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News••November 8, 2019
Santa Comes By Boat for Barnegat Light Tree Lighting
We all have visions of “the night before Christmas.” Well, in Barnegat Light, “the night after Thanksgiving” means something, too.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
SOCH Auxiliary Plans Holiday Game Day Nov. 19
The SOCH Auxiliary of Southern Ocean Medical Center will host a “Holiday Game Day” on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Bay Avenue Community Center, 775 E. Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. The event features…
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News••November 8, 2019
Santa’s Viking Christmas Village Open in Barnegat Light Nov. 30
It’s not the North Pole, but it is LBI’s closest thing. At the north end’s Viking Village on Saturday, Nov. 30, Santa comes out and sits for pictures with the kids, while historic shops and tents…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Beach Haven First Aid Squad Toy Drive Underway
Through Dec. 8, the Beach Haven First Aid Squad, located on 21st Street and Central Avenue in Ship Bottom, is participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys For Tots Toy Drive. The mission of…
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News••November 8, 2019
Give ‘Gift of Warmth’ Through St. Francis Center
As the weather has finally turned colder, the St. Francis Community Center reminds everyone in the community to think aboutits Gift of Warmth Project. The annual holiday project “is underway and we…
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News••November 8, 2019
Shopping Tips at Your Fingertips
New in the area this year is digital mapping to give customers an easy guide to where to find holiday offers at member businesses and dining places with the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce.…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Can You Beat Biggy and Help Several Local Nonprofits at The Sand Trap on Dec. 7?
Back on June 12, when cousins Rudy Reel and Aaron Kaminski traveled north from the Ocean City region of the state to take the “Can You Beat Biggy?” miniature golf challenge, who would have thought…
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News••November 8, 2019
Tech-nically, These Are Great Gifts
It’s getting colder outside, and more comfortable inside, as the fireplace sparks back into use and the fuzzy slippers and sweaters come out of the closet. Settle into the couch and browse around…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Kiera’s Resin Creations: Stuff Stockings With Handmade Surprises
Kiera Paul’s creations are cute. They’re clever. Her ornaments are perfect additions to a holiday tree; her adornments, such as pendants and pins, are adorable wearables.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Ship Bottom Celebrates 40 Years of Christmases Past
The Pittsburgh Steelers’ victory over the Dallas Cowboys in January 1979 at Super Bowl XIII solidified their title as the NFL team of the 1970s. In August of that year, New York Yankees captain…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Annual Christmas Tree Sale Benefits Volunteer Fire Company
For months now, Christmas has been in stores and online. Locally, two things need to happen before it feels like the holiday season has arrived on Long Beach Island: the theme of the Ship Bottom…
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News••November 8, 2019
Sandbox Café, Red Men Lodge Gearing Up to Feed Hundreds for Thanksgiving
Once again, two Southern Ocean County establishments will be dishing out free Thanksgiving meals to all comers, as they have for years.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Time, Energy, Funds: No Shortage of Ways to Give Through Local Nonprofits
Many may remember the old story of Paul Revere from history class. Well, how about a brief Paul Revere impersonation with a twist? The holidays are coming! The holidays are coming!
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Think Outside the Box: Healthful Gift Options for Kids
Every year, for as long as most people can remember, there has been a list of the most popular Christmas toys or gifts for children of all ages. Back in the day, those lists were delivered by the…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Beach Haven CAP Holiday Celebration Dec. 7
On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Beach Haven Community Arts Program will hold a holiday program and tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. at the LBI Historical Association Museum in the borough. Rob Meyer, event…
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News••November 8, 2019
St. Francis Center Hosts Christmas Craft Show Nov. 23 and 24
Held the weekend before Thanksgiving this year, the St. Francis Community Center’s annual Christmas Craft Show is the first stop for many holiday shoppers, and just in time for decorating the house.…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 8, 2019
Ye Olde Christmas Walk Ends With Parade in Tuckerton
The annual Ye Olde Tuckerton Christmas Walk in Tuckerton is on Sunday, Dec. 8 this year at an earlier time, from 3 to 7 p.m.
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News••November 7, 2019
Baked Goods Added to the Book Sale Menu
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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Opinion•November 6, 2019
Library Fun
I just wanted to thank the Stafford library for a wonderful holiday sing-along and Halloween parade in the library.
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Opinion•November 6, 2019
Beyond Call of Duty
The Beach Haven First Aid Squad, of which I am a member and trustee, responds to approximately 1,200 calls annually. We cover 10 of the 18 miles of LBI, and our area of coverage extends from the…
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News••November 6, 2019
LBI School Sixth-Graders Explore Career Possibilities
Reading, writing and arithmetic. Those three Rs of education first appeared in print in the 19th century, but the idea dates back nearly500 years earlier. While the tenets have mostly remained the…
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News••November 6, 2019
Community Support Humbling for Local Family Known for Helping Others
For more than three decades of marriage, Kathleen Barr knew she had the best husband. But seeing his big-heartedness returned by community members, in the aftermath of a car accident in which he was…
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Opinion••November 6, 2019
Grateful
After recently completing a short list for the weekend, I had gotten to my truck and found that my wallet was missing. Frantic, I rushed back to ShopRite, and luckily the wallet was turned in to…
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Opinion•November 6, 2019
Corporate Kindness
I am writing this to say thank you – though that hardly seems adequate.
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Opinion•November 6, 2019
Deep State Defense
In reference to the Commentary column (“A Deep Need for a ‘Deep State,'” 10/9, by Bill Bonvie): Bill, while I have appreciated your positions in many past articles, on this one your Trump Derangement…
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News••November 6, 2019
Sandy’s Legacy Is Ever-Changing Housing Landscape on LBI
Election Day, Nov. 5,marked 2,563 days since Long Beach Island residents and homeowners forced to evacuate ahead of Superstorm Sandy were allowed back on the barrier island for the first time after…
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Opinion•November 6, 2019
Very Bad!
As the world watches our close allies the Kurds get slaughtered, it is important to understand why Trump is doing this. After all, it was only one year ago when Trump emphatically stated, “I will…
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News••November 6, 2019
Coast Guard Keeping Eye on Channel Markers Off LBI as Ice Season Nears
While the extended 15-day forecast calls for below-normal temperatures on Long Beach Island, the declining mercury isn’t conducive to forming dangerous ice that could, in turn, create hazardous…
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Opinion••November 6, 2019
Millennials: You Gotta Love Them!
I read a news story last year that made me think that maybe I no longer fit in this world. The article was titled “Burned-Out Millennials Are Quitting Lucrative Jobs.” The report said the…
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Opinion••November 6, 2019
WW II Photo Spotlights Local Vet’s Drama at Sea
Four months from this Veterans Day the family ofthe late Barnegat veteran Robert Charles Blanchard will observe the 75th anniversary of the World War II attack on the USS Franklin off the coast of…
