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News••April 16, 2020
Southern Regional High School Seniors Get a Sweet Surprise for Easter Sunday
Southern Regional Class of 2020 President Hayley Whitney is usually on top of the latest news relating to the senior class. Not on April 11.
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Columns••April 16, 2020
Have Another Hit … of Sweet Air; Guv Taking Flak Over Parks Ban
So, are we having fun yet … you buncha shaggy dogs? Hey, I have no room to talk. My mane, never a thing of beauty to begin with, looks like something even the cat wouldn’t drag in. Can you imagine…
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Columns••April 16, 2020
How to Fit in With the Locals If You’re Second-Home Quarantining, Plus Surf and Beach Closure Ethics in Time of Crisis
I don’t know why everyone is making such a big deal about a shortage of gloves. As far as I can see, they are all over. Just go grab a pair off the street, out of the parking lot or off the beach. I…
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Columns••April 16, 2020
Cranberry Industry Threat Continues
For the inland residents of the Jersey Shore, the cranberry was as important to their livelihood as clams, oysters and tourists were to their coastal counterparts. This industry was dealt a nearly…
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Business••April 15, 2020
Seafood Snapped Up Locally for Holiday, But Scaled-Back Restaurants Still Hurt
Tightened metropolitan restaurants weren’t buying the normal volumes of seafood on what should have been one of the biggest weekends for Viking Village dock demand, Good Friday through Easter. But…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Willful Disregard
Let me be up front: I don’t like Trump. I don’t like the people he surrounds himself with. I don’t like his meanness of spirit, his petulance or his casual relationship with the truth, but this isn’t…
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News••April 15, 2020
New Jersey Joins Task Force for Ending Shutdown
No specific time frame was given Monday by a multi-state regional task force to coordinate a plan for eventually reopening the economy, but New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said it would not be before “a…
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News••April 15, 2020
Surf City to Re-examine Disaster Re-entry Passes for Renters
Surf City officials are expected to reconsider whether renters should receive a disaster re-entry placard, as is the case in other Long Beach Island communities under a plan unanimously adopted by…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
How Selfish!
In this time of uncertainty I am very disappointed as an American citizen. New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania have issued “stay at home” orders and have called for only trips to grocery and…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Ray of Sunshine
On March 25, the Barnegat Light branch of the American Association of University Women lost one of our most cherished members, Ruth Reeder. As word spread throughout the membership of Ruth’s death…
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News••April 15, 2020
Old Barnegat EOC Building on the Market
The Barnegat Township Committee has put the former emergency operations center building on East Bay Avenue on the market.
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News••April 15, 2020
SOMC Nurses Get Pay Incentives Amid Virus Crisis
Unionized nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin and Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune are getting the same pay incentives during the COVID-19 crisis as non-unionized…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Failure to Protect
My family has lived and worked on Long Beach Island all year ’round our entire lives. This is our only home, and we struggle to exist here, but we have always found a way because this is where our…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2020
Art Notes April 15
Jones-ing for Art: With museums, art galleries and studios closed, there is still a way to enjoy shows. Many of our favorite museums have online virtual tours, articles and online resources. The…
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News••April 15, 2020
With ‘Plan for Everything,’ Henry Updates Southern Regional School Board
Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry seems to have a plan for everything, and he again showed his prowess for such last week. In lieu of going completely virtual for the…
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Business••April 15, 2020
Hand’s Garden Center in Little Egg Harbor Has New Owners
Partners C.J. Davies and his brother-in-law Mike Carey took over Hand’s Garden Center in Little Egg Harbor in February and, despite a rough start thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, have managed to have…
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News••April 15, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Limiting Short-Term Rentals, Hotel Stays
Like other Jersey Shore towns, Little Egg Harbor has adopted a resolution that bans the use of short-term rentals like Airbnb and also restricts the use of motels, hotels and other short-term rentals…
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News••April 15, 2020
Beach Haven to Spend $13 Million in 2020
At its April 13 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a $12,990,693 municipal budget for 2020, approximately $363,000 higher than last year’s spending plan.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2020
LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Tour Goes Online for 2020
Save the date! The 12th Annual LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Tour, showcasing the greater Long Beach Island area’s venues and professionals, is scheduled for Sunday, April 26. However, due…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Trump Forges On
It’s just stunning – the endless, mean-spirited partisan attacks on President Trump.
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Class of 2020 Shoutout
I’d like to join countless others as we express our appreciation to so many humble servants during these challenging COVID-19 times. The backbone and strength of our community is rooted in good…
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Opinion••April 15, 2020
COVID-19 Law and Orders – Better to Err on Side of More
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” So said Plato some 2,400 years ago. And he was a pretty smart guy, from what I hear.…
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Opinion•April 15, 2020
Unsung Heroes
During these challenging times, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the entire staff at Genesis Southern Ocean Center in Manahawkin.
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News••April 15, 2020
LBTPD Charge Jersey City Woman for Violating Short-Term Rental Ban
Paulina B. Kashirsky of Jersey City was charged by Long Beach Township police on Friday, April 10, for violating the municipality’s emergency order prohibiting short-term rentals – meaning rentals of…
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News••April 15, 2020
Barnegat Gets an ‘A’ for Music Education
The Barnegat Township School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association Of Music Merchants Foundation. Now in its 21st year, the…
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News••April 15, 2020
Beach Haven Library Has Materials Available
Although the Beach Haven Public Library is closed until further notice, reading materials are still available to the community.
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News••April 15, 2020
Unemployment Insurance, Help for Small Businesses Dominate Kim Town Halls
Congressman Andy Kim, the Democrat representing New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District that includes large parts of Burlington and Ocean counties including half of Stafford Township and all of…
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Sports••April 15, 2020
Frank Molinaro Lands Assistant Coaching Role With Arizona State Wrestling Program
It didn’t take long for Frank Molinaro to find a new home as a wrestling coach.
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News••April 14, 2020
As Pandemic Continues, Stafford Adapts Recreation Program
If you’ve been out on occasion, driving within the neighborhoods of Stafford Township, you recently may have noticed colorful Easter eggs showcased through windows and on doors of some homes. It’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 14, 2020
Pine Shores Art Association Hosts an Online Portrait Exhibit
The Pine Shores Art Association has adjusted to the times by holding its annual portrait show online. Although it’s not the same as seeing the works in person, the webmaster has created a way to…
