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Columns••April 3, 2019
Weekend Wildfire Quite a Sight; Doing Mt. Everest for Earth Day
That was a mighty wild wildfire over the weekend. It was named the Spring Hills Fire of 2019, based on its apparent point of origin, the Spring Hill Pygmy Pines Plain. It now comes down to…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2019
Make Tracks to Hear Ty Mares’ New Single, ‘Run From This’
Berklee grad and Barnegat resident Ty Mares says all his various musical projects up to this point have been “tinting the shade I’ve always wanted to create.”
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News••April 2, 2019
Clean Ocean Action Unveils Beach Sweeps Report
On the eve of its state-wide beach sweep on Saturday, April 13, Clean Ocean Action recentlyreleased the 2018 Beach Sweeps report. COA highlightedthe 12 most commonly collected items (“The Dirty…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 2, 2019
Stafford Library ‘Friends’ Going to Winterthur Museum
The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library are planning a bus trip to the Winterthur Museum and Gardens in Delaware on Thursday, May 9. The museum is currently home to “The Crown”…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 2, 2019
Autism Spectrum Talk at Stafford Library April 10
The Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library hosts a talk on the autism spectrum on Wednesday, April 10, 4 p.m. The event is part of the library systems’s autism awareness month programming.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 2, 2019
Learn Mosquito Control at Tuckerton Seaport April 10
Learn to control pests without the use of pesticides at the Tuckerton Seaport’s Lunch and Learn program on April 10. Citizen AcTS is a program developed by Dr. Dina Fonseca of Rutgers University that…
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News••April 2, 2019
Meet ‘The Drill Sergeant’ at After Hours Networking
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce invites local businesses for a spring evening of networking on Wednesday, April 10, at veteran-owned business The Drill Sergeant Cleaning Services. The…
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News••April 2, 2019
‘Barnegat Bay 2050′ Seminar in Manahawkin
A free seminar about Barnegat Bay, its history, and its future will be held 6-7 p.m. Thursday, April 11 in the Community Center at Stockton University at Manahawkin, 775 East Bay Ave.
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News••April 2, 2019
Pinelands Regional Set to Launch ‘Learning Academies’
Learning academies are coming to the Pinelands Regional School District.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2019
‘Andy Irons: Kissed by God’ Is Back by Popular Demand
Surfing films have been a significant part of the Lighthouse International Film Festival’s lineup since its earliest years.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2019
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn on Grunin Center Main Stage April 5
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn – crowned “the king and queen of the banjo” by Paste Magazine – have a musical partnership like no other. See this formidable twosome on stage at the Jay and Linda…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2019
Mother-Daughter Evening at Sea Oaks Hosted By Medical Center
A Mother-Daughter Evening of Fun is a chance for sixth-, seventh -and eighth-grade girls and their mothers/caregivers to spend time together on Wednesday, April 10, at Sea Oaks Country Club, arranged…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2019
Employers Can Learn About Drug Screening in the New World
Gov. Phil Murphy’s plan to legalize recreational marijuana for New Jersey adults has once again stalled in Trenton, but Murphy has pledged to keep fighting, and Senate President Steve Sweeney has…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 1, 2019
Tuckerton Red Men Hosting Spaghetti Dinner for Member With Brain Tumor
Tuckerton’s Red Men Lodge will host a spaghetti dinner for the benefit of one of its members, Bryan McCrickard, from 1 to 5 p.m. this Sunday, April 7.
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News••March 31, 2019
Working Wildfire Involves 10,000 Acres of Core Pinelands
A forest fire of unknown origin has become one of the state’s largest wildfires in over a decade, consuming between 8,000 and 10,000 acres, much of it within Penn State Forest.
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News••March 28, 2019
Ship Bottom Hires New Architect to Revive Municipal Complex Project
The borough council gave the long-dormant Ship Bottom municipal complex project a shot in the arm last month when it appointed an architect to spearhead the design of new digs at the existing site…
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Opinion••March 27, 2019
To Get Affordable Health Care, We Must Accept Compromise
Turning 40 years old can be distressing, if I can remember that long ago. Fifty is also a milestone few people long for, and 60 can be downright traumatic. But 65? For most Americans, that is a…
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News••March 27, 2019
Local Authors Go on Their Fourth Cuba Junket
To do research for their book Inferno at Sea: Stories of Death and Survival Aboard the Morro Castle, authors Deborah Whitcraft and Gretchen Coyletook two trips to Cuba. In 2015, three years after the…
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Visual Pollution
I recently saw on TV news that Gov. Murphy is moving ahead with bidding for construction of massive wind farms off the Jersey Shore. Southern Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties will be affected by…
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Unwelcome Resolution
As published in the agenda of March 24, the mayor and council decided tooppose New Jersey becoming a sanctuary state, resolving that Little Egg Harbor Township will never be a sanctuary city.…
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Wrong Wreck
There is an error in the story related to a talk on lifesaving stations (“Lifesaving Stations Left in New Jersey,” 3/20). It was the wreck of the Count Terasto that Dr. Newell witnessed. It was in…
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Botched Outreach
The Long Beach Island Joint Council of Taxpayer Associations is hereby submitting comments on the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study’s tentative selective plan (TSP).
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Fraudulent Science
April is coming soon and with it another happy Earth Day. Humans have been at war with the environment since the beginning of our existence. Fortunately, God has endowed and empowered us with brains…
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Opinion••March 27, 2019
Reality Shows – Not My Reality
Reality shows – whose reality are they? Definitely not mine, or most of my friends’. We have a better reality. The latest horror to pass as reality, “Temptation Island,” invites young, attractive…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2019
Art Notes March 27
Tuckerton Seaport: Create your own beeswax candle while learning about beekeeping from the pros of Trapper Honey. Anna and Angelo Trapani will host this workshop on Saturday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to…
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News••March 27, 2019
Causeway Walkway Opened from Ship Bottom to Environmental Trail
Spring has sprung, and with it comes an influx of people hoping to take advantage of warmer weather before the busy summer season arrives. This year that can include walking from Hochstrasser’s…
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Opinion•March 27, 2019
Commendable Measure
I commend and thank borough officials, the council and the mayorfor approving outdoor dining in Surf City. This is another measure demonstrating that Surf City is a friendly community for its…
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News••March 27, 2019
NRC: Citizen Advisory Panel Meeting Location Recommendation Deadline April 17
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking public input to determine a series of meeting locations as it develops a report identifying best practices for the establishment and operation of local…
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News••March 27, 2019
Two Land Use Board Members Disqualified from Hearing Fantasy Island Application in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom Council President Edward English and Councilman Robert Butkus did not hear a use variance application that could bring family entertainment to the vacant CVS at the Causeway Circle…
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News••March 27, 2019
Stafford Campaign Sign Lawsuit Settlement Causes a Stir
In response to concerns about Stafford Township’s $15,000 settlement of a lawsuit over a 2018 campaign sign, Mayor Greg Myhre summarized the circumstances surrounding the case for the public’s…
