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Arts & Entertainment••December 16, 2025
Restaurant Windows the Canvas for Holiday Spirit in Surf City
Jimmy Harrop grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons, sprawled on his stomach and doodling away. While he never received formal art training, he parlays this hobby into a festive wonderland for…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 15, 2025
Santa Sighting at Seacrest
Santa and Mrs. Claus are surely busy prepping for the big day coming up next week, but they’ve allowed some time in their schedules to make a stop at Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in…
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News••December 15, 2025
Project InVOLve Seeks Volunteer Organizations
It began as just a simple idea. What if the Friends of the Island Library could bring together, in one place at one time, representatives from nonprofit organizations that are looking for volunteers?…
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News••December 15, 2025
Recovery Specialist Elizabeth Beaty Named to Gov.-Elect’s Task Force
Sea Change Recovery Community Organization founder Elizabeth Beaty of Holgate has been named to Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force, which “will bring together voices…
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Columns••December 13, 2025
Did It Seem Like Everywhere in the World Had Waves Except LBI?
Boy, the ocean got quiet for a while there. That stretch from mid-November into December we are normally awash in quick-moving nor’easters, south swells and/or clean groundswell, but from Nov. 16 to…
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News••December 12, 2025
Beach Haven West Man Arrested for Shooting at Neighbor’s Windows
The Stafford Township Police Department on Dec. 8 released information detailing the arrest of a Beach Haven West man who allegedly used an air rifle to fire shots at a neighboring residence.
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News••December 12, 2025
Former Lab Monkey Finds New Home at Popcorn Park
In late October, a transport truck carrying 21 rhesus macaques used for biomedical research crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, Miss. Several of the monkeys escaped, and most were euthanized due to…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 11, 2025
Joey’s Pizza Family Subject of ‘LUPO’ Film, Documentary Series
Joe Rulli, owner and operator of the Joey’s Pizza and Pasta restaurants on LBI and the mainland since 1990, recently partnered with New Jersey filmmaker and actor Kevin Interdonato to produce both a…
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News••December 11, 2025
Fed Lawmaker to Address LBI Region Mail Delivery Issues
Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s office is intervening on behalf of his constituents around the Long Beach Island region to address ongoing mail delivery issues that surfaced in September. Van Drew’s…
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News••December 11, 2025
Holiday Spirit on the March in Ship Bottom
The beach chairs appeared on Ship Bottom sidewalks lining the Boulevard before the flurry of colorful floats and festive music turned the Island’s main thoroughfare into Santa Claus lane for the…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 11, 2025
Stafford’s Heritage Park to Hold Christmas Market With Horse and Carriage Rides
During last year’s annual Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market in Stafford Township, the line for the horse and carriage ride was huge, so big the recreation department staff realized a change was…
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Columns••December 11, 2025
Fast Start to Frigidity Points to More Cold … or Record Warmth
I already hate the feel of winter and we’re not even there yet, at least not in calendar times.
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News••December 11, 2025
Preschoolers Take Field Trip to Acme
Preschool students from the Beach Haven School took a trip to the Acme supermarket in Long Beach Township this week as part of an immersive learning experience connected to their current classroom…
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Opinion••December 11, 2025
Chegg’s Hot Wings Lead to Case of Writeophobia
When I was in high school, writing an essay or paper was about the worse thing for me to do. My mother used to hound me about getting it done. Somehow, the last evening before it was due, I managed…
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Opinion•December 11, 2025
Lose-Lose-Lose
Only a few days after Santa delivers a sack full of toys, Ship Bottom Borough Council plans to deliver its own sack full of regulations via a poorly conceived short-term rental ordinance that serves…
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Opinion•December 11, 2025
Damaging, Repressive
The borough of Ship Bottom has proposed an ordinance adding considerably restrictions and fees to short-term rentals. We have owned a home in Ship Bottom for 25 years and we have never rented. Still…
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Opinion•December 11, 2025
Strong Opposition
As concerned property owners and taxpayers of Ship Bottom, we’d like to express our strong opposition to Ordinance 2025-09C. We respectfully remind the borough council that it’s their responsibility…
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Opinion••December 10, 2025
Viability of Ship Bottom Real Estate Market at Stake
I write this letter about Ship Bottom’s proposed short-term rental (STR) ordinance not only as a Ship Bottom rental property owner, but also as the owner of Sand Dollar Real Estate in Surf City. My…
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Opinion•December 10, 2025
Generous Community
We are so grateful for the generosity of this community. We just held our fourth annual Helping out HOME for the Holidays at The Marlin. It is truly heartwarming to see our local businesses and…
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Opinion••December 10, 2025
Unfair, Punitive Measure Will Harm Economy
The following was addressed to Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck and borough council.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 10, 2025
Tuckerton Comes Alive with Old-Timey Christmas Spirit
Tuckerton was filled with small-town spirit on Saturday, Dec. 6 as the daylong Ye Olde Christmas festivities took over every corner of the borough.
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Sports••December 10, 2025
Southern Hockey Squad Rallies on Offense, But Not Enough Against Colonia
About six minutes into the second period on Dec. 3, Max McTague and Keegan Costello started throwing their bodies around a little more. That’s when the spark happened and the light flickered to life.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 10, 2025
Grunin Center Ending 2025 Season With Five Different Shows
The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College is wrapping up its 2025 season –and it’s doing a lot of wrapping.
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News••December 10, 2025
Morello Resigns From Stafford Township School Board
While Election Day didn’t bring any changes to the Stafford Township Board of Education, the sudden resignation of member Robert Morello will cause one as the board heads into the new year.
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Columns••December 10, 2025
Trash + Treasure Offers Hope, Humanity to Pierce Virtual Reality
Who else feels as though each passing year since the doldrums of 2020 has evaporated exponentially faster than the one before? It makes sense if we consider the fact that pandemic times forced the…
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Business••December 10, 2025
Walters Homes Donates Thanksgiving Food Baskets
Walters Homes in Barnegat Township is continuing its tradition of supporting neighbors in need with its annual Thanksgiving food basket donation. The baskets, which included non-perishable food items…
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News••December 10, 2025
Amato Bill Aims to Help Veterans Transition Back Into Civilian Life
Earlier this month the N.J. Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed Sen. Carmen Amato Jr.’s (R-9th Dist.) bill that would establish the Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission to…
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News••December 10, 2025
State Senate Bill Would Require Revival of RREM Superstorm Sandy Recovery Program
The state Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee recently passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. of the 9th District to require New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs to…
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News••December 10, 2025
Bille Bids Adieu to Barnegat Committee
The Dec. 2 morning meeting of the Barnegat Township Committee marked the final session for Deputy Mayor Albert Bille, who did not seek re-election to a sixth three-year term on the all-Republican…
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News••December 10, 2025
Statewide Water Supply Drought Warning Issued
The Murphy administration issued a statewide water supply drought warning on Friday, Dec. 5, and is urging residents and businesses to reduce water use as a result of persistent below-average…
