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News••July 31, 2019
Baking Enthusiast Opens Goodness Café in Beach Haven
After working the past three years as a seller of home-bakedgoods to area establishments, Melissa Ludwig recently opened her own place. The Goodness Café by Sweet Melissa is located in Beach Haven at…
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News••July 31, 2019
Long Beach Township Receives Water Bank Loans to Upgrade Pump Station
Long Beach Township recently completed improvements to its Brant Beach Water Treatment Plant funded by approximately $1.2 million in loans from the N.J. Water Bank (formerly the N.J. Environmental…
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News••July 31, 2019
NestStory Data System Hatched on LBI and Now Going Global
Jim Verhagen is a data scientist by trade, a wildlife photographer and champion by choice, and a man with little free time by coincidence. Michelle Stantial is adoctoral student in wildlife biology…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Scorching Back Nine at Flamingo the Key to Victory This Time
Jeff Doty loves playing miniature golf on Long Beach Island. He’s been coming here on family vacations since 1959 and has played a lot at Bill Burr’s Flamingo Golf in Ship Bottom during the past 50…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Get Kids Hooked on Fishing
Kidsages 5 to 17 can test their angling skills at a “Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs” surf fishing tournament Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is held rain or shine. Registration…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Extraordinary Finds at Coastal Threads
Each shop on Long Beach Island has its own way of standing out from the rest. Coastal Threads, owned by Danielle and Brian Preiser, is a men’s and women’s boutique in Ship Bottom that offers…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Rob Landes
STYLE: Unique covers of instrumental rock, pop and classical
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
3 A.M. Tokyo
STYLE: “Everything you like and more,” blending many different genres including electronic dance, pop, dubstep and rock, to create one unique sound.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Enjoy Fun Activities With Police for National Night Out on Aug. 6
In some 16,000 communities throughout the U.S. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, National Night Out gatherings will take place to promote police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie in an effort to…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
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News••July 31, 2019
Surf City’s Equally-Trained Men and Women Assure Public Safety
Editor’s Note: From July 17 through Aug. 21, Gina Scala and David Biggy explore the uniqueness, flair and prestige of each of the six beach patrols on Long Beach Island, and why visitors and…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Block Party Revived in Terrace
What started as a simple summer block party turned into a high-energy fundraiser, with the drone shots to prove it, thanks to the neighbors of Beach Haven Terrace.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 31, 2019
Problem Child 2 Instigates a Good Time at Spray Beach Inn
Bored on the weekends? Here’s a solution. Go out and see Problem Child 2.
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News••July 31, 2019
Statue of Lighthouse Keeper Dedication on National Lighthouse Day
“Ol’ Barney” draws visitors to the north end of Long Beach Island like a magnet any day, but on National Lighthouse Day, he’ll be extremely attractive. Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and the Friends…
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Columns••July 31, 2019
Growing Support to Save the Tavern
An article in the March 18, 1871, Trenton State Gazette told the story of a group of Pennsylvania hunters who had traveled to New Jersey in search of game birds.
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News••July 31, 2019
Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation Raises More Than $175,000 at Annual Signature Social
The fifth annual Signature Social, held July 19 by the Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation, raised more than $175,000 in support of programs and services at Southern…
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Columns••July 31, 2019
An Epic Coquina Jam, Inspiring Paddlers, and Are You Living Summer to the Fullest?
Did you have a soft shell sandwich this week? Did you swim or surf in 78-degree water?
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Sports••July 31, 2019
Ocean Swim Is Tight Race for Top Spot
Noreen McManus almost didn’t compete in the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim on July 27.
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Sports••July 31, 2019
Surf City Yacht Club Youngsters Fare Well at C420 Nationals
Sailing against major competition in a national event is good experience, regardless of age. Last week, a small contingent of Surf City Yacht Club youngsters were among the hundreds of sailors…
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News••July 31, 2019
Superintendent Confident Pinelands High Will Open on Time
Pinelands Regional School District Superintendent Melissa McCooley is confident the high school building will be open for business on Sept. 5, the first day students are scheduled to kick off their…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2019
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday at Bass River State Forest
Wish Smokey Bear an early happy 75th birthday and learn about what you can do to help prevent wildfires Aug. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Bass River State Forest’s Lake Absegami Breezeway. Staff from the…
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News••July 30, 2019
Mashed Blackberries: Having a Bash at Sassafras Hill Farm
The sun was not yet high in the sky but cicadas buzzing across the fields hinted at the promise of heat to come. Before the thermometer would climb with the sun on this recent summer morning, a few…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2019
Bellarine Performing ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ This Weekend
The Bellarine Theatre Co. performs “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at the Stafford Township Arts Center in Manahawkin.
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Columns••July 30, 2019
Non-Riches Within Our Seaweeds; Sin City Gets Rained Down Upon
Seaweed has turned into pure gold in Asia, transformed by the Midas touch of eclectic Japanese taste buds. Assorted seaweeds, known asnori over there, are an essential part of every Rising Sunner’s…
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Arts & Entertainment•July 30, 2019
New Great Storms Has Arrived
Scott Mazzella, a co-author of the updated, just-released Great Storms of the Jersey Shore, will be in Beach Haven this weekend to sign copies of the book, which has been expanded to include…
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News••July 30, 2019
Little Egg Harbor to Hire Special Education Supervisor
Some members of the community have been predicting that the Little Egg Harbor School District would be hiring an assistant director of special education since its director of special services, Erin…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2019
The LBI Summer Soirée, a Memorable Event for Cancer Foundation
The Sea Shell Resort & Beach Club in Beach Haven is the setting of The LBI Summer Soirée, “Boardwalk Nights,” on Aug. 9 in support of David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation.
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News••July 30, 2019
Pinelands Board Tables $325,000 Roofing Payment
The biggest news that came out of last Wednesday’s meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education was something that didn’t happen.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 30, 2019
LIFF Screens ‘Midnight Family,’ Desperate First Aid
The Lighthouse International Film Festival is teaming up with the Surf City Volunteer Fire Company and EMS to present the documentary “Midnight Family” at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6 at the…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 29, 2019
Drink ‘Coffee With a Cop’ in Harvey Cedars
While you’re probably accustomed to having your morning coffee at home, Harvey Cedars suggests that on two upcoming Fridays, youenjoy a cup with a borough police officer. The police department is…
