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Opinion•August 5, 2020
Check Your Ballots
I live on Winifred Avenue in Beach Haven Crest in Long Beach Township. When you enter Beach Haven Crest into a computer it drops Crest. So I frequently get mail saying Winifred Avenue, Beach Haven.
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Columns••August 5, 2020
Lakehurst Prepares for Airships
In 1920, as people on Long Beach Island and beyond were trying to save historic Barnegat Lighthouse, another iconic symbol of Ocean County was rising in the pinelands of Lakehurst.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2020
Solace Art Studio and Gallery Hosts Avant Garde-Modern Art Show
Solace Studio and Gallery in Surf City is highlighting abstract, unconventional and rule-bending art in the “Avant Garde, Modern Art Show” through Aug. 9. Featured works by Jen Kelly, Andrea…
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News••August 5, 2020
Ship Bottom Preps for Drainage Work at Entrance to LBI
The Ship Bottom Borough Council last month introduced a $3 million bond ordinance that paves the way for infrastructure improvements to Eighth and Ninth streets to begin. The work, which is slated to…
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News••August 5, 2020
Water Meter Installation Deadline Oct. 1 in Long Beach Township
Earlier this year, Long Beach Township pushed back the deadline for installation of water meters due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the new date for compliance – Oct. 1 – is fast approaching.…
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News••August 5, 2020
9th District’s Disabled Veteran Property Tax Relief Measure Passes Senate
The state Senate has passed legislation sponsored by the 9th District’s Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove that would extend the current disabled…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2020
Music Downloading Service Available at OCL
A valid Ocean County Library card will be a passport to a world of free music, videos and audiobooks through the Freegal streaming and downloading service beginning Monday, Aug 10.
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News••August 5, 2020
Ocean County Soil Conservation District Awarded Grant for Aquaculture Project
For the third year, the nonprofit National Association of Conservation Districts technical assistance grant program, created with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is aiding farmers…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2020
Art Notes August 5
PSAA Doings: Pine Shores Art Association continues its online exhibits with the “The Spring-ish Show,” which runs through Aug. 31 and will be judged by Joe Mulligan. This show was held over from the…
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Opinion••August 5, 2020
Major League Sports Are COVID-19 Laboratories
Professional sports are not just about fun and games this summer.
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News••August 5, 2020
Ocean County Irish Festival Canceled
The Ocean County Chapter of The Friendly Sons of the Shillelagh has regretfully announced the 2020 Ocean County Irish Festival, which was to be held on Sept. 12 at Manahawkin Lake Park, has been…
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News••August 5, 2020
Waretown Dog Park Grand Opening Aug. 7
The grand opening ceremony for the new and highly anticipated dog park in Waretown will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, and all are welcome. The dog park is located near the…
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Sports••August 5, 2020
Shore Conference Releases Revised Schedules for Fall Athletic Teams
Following weeks of development after the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association earlier last month announced its return-to-play guidance, the Shore Conference Executive Committee on…
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Sports••August 5, 2020
NJSIAA Chief Operating Officer Delivers Important Message to State’s Student-Athletes
Even as major NCAA conferences alter schedules for conference-only competition and many other NCAA conferences at the Division II and III levels cancel fall athletics altogether, New Jersey State…
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News••August 3, 2020
United Methodist Churches of LBI Offer Outdoor Services By the Bay
Beginning Aug. 9, the United Methodist churches of Long Beach Island – located in Beach Haven and Beach Haven Terrace – will be offering outdoor worship services at 8:30 a.m. on Sundays at the…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2020
Trash N’ Treasures Sale in Beach Haven Saturday
The LBI Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven will hold a Trash N’ Treasures Rummage Sale on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date is Sunday, Aug. 9.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2020
On Tap: Third Watch
STYLE: Classic rock covers encompassing everything from folk to rockabilly to blues to soul.
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News••August 3, 2020
Beach Haven School Will Go In-Person
The Beach Haven Elementary School will reopen its doors next month with in-person instruction, Superintendent/principal Christopher Meyrick announced recently.
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Opinion••August 3, 2020
How We Help Our Lifeguards Do Better On and Off the Job
I get no great pleasure from seeing my old beach patrol on LBI make national news – at least not for the reasons now.
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News••August 2, 2020
Eagleswood Buys Dock Road Parcel; Town Hall Opens to Public
The Eagleswood Township Committee passed resolutions during the July 27 committee meeting authorizing land purchases on Dock Road, which will utilize NJDEP Green Acres grant funds. According to Mayor…
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News••August 1, 2020
Outdoor Dining Hours Extended in Ship Bottom
Citing the recent heat wave and a hope to help restaurant owners during a summer truncated due to the pandemic, Ship Bottom borough has lengthened outdoor dining hours until midnight. Outdoor dining…
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Columns••July 31, 2020
Causeway Wreck for the Ages; Crab Pieces No Cause for Concern
Loads to talk about this week. I’ll start by getting wrecked. No, not that way – though it might help, all things considered. Instead, I’m compelled to speak on the three-vehicle wreck on the…
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News••July 30, 2020
Former Longtime Islander Mary Rose Leonardi Celebrates 109th Birthday
On Sunday, July 26, a day before she turned 109 years old, Mary Rose Leonardi was celebrated with a line of well-wishers that motored past her current residence, the senior community Seacrest Village…
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Sports••July 30, 2020
Alliance for a Living Ocean LBI Longboard Classic Saturday with Past Winners Back to Defend Titles
There was a time when a longboard was considered an old man’s surfboard. That is no longer the case in the surfing world, especially on Long Beach Island as the community prepares for the 12th Annual…
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News••July 30, 2020
Two Men Rescued Off Barnegat Light After 68-Foot Fishing Boat Takes on Water
Two men who were fishing 33 miles east of Barnegat Light early Tuesday morning were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after their boat began to take on water. The names of the men were not released as…
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News••July 30, 2020
VFW Post 2729 Welcomes First Female Commander
One of the first projects as new commander of VFW Post 3729 for Denise Hart is launching a fluke tournament fundraiser Aug. 15 to support the post’s unheralded but strong work for veterans.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2020
NYC Professional Ballet Dancer Returns to Tuckerton to Teach Skills Online
Like many performing artists all over the world, Michele Moritz has had to adjust to a new way of teaching her ballet exercises and yoga moves by using the internet. She is currently teaching for the…
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Columns••July 30, 2020
What Could Be More 2020 Than Sea Gulls Eating Sharks?
The beach had that summer Sunday night feel.
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News••July 30, 2020
35 LBI Lifeguards Test Positive for COVID-19; 11 From Surf City Cleared to Return to Work
Eleven Surf City lifeguards who tested positive earlier this month for COVID-19 were cleared by the Long Beach Island Health Department to return to work July 27, Mayor Francis Hodgson said Monday…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2020
Teen Sharpshooter Brings ‘Right Touch’ and His Uncle to Flamingo Golf
When “Can You Beat Biggy?” Season 2 was announced, Danny Burkholder wanted to get in on it. In fact, he made quite a bold statement that his mother, Janine, provided in her initial email to me.
