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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Begin Your Summer Monday Mornings at the Surf City Farmers Market
It’s that time of year in the Garden State, when the fruits (and vegetables, too) of labor unleash fresh ingredients for all to take a bite (a food bite, that is) out of summer. The Surf City…
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Sports••June 19, 2019
Southern Regional Sports Camps Offer Instruction All Summer Long
Each summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for youngsters to hone their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to softball, field…
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News••June 19, 2019
Ethel A. Jacobsen School Students Get in Gear for Bike Parade
Cycle-ology might not be part of the curriculum at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School, but last Tuesday, June 11, that was exactly the focus of the Long Beach Island School District’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
From Beautiful to Silly, Find Perfect Toppers at Mod Hatter, Where Fashion + Function = Win
As we head into summer, it’s time to start thinking about incorporating a hat into your wardrobe. Hats complement your style and are the perfect finishing touch to any outfit -but, most important…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Overheard These Days
Man to son, through outdoor shower door: “When you’re done, just be sure to turn the water all the way off, nice and tight!”
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Pair of Mini Golf Professionals Takes the Challenge and Wins at Jen’s Links
Driving up the Garden State Parkway, and later Long Beach Boulevard, Aaron Kaminski and Rudy Reel questioned what they were getting themselves into by taking on some random journalist from a place…
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News••June 19, 2019
‘Kind, Fiercely Competitive’ Southern Regional Class of 2019 Begins Its Next Journey
A couple of weeks ago, Southern Regional Middle School teacher Scott Cooper hand-delivered a letter to Abigail Patchell. She had written it to herself in eighth grade, and Cooper gave it back to her…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Myriad Summer Activities in Harvey Cedars
Concerts, arts and crafts, local history, yoga on the beachand sports are part of the summer schedule of events happeningin Harvey Cedars, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. The events…
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News••June 19, 2019
Sentence Handed Down in 2015 Barnegat Light Murder
The man convicted in the November 2015 murder of retired Fire Department of New York Lt. Richard P. Doody in Doody’s Barnegat Light home has been sentenced to a total of 45 years in New Jersey State…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Thursday Is Custom Blend Night in Barnegat
If you prefer your music unplugged and rootsy, stop by the downtown gazebo in Barnegat Township on Thursday nights to hear Custom Blend perform bluegrass and country tunes. The group, which plays…
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Columns••June 19, 2019
Is It Too Late to Save Barney?
During the winter of 1919, it became apparent the famous Barnegat Lighthouse was in danger of being washed into the Atlantic. At first, federal officials showed little interest in saving it; instead…
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Columns••June 19, 2019
From Corn on the Cob Injuries to Skee-Ball Elbow, Be Safe This Summer
Any surfers ever wonder what happened to the old Nose Guard that used to be advertised in surf magazines?
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Barbara Lin Duo (Softly) Rocks Out Mickey’s Port of Call
Positioned at a bend in the road along Route 9 in Tuckerton resides Mickey’s Port of Call Pub, a bustling, snug locale and hot spot. Friday evening, as patrons were slipping in through the front…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
LETCO Presenting ‘Over the River and Through the Woods’
The Little Egg Theatre Company will perform the play “Over the River and Through the Woods” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23 at Little Egg Harbor…
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News••June 19, 2019
Troop 29 Brownies Unveil ‘Little Library’ at Ocean Acres Lake Park in Stafford
Girls Scouts sell cookies. It’s just something they do. Well, this year, the Brownies of Girl Scout Troop 29 decided to turn the funds they had raised from their cookie sales into several thingsthat…
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News••June 19, 2019
Stafford Township Board of Education Welcomes Return of ‘Grateful’ Superintendent
Board of Education business typically is lighter in June, as the school year wraps up, and perhaps the biggest news for the Stafford Township school board at its regular monthly meeting on June 13…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Tom Rutledge, Pine Shores Artists Resurrect ‘The Shack’ in Mural to Adorn Stafford Municipal Offices
A team of artists from Pine Shores Art Association took up residence in a meeting room at Stafford town hall last week for the purpose of painting a 57-square-foot mural on canvas to hang in the…
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News••June 19, 2019
LBI Native Jenn Linck Flexes ‘Military Muscle’ as Fitness Trainer, Bodybuilder
Those who sweat under the direction of fitness trainer Jenn Linck or see her on stage for a bodybuilding competition might not be able to place the lighthouse in the tattoo prominent on her upper…
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News••June 19, 2019
Long Beach Township Joins Street Smart NJ for Pedestrian Safety Campaign Kickoff
New Jersey’s pedestrian fatality rate is nearly double the national average, and Street Smart NJ is making an effort to emphasize the role everyone can play in reducing crashes and saving lives. Long…
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News••June 19, 2019
DOT Grant Monies to Ease Flooding Concerns in Surf City
Flood relief could be coming to North Seventh Street in Surf City thanks, in part, to a $380,000 state Department of Transportation Trust Fund Grant earmarked for road surfacing.
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News••June 19, 2019
Beach Haven’s Christa Steiner a Finalist in Miss New Jersey Competition
Beach Haven’s Christa Steiner certainly had an exciting week during the 2019 Miss New Jersey Competition held at the Resorts Casino Hotel’s Superstar Theatre.
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News••June 19, 2019
Ship Bottom Police Arrest Man on Two Counts of Lewd Behavior
Borough police announced they arrested a man on two counts of lewdness after responding to the Wawa convenience store at the Causeway circle June 17 following reports of a man committing a lewd act…
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News••June 19, 2019
Over $6 Million in MATES Scholarships Awarded
The 66 students in this year’sgraduating class at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science (MATES) in Stafford Township accepted $6,252,000 in scholarships out of $21,888,000…
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News••June 19, 2019
MATES Envirothon Team Headed to Nationals, Where It’s Not All Fun and Networking
So imagine that you are a high school student, academically gifted, at the county’s highly competitive math and science high school, with a curriculum based around environmental science. You are…
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News••June 19, 2019
LBI Garden Club Digs Into Project to Replenish Monarch Numbers
Sixteen huge pots of milkweed and butterfly-friendly flowers were recently created by the Garden Club of LBI members.
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Columns••June 19, 2019
Two-Hour Forest Bathing Hits the Beach; Ancient Channels Turn the Tides Landward
FORESTY FAST FIX: Apparently, it doesn’t take much so-called forest bathing to cleanse the soul and banish the invasive evil spirits common to daily life. In case you missed it in a former “Fish…
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News••June 19, 2019
Van Drew Bill Draws GOP Support and Environmentalists’ Praise
Democratic Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who took office this past January, is wasting no time following in the footsteps of two of his longtime Republican predecessors who represented Southern Ocean…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 19, 2019
Ladies of Country Bluegrass Show at Albert Music Hall June 29
The Pinelands Cultural and Historical Society presents “The Ladies of Country and Bluegrass Music Show” on Saturday, June 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the Albert Music Hall, located at 131 Wells Mills Rd.…
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News••June 19, 2019
Ocean County 200 Club Honors Local Officers
The 200 Club of Ocean County recently honored numerous police officers and other first responders for heroic deeds.
