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Columns••January 15, 2020
Popcorn Is the Staff of Snack Life; Free Buggying for Disabled Vets
As we hump through football’s finales and a cascade of televised sports, many of us keep our closest munch buddy nearby -namely popcorn. The indispensable edible is in our nation’s lifeline, born of…
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News••January 15, 2020
Top 20 Stories: Controversy Ruled in 2019
There was plenty of controversy in America in 2019 as the gap between political parties split wider. Southern Ocean County fit right in, with some local issues seemingly cleaving folks into armed…
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News••January 15, 2020
Freelancers Free From New Regs, for Now
A contentious bill affecting independent contractors would not be voted on before the New Jersey legislative session ended Jan. 14, Senate President Steve Sweeney said in advance.
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News••January 14, 2020
Strategic Planning and Modernization Summits for LBI Region
Planning for the future of the LBI Region business community, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce is holding a series of Strategic Planning and Modernization Summits. The next event is at…
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News••January 14, 2020
Route 72’s Doc Cramer Jughandle Closed Overnight as East Road Project Advances
As of this week, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night for approximately two weeks, New Jersey Natural Gas will close and detour the Route 72 westbound jughandle to Doc Cramer Boulevard for a gas main…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 14, 2020
‘Wide Open’ by Tony Coon to Premiere at Mainland Jan. 31
The Tony Coon film “Wide Open,” the true story of pro motocross rider Dan Callahan, premieres Friday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Mainland Kitchen + Pub at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 13, 2020
Check Out Veteran Showman Joey Vincent at Manahawkin Elks Lodge on Jan. 18
Joey Vincent has been performing professionally, in both classical and popular music, for more than 30 years. He has played in the famed Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Academy of Music and Toronto…
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News••January 13, 2020
New Reentry Placards Mailed to Long Beach Township Residents
Long Beach Township homeowners and business owners are advised to keep an eye on the mail, as the municipality has recently sent out new disaster reentry placards, to be used to return to Long Beach…
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News••January 10, 2020
With Area Winter Forecasts Mixed, Mixed Precipitation Is Likely Result
The long-range 2019-2020 winter weather forecasts for the Mid-Atlantic region are all over the map. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center calls for a warmer…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2020
Making Winter’s Mascot with Flowers
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s Youth Group celebrated the holidays by creating flower arrangements using local evergreens, pinecones, baby carnations plus ‘Frosty the Snowman in a red scarf…
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News••January 10, 2020
Southern Ocean ‘State of the Chamber’ Means Business on Wednesday, Jan. 15
State of the Chamber is the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s annual business event that updates on impactful issues affecting the regional economic community. The 2020 event takes place…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 8, 2020
Pickin’ on the Porch at the Tuckerton Seaport
Harmonies of blue grass, country and old-time music fill the air of the Tuckerton Seaport’s Hunting Shanty the first Sunday of every month when the “Pickin’ on the Porch” program takes the stage.…
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News••January 8, 2020
Barnegat Police Chief Returns From FBI National Academy
Barnegat Police Chief Keith Germain recently graduated from the 278th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., alongside 257 classmates from 49 states, 37 countries, four military…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Erosion Concerns
The following was addressed to Robert Youhas at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Witnesses Needed
The grand jury indictment (impeachment) process has been completed and the charges are ready for the Senate. Let’s review what has happened so far and what is ahead.
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Fair and Balanced
The Democratic Party is united and poised for a win in the 2nd Congressional District in November 2020. We did it in 2018 because voters realized the urgency of taking back the House. It has…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
2020 List
The other day I had the pleasure of listening to John Lennon’s song “Imagine” on the radio. Lennon’s song made me think about the issues that need to be addressed without delay in the new year. So…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Serious Violation
What Speaker of the HouseNancy Pelosi is doing is aserious violation of the impeachment process. She cannot unilaterally withhold articles of impeachment by not completing the requiredprocess. What…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
LGBTQ Study Opposed
I was very dismayed to read that Pinelands Junior High is adding an “LGBTQ curriculum” (“Pinelands Launches LGBTQ Curriculum for Eighth-Graders,” 12/4). This was done with absolutely no notice to…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Unanswered Questions
As a recent retiree who plans to make Beach Haven my permanent residence, I have several questions about the proposed Morrison’s hotel project before I commit my future tax payments to my beautiful…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 8, 2020
Art Notes January 8
Sharp Colored Pencil: Artist Cathy Heller has a one-woman show at the Pine Shores Art Association’s gallery in Manahawkin through Jan. 26. The public can view the works on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to…
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News••January 8, 2020
Fire Marshal Stops Morrison’s Project Hearing Due to Overcrowding
Developer Christopher Vernon will have to wait another month to appear before the Beach Haven Land Use Board as Monday night’s meeting was shut down by the Ocean County fire marshal due to a crowd…
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Opinion••January 8, 2020
United States Is Sleeping as Energy Is Changing
I grew up in the late 1950s and the 1960s, an age of invention. As a boy I loved transistor radios. Being able to cart a radio around in your pocket to hear the newest Beatles song or the latest news…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Rep Should Resign
The following is an open letter to U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew.
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News••January 8, 2020
Ethel Jacobsen School to Serve as LBI Board of Ed Meeting Place, Newcomers Take Office
The LBI Consolidated Board of Education meetings are on the move. Beginning Jan. 21, the meetings will once again be held at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School on Barnegat Avenue in Surf City.…
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Opinion••January 8, 2020
No Country for Old Candidates
One of my favorite trivia questions ever may be smashed to pieces next year. Let me set up the question. FDR served the longest term as U.S. president – from March 1933 to April 1945, more than 12…
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News••January 8, 2020
Tackling Traffic Apps Could Curb Summertime Safety Concerns
For years, the southern portion of Shore Avenue area in Ship Bottom has been used as an alternate route, mostly by locals, for heading south on the Island via Barnegat Avenue to Central Avenue and…
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Opinion•January 8, 2020
Dangerous Territory
I wish more people would read Holman W. Jenkins’ Business World column in the Wall Street Journal. It turns out that as far back as Aug. 28, 2016, according to Jenkins, the Financial Times reported…
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Columns••January 8, 2020
Liquid Lines’ Off The Wall Predictions for 2020 and Beyond
Happy New Year and welcome to the first Liquid Lines of the new decade. Just a warning: I may have a hard time adjusting to the ’20s, being as I’m still stuck in the well, the ’90s in my head.Black…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 8, 2020
Pinelands Photos on Display at Barnegat Library This Month
The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library will exhibit the art of local photographer Frank Grasso throughout the month of January. Grasso, a retired carpenter and Barnegat resident, has taken…
