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Sports••September 24, 2020
Gesicki Helps Miami Stay Close Against Buffalo With Career Highs
As last year’s NFL season progressed, anybody paying attention could see a transformation happening with Mike Gesicki. The former Southern Regional star athlete and Miami Dolphins tight end was…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 24, 2020
Captain Bill Sets Stage for Autumn
On Saturday evening, patrons of Mystic Islands Casino enjoyed a refreshingly cool evening on the patio to hear a three-set serenade by Captain Bill Brucato. Fall always brings a scent of nostalgia…
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Sports••September 24, 2020
Martin Truex Jr. Advances to Cup Series Round of 12 Despite Tough Race in Bristol
Despite a 24th-place finish during Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. advanced to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff’s Round of 12.
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Opinion•September 24, 2020
Pickleball Pitch
As a citizen of Beach Haven and a pickleball player, I have to wonder why some members of the Beach Haven Borough Council have two sets of standards when they make their decisions on funding in…
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News••September 24, 2020
Stafford Superintendent Pleased With School Opening
As part of its routine business on Sept. 16, the Stafford Township Board of Education approved updates to policies centered on a pair of revisions to the district’s “Restart and Recovery Plan.”
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Opinion•September 24, 2020
Please Honor
I have noticed all summer and now going into this fall, even after school has begun, that the American flag at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City has yet to be flown. Please honor our…
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Opinion•September 24, 2020
Until Next Year
I can’t wait for next year. No, not because I am confident science and common sense will prevail and the COVID-19 virus will be mitigated. Yes, because for the first time I had a summer off since I…
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Opinion•September 24, 2020
Ominous Signs
The air quality index in Sierra National Forest was recently recorded at 1076! Values over 300 are hazardous. Yosemite, with a hazardous AQI of 681, had to close temporarily.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 24, 2020
G. Love Returns to Bird and Betty’s
After a long hiatus from stage performances, Bird and Betty’s will celebrate its first live indoor show since pre-pandemic with a two-night run of a special solo acoustic set by G. Love on Oct. 8 and…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
Shocking Reports
In response to Linda Kellogg’s letter “Speaking of Racism” (9/2), thank you for reading, pondering and commenting on my Commentary of Aug. 19, “Truth Is All Lives Matter as Life and Literature…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 23, 2020
Art Notes Sept. 23
Outside Art: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’s annual Plein Air Plus exhibit is now on view through Nov. 1. The juror, David C. Levy, former CEO of Parsons School of Design…
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News••September 23, 2020
Register for Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps
Volunteers of all ages are asked to join Clean Ocean Action’s 35th year of Beach Sweeps on Oct. 24. There are 60 locations throughout New Jersey, including Long Beach Island, and Great Bay Boulevard…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
Crustacious
Major changes in all our lives these past six months have affected everyone in the world. I have adjusted and kept my sanity by doing small things to stay positive. If I smile behind my mask…
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News••September 23, 2020
Blessing of the Animals in Tuckerton Oct. 4
The Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal, at 220 East Main St. in Tuckerton, is again hosting its annual Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m., outside in the horseshoe driveway…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
Still America
I was out placing a “Vote for Biden” sign on McKinley Avenue in Manahawkin the other morning. A car drove by and a middle-aged man yelled out, “Stupid bitch.”
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News••September 23, 2020
Policing During a Pandemic: Communities United in Challenges, Triumphs
Law enforcement officers have a job most would consider difficult even under perfect circumstances. During a pandemic, routine policing comes with a whole different set of challenges.
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News••September 23, 2020
ALO Campaign Targets New Public Garbage Bins in Surf City
Trash isn’t cheap, and neither are the bins to contain it, especially when replacing 55-gallon topless metal drums used as public garbage bins in large numbers. Still, the need to do just that is the…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
No Boy Scout
Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent. This is the Boy Scout Law. I thought of this guide when I was in a customer’s home and…
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Business••September 23, 2020
Southern Ocean Chamber Drives Business Info to the Community
In time for Small Business Week, the region’s chamber of commerce has added a much-needed vehicle to help distribute and collect member information. It’s also part of an upcoming strategic plan.
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News••September 23, 2020
Boulevard in Harvey Cedars Set for Resurfacing
Beginning this week, Long Beach Boulevard in Harvey Cedars will undergo resurfacing by Ocean County crews.
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Opinion••September 23, 2020
Greatest Gift of COVID-19: Availability of Young Adults
If you should be ill or injured on Long Beach Island, the call to 911 will be answered by a volunteer, likely a year-round local, but sometimes a seasonal resident helping meet the higher summertime…
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Business••September 23, 2020
Big Barlows Going ‘Across the Street’ Next Month
Next month, Big Barlow’s BBQ and Catering in Barnegat Township will be moving to a new location, at 34 South Main St. (Route 9) in the building formerly occupied by Delights Artisan Café, which has…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 23, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Democratic Candidates Host Cleanup of Great Bay Boulevard
Democratic candidates for the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee, Gabriel Brian Franco and Shaun Moran, are sponsoring a cleanup of Great Bay Boulevard on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a rain date of Oct.…
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News••September 23, 2020
Save Barnegat Bay Pushes for Passage of Single-Use Plastic Ban
After several years of campaigning to end plastic pollution, tens of thousands of handwritten letters to the state Legislature, the adoption of more than 55 local ordinances and a successful Senate…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
Support Unwavering
I never thought I would need a surveillance camera to monitor our flagpole, but we have one now. Maybe I shouldn’t have been, but I was shocked to see that someone had torn the Blue Lives Matter flag…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 23, 2020
Tuckerton Creek Boat Rides Take on Halloween Spin
Halloween might seem a little scarier with a pandemic going on, but the Tuckerton Seaport is offering safe, family-friendly, Halloween-themed boat rides on Tuckerton Creek in October: Oct. 17, 18, 19…
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Opinion•September 23, 2020
Preventable Overdoses
Too many of our friends, family members and neighbors are dying unnecessarily.
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News••September 23, 2020
Jersey Shore Representation on BPU Focus of Assembly Legislation
Three Ocean County legislators introduced an Assembly bill on Sept. 14 to require that at least one Jersey Shore representative has a seat on the state Board of Public Utilities, less than a month…
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News••September 23, 2020
Additional $75M in CARES Act Funding Will Support NJ’s COVID-19 Response, Recovery
New Jersey has received $75,728,585 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program to support the state’s COVID-19 response…
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News••September 23, 2020
State Promotes ‘Jersey Strong on Climate’ Campaign
As part of International Climate Week 2020, the administration of Gov. Phil Murphy is promoting “Jersey Strong on Climate” throughout the state. This week-long virtual public education campaign, led…
