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News••March 11, 2020
Oyster Creek Generating Station Reactor Vessel Being Dismantled
Nearly 18 months after the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station was permanently taken offline by its former owners, the retired power plant’s reactor vessel is being dismantled for disposal as…
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News••March 11, 2020
Fantasy Island Wants to Add Fireworks Shows
Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven is looking to double its offering of fireworks shows in the borough.
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News••March 11, 2020
Sea Scouts Refurbish Coast Guard Boat
Bill Murphey is the skipper of the local Sea Scouts’ newest acquisition, a donated, decommissioned 40-foot steel Coast Guard utility boat. On Saturday, four of the Sea Scouts were at the Great Bay…
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Sports••March 11, 2020
Southern’s Cornelius Snags Second in State While Woodcock and Hummel Grab Third
J.T. Cornelius enjoyed his moment in the spotlight at the center of Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 7.
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Columns••March 11, 2020
Fishing to Stave Off Sundry Viruses; LBI Surf Classic Growing in Off-Season
Sorry, but I can’t avoid the 900-pound virus in the room – hopefully not in the room itself.
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News••March 11, 2020
Ocean County Freeholders Oppose Possible Toll Hike on Parkway, Turnpike
Late last month the New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced it may increase tolls on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. Public hearings on the “proposed capital plan and the toll…
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Opinion•March 11, 2020
Dangerous Denialism
In science, denialism can be defined as “the rejection of basic facts and concepts that are undisputed, well-supported parts of the scientific consensus on a subject, in favor of radical and…
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News••March 11, 2020
Work on Changing Hotel LBI East-Facing Balconies to Begin
Scaffolding was erected around the upper floor decking on the east side of Hotel LBI Monday as work on the balconies – a point of contention between the hotel owner and the borough of Ship Bottom –…
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News••March 11, 2020
Waretown to Open Public Dog Park
Dogs of Southern Ocean County will finally have their day, as the Township of Ocean, otherwise known as Waretown, prepares to open a public dog park by summer. According to Mayor Ken Baulderstone…
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News••March 11, 2020
Dancer Recalls Her Saga of Saving Radio City
Radio City Music Hall in New York City to this day is a top tourist attraction, and for this visitors owe a debt of gratitude to Rosemary Novellino-Mearns.
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News••March 11, 2020
Freeholder: Zero Tolerance for Price Gouging
As more and more stores report shortages of soap, disinfectants, hand sanitizers, bottled water, cleansers and toilet paper, Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari warned businesses that price gouging…
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Business••March 11, 2020
SOMC Clinician Earns First Stroke Advanced Board Certification
The stroke clinical coordinator at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin is one of only three nurses in New Jersey to have attained Advanced Stroke Coordinator certification.
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News••March 11, 2020
Statewide Caregiver Conference By Interfaith
Caregivers may want to plan on attending and learning at the first Statewide Caregiver and Volunteer Conference, to be held April 18 by Interfaith Health and Support Services of Southern Ocean County.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 11, 2020
Starlight Performing Arts Center Hosts Improv
Starlight Performing Arts Center in Manahawkin will host an adult improv session on Friday, March 20, for ages 19 and older. Improvisational acting is a fun way to socialize while developing stage…
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News••March 11, 2020
Fundraiser Aids Crash Victim’s Family
An all-day fundraiser for the family of Michael J. Severin is planned on Saturday, March 21 at Breakers Kitchen and Tap in Waretown.
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News••March 11, 2020
Pickleballers Unhappy With More Tennis Courts
At its March 9 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council awarded a $211,000 contract to Shore Top Construction, Toms River, to rehabilitate three tennis courts at the Walsh Field complex. And although…
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News••March 11, 2020
Dune Vegetation Case Adjourned Again as Parties Work Toward Resolution
Ship Bottom Municipal Court Judge James Liquori last week agreed to adjourn the case involving the clear cutting of dune vegetation at the site of new construction on 17th Street for another 60 days…
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News••March 11, 2020
Barnegat Township Resolution Pleases Gun Activists
Believing that gun rights activists are getting the short shrift in the state, New Jersey 2A Sanctuary formed last December. Part of the mission of the non-partisan advocacy group is encouraging…
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Opinion•March 11, 2020
February
Crisp cold winter sky, thick smell of sea salt on the incoming low tide.
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Opinion••March 11, 2020
Time Spent With Inuits Leads to Life Lessons
I remember reading about the tragic death of John Allen Chau, a 27-year-old missionary, in 2018. Chau died on North Sentinel Island, 500 miles east of India in the Bay of Bengal. This small island is…
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News••March 11, 2020
Barnegat Town Budget Set at $27.9 Million
Barnegat Township plans to spend $27,905,000 in 2020, according to a municipal budget introduced at the township committee meeting March 3.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 11, 2020
Wreck Diver Discusses ‘Finding Freedom’
The New Jersey Maritime Museum’s next monthly presentation will take place on Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m. at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven.
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News••March 11, 2020
Ocean County College, New Jersey City University Sign Agreement for Connected Degree Program
Ocean County College and New Jersey City University signed an academic programs partnership agreement on March 2 that will connect students pursuing associate degrees at OCC to a variety of…
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News••March 11, 2020
Barnegat High School Dinner Has International Flavor
While walking through the main entrance to Barnegat High School early in the evening on March 4, the aroma of cooked food was unmistakable. That’s because the world language club was holding its…
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News••March 11, 2020
9th District Delegation Speaks Out Against Gov. Murphy’s Free College Plan
Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove are speaking out against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to provide free college tuition for two years to students…
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News••March 11, 2020
Atlantic City Electric Proposes Utility Redundancy, Reliability Upgrades for LBI
The Ship Bottom Land Use Board is expected to hear an application next week from Atlantic City Electric officials for a project that will improve energy redundancy on Long Beach Island.
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Opinion••March 11, 2020
Criticized for Isolating Us, Social Media May Do Reverse
Last month I wrote a commentary for this page that talked about how quickly things we take for granted can be gone. I started by talking about the three months our Little Egg Harbor library was out…
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Columns••March 11, 2020
Dinosaur Discovery in New Jersey
Most of us are familiar with one of the groundbreaking scientific theories of evolution in the 1800s. In the 1830s, Charles Darwin cruised to the Galapagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle. In the late…
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News••March 11, 2020
April 20 Registration Deadline for Companies Conducting Soil and Fill Recycling Services
Any New Jersey businesses conducting soil and fill recyclable material services that do not already possess an A-901 license have until April 20 of this year to register with the state Department of…
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Business••March 11, 2020
Bacharach Physical Therapy Moving to New Location
Beginning Tuesday, March 24, Bacharach Physical Therapy will be moving into a new location in Stafford Township at 100 McKinley Ave. For the past 10 years, it has been located at another Stafford…
