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News••August 28, 2019
Marine Comes Home, Surprises Children and Football Team
Possibly the hardest thing U.S. Marine Corps Major Brock Anderson has had to do during the past eight months was keep away from his children for nearly two days after returning home last Tuesday.
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News••August 28, 2019
Southern Regional School Board Updated on Progress of ‘A Lot of Small Projects’
As the new school year approaches, the Southern Regional campus has been buzzing with activity. All the fall athletic teams are fully engaged in practices and scrimmages. The Golden Rams marching…
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News••August 28, 2019
Water Meter Method Could Go to a Taxpayer Survey
Digitally read water meters are still coming to Barnegat Light; the question is how they will be installed. The borough is weighing taking charge of the project versus giving homeowners two years to…
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News••August 28, 2019
Eagleswood Residents Frustrated by NJNG Pipeline Project
The tiny Eagleswood Township municipal meeting room was packed Monday night, full of residents with two pressing issues on their minds: the status of the plan to lay a natural gas pipeline from the…
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News••August 28, 2019
Dog Waste Pinpointed for Bay Beach Closure Cause in Barnegat Light
Dog owners will have to behave, so to speak, in order to abate water pollution from dog waste that was found as the cause of high bacteria levels at the Barnegat Light bay bathing beach at 25th…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2019
‘Lessons From the Holocaust’ Series Opens Sept. 10
For the past 13 years, a September tradition at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City has been the “Lessons from the Holocaust” lecture series by Ken Konchan in…
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News••August 28, 2019
Some Beaches Will Be Guarded After Labor Day
The arrival of Labor Day brings changes in lifeguard coverage to all towns on LBI. The public is strongly urged to use only guarded beaches. Coverage is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2019
Sonnet in the Sands Author Appears on Sept. 6
On Friday, Sept. 6, at 10 a.m., author Gordon Hesse will discuss his book, Island Beach: A Sonnet in the Sands, at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. Hesse will…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2019
Marty Mayo Art Work Exhibit Opens Sept. 1
The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library will feature the creations of local artist Martin Mayo in an exhibit opening Monday, Sept. 1, and running through the end of October.
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News••August 28, 2019
It Was a Summer for Those Who Like It Hot
Don’t let the cooldown that kept temperaturesin the 70s the last few days fool you: This summer was certainly on the sultry side.
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News••August 28, 2019
Another Federally Funded Road Project Coming to Route 72
Motorists can expect more traffic pattern shifts along portions of Route 72, west of Southern Ocean Medical Center. It’s part of a $4.6 million federally funded project that began earlier this month…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2019
LBI Poets Group Focuses on Haiku Sept. 5
The Poet’s Studio holds its monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. The first half hour is devoted to…
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News••August 28, 2019
Nonprofit Waves of Strength Aspires to ‘Pass on the Stoke of Surfing’ to Kids with Special Needs
Quinn Holmes, 10, encapsulated nonprofit Waves of Strength’s first-ever surf camp, last Saturday, with this exclamation: “It was really cool!” The many beaming participants, parents and volunteers on…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2019
Stafford School District Representatives Seek Revenge at Settler’s Mill
Way back in mid-June, for the second week of the “Can You Beat Biggy?” challenge, Stafford Township School District administrators Dave Ytreboe and Sean Reilly waited for me to crack on the back nine…
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News••August 27, 2019
Parents Question Reasoning Behind LBI Board Decisions to Shutter EJ School
When the new school year begins next week, Sara Colavita will once again spend a portion of her weekday morning on the road from her home in Barnegat Township to Long Beach Island, where her children…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Hosts a Recycling Fair
Little Egg Harbor Public Works Recycling Director Carol Evans and Committeewoman Lisa Stevens host a free “Recycling Family Fun Day” on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Edward…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2019
Ted Hammock
STYLE: Breezy, bouncy, beach-y covers evoking the spirit of Jack Johnson, G. Love and Sublime, withHammock’s characteristic people-pleasing charm.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2019
Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns
STYLE: Covers of old school and brand new dance party favorites – Tina Turner and Janis Joplin, The Boss, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2019
Fireworks Planned in Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars
July 4 isn’t the only time forfireworks shows in the area, as two have been scheduled for Labor Day weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 31, Harvey Cedars will have fireworks at the conclusion ofits 125th…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2019
‘Ain’t Misbehavin’,’ the Fats Waller Musical, Is Definitely Phat!
The pantheon of songwriters who created the Great American Songbook, the canon of the most important and influential popular songs from the 1920s through the 1950s when hits tended to come from the…
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Columns••August 27, 2019
Joining Forces to Rally the Island; Eyes in Sky Soon Go Fishing
It was tough going from sun to unsun, warmth to unwarmth – all in an LBI minute. Day temps went from 85 to 55 as if they had just noticed a cop up ahead. So, might this mini plunge be a sign of an…
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News••August 27, 2019
‘Liv’ Is Inspiration for Fight Cancer Lemonade Stand
WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR: Emily Pascale, 9, and her little sister Madelyn are helping Emily’s friend, Liv, who is battling stage four brain cancer. They will host a lemonade and goodies stand at 201…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
Craft/Flea Market in Beach Haven Sept. 1
The public is invited toenjoy sweet delicacies while shopping for goods at the LBI Historical Association Museum bake sale andcraft/flea market on Sunday, Sept. 1. The bake sale, featuring homemade…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
Jazz Artists Will Perform More Than Jazz at LBIF Concert
The Long Beach Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies will host Harvey Cedars resident Sara Michaels, a jazz and blues vocalist who bills herself as “sassy class,” and special guests…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
Annual LBI Tai Chi and Qigong Symposium Comes to Maris Stella
The third annual Symposium for Integrative Health, Tai Chiand Qigong Festival and Retreat will be held on Sept. 6, 7 and 8 at the Maris Stella Conference and Retreat Center in Harvey Cedars. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
Ridgemont High
LINEUP: Thom Sacco, vocals; Tom “Cuz” Kozak, guitar; Rich Lancia, guitar; Keith Kozak, bass; Larry Town, keys; Tim O’Neill, drums.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
‘Remember Jones’ to Bring Unforgettable Show to Bird and Betty’s Aug. 31
Anthony D’Amato is a very busy man these days. The front man of the uniquely quirky soul band Remember Jones, he has been on a national tour all summer. What had been planned as a well-deserved…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 26, 2019
Off Their Rocker
LINEUP: Amy Renken, vocals; Walter “Doc” Renken, guitars, vocals; Chuck DeBruyn, bass, rhythm guitar, lead vocals; Jerry Keating, drums.
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News••August 26, 2019
Company Developing a Wind Farm Off Atlantic City to Hold Public Information Sessions
Ørsted, the Danish power company selected to develop a 1,100-megawatt wind project off the coast of Atlantic City, will be holding three public meetings about the project. Attendees will hear an…
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Opinion••August 21, 2019
On the Outside Looking in … as Summer Winds Down
My father always used little one-liners to help keep us kids on what he hoped would be a successful path. Among those I remember most: “Don’t be on the outside looking in.” Well, I’ve unfortunately…
