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•February 5, 2021
All Signs Point to Spike in Winter Population on LBI
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out 11 months ago, there was an exodus of people from hotspot areas choosing to wait it out in the Long Beach Island region. The local population ballooned as winter…
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•February 4, 2021
Lost Young Dolphin Perishes Despite Valiant Local Effort
A young dolphin corralled after swimming in endless circles in the bay off of Barnegat Light Saturday was not able to be saved, said Marine Mammal Stranding Center experts. They are awaiting lab…
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•February 4, 2021
District to Sell LBI School, Expand and Rehab EJ School
The LBI Consolidated Board of Education voted 8-1 Jan. 26 to approve multiple resolutions that pave the way for the sale of the LBI Grade School while preparing for the merger of district staff and…
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•February 4, 2021
Route 9 Work for New Electric Poles Means Detour From Milepost 60 South
For the past week, motorists traveling south on Route 9 from about mile post 60 have had to detour to Stage Road all the way to Bass River Township. The reason is Atlantic City Electric is in the…
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•February 4, 2021
Barnegat Board of Ed Appoints K-8 Student Assistance Counselor
It was 34 years ago last fall when Michele Cucinotta began her education career as a teacher at the Cecil Collins School in Barnegat Township. But as the years went on, Cucinotta found that perhaps…
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•February 4, 2021
‘Share the Love,’ Support STAC With Jim Brickman
Legendary solo pianist Jim Brickman supports the Stafford Township Arts Center with his “Share the Love” virtual concert series this Valentine’s Day weekend, with five dates and times to choose from.…
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•February 4, 2021
‘Where Were You in February?!’ The Apex of the Off-Season
Whenever surfers have a dispute over waves in June or September, year-round surfers will gnash their teeth and demand to know, “Where were you in February?!”
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•February 4, 2021
Checking Out Winter’s People Presence; The Juicy Invention of the Color Orange
Not that this column ever shies away from going a tad off-topic, fishing-wise, but this week, located in the hinterland of winter whateverness, it will be bouncing far and wide.
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•February 2, 2021
Offering a Farewell to Germy Handshakes; Hoping Our Spring Bear Made the Right Moves
Let’s bid a fond farewell to the handshake, which has bowed out, giving way to the bumping of knuckles, the new proverbial fist bump. And handshakes may very well never return, especially after…
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•January 31, 2021
Love of LBI Drives ‘American Chopper’ Alum’s Interest in Building Island Business
Family and community. Those are the words the eventual new tenants of the old bagel shop on the northeast corner of 18th Street and the Boulevard in Ship Bottom talked about when they made an…
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•January 30, 2021
Use It or Lose It: Please Shop Local on Changing LBI
As anyone who lives, works or visits Long Beach Island certainly knows, the Island is changing right in front of our eyes. It’s been said that change is inevitable – it’s just a part of life. And…
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•January 29, 2021
Sea Oaks Country Club and Golf Course Reverts to Atlantic Homes
Atlantic Homes, a claimant in the bankruptcy case with Sea Oaks Country Club LLC and Sea Oaks Golf Club LLC, located in Little Egg Harbor, will take possession of the properties for a cost of $3…
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•January 28, 2021
Fisherman’s Cottage Restoration in Home Stretch
Volunteers of the LBI Historical Association Museum in Beach Haven have made major progress this winter in rehabilitating the interior of the Fisherman’s Cottage, a pet project for the association…
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•January 28, 2021
Scojo’s Fire Under Investigation
Andrew Clark was the second person to arrive at the scene of an early morning fire that damaged the top floor of the building that houses Scojo’s Eatery in Surf City. A borough police officer was…
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•January 28, 2021
Surflight Wins Awards, Plans Big Valentine’s Day Weekend
To be mentioned in the same headline with Milburn’s Paper Mill Playhouse would be a great honor for any theater in the Garden State.
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•January 28, 2021
Southern Regional Bowling Squads Have Plenty of Clout This Winter
Typically, the bowling season is about three-quarters complete by the end of January. But we all know this isn’t a typical sports year, and the local high school bowling squads finally are getting…
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•January 28, 2021
Depth of Knowledge: Fishing Data Counting Into Big Decisions
Commercial fishermen, whose livelihoods depend on knowing the sea, are being consulted by government on projects ranging from ocean wind farms to the habits of 250 million-year-old sturgeon. Facts…
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•January 28, 2021
Nominate Big Trees for Ocean County’s Official List
The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with the Ocean County Shade Tree Commission, is asking residents to nominate large trees for a Big Tree Registry, a compilation of…
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•January 28, 2021
Art Notes January 27
Pastel Demo: Pine Shores Art Association on Friday, Jan. 29, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will host internationally known pastel artist Jeri Greenberg as she presents a free online demo in painting…
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•January 25, 2021
Conserve Wildlife Explains Link Between Horseshoe Crabs and COVID Vaccine
Last month, CBC Radio Canada program “The Current” interviewed Conserve Wildlife Foundation Executive Director David Wheeler for a feature on the irreplaceable role of New Jersey’s horseshoe crabs in…
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•January 24, 2021
When Face Masks Will Fall From Grace; Inside Story of an LBI Whale Getting Blown Up Real Good
Using nonconventional calculation devices, I’ve scientifically determined how long we’ll have to remain masked … and it quickly got futuristic.
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•January 23, 2021
Changes Coming for White Marlin Tournament
The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club is adding new features to its 52nd White Marlin Invitational Tournament in an attempt to revive what was once a very popular event. The changes received the…
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•January 22, 2021
Tune in, Laugh Hard, Give Big During Record-Setting Online Stand-Up Event
Funnyman John Poveromo and a couple hundred of his closest comedy friends have teamed up to set a new world record for the longest-ever livestreamed stand-up comedy event. The show started at noon on…
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•January 22, 2021
Lucia DeClerck to Celebrate 105 at Mystic Meadows
While the youth of today have unanimously declared 2020 to be the worst year, with 2021 threatening to follow suit, it might behoove them to talk perspective with Lucia P. DeClerck, who will…
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•January 21, 2021
Those Given COVID Vaccine on LBI Worry About Receiving Second Dose
When Jane Niemeyer called the LBI Health Department about receiving the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last week, she was asked if she could be in Surf City at the firehouse for a 11:15…
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•January 21, 2021
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Meets with Recreational Fishermen
Executives for EDF Renewables and Shell New Energies held an online forum Jan. 13 to exchange information with recreational fishermen on their Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project. But questions…
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•January 21, 2021
How Clouded Is Economic Forecast Under Continued COVID?
Nationally renowned economist Joel Naroff, Ph. D., keynoted the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 State of the Chamber by shedding light on what he termed “the good, the bad and the…
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•January 21, 2021
Southern Hockey Squad Seizes Momentum Too Late to Overcome Toms River South-East
When taking the ice for its first game of the season, the first dilemma encountered by the Southern Regional ice hockey team was it was without the services of two of its top forwards and No. 1…
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•January 21, 2021
Art Notes Jan. 20
Painted Tuesdays: “Do Your Own Thing” with artist Linda Ramsay has returned to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month…
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•January 21, 2021
What Will the World Look Like Besides Cold and Waveless for LBI?
It’s a tough thing, predicting the future.
