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••May 26, 2020
Lighthouse Film Festival Drive-In
June 16th – 20th Mark your calendars for the 12th Annual Lighthouse Film Festival! Lights under the stars on the bay. The seas, the stars, the stories await you.
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Opinion••May 26, 2020
Finding Friends and More in the Aisles at Hand’s
For the first time in 34 years, the Hand Store will not be part of my life.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 26, 2020
Former LBI Lifeguard Trades Beach for Nashville Songwriting Career
Professional songwriter and country musician Rob Snyder may currently reside in Nashville, Tenn., but there is no denying his heart still has strong ties to Long Beach Island. In fact, many…
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News••May 26, 2020
‘Great Storms of the Jersey Shore’ Seizes National Award
Over the course of seven months, from last September into March of this year, more than 160 librarians, booksellers and design and editorial experts were tasked with judging the titles submitted to…
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News••May 25, 2020
Barnegat Business Offering Free Meals
In an effort to feed those in need throughout the community WBNJ-FM, Delights Artisan Café in Barnegat Township and the Barnegat Waretown Chamber of Commerce are providing free meals to our community.
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News••May 25, 2020
Neighbors of Korean War Army Veteran Say Goodbye in Unique Style
Bret Bissey remembers Feb. 4, 2018 as if it were yesterday. It was the day his beloved Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl, and he received a call from neighbor John “Jack” Webb.
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News••May 24, 2020
From Sea to Shining Recipe
Just 25 hours after Nantucket scallops were dredged and loaded from Georges Bank, they glistened like treasure at Viking Village in Barnegat Light. Aboard the 97-foot Kathy Ann, Capt. Cory Karch…
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News••May 23, 2020
Different Look and Feel to Summer 2020 on LBI
Ready or not, the unofficial start of the summer season has arrived on Long Beach Island – only this year it is taking place in the midst of a pandemic.
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News••May 22, 2020
Long Beach Township Mayor Offers Update Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Mayor Joseph Mancini, in a video posted to the Long Beach Township Facebook page earlier this afternoon, Friday, May 22, provided an update for residents and vacationers in the township for Memorial…
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News••May 22, 2020
A. Paul King County Park in Stafford Township Reopens for Passive Activity
Even though Memorial Day weekend is now behind us, warmer weather looms and that likely will encourage residents and visitors alike to head outdoors. Fortunately, the Ocean County Department of Parks…
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News••May 22, 2020
Local Towns Rethink Memorial Day Ceremonies
The coronavirus pandemic shut down three of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS fundraisers this spring; what it won’t shut down is this year’s Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park.
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News••May 21, 2020
LBI Shuttle Adding Decontamination Feature to Fleet
As summer approaches and the novel coronavirus remains a reality, Long Beach Township is working to ensure that the LBI Shuttle service is as safe as possible when the fleet returns to the road. The…
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News••May 21, 2020
Coast Guard Identifies Damaged Channel Markers in Inspection South of LBI Causeway
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard inspected channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island from the Causeway to Beach Haven, setting additional aids to…
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News••May 21, 2020
State Pandemic Restrictions Under Fire on LBI
Some Long Beach Island officials and business owners are pushing back against Gov. Phil Murphy’s phased reopening of the state’s economy after two months of a near shutdown, saying the restrictions…
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News••May 21, 2020
A-Rod Crashes Local Zoom Meeting to Offer Encouragement
Barnegat native Mike Powers, founder of Give Us a Shot Network, which supports and promotes a variety of podcasts, has spent the quarantine in an effort with cofounder Tyshan Edwards to interview as…
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Columns••May 21, 2020
May Holiday Beachiness Reign; Weirdest Methods of Selling Distancing
COVID-19 circumstances might make this the most significant Memorial Day weekend since it was invented in 1868. While there will hopefully be no diminishing from the sanctity of “Decoration Day” –…
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Columns••May 21, 2020
The Other Effect of the Pandemic and an Early Tropical Storm
A pandemic, a tropical storm and a summer holiday weekend walk into a bar ….
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Opinion•May 21, 2020
Cans Appreciated
The following was addressed to Stafford Township Administrator Matthew von der Hayden.
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News••May 20, 2020
New Jersey Organizing Project Helps Get Clawback Legislation to Congress
There is no lack of stories of economic hardships that have come and will come from the COVID-19 pandemic. But many people in our area are still suffering from the long-drawn-out effects of…
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News••May 20, 2020
Beach Badge Buying Goes Partly Digital in Barnegat Light
Barnegat Light has gone mobile with its beach badge sales, as it introduces “Viply,” an app on cell phones that badge checkers on the beach can scan with their own phone. The beachgoer pays first…
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News••May 20, 2020
Doorstep Do-Gooders Leave Gifts for Colony Lakes Neighborhood
After losing her husband, Rosalie Torry lives alone in a reverse-living home in the Colony Lakes section of Stafford Township. “When you’re alone after almost 60 years, it gets pretty lonely…
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Opinion•May 20, 2020
Come Together
To all the friends and customers of Harvey Cedars Auto: Don’t worry, this isn’t a break-up letter.
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Opinion•May 20, 2020
Dangerously Overused
It was tragic to read your article titled “Two Teens Struck by Lifeguard Truck on Beach” (5/6) and a miracle that the young ladies survived. But tragedy notwithstanding, it was no surprise at all.…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 20, 2020
LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences Gets Creative With Programming
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences has been a staple for cultural, social and science events for over 70 years. The Foundation, like most other cultural institutions, has been…
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News••May 20, 2020
Cocktails to Go for a Socially Distant Summer
As communities have sheltered in place for nearly eight weeks, one thing keeping spirits high and businesses afloat has been takeout meals and market items from favorite local establishments.…
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News••May 20, 2020
Tuckerton Seaport Plans Different But Busy Summer
The Tuckerton Seaport, a reconstructed maritime village telling the history of the area while offering music, folk arts and science programs, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In those…
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News••May 20, 2020
Ship Bottom Block’s Evening First Reponder Tribute
Every evening at 7, there’s an uptick in the decibel level at East 12th Street in Ship Bottom. And it’s all for a worthy cause, said Cheryl Krzaczy. one of the homeowners.
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Business••May 20, 2020
Scojo’s Changes Hands After 22 Years
The day the Clark family first held the keys as new owners of Scojo’s Eatery on Friday, May 15, they pledged to patrons that “you will see many of the same and familiar faces, enjoy the same great…
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Opinion•May 20, 2020
Beach Haven Blunder
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis.
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Opinion•May 20, 2020
Protest Pool Change
I am writing this letter as a matter of principle regarding property rights. The subject is an ordinance amendment regarding pools in the borough of Beach Haven (Ordinance #2020-11C).
