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News••April 17, 2019
New Xfinity Store Taking Shape, Old One Updated
Comcast’s new Xfinity store in the western retail area of Stafford Township will be ready by fall, and in the meantime, the current service center on Route 9 north has been expanded.
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News••April 17, 2019
Barnegat Light Budget Up a Penny, Town Readies for Summer
The 2019 municipal budget in Barnegat Light was introduced April 10 and contains a one-penny increase. The general budget totals $3,460,951.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
Save the Date: Annual LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Tour April 28
Say “I do” to the 11th annual LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Tour, which showcases the greater Long Beach Island area’s venues and professionals. The free, self-guided event – scheduled for…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
Registration Open for Student Summer Programs at Sedge Island
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife and its partners are offering teenage students three unique educational summer programs based at the Sedge Island…
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News••April 17, 2019
Flood Insurance Outreach Event for LBI Residents May 4
Long Beach Island residents are invited to attend a community outreach session on Saturday, May 4, for assistance with flood insurance. The event, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Ship Bottom borough hall…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
Learn to Make Compost With Worms at Tuckerton Seaport
Just in time for planting season, the Tuckerton Seaport presents “Worms Eat My Garbage” with instructor Jeanine Cava on Saturday, April 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. Cava will show how much fun and how…
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News••April 17, 2019
Celebrate Older Americans Month in May
As the Administration for Community Living points out, “Older adults play a key role in the vitality of our neighborhoods, networks and lives.” May is Older Americans Month, and the Long Beach Island…
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News••April 17, 2019
New Bill Would Give Crime Victims Greater Chance of Restitution
Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of theNinth District have introduced legislation – S-3352/A-5088 – that aims to mandate wage garnishment and…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
2019 LIFF Kick-Off Party Set for April 27 at LBI Foundation
The 11th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival is scheduled for June 6 through 9. but it will actually kick off from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Long Beach Island Foundation of…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
Genre-Bending Original and Tribute Shows Coming Up at Lizzie Rose
Summer will be here before we know it, but in the meantime Tuckerton’s Lizzie Rose Music Room continues to bring world-class live music to a small-town stage, as it does all year long, for your…
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Columns••April 17, 2019
Amelia a Standout Among Shipwrecks
Over the past several weeks I have been following a series of interviews given by William A. Crane, a former Manahawkin coroner and Ocean County clerk, about local shipwrecks. In 1884 he told about…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2019
Family Promise Hosts Designer Bag Bingo on April 26
With so many ways to help out Family Promise of Southern Ocean County, it’s difficult to decide which way suits one person best. But for individuals who love purses and handbags, now’s a good time to…
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News••April 17, 2019
Joeys’ Pizza Original Shop Sold; A Slice of History
The Joeys’ Pizza and Pasta building in Beach Haven Crest stood up to the 1962 Storm, resurfaced after Superstorm Sandy, and as the well-known sign joked, served “occasional waterfront dining” in…
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Sports••April 17, 2019
Stout Steps Down as Southern Wrestling Coach After 18 Seasons
Throughout his tenure as the Southern Regional wrestling team’s head coach, John Stout has been in the corner or matside for dozens of sensational bouts.
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Columns••April 17, 2019
If Wind Turbine Noise Causes Cancer, Imagine What You’ll Get from Reusable Bags and Solar Panels; Plus a Banger of a Swell
This week, I stand behind my country with a type of wonder I’ve never had before. Because it says a lot about our people that we are simply still standing. Or maybe that’s just the euphoria of having…
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News••April 17, 2019
Lizanne Coyne Selected to Lead St. Mary Academy as New Principal
As All Saints Regional Catholic School becomes St. Mary Academy this summer, the transformed parish school will be led in its new direction by a new principal.
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News••April 17, 2019
Southern School Board Awards $1.6 Million Contract for Upcoming Roofing Work
As has been the case during the past couple of summers, several Southern Regional School District buildings will receive some improvements starting in June, as the Board of Education approved more…
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Sports••April 17, 2019
Martin Truex Jr. Captures First Victory With Joe Gibbs Racing
It took him 81 tries, but Martin Truex Jr. finally snagged victory No. 1 on Richmond Raceway short track on April 13.
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Sports••April 17, 2019
Barnegat Boys Volleyball Team Makes It Five Straight With Win Over T.R. East
At times during its match against Toms River East on April 12, the Barnegat High School boys volleyball team scored points easily, but not every point was pretty. Still, the Bengals managed a 25-14…
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Sports••April 17, 2019
Southern Athlete Erika Barbera Receives U.S. Marine Corps All-American Award
Erika Barbera remembers Oct. 29, 2012 very well.
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News••April 17, 2019
East Bay Italian Grille Serving Up Dishes in Barnegat
A former restaurant owner in North Jersey is trying to make a name for himself locallywith the recent opening of the East Bay Italian Grille at 696 East Bay Ave. in Barnegat. It will beoperating at…
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Columns••April 17, 2019
Tall Trees Set to Take a Fall; Snakeheads Snake Into Jersey
TALL TREE CONUNDRUM: I find myself forced into a state of noncommittalness over the battle to prevent the clearing of Depression Era white pine trees impinging on the vista of officials manning the…
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News••April 17, 2019
Veterans United Military Memorial Museum Is Emerging Treasure
A word I hadn’t used for well over 50 years bubbled up from the depths of my vocabulary upon looking around the Veterans United Military Memorial Museum in New Gretna for the first time: Neat!
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News••April 17, 2019
Stafford Township Police Proud of Another Successful Project Aware
Stafford Intermediate School, local police and healthcare professionals and volunteers have completed another successful Project Aware program to drive home the dangers of using and abusing…
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News••April 16, 2019
Stafford, Barnegat Bank Robbery Suspect Collared in New York
A 39-year-old Pennsylvania resident has been charged with the recent robberies of the Wells Fargo Bank in Stafford Township andthe M&T Bank in Barnegat Township. The Wells Fargo incident occurred on…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2019
Two Hikes Coming Up at Bass River State Forest
The moon will be full on Saturday, April 20, making for a perfect night for hiking in the Pine Barrens with the staff of Bass River State Forest. On any given night in the pygmy pine forest of Warren…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2019
Barnegat Democrats, Town Committee Host Blood Drive on April 22
The Barnegat Democratic Club and Barnegat Township Municipal Committee, in cooperation with the American Red Cross, hosts a spring blood drive on Monday, April 22, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.at the…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2019
Estate Planning Workshop at LBI Library April 23
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host an estate planning workshop on Tuesday, April 23, beginning at 10 a.m. The presenter is Paul Daniele, whohas been…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2019
Easter Bunny Will Be Busy Saturday Visiting Surflight, Businesses, Firehouse
The Easter Bunny sure can hop fast. On Saturday, April 20, the day before Easter, the fleet-footed Leporidae will be visiting four Southern Ocean County locations within seven hours.
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News••April 15, 2019
Menendez Pushes for Crackdown on Robocalls
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s April 12 news conference on legislation to fight robocalls was briefly interrupted when the senator received a robocall on his cell phone asking about his vehicle’s factory…
