2020
Stafford Inventor Solves Hairy Problem With FurZapper
FurZapper is a tool for pet owners to take control of the pet fur that pervades their lives.
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News••December 2, 2020
Freeholders to Revise Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan
The 2020 Ocean County Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan will be revised after the Board of Freeholders voted 3-2 against against its adoption. As written, the plan would have allowed the county…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 2, 2020
LBI Author’s Work Gets a Mom’s Choice Award
Two summers ago, award-winning author Doug Snelson was hard at work on his next book, Everybody Deserves a Hug. It was released on Aug. 1, and it took on a wider meaning considering how the pandemic…
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Sports••December 2, 2020
Flag Football Has a Banner Year in Barnegat
Barnegat Township now has a National Football League connection with its inaugural flag football league, which ended play on Nov. 29.
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Business••December 2, 2020
Circle of Compassion Raises $600,000 for Hackensack Meridian Health Team Members
In lieu of its annual gala, Hackensack Meridian-Meridian Health Foundation hosted a virtual event, raising more than $600,000 for the Hackensack Meridian Health Circle of Compassion program, which…
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News••December 2, 2020
After Death of ATV Rider in Wharton, Sierra Club Calls for More ATV Restrictions in State Forests
The tragedy of the death of a man when he collided with an ATV while riding a dirt bike in Wharton State Forest early in November has again raised questions of what the state is doing to control…
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News••December 2, 2020
Stafford Seeks Candidates for School Board
Following the recent resignation of Walter Jauch from the Stafford Township Board of Education, the board is in the process of soliciting for its next appointee and accepting letters of interest from…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 2, 2020
Sink Teeth Into Stafford’s Gingerbread Competition
Gather the family or coworkers together and start building a sweet new tradition.
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News••December 2, 2020
County Officials Back COVID-19 Education Impact Study
Ocean County Freeholders Joseph Vicari and Gerry Little are throwing their support to a bill that would study the impact of on-again, off-again in-school learning and other educational changes forced…
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News••December 2, 2020
Stafford Schools Superintendent Issues Warning, Yet Stays Course for Now
As coronavirus cases continue to surge throughout the state, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has insisted, at least for now, that school districts will remain open for in-person instruction as much as…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 2, 2020
Dec. 5 Science Saturday Explores ‘The Hidden Lives of Sharks’
The Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” is many months away, but the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences offers the opportunity to learn about the fascinating apex predators this…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 2, 2020
Art Notes December 2
Seasonal Sale: The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is hosting an outdoor Christkindlmarkt on Saturday, Dec. 5, at Engleside and Beach avenues from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Artisans display and sell their…
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News••December 2, 2020
AC Electric Donates Smoke Alarms
Atlantic City Electric is donating 2,800 smoke alarms, 350 to each of the eight counties it serves, to local communities through its partners at the southern New Jersey Fire Marshal’s Offices. This…
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News••December 2, 2020
Beach Haven Tweaks Beach Badge Ordinances
People looking to purchase beach badges in Beach Haven face a tighter deadline to write out their checks, according to an ordinance introduced by the borough council at an agenda meeting last week.
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Opinion•December 2, 2020
Accolades Applauded
I enjoyed Ms. Stockton-Sooy’s homage to her father (“70 Years of Service,” 11/25). I wish to extend my congratulations to him on his accolades.
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News••December 2, 2020
Plant Natives to Support Wildlife in Winter
Mild temperatures and still-workable ground mean there’s still time to plant trees and shrubs before the weather turns cold.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 2, 2020
Grunin Center Presents: ‘There’s No Place Like Home … for the Holidays’
No in-person holiday party this year? Good thing “There’s No Place Like Home … For the Holidays.” Let the comedy elves from renowned improvisational theater troupe The Second City deliver the virtual…
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News••December 2, 2020
Island Garden Club Encourages Eco-Friendliness
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s interests extend far beyond catering to the needs of green thumbs. Its environmental committee is working toward including children in beach and ocean…
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Opinion•December 2, 2020
Best Job Possible
This letter is in response to James Durkin’s letter (“Unkempt Bayfront,” 11/25). While I agree with Mr. Durkin that the sidewalks at the Taylor Avenue bayfront area could be swept off more often, I…
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Opinion••December 2, 2020
Challenges at All Gov’t Levels Need Compromise, Creativity
I would never call myself “old,” but let’s just say that I have been around a while. In fact, I have been around long enough to see progress made, and long enough to know that we, as a society, have…
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News••December 2, 2020
Murphy Delays Full Lockdown; Bans Youth Sports, Limits Gatherings
Gov. Phil Murphy’s COVID-19 briefing on Monday started off with an unplanned visual demonstration of how serious the state’s second wave of the disease has become.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 1, 2020
Keep Healthy Through the Holidays
As the disastrous year that is 2020 winds down to its final stretch, many are hoping to find solace in the holiday season. Although the second wave of COVID-19 has thwarted any efforts toward…
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News••November 30, 2020
New Guidance for Outdoor Dining as Winter Approaches
Due to the approaching winter season, owners of food establishments wanting to use tents, tensioned-membrane structures, and canopies past the end of the month must apply for a Uniform Construction…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 30, 2020
Santa’s Reindeer Visits Southern Ocean Animal Hospital in Tuckerton
Southern Ocean Animal Hospital, at 319 East Main St. in Tuckerton, and their friends from LeTip – The Island Group are excited to host Santa Claus and his reindeer on Dec. 6 from noon to 3 p.m. Join…
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Business••November 30, 2020
Gift Wrapping Benefit at How You Brewin? Is for Little Jaxx
Let How You Brewin? in Surf City do some gift wrapping, and the fundraiser will aid 6-month-old heart patient Jaxx Daum and his family this holiday season.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 30, 2020
Tuckerton Seaport Free Evening
The Tuckerton Seaport will have complimentary Outdoor Tour admission on Sunday, Dec. 6, between 3 and 6 p.m. as part of the Tuckerton Christmas Walk. The self-guided tour of the boardwalk includes…
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News••November 30, 2020
Pinelands Regional Juggles Schedule Once Again Due to COVID-19
The best-laid plans of mice and men often go astray, the Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote in 1786. Burns has oftentimes been proven right since – perhaps never more so than during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 30, 2020
Barnegat PBA Toy Drive at American Legion Post
Barnegat Township PBA Local 296 holds a toy drive Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside American Legion Post No. 232 on Route 9; the rain date is Sunday, Dec. 13.
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Sports••November 29, 2020
Barnegat Football Coach Davis Steps Down After Building Program for 18 Years
Erik Smithman knows all about the dedication Rob Davis had to the Barnegat High School football program.
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Business••November 27, 2020
Many NJ Owners Are Counting on Small Business Saturday
The New Jersey Small Business Administration said that “facing turbulent times, because of the COVID-19 virus, many New Jersey small business owners are hoping their communities will come out and…
