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Sports••November 20, 2019
Martin Truex Jr. Finishes Second in NASCAR Cup Title Race for Second Straight Year
When mistakes happen in a championship race, the result can be a disappointing one. Such was the case for Stafford Township native Martin Truex Jr. on Nov. 17, when a tire flub on lap 120 of the…
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Columns••November 20, 2019
Four Mile Colony Starts in Pine Barrens
After years of being attacked by supporters of the science of eugenics, progressive politicians and a muckraking press describing the Jersey Pine Barrens as being an area filled with deviants…
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News••November 20, 2019
Long Beach Island Grade School Musicians Give Ukuleles a Strum
Student-musicians at the Long Beach Island Grade School, in Ship Bottom, have taken on a new, melodious challenge: the ukulele. As the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District explained…
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News••November 20, 2019
County Incentivized to Implement New Energy-Efficient Measures
With testing of the newly installed high-tech heat and power fuel cell underway, Ocean County officials anticipate energy savings and greater efficiencies when it comes to providing power to…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 20, 2019
Linda Ramsay Art Display Opens Dec. 1 at Barnegat Library
The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library will display the art of Linda Ramsay through December. Ramsay’s medium is oil, on canvas or board. She is an instructor and artist in residence at the…
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News••November 20, 2019
Green Sea Turtles Washing Up on Long Beach Island
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is asking the public to keep an eye out for cold-stunned green turtles that have been washing up on Long Beach Island. The turtles are about the size of a dinner…
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News••November 20, 2019
Get on Digital Map Now With Chamber’s Gift Guide
After a 38-minute-long list of holiday special events was given by members who each stood up ata recentSouthern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce meeting, someone asked, “Are these all written down…
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News••November 20, 2019
Tuckerton Must Find Alternate Funds for Lagoon Dredging
There was no joy in Mudville Monday night as residents of Tuckerton Beach, waiting for some good news on the dredging of their lagoons, were told the borough’s bid to have the dredging paid for…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 20, 2019
Enter Holiday Tree Contest for Scholarship Fund
Have a holiday tree that takes the cake? Submit photos of a beautifully decorated tree to a local contest to help raise funds for the Stafford NJ Pride/ Robert T. Ominski Scholarship Fund.
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News••November 20, 2019
Shoppers Wrapping It Up Earlier, So Stores Should Be Ready
There are only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, and somehow, those are the shortest days of the year. They’re also-jam-packed with shoppers- major retailers predict that 28.5…
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Columns••November 20, 2019
Intracoastal Waterway Finally Getting Its Due Dredging; Completed Causeway Looking Good for All User Groups
We went from “Cold enough for ya?” to “Windy enough for ya?” Perish the thought of adding “Snowy enough for you yet?” How about “Is this warm weather weird enough for ya?” I’m still banking on some…
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News••November 20, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Cracking Down on Floating Docks
Little Egg Harbor Township is gettingits lagoons cleaned up – dredging of the lagoons on the east side of Radio Road in Mystic Island is halfway completed, said Committeeman Ray Gormley during the…
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News••November 20, 2019
Craft Hot Sauce Comes to the Holiday Table
BS Hot Sauce is Bryan and Samantha Stark’s venture that makes eating an adventure for the taste buds. Name any food group, and there’s a craft hot sauce for that.
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News••November 20, 2019
Criticism of School Comparison Mounts Ahead of December Referendum
Two taxpayers groups and a community organization are critical of a report analyzing the LBI Consolidated School District’s educational facilities compiled by the Joint Taxpayers Association of LBI…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 20, 2019
With Patience and Persistence, Art Prevails: Illustrator Greg Rosewall Has Faith in What’s to Come
Most creative types can relate: There are never enough hours in the day to get caught up on projects and pursue new ideas. Artist Greg Rosewall of Tavistock in Little Egg Harbor Township”always had…
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News••November 19, 2019
John Novak Has Eye on Congressional Seat in 2020
Barnegat Township Deputy Mayor John J. Novak is setting his sights on Washington as he has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for the District 3 congressional seat held by Democrat…
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Sports••November 19, 2019
Southern’s Braddock Becomes Boys Cross-Country Program’s First Group IV Champion
At this time last year, Jackson Braddock could barely walk, never mind run. Six months ago, he was still wondering if he should continue running.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 19, 2019
‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Coming to Barnegat High School This Weekend
Barnegat High School’s Bengal Theatre Co. will perform “Peter and the Starcatcher” at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 21-23, and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, at the school’s Bengal…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Talk at Island Library Focuses on Ocean County During World War II
Tim Hart, director of the Ocean County Culturaland Heritage Commission, presents “Stories of World WarII in Ocean County”at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City, on…
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News••November 18, 2019
Attempted Carjacking Foiled in Little Egg Harbor
A juvenile was arrested Thursday attempting to carjack an Ocean County Parks employee at Freedom Fields Park in Little Egg Harbor. At 4:30 p.m., Little EggHarbor Township police were called to the…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Center Stage Opera Presents ‘Carmen’ at Surflight Theatre Nov. 23
Center Stage Opera, a touring opera company based in central Pennsylvania, performs three operas each season, offering opportunities to singers at all levels of development, and bringing the medium…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Holiday Shows Light Up the Grunin Center for the Arts
‘Tis the season! The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts, on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River, has a spectacular lineup of holiday shows now through December. Tickets are selling…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Hosts Holiday Turkey Dinner and Tree Lighting
The Little Egg Harbor Recreation Committee will hold a free Thanksgiving dinner for area residents with turkey and all the trimmings on Saturday, Nov. 23 starting at 5 p.m. The dinner will be at the…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Run or Walk to Help Others During Thanksgiving Week
One of the many fantastic organizations always seeking assistance in helping others during the holidays is the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean. And if you want to assist HFOSO while working off…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Baked Goods Added to Book Sale Menu at Stafford Library
The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library host a book and bake sale at the branch Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friends President Nora DeRosa said that normally the…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Don’t Miss Community Dinners on Sunday and Thanksgiving
You’ve probably heard this one from more than one friend or relative or said it yourself in the past couple of weeks – “I can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving already.” Time flies, unless you’re a…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 18, 2019
Valuing Volunteers for Their Part in Nonprofits’ Success
The Fall Nonprofit Volunteer Symposium will be held on Nov. 26 at 10 a.m. in the Manahawkin Campus of Stockton University, 712 East Bay Ave. This forum will look at understanding and sustaining the…
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News••November 15, 2019
Mayor: E.J. School Property Would Be Used for Recreational Purposes Only
Should the Ethel A. Jacobsen School be shuttered in the future and successfully returned to the hands of the borough of Surf City, the property would be used for recreational purposes only, according…
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News••November 15, 2019
Descendants of Union Soldiers Put on Program Nov. 16
The branch will host a presentation by theSons of Union Veterans of the Civil War on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m. They will be displayingartifacts, medical records with field surgeon notes, and…
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News••November 15, 2019
New Facebook Page Advocates ‘Chickens for Barnegat’
Last month, Barnegat Township Committeemembers were thrown off guard during the public portion when the main topic was chickens. At that time, residents Christian Aguilar and Brandon Baker complained…
