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News••February 18, 2020
Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove Named to NJ Historical Commission
Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove has been named to the New Jersey Historical Commission, an agency dedicated to the advancement of public knowledge and preservation of state history. Gove – who grew up…
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Business••February 17, 2020
Southern Ocean County Chamber Presents Winter Nonprofit Forum
In time for tax season, a certified public accountant will instruct on what nonprofits need to know regarding donors, fraud and new regulations. The seminar will be held Feb. 26 at Stockton…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 17, 2020
Blue Crabs the Topic of Feb. 22 Science Saturday
Join Paul Jivoff, professor of biology, behavioral neuroscience and health sciences at Rider University, as he talks blue crabs at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences on Feb.…
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News••February 17, 2020
Lane Closures Begin Feb. 18 on Doc Cranmer Boulevard
Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 18 and continuing daily through the end of the week, there will be daytime lane closures on both Doc Cramer Boulevard and a portion of Route 72 as the state Department of…
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Columns••February 17, 2020
Appleby Finally Called to Account
The 1902 exposé in the Philadelphia Bulletin of the Appleby land scheme did little to bring it to an end. People continued to purchase land advertised as bayfront or good farmland only to discover it…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 17, 2020
Swamp Boogie Five Playing at Lacey Library
The Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library is hosting “An Evening of Jazz and Blues: The Swamp Boogie Five Concert” on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m.
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News••February 16, 2020
DOT Seeks Options to Provide Safe Access to Sidewalks from Cedar Bonnet Island
The long-awaited meeting among Cedar Bonnet Island residents, Stafford Township officials and representatives from the state Department of Transportation regarding a safe way to access new sidewalks…
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Sports••February 15, 2020
Hardworking and Humble, Karagan Bulger Does Whatever It Takes to Help Her Team
If you walked up to some of the older students at Southern Regional High School, or perhaps a random teacher, and mentioned the name Karagan, chances are good they’d know who you’re talking about.…
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News••February 14, 2020
Island First Aid Squads Respond to Opioid Overdose Crisis
Deb Whitcraft of the Beach Haven First Aid Squad wants to make it crystal clear that her opinions about opioid addiction and overdose are her own, and not representative of the squad as a whole or…
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Opinion•February 14, 2020
Good Vs. Evil
How many still remember Dec. 7, 1941? America went to war after being attacked. Millions of Americans united to fight an enemy that wanted to destroy everything this nation was and stood for. We…
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News•February 14, 2020
School News: Hard-Charging Rams
At the end of last year Maureen Hoffman issued a challenge to her Southern Regional High School Painting & Drawing students to see who could come up with the best Ram-themed painting. The winner was…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2020
‘Links With the Masters’ Seeking Signups, Sponsors
Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch will be transformed into a miniature golf course during a two-day fundraiser by the Ocean County Library Foundation.
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News••February 14, 2020
A Friend to Animals Is Honored
To say that pet advocate Dottie Reynolds of Barnegat Light has been animals’ best friend, would not be an understatement at all.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2020
Eat Turkey, Support Beach Haven Firefighters Feb. 15
The Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co., the oldest volunteer fire department in Ocean County, will host its 103nd annual Turkey Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 15, between noon and 8 p.m.
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News••February 13, 2020
Micah Fowler Is Special Guest at Local Night to Shine
Unlike their first three events, the Night to Shine prom for teens and adults with special needs held Feb. 7 at Bayside Chapel in Barnegat Township featured a celebrity – Micah Fowler.
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Columns••February 13, 2020
Skinny Sardines Loom Large in the Big Picture; Wintry Clamming Times Beg a Meatier Chowder
I need to start small this week with the breaking news that sardines, on the whole, are half the size they were just 10 years ago. Thetimes.co.uk headlines: “Sardines shrink to half their size in a…
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News••February 13, 2020
Long Beach Township Partners with Ocean County to Conserve Coastal Marsh Tract in Holgate
Last spring, Long Beach Township made known its intent to acquire for conservation approximately 24 acres of coastal marshland bayside in Holgate. As the municipality recently announced this week, it…
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Sports••February 13, 2020
Ousting Lenape in State Sectional Another Big Moment for Southern Regional Boys Swim Team
As parents and fans made their way toward the exit at Giant Fitness in Voorhees around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 7, Southern Regional boys swim team head coach Patrick Craig stood by the lifeguard chair at…
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News••February 13, 2020
Ørsted’s Ocean Wind Offshore Windfarm on the Horizon
Tiny specks on the horizon are all that bathers on Long Beach Island can expect to see of a massive wind farm and only if they squint, according to Ørsted’s landscape architect, Terrence De Wan.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 13, 2020
Surflight Celebrating the Legacy of George Harrison
Surflight Theatre will present “SOMETHING: A Birthday Celebration for George Harrison” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16.
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Opinion•February 12, 2020
Shallow Mind
Mr. Vicari wrote an opinion piece high on indignation and short on honest evaluation (“Sayonara at 75? Seniors Prove Otherwise,” 1/29), but it’s interesting to note that the article written by…
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Business••February 12, 2020
Stockton Launches Summer Business Academy for High School Juniors
High School students interested in careers in business and entrepreneurship are invited to participate in a new one-week summer academy at Stockton University.
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News••February 12, 2020
Trolley Ordinance in Neutral Until Thursday
The Beach Haven Borough Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. for further discussion and adoption of a $325,000 bond ordinance to purchase two trolleys.
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News••February 12, 2020
Explanation of LBGTQ Curriculum at Pinelands Regional Junior High School Leaves Many Dissastisfied
An informational session at Pinelands Junior High School on Feb. 5 was as short as it was long awaited.
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Business••February 12, 2020
Beloved Manahawkin Yoga Teacher Named ‘Best’ in Ocean County
Rose Dease began her Sunday morning all-level class at Hot or Not Yoga in Manahawkin with talk of the ego. She had been nominated, last month, for 92.7 WOBM’s “Ocean County’s Best Yoga Instructor.”…
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Opinion•February 12, 2020
Infantile Behavior
Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi’s infantile, disgraceful behavior has demonstrated hate not only for our president, but also for the many people who were presented during Trump’s State of the Union…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 12, 2020
Grunin Center Welcomes Deaf Singer-Songwriter Mandy Harvey Feb. 21
Mandy Harvey’s message is universal: hope, dream, believe, no matter what. Harvey, a deaf American singer-songwriter, inspirational speaker and author, will visit the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for…
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Opinion•February 12, 2020
Lack of Decorum
After attending the Beach Haven Land Use Board meeting at Surflight Theater on Feb. 3, I’d like to make a couple of observations. The procedure for an application is for applicants to present their…
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Business••February 12, 2020
Antoinetta’s Says Goodbye in West Creek
A memorable restaurant on the water is permanently closed as the property is for sale. Antoinetta’s, 3 miles down Cedar Run Dock Road in Eagleswood Township at land’s end, is departing as its lease…
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Opinion••February 12, 2020
Unsatisfactory Meeting
I attended the Pinelands “informational” meeting on the LGBTQ pilot program Feb. 5. I found it odd that this meeting was held after the fact – that is, after the old school board had already voted on…
