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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Summer Fashion Forecast From Wink Boutique: What’s Trending?
But, what are you going to wear? If you are starting to panic, don’t! Wink Boutique in Surf City is stocked up with all the latest trends and must-have styles. It’s time for a closet refresh.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
High Point Fire Co. Calling Anglers for ‘Striper Shootout’
Angling enthusasts are invited toparticipate in theHigh Point Volunteer Fire Co. striper shootout fishing tournament onSaturday, June 8 from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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News••May 22, 2019
Stafford Intermediate Garden Club Learns Composting from an Expert
As they walked through the halls of Stafford Intermediate School on May 14, trailing behind their Garden Club friends, Kendall Greene and Leiloni Comiskey were so excited by what they had just…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
‘Music on the Green’ Jumpstarts Summer Season June 1
Enjoy live music, refreshments and games – or all that and a day of golf -during “Music on the Green,” at Cuisine on the Green and Atlantis Golf Course Saturday, June 1. The Ocean County Foundation…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Take Part in Barnegat Bay Blitz June 7 and 8
Help clean up the Barnegat Bay watershed on Friday, June 7, and Saturday, June 8, as part of the Barnegat Bay Blitz, an effort to bring together citizens, students, businesses and local governments…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Human Trafficking Training June 15
The New Life Community Church, 595 Parkertown Drive in Little Egg Harbor Township, is one offive churches participating in the Church Abolition Network statewide hotel outreach program to stop human…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Here’s the Scoop on Skipper Dipper’s Night for Hunger Relief Benefit
Having ice cream at a certain place and time will help past employees raise money for hunger relief locally. Join Skipper Dipper, 9305 Long Beach Blvd., Peahala Park, for a special alumni scooping…
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News••May 22, 2019
‘Military Appreciation Site’: Businesses Can Offer Discounts
Ocean County’s tourism department is inviting business owners to consider giving discounts to military personnel as a thank-you – one that could lead to returns when the families vacation here. A…
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News••May 22, 2019
Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Launches a New Charitable Association
A new charitable association is underway. The Southern Ocean Chamber Association will raise funds for local business programming and nonprofit sustainability.
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News••May 22, 2019
Southern Ocean Medical Center Receives ‘A’ for Patient Safety
All of Hackensack Meridian Health’s southern market hospitals, including Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Ocean Medical Center in…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
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@LongBeachTwp (May 20) Traffic lights are being turned ON today! Please drive carefully! #LBI #longbeachisland #startofsummer…
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News••May 22, 2019
DEP Launches ‘Connecting Habitat Across New Jersey’ Project
The Endangered and Nongame Species Program within the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife has unveiled a new project to make New Jersey’s landscape and roadways…
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Columns••May 22, 2019
Guidelines for Getting Along, the Surf Rundown, Water Temp Plateau … and Goat Yoga
I know it’s been a long winter. Hey, they all are. But we’re here at the precipice of another LBI summer and everyone is understandably excited. Plus they just dropped the speed limit, so, like…
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News••May 22, 2019
Recycling: ‘Are We Doing It Right?’
In the wake of Ocean County instructing haulers to be stricter when collecting recyclables – passing over bins contaminated with trash, and leaving violation notice stickers, if necessary, to help…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
‘Skin,’ the Incredible Story of a Reformed Skinhead, Will Open LIFF
The 2019 Lighthouse International Film Festival on LBI will open Thursday, June 6 with a screening of “Skin.”
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News••May 22, 2019
LBI Shuttle on the Road Beginning This Friday
Avoid the hassle of driving this Memorial Day weekend and hop on the LBI Shuttle, which returns to the Island roadways this Friday, May 24. And, new this year, one of the service’s buses will run a…
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News••May 22, 2019
Tuckerton/Little Egg Post Office Food Collection Tops All-Time High
More than 15,000 pounds of dry and canned goods were collected in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive Saturday, May 11.
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News••May 22, 2019
Date Changed for Hotel LBI Chamber After-Hours Event
Hotel LBI, at the entrance to the Island in Ship Bottom, is the site of the Chamber Spring After-Hours, on Wednesday, June 26, at 5 p.m. This is a rescheduled date. The Southern Ocean County Chamber…
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Columns••May 22, 2019
There’s Nothing to Get Rabid Over; Bass Angling Takes on a Banner Air
Let’s talk rabies. I know: What a pleasant topic on such a nice day. Hey, any day is nicer than a rabies-talkin’ kinda day.
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News••May 22, 2019
Deadly Fungus-Related Disease Has the CDC Concerned
Forget lions and tigers and bears. Viruses, bacteria and fungi pose a much bigger threat in the United States.
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News••May 22, 2019
Pinelands Regional Schools Plagued By Vandalism Inside and Out
The Pinelands Regional School District has a vandalism problem. District Superintendent Melissa McCooley said so early in the May 15 board of education meeting during her Superintendent’s Update.
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News••May 22, 2019
Scout Earns Eagle Badge at Citta Camp Ceremony
At a recent court of honor held atthe Joseph A. Citta Scout Reservation in Barnegat Township, Daniel Joseph Gnad of Barnegat Troop 26received his Eagle badge. To earn this honor, he demonstrated his…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
New ‘It’ Spot Bird & Betty’s Comes to Life as Art, Decor Evoke Youth Culture of Yesteryear
The change in ownership of the former Ketch restaurant and nightclub on Dock Road in Beach Haven has brought with it a whole new identity as Bird & Betty’s – an aesthetic reimagining of the hippie…
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News••May 22, 2019
Ocean County Prosecutor Hosting ‘Opportunity Rocks’ for Teens
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is hosting”Opportunity Rocks,” a free youth resource fair taking place Saturday, June 1,from 5 to 9 p.m. atthe RWJ Barnabas Health Arena located at 1245 Old…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Garage Kept Kicks Off Beach Haven Concerts
Music lovers can enjoy free concerts under the stars at Veterans Memorial Park, located on Beach Avenue between Engleside Avenueand AmberStreet in Beach Haven, during the Concerts on the Green. The…
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News••May 22, 2019
Community Garden In the Works in Beach Haven
This summer, Beach Haven is looking to openacommunity garden on a tract of borough-owned land at the intersection of Nelson and West avenues. According to an ordinance introduced by theborough…
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News••May 22, 2019
Bill to Protect Shore Homeowners From Short-Term Rental Tax Advances in Assembly
A measure approved by the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday aims to ensure that private homeowners, particularly at the Jersey Shore, will not be subject to a 2018 law that extended New…
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News••May 22, 2019
Legalized Recreational Pot in NJ Will Likely Have to Wait Until 2020
If you are interested in marijuana in New Jersey, be you pro or con, you may want to circle two dates on your calendar.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
Stroll Through Beach Haven Amid Art Work June 8
Downtown Beach Haven will have the feel of an art gallery when theborough chamber of commerce holds an art walkon Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Genevieve Cunningham, event coordinator…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2019
VW Collectors Unite Under Historic Landmark, Camp Out Under Full Moon
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park set the scene for the South Jersey Volkswagen Club’s camper rally and campout this weekend, which drew dozens of enthusiasts with their old VW buses, campers and…
