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News••June 3, 2020
Floyd Death Has Impacts Reaching to Jersey Shore
George Floyd’s life was snuffed out 1,235.2 miles from Long Beach Island on May 25, but the manner of how he died is reverberating throughout the country as protesters – some peaceful, some not –…
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News••June 3, 2020
Lane Closures to Continue as East Road Project Nears Completion
Overnight lane closures along a portion of Route 72 in Manahawkin, including side streets, are expected to continue as the final milling and paving of the East Road project nears completion.
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Columns••June 3, 2020
How Do You Write a Surf Column When the World Is Ablaze?
It’s usually a pretty good month around here, as we enjoy an energetic bustle between the long months of late winter that seem to get later each year and the full blast of summer. Waves arrive to…
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••June 2, 2020
Tuckerton Food Pantry Now Open Three Days
The Greater Tuckerton Food Pantry, located at 148 North Green St., is now open full time: Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon. The shelves and freezers are well…
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News••June 2, 2020
NOAA Says Atlantic Could Have Up to Six Major Hurricanes in 2020
Back in late March, the private meteorology company AccuWeather made its 2020 Atlantic basin hurricane forecast, and in early April the folks at the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology…
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News••June 1, 2020
Poets Take to Zoom for Honing Their Verse Skills
Despite the Ocean County Library System being shut down due to the pandemic, two poetry groups are continuing meetings through Zoom technology participation.
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News••June 1, 2020
NJ Governor and DCA Announce $100 Million for Rental Assistance
Low- and middle-income renters affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency in New Jersey will benefit from a rental assistance plan starting in July.
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News••June 1, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Continues at Ocean County College
Beginning June 1, for the ninth consecutive week, pre-qualifying Ocean County residents can be tested for COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing site at Ocean County College in Toms River. Tests will be…
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News••June 1, 2020
Stafford Youngster Loves All Things Related to Trash and Recycling, Even the Workers
About a year ago, James Ciccone noticed a Stafford Township resident taking photos of him and other public works employees while out on trash pickup duty.
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News••May 31, 2020
LBI Reports Just One New COVID Case in Past Few Weeks
Long Beach Island’s first case of the novel coronavirus was documented on March 18. Since then, there have been a total of 41 individuals with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, 11 of them healthcare…
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News••May 30, 2020
LBT Order Prohibits Juveniles From Accessing Beaches After 9 p.m.
An order issued Friday, May 29, by Long Beach Township prohibits those 17 years of age or under from accessing the beaches in the township after 9 p.m., unless accompanied by their parent or legal…
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News••May 30, 2020
Keep a Distance From Seals on the Beach
The ocean water is still rather chilly, meaning beachgoers may spot an occasional seal on the sand. Seals, as the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine emphasizes, are protected by both state…
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News••May 28, 2020
Final Paving of East Road Project Includes Month of Overnight Lane Closures
Overnight lane closures along a portion of Route 72 in Stafford Township, including its side streets, are expected to continue for the final milling and paving as the East Road project nears…
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News••May 28, 2020
Surf City Sees Record-Breaking Day in Beach Badge Sales
On the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend, with the uncertainty of a summer season on Long Beach Island looming, Surf City recorded a record-breaking sale of beach badges when it collected nearly…
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News••May 28, 2020
Battle Lines Drawn Over Beach Haven Pedestrian Mall
On Thursday, May 28, the Beach Haven Borough Council will vote on an application by Bird & Betty’s to use a portion of Dock Road for a pedestrian mall. The agenda meeting begins online at 4 p.m. and…
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News••May 28, 2020
LBI’s 2020 Lighthouse Film Festival Will Follow a Drive-In Format
Necessity, it is said, is the mother of invention – or in the case of the Lighthouse International Film Festival, reinvention.
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News••May 28, 2020
Conserve Wildlife Reports Nearly 300 Bald Eagle Chicks as Nesting Season Nears End
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is monitoring 210 active pairs of bald eagle nests in the state this season, with 33 of those newly recorded nesting pairs. As of May 20 – with the end…
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Columns••May 28, 2020
A People-Packed Weekend; Delaware Leads in Crowd Control Droning
Memorial Day Sunday on LBI had to be the coolest ever. Unfortunately, I’m speaking in weather terms and not colloquially. I might even rate it as the coldest on anecdotal record. As such, it was…
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News••May 28, 2020
SRHS Seniors Pick Up Caps and Gowns as Virtual Graduation Prep Begins
When the wind shifts on the bay, Joe Mrazek does what any good sailor does. He maneuvers the sails of his boat so he can stay on course toward the finish line.
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News••May 28, 2020
Heritage Point Pays Tribute to Veterans
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there was no Memorial Day ceremony at the Heritage Point adult community in Barnegat Township.
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News••May 28, 2020
Salons Anxiously Await Green Light from Murphy
As COVID-19 swept the state in mid-March, salon owners were faced with a tough decision. The state had not yet mandated closure of nonessential businesses, and with the influx of traffic swarming in…
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Business••May 28, 2020
Snapshots of Curbed Commerce
Brian Farias entered Memorial Day weekend seeing people coming to the beach this summer, no matter what, remnants of a pandemic or not. “Summer is going to be here,” he said. “This isn’t going to be…
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News••May 28, 2020
Waretown to Introduce One of New Jersey’s Largest Solar Plants
On May 14, Ocean Township appointed Southern Ocean Waretown Solar Farm LLC as a conditional redeveloper of the former Southern Ocean Landfill on Wells Mills Road. The redeveloper has proposed to…
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Opinion•May 28, 2020
Not About Politics
According to a recent intelligence report, Trump and his “swampees” knew there was a potential virus problem as far back as November 2019 yet chose not to do anything about this. Why?
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Opinion•May 27, 2020
Van Gogh 2020
Sliding and tumbling into this scary time has opened new windows for many in spite of the negative aspects of COVID-19. Between Zoom and hundreds of portals on the internet, I hear many stories for…
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News••May 27, 2020
Overnight Route 72 Lane Closures Ahead of Final Traffic Pattern
Beginning tonight and ending Thursday morning, alternating double lane closures will occur on Route 72 in both directions as state Department of Transportation contractors prepare the roadway for its…
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News••May 27, 2020
Oceanography of Mid-Atlantic Bight and New Jersey Shore Proves Unique
“It’s a cruel joke that when the weather is sunny and hot at the shore, the ocean will be frigid,” said Josh Kohut, professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University.
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News••May 27, 2020
Oyster Creek Generating Station Closure Impact on Barnegat Bay Fish Inconclusive
The coronavirus pandemic that shut down much of the state in March also sidelined a study looking at the 2018 closure of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station and the fish population in…
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News••May 27, 2020
Pickleball and Tennis Players Can Rejoice as Parks Reopen in Stafford Township
Pickleball and tennis players received great news from Stafford Township Recreation Director Betti Anne McVey last week.
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Opinion•May 27, 2020
Unanswered Questions
Did New Jersey overlook its “most vulnerable residents” in the rush to shut down and isolate during the coronavirus pandemic? Gov. Murphy’s largest issue has been the policy of sending patients who…
