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Arts & Entertainment••February 22, 2019
Why to Say ‘I Do’ to a Certified Wedding Planner
Why couples hire a wedding planner is summed up in the words of happy clients: “everything ran seamlessly,” and when their wishes were outlined, “she worked her magic and brought it to life.”
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Arts & Entertainment••February 22, 2019
Tuckerton Seaport Provides Ideal Mixture of Elements for a Wedding
Historical sites sometimes are the perfect place to celebrate such a historic event as a couple’s wedding day, and Tuckerton Seaport is no exception.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 22, 2019
Two Giants Photography Captures Precious Moments With Pets
Two Giants Photography is named for photographer Pat Trotter’s giant schnauzers. Rio, who is “oversized, actually, for a giant,” just recently earned his first title in scent work, or “nose work” (he…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 22, 2019
Tea Party To Go Serves a Wedding or Shower Well
Adding a touch of traditional elegance, Tea Party To Go provides tea party catering and tea event planning, fine china rentals and tablescaping to a wedding event or bridal shower. Founders Natercia…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 22, 2019
Save the Date: 11th 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••February 22, 2019
Marital Maintenance: Saying ‘I Do’ to Couples Coaching
Taking the big, bounding leap into marriage demands more than tearful nuptials and something old, new, borrowed and blue. Marriage is like a renovation, only instead of converting the spare room into…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2019
Scottish Harp Music Is Spring Concert Opener at Holy Innocents’
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven will kick off its spring concert series on Saturday, March 9, at 4 p.m. with “A Wee Birdie Sings: An Evening of Celtic Music for the Clarsach, the…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2019
Video Lecture Series, Movie Screenings Showing at Pine Street Recreation Building
At the Feb. 19 meeting of the Stafford Township mayor and council, Councilman Paul Krier, liaison to the recreation department and senior programs, announced some upcoming events that may be of…
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News••February 20, 2019
Increased Surf City Water and Sewer Charges Approved
Following a public hearing that drew no commentsdespite a small crowd at the back of the room, the Surf City Borough Council last week adopted a measure setting a fee schedule for water and sewer…
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News••February 20, 2019
Smoking Restrictions on Agenda in Surf City
A public hearing is slated for next month on an ordinance that will render smoking illegal on Surf City beaches, in parks and other recreation areas in the borough.
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News••February 20, 2019
Summer-Loving: Outdoor Dining Likely in Surf City
After previous efforts failed, outdoor dining is coming to Surf City under an ordinance expected to be adopted by the borough council next month. The measure could put to rest its hot-button status…
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News••February 20, 2019
Batsto, ‘Jewel of the Pines,’ Glistens in Winter
Batsto Village has been called the “Jewel of the Pines,” andit isfortunate that so much of the early industrial town has survived to tell the story of iron forging and glass making in the Pinelands.
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Opinion••February 20, 2019
War on Drugs Failing
Really, an opioid crisis? Call it whatever you like while the cartels and drug dealers are laughing themselves silly as they count their enormous piles of American greenbacks. What is wrong with…
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News••February 20, 2019
Former Priest and Deacon at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Little Egg Harbor on List of Credible Child Sexual Abusers
Two former members of Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church in Little Egg Harbor are on the list the Diocese of Trenton released on Wednesday of clergy credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. Among…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 20, 2019
Art Notes February 20
It’s Wild: The Wild_Life Photography exhibit at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences continues through March. Nineteen New Jersey photographers, including many from our area…
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Legendary Regular Guy
I just read Jon Coen’s tribute to surfer Richard Lisiewski (“Losing Lisiewski: LBI Wave Riding Legend, Pioneer,” 2/6). I have such a vivid memory of that friendly guy with his thick shock of blond…
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
At a Disadvantage
I am writing in response to the article written by Maria Scandale,”Seasonal Businesses Have Until Year 2026 to Pay $15 Minimum”(2/6).
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Reverse Socialism
Trump at the SOTU: “We will never allow the USA to become a socialist country!” As is his wont, the president attempted to embed a negative label on several Democratic presidential candidates as…
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Barrier to Treatment
An article last week on a recent Stafford Township Council meeting, at which an effort to declare the township a stigma-free zone was announced, stated that stigma surrounding mental illness proves a…
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Meter Concerns
I just received my water bill along with the announcement of the requirement to install water meters. I have several concerns.
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Magical Park
I am writing in response to several letters regarding Bayview Park, most recently a lengthy piece by Bill Boyd (“Paving Paradise: What’s Next? A Bus Terminal?” 2/13) condemning Long Beach Township’s…
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Opinion•February 20, 2019
Not Amused
This letter is in response to Bill Boyd’s letter about the three handicap parking spaces proposed in Bayview Park that he says he was amused by.
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News••February 20, 2019
Suit Filed Against Ordinance Allowing Hotel in Beach Haven
An attorney representing a group of Dock Road residents in Beach Haven recently filed suit in Ocean County Superior Court to overturn anordinanceamendmentthat modified the borough’s maritime district…
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News••February 20, 2019
Seniors Lose Senior Center in Little Egg Harbor
In 1996, Little Egg Harbor Township used public Community Development Block Grant funds to build a senior center off Radio Road. This past year, a leak developed in the roof, andthe buildingwas…
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News••February 20, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Readies for Second Phase of Lagoon Dredging
Little Egg Harbor has received the environmental impact statement and approval letter from the Department of the Interior that allows them to go ahead with the Living Shoreline project on Iowa Court…
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News••February 20, 2019
Tuckerton Branch Library Has New Librarian
Tuckerton’s new branch librarian, Cindy Simerlink, a native of Dayton, Ohio, recently transplanted to Little Egg Harbor when her husband was recruited for a new job in Atlantic County. She has worked…
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Sports••February 20, 2019
Barnegat Bowler Precious Anderson Finishes 24th at NJSIAA Championships
Every year in mid-February, the NJSIAA Individual Bowling Championships turns out to be one of the toughest tournaments for many of the best high school bowlers in New Jersey. Some thrive on the…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 20, 2019
Southern Regional Grads Part of Band Competing in ‘Rock to the Top’ Finals at Stone Pony
During the past six months, the band Shallow Green has landed some gigs as it seeks out locations to entertain masses of people with its progressive rock sound. But recently the four-man crew of Jack…
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News••February 20, 2019
DEP Opens Public Comment Period on Sale of Humus Tract to Feds
Nearly 620 acres of land in Stafford Township is expected to be sold to the federal government for $867,000, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.
