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News••January 24, 2020
Barnegat Police: Threat at Brackman School Resolved
On Thursday, the Barnegat Township School District contacted police about a safety concern brought to their attention by students. According to Police Chief Keith Germain, there had been a threat…
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News••January 23, 2020
LBI School Board Seeks Community Help on Strategic Planning Committee
Community members interested in being a part of the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District’s strategic planning committee can now access a volunteer participation form from the district’s…
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News••January 23, 2020
New Jersey to Count the Homeless on One Day: Jan. 29
On Wednesday, Jan. 29, across New Jersey’s 21 counties, organizations, agencies and others leading efforts to end homelessness will conduct a statewide count of those experiencing sheltered and…
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Opinion•January 22, 2020
Application Mishandled
As a property owner within 200 feet of 525 Second St., the planned development at the Morrison’s site, and someone who has been in such proximity for over 50 years, I am both embarrassed and…
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Opinion••January 22, 2020
Fifty More Shades of Gray
Before you assume that this is a racy essay filled with confessions of lurid sexcapades from full-time Islanders, let me reassure (or disappoint?) you that this couldn’t be further from the truth.
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News••January 22, 2020
Improvements to Marsha Drive Expected to Begin Later This Year
When the final phase of the $320 million federally funded Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project begins later this year, it will start with improvements to the Marsha Drive intersection in…
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Opinion•January 22, 2020
Short-Lived Victory
It’s quite apparent and inevitable that the president will not be found guilty – not because he’s not guilty but because we have a Republican Senatethat is more concerned about power, ego, status and…
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News••January 22, 2020
Dune Grass Clear Cutting Case on March 6 Court Docket in Ship Bottom
Before a municipal court case on the clear cutting of dune vegetation at the site of new construction on 17th Street is heard, a plan to restore the area isrequired bythe borough’s code enforcement…
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News••January 22, 2020
Proposed Trolley in Beach Haven Hopes to Gain Momentum
A group of Beach Haven business ownersis trying to drum up support for a proposed trolley transportation systemin the borough that they hope can alleviate parking woes.
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Opinion•January 22, 2020
No Remorse
The following is a response to the letter titled “What If …” (1/15).
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News••January 22, 2020
Impaired Driving Detail Statistics Released
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer recently announced the results of a month-long series of impaired driving prevention patrols conducted throughout Ocean County during the month of…
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News••January 22, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Finishes Phase 1 of Mystic Island Dredging
Little Egg Harbor Township has completed phase one of dredging the lagoons on the east side of Radio Road in Mystic Island, it was announced at the Jan. 9 municipal meeting. Township Engineer Jason…
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News••January 22, 2020
Pinelands Commission Says Matter Is Closed on Remand of South Jersey Gas Co. Application for a Pipeline
Representatives of two conservation groups as well as some members of the audience spoke out against a resolution to deny South Jersey Gas’s application to create a supply pipeline through parts of…
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News••January 22, 2020
Pinelands Short Course Offers Climate Change Presentations
The 31st annual Pinelands Short Course will feature 42 presentations, including 21 new programs that will explore the region’s unique history, ecology, culture and music. Registration is now open for…
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News••January 22, 2020
Cousteau Reserve Offers Undergraduate Internships
College undergraduates have a unique opportunity to apply for summer internships at the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve in Tuckerton. The reserveis now accepting applications in…
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Columns••January 22, 2020
Correcting a Very Unwintry Winter of Warm-Day Swells
I know there were some folks grumbling about this winter’s lack of … winter.
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Columns••January 22, 2020
Slick Trick Threatens Vote in NJ
There are many clich’s that apply to the events that took place in New Jersey concerning women’s suffrage in January 1920, including “politics makes strange bedfellows” and “the best laid plans of…
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News••January 22, 2020
Gesicki Encourages Beach Haven Elementary Students to Follow Their Dreams
In his sophomore season at Penn State, former Southern Regional star Mike Gesicki’s football future seemed to be at a crossroads.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
Art Notes January 22
Weatherful: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies opens an exhibition titled “Weather” that will run through March 29. This themed exhibition will feature artwork in…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
‘Books at the Beach’ for Children Planned Jan. 24
Books at the Beach, a children’s monthly book discussion program, holds its first meeting of the year on Friday, Jan. 24, beginning at 3:45 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
Donate Blood at Barnegat Branch Jan. 28
January is National Blood Donors Month, and the Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library invites people to drop by and donate blood on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2 to 7 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
St. Francis Hosts Financial Success Center Open House
St. Francis Community Center is celebrating one year as part of the Financial Success Center network with an open house from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Stop by the center, in Brant Beach…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
‘Species on the Edge 2.0’ Social Media Contest Open to NJ High School Students
High school students from throughout the state can win scholarship money by entering Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey’s “Species on the Edge 2.0” social media contest. Students are asked to…
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News••January 22, 2020
9th District Delegation’s ‘Combat to College Act’ Signed Into Law
A bill that would grant priority course registration to military service members and veterans attending public institutions of higher education has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy.
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Opinion••January 22, 2020
Vets on Campus
A recent news story jolted my memory back to my college days at New York University. I graduated from NYU back in 1960, after spending two years in the Army, stationed in Germany. That was in the…
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News••January 22, 2020
State Legislature Contemplates Annual Screening for Teenage Depression
A bill requiring public school officials to conduct annual depression screenings for students in middle and high schools is gaining momentum in Trenton after failing to garner enough support during a…
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News••January 22, 2020
State’s Bald Eagles Get to Work Preparing Nests
Bald eagles throughout New Jersey have begun to prepare for the upcoming nesting season. As Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey biologist Larissa Smith noted in a recent blog post on the…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
Manahawkin United Methodist Church Provides Free Service at Laundromat on Jan. 30
For some families, doing laundry at the local laundromat can be an expensive operation. That’s why, for at least one day per month, the Manahawkin United Methodist Church developed a way to help out.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2020
Discover More About St. Mary Academy During Open House on Jan. 28
If you’re interested in sending your children to a school where they can learn, grow, love and serve, where they develop a foundation as disciples of Christ, St. Mary Academy might be the right fit…
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Sports••January 22, 2020
After 7-0 Start, Barnegat Boys Basketball Team Hits ‘Little Speed Bump’
Many people probably wouldn’t have banked on the Barnegat boys basketball team delivering a perfect record through the first few weeks of the season, and that set up the Bengals to be in a position…
