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Opinion•April 29, 2020
Something’s Happened
Thank you, Linda Kellogg, for your well-thought-out and researched letter (“Trump Forges On,” 4/15). Your comments are based on fact and not emotion.
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
Respect Authorities
For all of you who should not be here: The governor, the mayors of all LBI towns and the police, for good reason, asked you to stay at your permanent address and not come here. Why do you and the…
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
Awesome Boost
It is incredibly difficult to express how thankful and humbled I am for everyone who has been in my corner for the last year as I have been in this fight against cancer, but I hope to do my best in…
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News••April 29, 2020
Average Little Egg Harbor Homeowner Will Pay $22 More in Elementary School Taxes Next Year
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education unanimously approved the district’s budget for the 2020-21 school year during a virtual meeting on Monday evening.
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Opinion••April 29, 2020
U.S. Will Survive COVID-19 as It Has Other Catastrophes
It’s not because I have so far escaped COVID-19, knock on wood. It is because I’ve survived numerous threats before.
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News••April 29, 2020
St. Mary Academy Students, Staff Growing in New Ways Due to Adjusted Learning Environment
Kathrynann Rienzi hasn’t changed much about her morning routine before heading to school to teach.
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
What Reality?
I am addressing Linda Kellogg’s letter (“Trump Forges On,” 4/15).
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News••April 29, 2020
State Launches Virtual Park Visits and Online Activities
Soar above the unique maritime forest that surrounds Ol’ Barney, enjoy a bird’s-eye view of Batsto Village in the Pine Barrens, take in the mountain views of High Point State Park in Sussex County…
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News••April 29, 2020
Library Has Online Autism Resources
Individuals and families concerned with the impact of COVID-19 on autism-related services now have a comprehensive list of agencies and organizations that are providing facts and support, on the…
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News••April 29, 2020
Ocean County Library Offers Online Reading Challenges
Social distancing matters, but it doesn’t interfere with dual reading competitions for Ocean County Library card holders. The Cabin Fever Challenge and the 2020 Teen Reads Challenge are as close as…
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News••April 29, 2020
Food Pantries in Little Egg, Tuckerton Reopening
Both food pantries in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor will reopen with a few new procedures due to the pandemic.
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Sports••April 29, 2020
Proposal for ‘Bridge Year’ Raises Questions With Local Athletic Directors
As May arrives this week, many high school seniors have struggled with the reality that their final athletic seasons may be lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By executive order from New Jersey Gov.…
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News••April 29, 2020
Second-Grader Kayleigh Winfough’s Artwork Featured on Earth Day Canceled Stamp
Several months ago, Eagleswood Postmaster Jennifer Andrews reached out to Eagleswood Elementary School art teacher Angela Stella-Randall to propose that a class of students create stamps in honor of…
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News••April 29, 2020
Barnegat Man Charged in Fatal Car Accident
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 21, Jeydon Lowe, 24, of Barnegat was charged with aggravated manslaughter in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:11-4 and strict liability…
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Columns••April 29, 2020
Cranberry Fears Hit the Table
As Thanksgiving 1959, approached the U.S. cranberry industry was hoping for a miracle to save it from financial ruin. Locally, the small bog owners were desperate. The Tuckerton Beacon editorialized…
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News••April 29, 2020
Dog Day Race Canceled in Harvey Cedars
Uncertain about how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect the area this summer, the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars has canceled the Dog Day Race scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 16.
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News••April 29, 2020
Exercise Tiger Commemorations Continue Despite Coronavirus
Even in the midst of a worldwide disaster an earlier disaster was remembered on Tuesday.
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News••April 29, 2020
Ocean County Provides Expanded Data on COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
Residents ages 19 to 44 and 45 to 64 represent the highest percentages of reported cases of the novel coronavirus in Ocean County – 33.73 percent and 32.73 percent, respectively – but many fewer…
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News••April 29, 2020
Family Promise Doing Its Best During Pandemic But Support Needed Going Forward
Typically during a month’s time, Family Promise of Southern Ocean County receives about 50 referrals from various social service entities for families in need of assistance. Since COVID-19 began…
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News••April 28, 2020
Stafford Police Officer Pushes Burning SUV Away From Taco Bell Drive-Through on Busy Sunday
Two separate incidents, a vehicle fire and a deadly vehicle crash, combined to make Sunday, April 26 a busy day for the Stafford Township Police Department.
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News••April 27, 2020
Big Barlow’s Holding Fundraiser May 2
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began affecting the area last month, Chris Barlow has been at the forefront in donating free meals to various police departments. But the owner of Big Barlow’s BBQ and…
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News••April 27, 2020
LBI Consolidated School Board April 28 Meeting Is Virtual
The LBI Consolidated Board of Education meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 28 will be held as planned on the Zoom meeting platform. It will begin at 6 p.m.
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News••April 27, 2020
COVID Cases See a ‘Significant’ Decline at Southern Ocean Medical Center
The number of patients with the coronavirus currently at Southern Ocean Medical Center is less than half what it was at its peak, according to the Manahawkin hospital’s chief executive officer…
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News••April 26, 2020
Offshore Wind Farm One Step Closer to Reality
Ørsted, the Danish company that is developing New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, has completed another step toward realizing its plan to plant between 92 and 99 giant wind turbines 15 miles off…
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News••April 25, 2020
Ship Bottom Beaches Reopen for Property Owners, Residents with Placards
Beginning at 6 p.m., April 24, Ship Bottom beaches are open to property owners and residents in possession of a disaster re-entry placard, officials announced late Friday afternoon. Surf fishing will…
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News••April 24, 2020
LBI Outdoor Dining Options Could Be More Plentiful This Summer
Long Beach Township restaurants will have more opportunities for outdoor dining at their establishments this summer under a new township ruling that seeks to further accommodate social distancing…
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News••April 24, 2020
Surflight Considering at Least Three Reopening Options for 2020 Season
Perhaps no industry in the U.S. other than cruise lines has been shut down as totally because of the COVID-19 crisis as live theater.
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Columns••April 24, 2020
It’s Two Pandemics in One; Onward to a Soft Reopening
I’m here to encourage an enhanced sympathy for the suffering pandemic masses. Oddly, I am not referencing that awful COVID creature. I’m seeking sympathy for those showing symptoms of the rapidly…
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News••April 23, 2020
Proposed Beach Haven Hotel Apparently Hits Roadblock
Developer Christopher Vernon’s plan to build a 102-room hotel on the vacant site of Morrison’s Restaurant in Beach Haven appears to be on shaky ground, according to borough officials.
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News••April 23, 2020
Long Beach Township Extending Short-Term Residential Rental Ban Until May 15
Officials in Long Beach Township have decided to extend, until May 15, the municipality’s order prohibiting short-term rentals of residential properties, as New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy continues to…
