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Opinion•August 21, 2019
Moral Low Ground
The first five commandments are our commitment to God. The second five are about our obligation to one another as neighbors, and they point out illegal behavior.
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
Sidewalk Needed
Thank you, Gina Scala, for the article “Final Phase of Causeway Project Doesn’t Address Traffic Safety Concerns on Cedar Bonnet Island” (8/14). And thanks to our neighbor, Laurie Hens, for advocating…
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
No Reinventing Norms
This is in regards to recent letters concerning a local town board meeting and the alleged rudeness of a certain town official. Some would argue I have no right to comment since I was not present at…
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
Pedestrian PSA
Public Service Announcement: Pedestrians, please keep to the left and walk against the traffic! While the bright yellow signs posted in Long Beach Township are helpful, many walkers and joggers…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Rutgers University Marine Field Station Holds Open House
Did you know fish have ears? And the ear bone is called an odalith and is used to age a fish just like rings on a tree? This ismerely one fascinating thing you will learn during a visit to the…
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Opinion••August 21, 2019
Leave No Trace
Mary was 19 when she fell victim to a fishing hook that was left behind. Mary is just one of the 100,000 ocean creatures that die to sea pollution each day. It may be too late to save her, but we can…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Members, Students and Faculty Show Off Summer Work at LBIF Exhibit
The annual Member/Student/Faculty Exhibit at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is the most anticipated show of the year at the Loveladies institution. Those who have labored…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Art Notes August 21
Art to Wear: Wildflowers by the Lighthouse presents 2019Designer Showcase of art-to-wear clothing, jewelry and artisan accessories onThursday, Aug. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Wildflowers Too, 506…
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News••August 21, 2019
Unmarked Fiber Optic Cable Delays Some of Route 72 Safety Improvements
The tight and sometimes changing traffic pattern along Route 72 near the Garden State Parkway entrance and exit ramps in Stafford Township isn’t going to magically disappear after Labor Day, despite…
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
In Mayor’s Defense
As a resident of Barnegat, the mayor has the same right of any resident to voice his opinion, which he clearly stated it was.
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
Ethical Concerns
I appreciate the article by Rick Mellerup about the upcoming Pinelands Regional Board of Education election (“Pinelands Regional Board President Declines to Run,” 8/7). I think it is important to…
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News••August 21, 2019
Tuckerton Receives Dedication Plaque for New Municipal Complex
At the borough council meeting Monday, Aug. 19, Tuckerton Mayor Sue Marshall asked former Councilwoman Doris Mathisen to pose with the bronze plaque dedicated to the council, engineers and all those…
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News••August 21, 2019
Boat Flips During Jersey Outlaws Garvey Racing Off Tuckerton Beach
The fifth race in the Jersey Outlaws garvey racing series saw the boat Extreme driven by Tony Yagiello Jr. and co-pilot Cory Chadwick flip and do a barrel roll after the first lap off Tuckerton Beach…
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News••August 21, 2019
LBI School Rehab Plans, Referendum Details Expected at Special Board Meeting
The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 28, to unveil a $7.6 million bond proposal for renovations to the LBI Grade School as well as a…
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Opinion••August 21, 2019
Flip-Flops Are Killers
They are so easy to wear and so cute and cool and so right for the shore, but unless you have the agility of a ballet dancer or a gymnast, flip-flops can prove to be a dangerous choice, especially…
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Opinion•August 21, 2019
Turn Towns Teal
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and this is the first year Stafford Township joins communities in New Jersey and other states to bring awareness of this dreadful disease.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Sunset Cruise Sept. 8 Benefits Church
This year’s Sunset Cruise to benefit Zion Lutheran Church in Barnegat Light sets sail Sunday, Sept. 8. The Miss Barnegat Light leaves the dock at 18th Street at 6 p.m. sharp. All are invited to…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Hartland’s 17th Hole the Hinge Point in Contest With Southern BOE Challengers
On June 27, Southern Regional Board of Education member Kevin Lyons openly posed a question to me on Facebook. “When do you want to rumble?” the post began, a day after I played my third “Can You…
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News••August 21, 2019
Brave Teen Ayla Gilman Battles Stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma
Ayla Gilman of Manahawkin has not had the sweetest 16. Just after Easter, she became severely ill. When her lymph nodes swelled significantly, her mother, Adrienne Allikmaa-Gilman, rushed her to the…
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News••August 21, 2019
Golf Carts Don’t Get Green Light Yet in Barnegat Light
Will electric golf carts (classified by the state as “low-speed vehicles”) be seen more and more on Barnegat Light streets? The answer is not certain, as borough council tabled an ordinance that…
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Columns••August 21, 2019
Digging Deeper in the Pines
The story of what it took to save the historic site known as Cedar Bridge Tavern is one of luck and dedication. It was purchased by Ocean County in 2007, and preliminary archaeological digs and…
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Columns••August 21, 2019
Why Hurricanes Are So Special to Surfers and Looking Back on Hurricane Bob
It’s been 35 years since my first true hurricane experience. And even though most of those swells were overhyped, even though our uniform shoreline does terrible on long-period tropical swells, and…
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News••August 21, 2019
Millionaire Jumps Into 2nd District Congressional Race
A third Republican has announced he will run for the GOP nomination to try to take Democrat Jeff Van Drew’s 2nd New Jersey Congressional District seat in 2020. Millionaire David Richter, the former…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park Offers Vintage Camping
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Lightis looking for a few good trailers pre-1980 forits third annual Fall Vintage Camping Overnight event, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 28. This special…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
‘Furious’ Wholly Unbelievable, ‘Midsommar’ Haunting, ‘Kitchen’ Empty
I like to think of summer movies as the big, expensive, star-studded, explosive, theater-shaking films starring the big guns. Since the mid-1970s, directors and producers have targeted the summer for…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 21, 2019
Firefly Gallery Celebrates Woodstock Legacy of Peace, Love and Music
Rock ‘n’ roll music lured curious beachgoers into the glimmering Firefly Gallery in Surf City on Saturday. Decked out in earth tones, beads and feathers, owner Joanne Dozor sported her very best…
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News••August 21, 2019
Little Free Libraries Are a Hit at the Beach
As part of his eighth-grade graduation requirements from St. Mary’s School in Ridgefield, Conn., Jack Greenleaf had to come up with a project. He had a wide choice of options, said his mother, Anne…
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Sports••August 21, 2019
Hogarty Wins Dog Day Race, Does Something Not Done in 19 Years
It’s been 19 years since Jarrod Shoemaker last competed in the Dog Day Road Race and didn’t win. In 2000, at 18 years old, the Harvey Cedars summer resident placed third. And while he’s not been in…
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News••August 21, 2019
Ocean County 4-H Members Plunge Into Reef-Building Project
Each year for the past five years the American Littoral Society has held a “Shell-a-Bration”featuring food, fun, family-friendly activities and, most importantly, creation of reefs to protect beaches…
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Sports••August 21, 2019
Haven Beach Dethrones St. Francis as Island Swim Club Champs
Claudia Primus has been with the Haven Beach Club swim team for four years; through the morning of Aug. 15 she had no clue what it felt like to be part of the teamthat won the LBI Swim Club…
