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News••July 11, 2020
LBI Shuttle Rides to End at 9 p.m.
In an effort to mitigate groups of kids congregating on the beaches and streets at night, and with regard to the safety of the public and municipal employees during the pandemic, Long Beach Township…
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News••July 10, 2020
Free Webinar on Youth Substance Abuse Prevention
The Ocean County Library will collaborate with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey in a free webinar about preventing substance abuse in children and teens at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.
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News••July 10, 2020
Lawn Watering Restrictions in Effect Through September in Barnegat
As the lawn watering season intensifies with hot weather, Barnegat Township reminds residents that restrictions are in effect until Sept. 30.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 10, 2020
Marina Living Offers Comforts, Community – Especially in a Pandemic
For many, boating is not only a hobby but a way of life. At High Bar Harbor Yacht Club, a thriving community of people spend entire summers living on sailboats and powerboats, enjoying the Island…
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News••July 9, 2020
Holiday Draws Crowds Despite Non-Typical Summer
In a year that has been anything but typical, the Fourth of July holiday weekend on Long Beach Island was about as routine as it gets – sort of. High-volume traffic, check. Picture-perfect weather…
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News••July 9, 2020
Barnegat Light and Its Beach Patrol Agree on Shorts Usage by Female Lifeguards
Sometimes, shorts can be a pain in the rear end. Such was the case in Barnegat Light on July 7 after a communicative mishap occurred between Borough Councilwoman Mary Ellen Foley and the beach patrol.
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News••July 9, 2020
Kennedy and Richter Win Primaries, Will Take on Van Drew and Kim Respectively
Amy Kennedy had never run for office before announcing in January that she would seek the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District’s seat, currently occupied by freshman…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2020
Team Mariani Sends Simon and Samantha to Square Off With ‘Local Celebrity’
About 10 years ago, a 12-year-old Simon Mariani walked onto the miniature golf course at Mr. Tee’s Shark Island in Beach Haven with a mission in mind.
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Columns••July 9, 2020
Local Surf Gets Fun as Traffic Backs Up, Summer Heats Up
Your face is beet red. Your eyebrows bleached blond. You passed out exhausted the other night while there was still a faint pink hue in the sky. Your shoulders are sore from all the paddling, and…
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Sports••July 9, 2020
Epic Tournament Bounced By COVID-19 and Island’s Main Event May Be Doomed as Well
This summer’s lifeguard tournament season was dealt multiple blows this past week, at both a local and regional level, as the impact of COVID-19 rages on.
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News••July 9, 2020
New Terrapin Garden Grows in Little Egg Harbor
Like tiny air raid shelters, protective cages sheltering the terrapin nests along Great Bay Boulevard in Little Egg Harbor keep them safe from predators, among them crows and gulls from the air and…
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Columns••July 9, 2020
TVs Are Suddenly Becoming Quite Clear to Dogs, Chipmunks Are Bearing Disease-Carrying Riders
HEED AND RESPECT: Emergency vehicle lights and sirens also apply to you as a pedestrian, bicyclist, jogger, skateboarder or someone waiting for an Island trolley.
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Business••July 9, 2020
Ziman Development Builds On ‘Carbon-Negative’ Impact
The COVID-19 pandemic inspired a plan for custom home builder Michael Ziman: “aligning my business to be carbon-negative and actually environmentally positive” to the planet. Thus, “LBI’s first…
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News••July 9, 2020
St. Francis Counseling Presents Grandparenting Support
St. Francis Counseling Service will offer an eight-week series of confidential, virtual meetings for grandparents on Mondays from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning July 27. The service aims to provide resources…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2020
Cruisin’ Tikis LBI Makes (Socially Distant) Waves
“Everybody gets a lei,” shouted a smiling Capt. Michael Bishop of Cruisin’ Tikis LBI recently. On board the floating tiki bar was a party of female healthcare workers collectively celebrating a…
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News••July 8, 2020
Water Metering at Install Stage in Barnegat Light
Barnegat Light homeowners or their plumbers may now pick up their digital water meters for installation in the state-mandated water metering program. Meters are available for pickup weekdays from 9…
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Business••July 8, 2020
Farm Market to Open in Tuckerton
A new farm market in Tuckerton, Manna Farmer’s Market, will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Tuesday beginning July 21 through Oct. 6 at the Tuckerton United Methodist Church, 134 North Green St.…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Landmark Reunion
Finally my kids were reunited at Old Barney with their beloved grandparents, Gene and Susan Geld, who have a house in Barnegat Light! We had seen them from 6 feet apart a couple of times, but hadn’t…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Walkovers Legal?
When going down the pathway to the ocean beach at 68th Street in Brant Beach, we noticed a number of homeowners on the ocean have created their own private walkways through the dunes. Is this legal?…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 8, 2020
Enjoy Full Lineup in Stafford Concert Series, But Distance Yourself
As it has been doing since the 1990s, the Stafford Township Historical Society is hosting its annual concert series again this summer. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic still sweeping through the…
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News••July 8, 2020
Kim and Van Drew Honored by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
No matter who survives the hard-fought GOP Primary for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township, the winner will have a hard time…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Community Cheerleaders
I am blessed to live in a caring, friendly, supportive and cohesive community.
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Business••July 8, 2020
Southern Ocean Chamber Calls Businesses to Google Summer School
School for business is in session July 22 as tips on new COVID-19-era business practices are shared in a webinar by the region’s chamber of commerce and Google. The Grow with Google Livestream is…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Stop the Madness!
Just when I am ready to relax at the end of the day the %$&@#! fireworks start. I go from room to room looking for an escape. Terror and panic set in and nothing anyone says or does can ease my…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Parade of the Century
In a follow-up to my column last week (“Will Current Events Rain on Neighborhood Parade?”), our annual, long-running Fourth of July parade on 105th Street in Beach Haven Park was a true success and…
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Opinion•July 8, 2020
Just Wondering …
When my parents bought a small home in Beach Haven in 1944 in the area of Taylor Avenue, it was one of five houses between Bay Avenue and the ocean. The bayfront area at Taylor Avenue was an…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 8, 2020
Gwenn Seemel’s Paintings From ‘Baby Sees ABCs’ Now at Wildflowers Too
An exhibition of new paintings by French-American artist and Surf City resident Gwenn Seemel opens this week at Wildflowers Too in Barnegat Light: 13 works from her new book, Baby Sees ABCs. The…
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News••July 8, 2020
Long Beach Island Health Department Resumes Regulatory Inspections
The Environmental Division of the Long Beach Island Health Department has resumed routine inspections for regulated facilities, including retail food establishments, recreational bathing facilities…
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Business••July 8, 2020
Sugar Kingdom Opens to Sweet Success
Sweet shop Sugar Kingdom officially opened in Ship Bottom this Memorial Day weekend to a stunning success. The business takes its place in the new Sunsations complex, which underwent extensive…
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News••July 8, 2020
NJDEP Launches Interactive Mapping and Reporting System for HAB
The world’s past problems didn’t disappear because of COVID-19, an economic recession and a racial crisis in the United States. No, old problems such as climate change, a nuclear North Korea…
