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News••June 17, 2020
Barnegat Seniors May Experience a ‘Real’ Graduation
Although the Barnegat High School Class of 2020 has already had a virtual graduation ceremony, plans are underway for the seniors to experience real commencement exercises once Gov. Murphy increases…
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News••June 17, 2020
Maritime, Historical Association Museums Reopening
Two museums in Beach Haven have announced they will be reopening this month.
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News••June 17, 2020
SOMC Nurses Will Hold Informational Picket Outside Hospital on June 21
Nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin will hold an informational picket outside of the hospital from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 21.
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••June 17, 2020
Art Notes June 17
Art Outside: The annual arts and craft fair at Viking Village in Barnegat Light is Sunday, June 21. The event always marks the start of the summer season with a wide variety of high-quality arts and…
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News••June 17, 2020
Social Justice Issues Links Announced
In light of current events, the Ocean County Library’s Teen Services staffers have assembled an online Teen Guide to Social Justice. The guide offers links to relevant print, eBook and video items…
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News••June 17, 2020
Beach Haven Library Announces Reopening Measures
Although the Beach Haven Public Library remains closed due to the pandemic, the facility has announced measures once it is permitted to reopen.
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Opinion•June 17, 2020
There Is Hope
In my seven decades on this good earth there has never been another time when we have seen so many white people involved in the deep and growing movement to address systematic racism and structural…
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News••June 17, 2020
Traffic Safety Is Shared Responsibility
Summer arrived early on Long Beach Island, even if the calendar says otherwise. With it comes an uptick in not just motor traffic, but foot and bicycle traffic as well, and the annual challenge of…
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News••June 17, 2020
Man Arrested in Little Egg Harbor After Black Lives Matter Protest
A New Gretna man who came to the peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday was arrested afterward for pushing a female protester to the ground during the short march through a Mystic Island…
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Featured••June 17, 2020
LBI Area Developer Found in Violation of CAFRA Regulations for Second Time This Year
The developer of Causeway Marina and The Boatyard in Stafford Township has until the end of the month to address a complaint that he violated the state’s Coastal Area Facilities Review Act and other…
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News••June 17, 2020
LBI Paddle-Out for Black Lives Matter Organized by Teen Surfer
On Tuesday, a group of mostly surfers in support of Black Lives Matter took to the bay waters off of Beach Haven for a paddle-out protest.
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News••June 17, 2020
Memorable Messages, Images, Footage Go Into Southern Regional ‘Graduation Experience’
Not long after the Southern Regional High School senior slideshow and “virtual” graduation ceremony aired on local channel 21 and Southern’s YouTube channel and ended some 2½ hours later, a whole…
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News••June 17, 2020
Southern Regional High School Class of 2020 Makes Exit in Unique Ceremony
Yes, the Southern Regional High School Class of 2020 graduation ceremony had a “virtual” feel to it. But it also felt very familiar, as the 446 seniors moving on to their next chapters in life were…
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News••June 16, 2020
Basketball Courts Reopen in Stafford and Dial-A-Ride Service Returns
Starting this week, several significant changes in Stafford Township have gone into effect after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy last week relaxed multiple restrictions in response to the continued…
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News••June 15, 2020
LBT Field Station Hosts Online Diamondback Terrapin Talk June 20
June 16-23 is Turtle Appreciation Week, and to mark the occasion, Long Beach Township Sustainability Coordinator Angela Andersen will chat with Project Terrapin’s John Wnek on June 20 as part of the…
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News••June 15, 2020
Surf City Meet the Mayor Meeting Postponed
June wouldn’t be June in Surf City without a few of the standards, such as the annual taxpayers association meeting where residents can meet the mayor to hear what has been going on in the borough…
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News••June 15, 2020
Conservationists Celebrate Life of Candace McKee Ashmun, ‘Godmother of the Pines’
Dedicated environmentalist Candace “Candy” McKee Ashmun, 96, passed away peacefully on May 23. Ashmun was an influential figure in the preservation of New Jersey’s open spaces, as well as a…
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News••June 14, 2020
Dredge Spoils Fortifying Beach Haven Beaches
People walking the beaches on the south end of Beach Haven may notice some large piles of dark sand. It’s all part of a program in which dredge spoils are being used to fortify beaches on the south…
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News••June 13, 2020
‘School’ Out for Summer at Museum in Barnegat Light
“The Barnegat Light Historical Society & Museum regrets to announce that the museum will not open for the 2020 season. This includes our monthly speaker series. It was a difficult decision made only…
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News••June 13, 2020
Gardens of Eatin’ Cultivate Much More
As the community has emerged from a spring spent indoors in quarantine, gardening has grown into a productive pastime. First, of course, it provides food, as well as the opportunity to learn the art…
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News••June 12, 2020
Determined LBI Lovebirds Overcome Obstacles to Say ‘I Do’
On May 30, 2010, Gillian DeRario and her friend Alix Sadowski threw a white-themed party, with all the guests dressed head to toe in white. That was the night DeRario first met Steven Belfi.
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News••June 11, 2020
Peregrine Falcons Banded and Ready for Flight
While LBI is known to show off some funky architecture, visitors may have wondered about the dog igloo sitting high atop a nesting structure just east of the Causeway Bridge. It is currently home to…
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News••June 11, 2020
Black Voices Heard During ‘LBI Walk for BLM’
Nearly 2,000 people joined African American Southern Regional graduate Schneider Juste for exactly 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence, in observation of the tragic killing of George Floyd. Many…
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News••June 11, 2020
Two Surf City Men Launched Overboard as Whale Strikes Boat
In the world of fishing, there are stories and there are STORIES, and then there is the one about two Surf City fishermen thrown overboard after their boat was struck by a juvenile humpback whale…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 11, 2020
LBI Film Fest Announces Opening and Closing Night Films
LBI’s Lighthouse International Film Festival has announced its 2020 full lineup of feature-length films, including five world premieres and six acclaimed Sundance titles.
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Columns••June 11, 2020
Freight Train Derecho Shakes Things Up; Black Bear Meanders Into Manahawkin
DERECHOS BLOW: I’ve been phasing myself out of the weather forecasting business, after realizing some readers actually listened intently when I’d call for “hurriquakes and lightning.” What I now wax…
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Columns••June 11, 2020
Decade’s Worth of Unusual Events in Single Week; Try to Keep Up
Last Wednesday, a personal weather station on a Brant Beach home recorded a 101-mph gust of wind. Beach Haven had an official weather station recording of 93 mph. It took down limbs and entire trees…
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Opinion•June 11, 2020
Lampoon Democrats Too
Regarding the editorial cartoon lampooning the U.S. president last week: I hope you have an equally offensive editorial cartoon lampooning the Democrats, culturally appropriating an African scarf on…
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Opinion•June 11, 2020
Same Here
So we watched and waited, and lo and behold, a plain white envelope arrived with an enclosed Visa debit card! Just like S. Fox said in his June 3 Commentary (“Debit Card Stimulus Proves to Be Tricky…
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Opinion•June 11, 2020
This Storm Story Has a Surprise Ending
My husband and I were on the beach at Fifth Street in Surf City on Wednesday, June 3. We decided to leave when the sky got real dark, so we packed up and started walking to our car, which was parked…
