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News••July 3, 2019
State Tourism Director Terms Hotel LBI ‘A Destination Unto Itself’
Jeffrey Vasser, executive director of the New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism, praised Hotel LBI during his visit there for the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Surfight’s ‘Flashdance’ Fails to Live Up to Name
English is a living language, subject to change.
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News••July 3, 2019
Broken Channel Markers Offer Unique Opportunity to Learn More About Aids to Navigation
Being a reporter is a lot less glamorous than Hollywood likes to make it. A typical day, if there is such a thing, is juggling what feels like a million different plates in the air while becoming a…
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Sports••July 3, 2019
Stafford Soccer Club Squads Fare Well at Beach Blast Tourney
Last week, the Stafford Soccer Club Fireballs Under-10 girls squad spent some time practicing their game on the beaches of Long Beach Island in preparation for the Cape Express Beach Blast Tournament…
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Columns••July 3, 2019
When Great Whites Become Terrified Wimps; Saving Trophy Stripers for the Wrong Reasons
When it comes to oceanic alphas, great white sharks are seemingly the alpha-est of them all. Not quite. These swimming jaws of doom routinely become haul-ass wimps. It might be seen as karmic…
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News••July 3, 2019
Sailing Buddies Ready to Enjoy Next Chapter in Merchant Marine Academy
While not in the same house, Carrter Pearce and Tommy Green have grown up together, been to a lot of the same places, know a lot of the same people. They’ve sailed in many of the same bodies of water…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Katfish Lucy Performs Revived Classics on Long Beach Island
Since 2011, Katfish Lucy has performed all over the Jersey Shore. Last Saturday, the bandfinallybroughtits versatile jam-oriented performance to Plantation in Harvey Cedars. Katfish Lucy opened the…
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News••July 3, 2019
Manasquan Bank Coming to Former Sun Bank Sites
Construction at the former Sun Bank sites on Route 72 East in Manahawkin and on Route 9 in Little Egg Harbor is revamping the buildings into branches of Manasquan Bank.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Mural Artist Brings Interactive Painting to Hazel Boutique in Ship Bottom
Those who have passed through downtown Ship Bottom any time in the last week or two may have noticed a large work of art coming to life. The artist, Cayla Morton, was working on a butterfly mural on…
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News••July 3, 2019
‘Mistakenly Controversial’ CBD Offers Hope, Relief
Will Gonzalez remembers the night everything changed.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Past Meets Present as Two Locally Themed -Opoly Style Games Surface
OK, by now word has gotten out about Long Beach Island-Opoly, the new board game available exclusively at the Manahawkin Walmart. It’s a tourist-y gimmick, but it’s cute, it has an LBI theme…
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News••July 3, 2019
Why Pets Go Missing; Tips on Retrieval
Jax, the boxer mix who escaped into the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on Bonnet Island after a June 24 car accident, is far from the first or last dog to flee. Most have less of a traumatic…
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News••July 3, 2019
There’s a New Priest in Town in Beach Haven
I joked with the Rev. Dr. Caroline Carson, a.k.a. “Parson Carson,” the newly installed rector of Beach Haven’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Innocents, that she had stolen my intended lede for this…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Eagles Nest Open House Opens Sky to Kids
Pilot Gene Bunt checked the oil in his 1946 Ercoupe 415C before taking 8-year-old Robert Lassonde up for a ride to become a certified Young Eagle during Saturday’s open house at Eagles Nest Airport…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
All Aboard: Teens Form First Sea Scouts Chapter in Ocean County
Eagle Scout Bill Murphey has been involved with the Boy Scouts of America since the 1970s. He is also assistant scoutmaster of BSA Troop 570 for Girls. Growing up on the Jersey Shore, Murphey has…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Marine Science Camps for Kids at Maritime Museum in Beach Haven
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven will be the site ofmarine science camps in July and August. Camps for children in grades K-8 will be held Monday through Friday on July 8 to 12, July 15…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Walk Back in Time at Harvey Cedars House Tour July 17
Five homes along with the Barnegat Light Yacht Club and the High Point Fire Co. will be featured in a historic house walking tour in Harvey Cedars on Wednesday, July 17, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Taste of LBI Porch Party Planned July 14
Individuals interested in enjoying signature appetizers from various area restaurants are invited to attend the Long Beach Island Historical Association’s Taste of the Island Porch Party Sunday, July…
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News••July 3, 2019
Angelina’s Brings Old Favorites and New to a Familiar Address
Angelina’s Cucina Costa is like home to Karen and Jim Spinelli. Their new restaurant in Brighton Beach is at the same location as their former Pinziminio, which they had sold, andwhere they have…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Poets Studio Date Moved to July 12 at LBI Library
The Poet’s Studio holds its monthly meeting on Friday, July 12, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. The group normally meets on the first…
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News••July 3, 2019
Loose Dog After Car Accident Remains Elusive
Officials, searchers and the dog owner himself are asking people to stay out of the coned-off areas of the wildlife refuge on Bonnet Island where Jax, the escaped 4-year-old boxer-mix dog, has not…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Old Barnegat High School Seeks Classmates for Reunion
Over the summer, the old Barnegat High School reunion committee will be seeking classmates and former students for a reunion on Sunday, Sept. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m.at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Beach Haven Library Book Sale Runs July 11-13
If you’re running low on your beach reading supply, replenish it when the Beach Haven Public Library holds its book sale Thursday through Saturday, July 11 to 13. The library is located atThird…
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Columns••July 3, 2019
Saving the History of Cedar Bridge
Today when we talk about Cedar Bridge, we mean the tavern building recently reopened by Ocean County after years of archaeological research and restoration as a museum depicting life in the Pine…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Blueberry Festival at Church of the Holy Spirit
Blueberries on waffles, in pies, muffins, breads and relishes, on aprons, scarves and works of art -it must be the annual Blueberry Festival at Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal in Tuckerton…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Author and Editor at Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum July 20
The Tuckerton Historical Society hosts author and editor Margaret Thomas Buchholz on Saturday, July 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. for a talk about her book Josephine: A Memoir. During World WarI, her mother…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
‘ProGrasstination’ Kicks Off Bass River State Forest’s Concert Under the Stars Series July 13
Bass River State Forest is hosting three free concerts at the Lake Absegami beach breezewayat 7:30 p.m. in July starting with “ProGrasstination” on Saturday, July 13. ProGrasstination is a local…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2019
Momentum Shift on the 27th Handcuffs Haddonfield Police Officer
No doubt, Kevin Grygon sensed the momentum shift. The “Can You Beat Biggy?” miniature golf challenge was more of an ordeal last week than he had expected, despite the fact he and his best friend…
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News••July 2, 2019
Tuckerton Emporium Mural Honors Revolutionary War Privateers
A year ago in March, Kathleen and Charlie Francis purchased the Tuckerton Emporium, saving the historic building from becoming a Wawa Superstore. The building was built in 1921 and served the…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2019
Clams, Clams and More Clams at Manahawkin Elks Lodge on July 13
As is the case every year, the Manahawkin Elks Lodge 2340 will have lots of food available on Saturday, July 13, for its annual clam bake. But if you want some of the estimated 10,000 clams, you…
