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News••October 9, 2019
Brant Beach Plumbing, Connecting the Next Generation to the First
Brant Beach Plumbing built on one good job done after another, for 40 years. Today the next generation has joined while the current owner carries on to work and advise.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 9, 2019
Seasonal Must-Dos in Ocean County
The fall fun is just beginning in Ocean County.
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News••October 9, 2019
Chipotle Mexican Grille Coming to Manahawkin
Chipotle Mexican Grill has signed a lease to open on the site of the former Sonic Drive-In at 385 Martin Truex Jr. Blvd. next to the new Xfinity retail store off Route 72 in Manahawkin.…
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News••October 9, 2019
‘Turn the Towns Teal’ Debut a Success in Stafford, Ship Bottom
This year teal joined the usual fall colors in Stafford Township and Ship Bottom. September was National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and for the first time, the two communities joined others…
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News••October 9, 2019
Eagleswood Teacher Convicted of Possession of CDS, Loses Job
Michael Palladino, the Eagleswood Elementary School teacher who was caught snorting crushed morphine tablets through a ballpoint pen tube at his desk, has been convicted of possession of a controlled…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 9, 2019
Barnegat Light Museum Curator Stars in His Own Romance Story
On Sunday, Oct. 5, Reilly Platten Sharp married his childhood sweetheart, Adrianne Grosse, on the beach at 11th Street in Barnegat Light. The wedding reception was held in the Barnegat Light Museum…
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News••October 9, 2019
Former Manahawkin MD Busted in 2014 for Illegal Opioid Distribution Now Permanently Barred from Prescribing Drugs in NJ
Former family physician Liviu Holca - a medical doctor in Manahawkin prior to his 2014 arrest and 2016 conviction for illegally distributing opioid painkillers – has been permanently banned from…
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News••October 9, 2019
Tuckerton Gets Army Corps of Engineers Permit, Last Step to Dredging
Tuckerton Councilman John Schwartz announced that the borough has received an Army Corps of Engineers maintenance dredge permit to clear the lagoons of Paradise Cove and Tuckerton Beach of the mud…
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Columns••October 9, 2019
Being a Nuisance Is Part of Nature; Awaiting Another Week of Windage
One of my favorite reads is the monthly report of wildlife-related nuisance calls to the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife. The list is the enumerating, by species, of complaints born of wildlife and…
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News••October 9, 2019
Ship Bottom Traffic Signals to Remain Fully Functioning Until Oct. 15
For anyone waiting for the traffic signals on the south end of Long Beach Island to be turned to blinking, marking the true beginning of the off-season, Monday was undoubtedly a disappointing day.…
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News••October 9, 2019
Van Drew Opposes President’s Withdrawal From Syria
Congressman Jeff Van Drew may be one of the mere 10 Democratic members of the House of Representatives who still haven’t offered public support for the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump…
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News••October 9, 2019
Kim, Back From Afghanistan and Turkey, Schedules Town Hall
Congressman Andy Kim, whose 3rd Congressional District includes the western half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township, hadmainly been focused, like many Democrats, on health care while…
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News••October 9, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Grants 2 Percent Raise to Department Bosses
Little Egg Harbor department supervisors will receive a 2 percent raise for 2020 and 2021 through terms of a new contract that is retroactive to 2019 – but with no retroactive raise. Two members of…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 8, 2019
Kids Make Halloween Floral Arrangements at LBI Library
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island is back at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City withits youth committee. On Wednesday, Oct. 23,children in gradesthree tosix are…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 8, 2019
LIFF Screening Acclaimed Sea Turtle Documentary at LBI Foundation
The Lighthouse International Film Festival will screen the acclaimed documentary “Saving Sea Turtles: Preventing Extinction” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the…
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News••October 8, 2019
Fifth Annual Kite Festival Aiming to Reach New Heights With Additional Events
If the weather cooperates this weekend, the top-flying female kiter in the world, a Surf City resident, will be hanging out on the rooftop deck of Hotel LBI doing what she does best: flying a kite.…
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News••October 8, 2019
PTO-Sponsored Rally in Stafford Oct. 18
The Stafford Township School District PTO will sponsor a rally at Oxycocus Elementary School next Friday, Oct. 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. to support students and educate and activate the public against the…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 8, 2019
Springsteen Tribute Band to Perform at Surflight to Benefit Veterans
Promised Land, which bills itself at the “Ultimate Springsteen Tribute Band,” will be performing at Beach Haven’s Surflight Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.19. The core members of Promised…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 7, 2019
Meet Author Lisa Fantino in Beach Haven Oct. 12
The Beach Haven Public Library invites the communityto meet author Lisa Fantinoon Saturday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. She will be signing copies of her third book, Fractured.
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Arts & Entertainment••October 7, 2019
‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ at Bay Ave. Community Center
The SOCH Auxiliary of Southern Ocean Medical Center has partnered with the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to bring the Public Scholars program “Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving and the Legend…
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News••October 7, 2019
Ocean County Library Joins New Digital Reading Program
The Ocean County Library System is joining public libraries nationwide in a new digital reading program, the Libraries Transform Book Pick, which offers access to the same ebook for a two-week…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 7, 2019
Authors Discuss Their Beach Haven Book Oct. 15
AuthorsGretchen Coyle and Deborah C. Whitcraft will discuss their book Beach Haven at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City onTuesday, Oct. 15,at 10 am. Released in…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 7, 2019
Grunin Center Hosts the Legendary Graham Nash Oct. 13
Only a few tickets remain for “An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash” at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. Purchase tickets now to see…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 7, 2019
Goodnight Moonshine But Hello Good Music at Folk Across the Street Show
Folk Across the Street will celebrate autumn on Sunday, Oct. 13, with a barn concert featuring Goodnight Moonshine. Even some pretty hardcore folk fans may not be familiar with Goodnight Moonshine…
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Opinion•October 4, 2019
Transparency Omitted
Transparency took another major hit during Little Egg Harbor’s September meeting when the township committee did its version of Nancy Pelosi’s “we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what…
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News••October 4, 2019
Bass River Elementary Students Let Monarchs Loose
Bass River Elementary School students in grades K-3 released monarch butterflies into the wild on Sept. 23. The students had learned about the life cycle of the monarch and about their journey south.…
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News••October 4, 2019
Congressman’s Mobile Office to Offer Constituent Help in Manahawkin
Residents in the 2nd Congressional District who need assistance with issues such as immigration, veterans matters, Social Security, Medicare and housing can stop by Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s mobile…
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Sports••October 4, 2019
Though Quiet, Cahill’s Presence on Soccer Field Is Seismic
When Aileen Cahill joined the Pinelands Regional High School girls soccer program as a freshman, head coach Dawn Paget was quite pleased. At the time, she mentioned Cahill would be “an exciting…
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News••October 2, 2019
Adopt-a-Street Program Takes Off This Month in Barnegat
Disappointed there was no community-backed effort to clean up areas of town on Earth Day, two incoming Barnegat High School freshmen, Nora Hansen and Jenna Marcy, literally took matters into their…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 2, 2019
Art Notes Oct. 2
Fake-Out: The Pine Shores Art Association holds its “Fabulous Fakes Show” at the Manahawkin gallery with a reception on Monday, Oct. 7, at 6:30 p.m. prior to the monthly meeting, which starts at 7.…
