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Arts & Entertainment••August 11, 2020
On Tap: Ryan Zimmerman
STYLE: Funk, reggae, folk, blues, punk rock and Americana
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Business••August 10, 2020
Livestream Planning Sessions With Southern Ocean Chamber of Commerce
Discuss doing business, take time to plan for fall, tackle that PPP paperwork – all with fellow members of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, and all online.
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Opinion••August 10, 2020
The Last Day I Surfed With My Father: A Tribute
I grew up in Westchester County in New York. In the early 1950s, my family started coming to Long Beach Island for summer vacations. Whenever I smell the sea, hear the waves, I think of my father, my…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 10, 2020
Bullzeye
LINEUP: Thomas Bazzanella, a.k.a. Tommy Baz, lead vocals/guitars; Meaghan Kyle, vocals; Ira Sherman, bass and vocals; Johnny Workman, lead guitar; Ted Russell, steel guitar; Johnny “Sticks” Anderson…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 10, 2020
Albert Music Hall Holding Outdoor Concerts
The Albert Music Hall, located at 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Route 532) in Waretown, recently began holding Saturday night outdoor concerts and hopes to continue into October.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 10, 2020
Ted Hammock & The Pickles
STYLE: A little taste of all the classics, just pickled.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 10, 2020
Outdoor Garage Sale Benefits Surf City Emergency Services
Not even the coronavirus pandemic could stop the women’s auxiliary of the Surf City Fire Co. and EMS from doing what they do so well – fundraising. While the Aug. 13 event is different than years…
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News••August 10, 2020
Census Reps at Two Library Branches Friday
Ocean County residents who have yet to fill in their U.S. Census forms or who have questions about the contents can speak directly with census representatives at the Long Beach Island and Little Egg…
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Columns••August 9, 2020
Quest for Coffee Brings Island to Its Knees, Wonderful Weekend Waves and a Hurricane We Can’t Pronounce
I will admit to being a little caught off guard by this hurricane whose name I still cannot pronounce (ees-ah-EE-ahs, from what I am told.) However, I am more caught off guard by the fact that folks…
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Columns••August 8, 2020
Surfer Gives a Hand to Feeding Shark; DOA Great White Gets Big Lift
We have not one but two shark episodes to talk about this week, the closer-in of the two being a decently deep hand wound suffered over the weekend by waverider and professional photographer Michael…
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News••August 7, 2020
Surflight Theatre’s Big Top Reopens Two Days After Being Blown Away
Steve Steiner, Surflight Theatre’s producing artistic director, should be appointed the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and bring his cast and crew with him!
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News••August 7, 2020
Winds Play Havoc With St. Francis Center Pools
Tropical Storm Isaias took a dip in the St. Francis Community Center outdoor pools before leaving Brant Beach. It dropped a shed into the smaller of two pools on its way out. Inside that shed was the…
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News••August 7, 2020
Surf City Lifts Ban on Outdoor Music, Effective Immediately
Citing the pandemic and to aid local businesses, Surf City officials are temporarily suspending the ban on amplified and live music for businesses effective immediately. Outdoor music is permitted…
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News••August 7, 2020
Bass River Holds COVID-19 Testing Site
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News••August 7, 2020
Ship Bottom Tackles Parking Woes at Entrance to Island
While parking is at a premium in and around Hotel LBI, the 102-room luxury hotel at the entrance to Long Beach Island, there is plenty of parking onsite. That’s the word from Councilman Joe Valyo…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
LBIF’s Annual Seashore Open House Tour, Reimagined
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences decided “the show must go on” for the annual Seashore Open House Tour, a 54-year tradition and the organization’s biggest fundraiser, so the…
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News••August 6, 2020
Isaias Leaves Its Mark on Southern Ocean County
Tropical Storm Isaias blew through Southern Ocean County Tuesday, leaving thousands without power as well as downed trees and some property damage. Atlantic City Electric and JCP&L were working to…
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Sports••August 6, 2020
51st Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational ‘Successful, Safe’
The 51st edition of the Beach Haven White Marlin Invitational Tournament went in the books with the 62-foot Viking Business winning the white marlin championship with two white marlin releases; and…
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Sports••August 6, 2020
ALO Longboard Classic Sees Big Surf, New Level of Longboard Surfing
It’s hard to pick a decisive note to describe the 2020 Alliance for a Living Ocean LBI Longboard Classic.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
Chowderfest 2020 Maps Out a Month
Thinking outside the tent, Chowderfest organizers came up with “Chowder Month” as a pivot from the past festival scene that wouldn’t have mixed well with COVID concerns of social distancing this…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
Up Close and Personal With Moths at Sassafras Hill Farm
Sassafras Hill Farm in Barnegat held its inaugural Moth Night last Thursday, July 30, focusing on educating attendees about the beauty of the Pinelands ecosystem and local moth species.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
Carving Out History: Master of Maritime Quarterboards and Tavern Signs
The aroma of fresh-cut pine chips just swept from a ship-shape studio meets shop-goers at Paul McCarthy Woodcarving on Route 9 in Manahawkin. They have no idea they’re about to step closer to…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
The Sinatra Experience at the Arts Foundation Aug. 9
Entertainer Tony Sands brings his tribute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” with “Sinatra: The Musical, Under the Stars” on Sunday, Aug. 9, at 8 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
Dellane Makes the Challenge and Sinopoli Represents Stafford Police Well
Last fall, Stafford Township Police Chief Tom Dellane crossed paths with me at one point, pulled me aside and started talking to me about “Can You Beat Biggy?” Well, he really didn’t talk much about…
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News••August 6, 2020
Ocean County Prosecutor’s Virtual Town Hall Calls for Police License
New Jersey may be moving in the direction of a licensing program for police officers, something that most states require. New Jersey is one of only five states that do not issue a license for police.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 6, 2020
Mike Marino, New Jersey’s Bad Boy, Returning to Surflight
Comic Mike Marino, a.k.a. “New Jersey’s Bad Boy,” is scheduled to perform in Surflight Theatre’s big top at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9 – provided the big top damaged by Tropical Storm Isaias is…
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Opinion•August 6, 2020
Grim Reality
Thank you, Charles Howe, for your timely thoughts on wearing protective masks as a “Matter of Respect” (7/22). Respect for others would have gone to great lengths at reducing the 156,000 American…
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News••August 6, 2020
Seven Candidates Jump Into the Fray for Stafford School Board Seats
While the Southern Regional Board of Education will have no changes to it following Election Day on Nov. 3, the Stafford Township Board of Education could look significantly different come January.
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Opinion•August 6, 2020
Grateful Surfers
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the Alliance for a Living Ocean held its 12th Annual Longboard Classic fundraiser. Normally, this event requires a lot of hard work, but this year was especially challenging.
