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Arts & Entertainment••April 8, 2019
All About Blue Crabs at April 13 Science Saturday
Don’t be a hermit; come out to the April 13 Science Saturday presentation as Paul Jivoff, professor of biology, behavioral neuroscience and health sciences at Rider University, discusses blue crabs…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 8, 2019
Pet Photos With the Easter Bunny
How well does your pet get along with the Easter Bunny? Well enough to sit for a picture? The chance for success and a resulting really good photo is in two places in Manahawkin the weekend before…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 7, 2019
Lights Out Brings the ‘Jersey Boys’ to Parkertown Firehouse
If you have yet to see the hit musical “Jersey Boys” this might be the next best thing. The Pinelands 4th of July Celebration Committee presents Lights Out, a highly acclaimed Frankie Valli and the…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Ex-Wildcat Star Now at the Helm of Pinelands Regional Baseball
A solid core of seniors is a key to success in what new head baseball coach Justin Loomissays is a “difficult B-South Conference.” Last year, the Wildcats were 9-10 (8-6 in the B-South).
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Arts & Entertainment••April 5, 2019
Tuckerton Library Hosts Annual Open House
The Tuckerton Library Association’s annual open house on April 25 at 7 p.m. will welcome authors Gretchen Coyle and Deborah Whitcraft with their book Beach Haven, published by ArcadiaPublishing in…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Pinelands Regional Boys Tennis Team Loaded for Bear in 2019
Many a high school athletic coach would love to be in the position of Brian Jones as he enters his eighth year as head coach of the Pinelands Regional High School boys tennis team. Jones already had…
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News••April 5, 2019
New Director Takes Helm at Church’s Center for Healing and Wholeness
Duringa March 24 service, the Tuckerton United Methodist Churchrecognized the achievements of Mary R. Roberts, outgoing executive director ofthe Center for Healing and Wholeness.
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News••April 5, 2019
Girl Scouts of Jersey Shore Hold Baking Competition
The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, encompassing Tuckerton, Little Egg Harbor, Eagleswood and Bass River, held their Annual Bake Off & Swap Meet on March 30 at the Eagleswood Fire Station, hosted by…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Pinelands Girls Lacrosse Hopes to Rise With Youth Movement
As the spring season approached, Pinelands Regional High School girls lacrosse coach Paul Millar was looking forward to a team full of returning starters. But when eight of last year’s players didn’t…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Pinelands Regional Faces Tough Climb in B South Softball
As the cycle goes in high school sports, there are times when a team graduates a player or two and it instantly causes the next season to be an uphill climb. One of those times has arrived for…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Seniors, Juniors Lead Pinelands Track and Field Season
Throughout last spring, a number of juniors and sophomores started rising up within the Pinelands Regional girls track and field program to provide coach Matt Fuller with some depth in certain…
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Sports••April 5, 2019
Can Pinelands Golfers Repeat Undefeated Season?
Toward the end of last season, Connor Carney had a lot of great things to say about his teammates with the Pinelands Regional golf team. He also was looking forward to this season.
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News••April 5, 2019
Guilty Verdict Reached in Barnegat Light Murder of a Staten Island Second-Homeowner in 2015
The 56-year-old Colts Neck man charged with murdering a Staten Island man in his Central Avenue, Barnegat Light vacation home in 2015 has been convicted. Conrad R. Sipa was found guilty April 4 of…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Horror Story
This whole New Jersey marijuana legalization business is a horror story. And it is a business. Just follow the money, and it’s not tax money. See it trickle down from the lobbyists to those…
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News••April 3, 2019
Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony in Barnegat Caters to Youth
To many high school students, the Vietnam War probably feels like ancient history. After all, these events were making headlines in the 1960s and early 1970s-long before they were born. But for Logan…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Balloon Threat
Now that the weather is warming up, I’ve noticed a lot more activity in the real estate market with open houses on Sunday. I’ve also noticed the amount of balloons tied to each of their signs on the…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Sound Reasoning
The following was addressed to John M. Imperiale, whose Commentary column last week was titled “To Get Affordable Health Care We Must Accept Compromise.”
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
President Was Right
The polls are showing our nation is starting to realize that President Trump and his backers were right all along despite the lies and the do-nothing Democratic radicalism, blocking our nation’s…
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Opinion••April 3, 2019
Circle of Life at the Shore Approaches Prime Time
It’s spring, and the weather gods have been kind in giving us a nice taste of warmer weather. It’s funny how things have a cyclical nature, especially nature. I mean, we all know it, but do we really…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Safety Prevails
In case some of your readers areunaware, the state Legislaturelast Monday failed to hold a vote on the questionof whether the distribution of marijuana will be legal for bothsale and use in New…
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News••April 3, 2019
LBI Fly Kite Festival Shifting Beach Locations in Ship Bottom
Organizers of the popular LBI Fly International Kite Festival have requested access to Ship Bottom beaches beginning at 11th Street, running southward away from the Causeway Circle area. They had…
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Opinion••April 3, 2019
What Can Feds Do to Get LBI on Board With Storm Study?
Engagement with the public should be a critical component of the Army Corps of Engineers’ New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk ManagementStudy’s planning for the future. Unfortunately, the March 1…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2019
April 3 Art Notes
Sans Color: Pine Shores Art Association hosts the biannual Black and White show. Dramatic designs and graphite nuances are explored as artists and photographers restrain themselves from color. The…
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News••April 3, 2019
Final Step in Awarding Liquor License to Hotel LBI Expected This Month
The approval of Resolution 2019-49 awarding a hotel liquor license to Baldwin Residence LLC, trading as Hotel LBI, by the Ship Bottom Borough Council at its March meeting was a formality. By state…
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News••April 3, 2019
Tuckerton Raises Water and Sewer Rates, Municipal Taxes in 2019 Budget
Tuckerton Borough Council raised the water and sewer rates and the tax rate asit introduced the 2019 budget during the April 1 municipal meeting. The municipal budget of $5,071,550 has a total amount…
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News••April 3, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Shoreline Protection for Iowa Court Begins
Christmas came and the residents of Iowa Court in Little Egg Harbor decorated the pile of marine lumber left on the marsh with wreaths. For Valentine’s Day, hearts were added, and some green…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Blatant Fearmongering
Republican leaders in Little Egg Harbor would have you believe that political party affiliation has virtually nothing to do with local government. That belief is absolutely false and the township…
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Opinion•April 3, 2019
Tough Love
As citizens, taxpayers of New Jersey, we should permit our president to use “tough love”strategy.
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News••April 3, 2019
$200,000 Is Price Tag for Ship Bottom’s Bulkhead Replacement Program
As the borough prepares to undertake a borough-wide bulkhead replacement project, including fixing the bulkhead on Shore Avenue, Ship Bottom officials last month unanimously introduced a bond…
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News••April 3, 2019
Harvey Cedars Resident Continues Complaints of Feral Cats
A Harvey Cedars resident recently reiterated complaints to the boroughin addressinga feral cat colony problem on Maiden Lane. Bill Bartholomew said that at one time, there were around 20 feral cats…
