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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Containers Too Big
The following was addressed to Little Egg Harbor Mayor Barbara Crea.
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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Minimum Wage Woes
Back in the 1950s, entry-level jobs paid 60 cents an hour. A candy bar was 10 cents; a loaf of bread, 15 cents; a gallon of gas, 27 cents; a basic, stripped pickup, new, $1,800. Fast forward to 2000…
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News••February 6, 2019
LBI Loses East Coast Surfing Legend and Pioneer
This week, Long Beach Island lost an integral member of the surf community – its very first. Richard Lisiewski, who founded and shaped Matador Surfboards, owned Brant Beach and Brighton Beach Surf…
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News••February 6, 2019
Ship Bottom Aims to Create Hotel/Motel Liquor License
For more than seven decades, new consumption liquor licenses in New Jersey have been based on a town’s population. Like many things in life, there are exceptions to the rule. One of those exceptions…
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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Dune Work, Naturally
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance has long been the champion of the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands National Reserve stretching across New Jersey, protecting it and advocating for it since 1989. Thanks…
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Opinion••February 6, 2019
Target Video Game Industry to Prevent Future Parklands
Last year I wrote a piece on how to manage the carnage that has occurred too many times in our schools. My conclusion was that there are preventive things we can do, like tightening up background…
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Opinion••February 6, 2019
Blocking the Wall
The following was addressed to the author ofthe Jan. 23Commentary (“Build the Wall and It Will Work – Just Look at Human History”).
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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Congratulations
As spokesperson for the Great Bay Democratic Club board of trustees and in the spirit of good sportsmanship, the members of the Great Bay Democratic Club would like to congratulate Lisa Stevens and…
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News••February 6, 2019
Wildlife Smuggler Pleads Guilty to Taking Terrapins from Great Bay Wildlife Management Area
Local conservationist Ben Wurst reacted on Tuesday to news reports that for at least five years, a Pennsylvania man has been traveling to Little Egg Harbor to poach diamondback terrapins and their…
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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Radical Right Group
This is in response to James Spickard’s “Broken Oaths” letter (1/30). Mr. Spickard mentions “the Freedom Index, a function of the John Birch Society, the foremost organization and authority dedicated…
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Opinion•February 6, 2019
Property Is Clean
I am writing regarding the article on Jan. 16 titled”Invitation to Great Wolf Lodge Resorts to Purchase Land in Little Egg Harbor” with interest to correct and clarify details in the lastparagraph…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 6, 2019
Eat Turkey, Raise Funds for Beach Haven Fire Co.
The Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co., the oldest volunteer fire department in Ocean County, will host its 102nd annual Turkey Dinner fundraiseron Saturday, Feb. 16, between noon and 8 p.m. Department…
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News••February 6, 2019
9th District Legislators Vote Against ‘Rain Tax’ Measure
Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the9th Legislative District have all voted against a bill that would permit a county or municipality to…
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News••February 6, 2019
Long Beach Township Scales Down Plan for North End of Bayview Park
Long Beach Township has withdrawn its original application to the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Land Use Regulation for permits to mitigate the marshy far north side of…
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News••February 6, 2019
Mayor Finds His Weed Views Not Shared By Many at Conference
Barnegat Township Mayor Alfonso Cirulli was all revved up to attend the recent state mayors association winter conference in Trenton. He was planning to use the occasion to voice his displeasure over…
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News••February 6, 2019
New Police Officer Hired in Harvey Cedars
BenMrozinski will be sworn into his position as a new patrolman for the Harvey Cedars Police Department on Friday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m. at the borough commission meeting. The 24-year-oldofficer…
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Columns••February 6, 2019
Local Eateries Could Use Bodies, Heat and Body Heat; Plus a Winter Roller Coaster of Conditions
I’m curious if anyone else has seen the conundrum that many of our local businesses face in these frosty months.
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Columns••February 6, 2019
Women’s Suffrage Fails Again
For almost 50 years, American women had been trying to add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting them the right to vote; in February 1919, it appeared that one of its biggest hurdles, the…
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Sports••February 6, 2019
MacGillivray Takes Top Average Again as Barnegat Bowling Teams Finish Strong
For anybody watching, it was easy to see David MacGillivray put a little extra zing into his final ball on Feb. 4. Seconds later, the crash of10 pins getting blasted by that ball was exactly the…
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Sports••February 6, 2019
McCann Has Big Day as Southern Regional Bowlers Cap Regular Season
Tom McCann had never been past the seventh frame with the chance to roll a perfect game. He was close on Feb. 1.
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News••February 6, 2019
Seasonal Businesses Have Until 2026 to Pay $15 Minimum
The minimum wage hike in New Jersey is a done deal, but seasonal businesses have seven years to reach the new law’s $15-per-hour target rather than the five-year, 2024 phase-in deadline date for most…
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Sports••February 6, 2019
Southern Wrestlers Easily Advance in NJSIAA Sectional Tournament
Wrestling’s “third season” started on Monday, with both Southern Regional and Barnegat in action during the first round of their respective NJSIAA team sectional tournament. And while the Rams, one…
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News••February 6, 2019
Southern Regional Sophomore Bassoonist Selected for All-State Orchestra and Band
In sixth grade, Amanda Rutkowski was hand-picked as a potential oboe or bassoon player after proving her skills with the alto saxophone.
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News••February 6, 2019
Ocean Acres School First-Grader Wins National Coloring Contest
When presented with a project in Jennifer Lowe’s first-grade class at Ocean Acres Elementary School several months ago, Anna Molettiere didn’t have an opportunity to color her favorite animal – the…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 6, 2019
Buildup to 2019 Lighthouse International Film Festival Starts Feb. 15
The buildup to the 2019 Lighthouse International Film Festival, which is set to run from June 6 through June 9 on LBI, is about to begin.
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News••February 6, 2019
Barnegat Lowering Juvenile Curfew to 10 p.m.
An ordinance introduced by the Barnegat Township Committee on Feb. 5 lowers the curfew for minors from 11 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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News••February 6, 2019
Barnegat Vietnam Tribute to Become Annual Event
At this time last year, Thy and James Cavagnaro were hard at work preparing for a Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony on March 29 the Fred Watts Gazebo Park in Barnegat Township…
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Columns••February 6, 2019
Just Call Me ‘J,’ Grandmother; A Very Confused Polar Vortex
JUST KIDDING, TOM: I’m proud to have been raised on the beach, where, as a small child, the local Native American tribe would see me joyously frolicking in the foam with the sandcrabs, burying myself…
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News••February 6, 2019
Pacesetter Realty Acquired by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Murphy & Co.
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Murphy & Co. has announced that it has expanded its presence in New Jersey with the acquisition of Pacesetter Realty. With the acquisition of offices in Beach…
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News••February 6, 2019
Lanoka Harbor Man Hits Stafford Cop Car, Charged With DWI
After midnight Saturday night, a hit-and-run incident involving a police patrol car occurred on Route 9 near the high school. Stafford Township Ptl. Joseph Luna was on a routine motor vehicle stop…
