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Sports••March 15, 2019
Barnegat Athletic Director and Son Share Thrill of Historic Championship
Logan Germano knows he wasn’t the best swimmer on the Barnegat High School boys swim team this winter. In fact, he wasn’t even among the team’s top five. Nonetheless, everybody is important on a swim…
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Opinion••March 13, 2019
Guess Who Would Be Labeled a Socialist in Today’s Politics
Who knows who will emerge from the crowded field to become the Democratic presidential candidate in 2020? However, it is pretty clear that Donald Trump, the GOP and the conservative media will blast…
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Opinion•March 13, 2019
Disconcerting Event
It is truly unnerving when the black bear hunt comes around every year in the fall and winter. Animals that are not harmful to humans are shot and their young are left to die without their mothers.
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News••March 13, 2019
Activists Take Pot Shots at Barnegat Township Officials
Barnegat Township Mayor Alfonso Cirulli has been an outspoken opponent of New Jersey legalizing marijuana, having sent a petition throughout town and speaking at a mayors conference in Trenton.
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Opinion•March 13, 2019
Non-Transgender Rights
After reading the article by Rick Mellerup in the March Tuckerton/LEH Leader, I am very concerned about the ramifications of New Jersey legislation passed in 2017 regarding transgender students. This…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Art Notes March 13
One-Woman Show: Nancy Edwards has a one-woman show at the Pine Shores Art Association gallery for the month of March.
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Opinion•March 13, 2019
DEP Taking Comments
The Bayview Park revised parking lot construction project is strictly a land use issue. The project will permanently destroy coastal wetlands and wildlife habitat. The state Department of…
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Opinion••March 13, 2019
Golden Rules of Fishing
Centuries have passed since the original writings of Dame Juliana Berners in her book A Treatyse of Fysshinge Wyth an Angle, circa 1496. Since then, stories about fishing make for one of the most…
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News••March 13, 2019
Lenny and John’s Subs: From Bloomfield to Beach Haven
A businessthat dates back to the early 1970sin North Jersey is taking up shop in Beach Haven. Lenny and John’s Subs will be located at 2205 South Bay Ave. (near the Holgate border) in a buildingthat…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Feminism and Islam Discussion at LBI Library March 25
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host “Women, Feminism, and Islam” on Monday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. Sylvia Chan-Malik, assistant professor in the…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Bread and Ice Cream on LBI Library Menu
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host two food programs in March. “All About Bread!” is scheduledTuesday, March 26, at 1 p.m.. Everything about bread will be…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Locally Designed Bangbox Cajóns Are Big Hit
Joe Iacovelli combines his love of music and his passion for woodworking in a way that benefits musicians and causes that are meaningful to him. His Bangbox cajón drums (pronounced ka-HONE) are…
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News••March 13, 2019
Anti-Vaping Measure, Curfew Change Adopted in Barnegat
Two ordinances adopted by the Barnegat Township Committee on March 5 are aimed at juveniles. The first ordinancebans theuse, saleand possession ofelectronic smoking, or vapingdevices, by…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Online Radio Station Plans Autism Benefit
Neue Regel Radio, an internet radio station based in Waretown, is conducting an autism fundraiser marathon beginning Friday, March 29, at noon, until Sunday, March 31, at 1 a.m. Station co-owner…
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News••March 13, 2019
Det. Cirulli Achieves Milestone as Barnegat Police Sergeant
Detective MaryAnn Cirulli made Barnegat Police Department history as she became the first female officer to attain the rank of sergeant. Cirulli, who joined the agency in April 2003, received her…
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News••March 13, 2019
Rotary Donation Equips Officers With Narcan Doses
All Barnegat Township police officers will be equipped with Narcan doses thanks to a $3,000 donation by the Barnegat Rotary Club. During a check presentation at the March 5 township committee…
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News••March 13, 2019
Pinelands Commission Holds Public Hearing on Forest Fire Request to Cut Trees for Tower
“You do not cut down the forest to protect the forest,” said Jeff Tittel, director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. Howard Chew, the owner of Mick’s Canoe and Kayak Rentals in Jenkins, population 36…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
The Driving While Black Exhibit at the Noyes Museum in Hammonton
The “Driving While Black” exhibit at the Noyes Museum of Art’s Kramer Hall in Hammontongoes beyond the Negro Motorist Green-Books that sparked the award-winning film “The Green Book” to encompass the…
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News••March 13, 2019
Barnegat Township Budget at $26.46 Million
Barnegat Township plans to spend $26,466,597 in 2019, according to a municipal budget introduced at the March 5 township committee meeting. The budget is approximately $680,000 higher than what was…
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News••March 13, 2019
‘Kids Need Kiwanis & Kiwanis Needs You’ – Learn More
Kiwanis Club of LBI leadership wants to let area residents know they are invited to stop by a club meeting, have a cup of coffee and a bagel, and meet the members. Learn more about the motto “Kids…
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News••March 13, 2019
‘Jazzy Scallop’ Taking a Hiatus
One summer Saturday will be less jazzy this year. “The Jazzy Scallop & Seafood Festival is going to take a break and will not be held,” organizers announced on social media. “This is not a goodbye,”…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Register March 18 for Free GED and ESL Classes
Educational Services at St. Francis Community Center is offering free New Jersey high school diploma prep and English as a Second Language classes throughout Ocean County this spring, including…
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News••March 13, 2019
Bill Would Prevent State Highway from Charging Tolls to NJ Emergency Vehicles
Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove are introducing legislation to prohibit the South Jersey Transportation Authority, which operates the Atlantic…
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News••March 13, 2019
Gas Pipeline Setup Slated to Begin This Month on 99th Street in Long Beach Township
Homeowners on West Alabama Avenue in Long Beach Township are not happy. Alabama Avenue – 99th Street – was chosen as the point on Long Beach Island where New Jersey Natural Gas will install a…
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News••March 13, 2019
New Recreation Coordinator Takes Reins at St. Francis Center
St. Francis Community Center, in Brant Beach, plays host to a few of Long Beach Island’s most anticipated annual happenings, including Super Plunge Sunday and the 18 Mile Run. The facility has…
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News••March 13, 2019
Barnegat Man Dies After Accidental Shooting
A Barnegat Township man died over the weekend after disassembling a firearm at his home early in the evening of March 9.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Albert Music Hall Celebrating ‘Irish Night’ on March 23
So, how are you going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Let’s face it, St. Patrick’s Day celebrations can be hokey. Put on a green hat, eat some corned beef, drink some green beer, and listen to “Danny…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2019
Urgent Care Now Hosts Prescription Disposal Box
Urgent Care Now, in Manahawkin, is hosting an Rx Drop Box date with the Stafford Police Department on Saturday, March 23.
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Columns••March 13, 2019
Struggling to Save the Elmina
During a gale in January 1884, a life and death drama was playing out on the LBI beach. The barkentine Elmina, from Salscombe, England, had grounded on the bar just offshore. Keeper James Sprague and…
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News••March 13, 2019
Luxury Hotel Owner Seeking Waiver to Accommodate Balconies, Staircase
Baldwin Residence LLC, the owner of Hotel LBI, is facing a setback issue at the luxuryhotel under construction at the entrance to Long Beach Island and is expected to ask the Ship Bottom Land Use…
