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•May 30, 2020
Keep a Distance From Seals on the Beach
The ocean water is still rather chilly, meaning beachgoers may spot an occasional seal on the sand. Seals, as the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine emphasizes, are protected by both state…
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•May 28, 2020
Surf City Sees Record-Breaking Day in Beach Badge Sales
On the Saturday before Memorial Day weekend, with the uncertainty of a summer season on Long Beach Island looming, Surf City recorded a record-breaking sale of beach badges when it collected nearly…
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•May 28, 2020
Battle Lines Drawn Over Beach Haven Pedestrian Mall
On Thursday, May 28, the Beach Haven Borough Council will vote on an application by Bird & Betty’s to use a portion of Dock Road for a pedestrian mall. The agenda meeting begins online at 4 p.m. and…
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•May 28, 2020
LBI’s 2020 Lighthouse Film Festival Will Follow a Drive-In Format
Necessity, it is said, is the mother of invention – or in the case of the Lighthouse International Film Festival, reinvention.
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•May 28, 2020
Conserve Wildlife Reports Nearly 300 Bald Eagle Chicks as Nesting Season Nears End
The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is monitoring 210 active pairs of bald eagle nests in the state this season, with 33 of those newly recorded nesting pairs. As of May 20 – with the end…
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•May 28, 2020
A People-Packed Weekend; Delaware Leads in Crowd Control Droning
Memorial Day Sunday on LBI had to be the coolest ever. Unfortunately, I’m speaking in weather terms and not colloquially. I might even rate it as the coldest on anecdotal record. As such, it was…
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•May 28, 2020
SRHS Seniors Pick Up Caps and Gowns as Virtual Graduation Prep Begins
When the wind shifts on the bay, Joe Mrazek does what any good sailor does. He maneuvers the sails of his boat so he can stay on course toward the finish line.
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•May 28, 2020
Heritage Point Pays Tribute to Veterans
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there was no Memorial Day ceremony at the Heritage Point adult community in Barnegat Township.
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•May 28, 2020
Salons Anxiously Await Green Light from Murphy
As COVID-19 swept the state in mid-March, salon owners were faced with a tough decision. The state had not yet mandated closure of nonessential businesses, and with the influx of traffic swarming in…
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•May 27, 2020
The Hand Store Back in Business
The bright red letters above the blue-colored Hand Store sign reads “Wash Your,” reminding people to stick with their sanitizing routines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
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•May 26, 2020
Surflight Exploring Outdoor Performances This Summer
Today’s Surflight Theatre is located at 201 Engleside Ave. in Beach Haven. However, in 1950 the original “Surflight Theatre” was located in a vacant lot next to what is now Kubel’s Too Restaurant and…
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•May 26, 2020
Former LBI Lifeguard Trades Beach for Nashville Songwriting Career
Professional songwriter and country musician Rob Snyder may currently reside in Nashville, Tenn., but there is no denying his heart still has strong ties to Long Beach Island. In fact, many…
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•May 26, 2020
‘Great Storms of the Jersey Shore’ Seizes National Award
Over the course of seven months, from last September into March of this year, more than 160 librarians, booksellers and design and editorial experts were tasked with judging the titles submitted to…
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•May 25, 2020
Neighbors of Korean War Army Veteran Say Goodbye in Unique Style
Bret Bissey remembers Feb. 4, 2018 as if it were yesterday. It was the day his beloved Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl, and he received a call from neighbor John “Jack” Webb.
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•May 24, 2020
From Sea to Shining Recipe
Just 25 hours after Nantucket scallops were dredged and loaded from Georges Bank, they glistened like treasure at Viking Village in Barnegat Light. Aboard the 97-foot Kathy Ann, Capt. Cory Karch…
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•May 23, 2020
Different Look and Feel to Summer 2020 on LBI
Ready or not, the unofficial start of the summer season has arrived on Long Beach Island – only this year it is taking place in the midst of a pandemic.
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•May 21, 2020
LBI Shuttle Adding Decontamination Feature to Fleet
As summer approaches and the novel coronavirus remains a reality, Long Beach Township is working to ensure that the LBI Shuttle service is as safe as possible when the fleet returns to the road. The…
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•May 21, 2020
Coast Guard Identifies Damaged Channel Markers in Inspection South of LBI Causeway
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard inspected channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island from the Causeway to Beach Haven, setting additional aids to…
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•May 21, 2020
State Pandemic Restrictions Under Fire on LBI
Some Long Beach Island officials and business owners are pushing back against Gov. Phil Murphy’s phased reopening of the state’s economy after two months of a near shutdown, saying the restrictions…
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•May 21, 2020
A-Rod Crashes Local Zoom Meeting to Offer Encouragement
Barnegat native Mike Powers, founder of Give Us a Shot Network, which supports and promotes a variety of podcasts, has spent the quarantine in an effort with cofounder Tyshan Edwards to interview as…
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•May 21, 2020
May Holiday Beachiness Reign; Weirdest Methods of Selling Distancing
COVID-19 circumstances might make this the most significant Memorial Day weekend since it was invented in 1868. While there will hopefully be no diminishing from the sanctity of “Decoration Day” –…
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•May 21, 2020
The Other Effect of the Pandemic and an Early Tropical Storm
A pandemic, a tropical storm and a summer holiday weekend walk into a bar ….
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•May 19, 2020
‘Christmas in Uganda’ – St. Mary Academy Sends Uniforms, Apparel to African Village
Loving and serving others comes easily for St. Mary Academy students, and recently they proved to be true to the school’s motto of being a place “where children learn, grow, love and serve.”
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•May 17, 2020
Becoming New Nation of Hippies; Garter Snakes Have Feel for Brotherhood
I’m starting to see us as a nation of hippies: long-haired, hanging out in single-family communes, home-educating children, profusely sewing things, sowing outback veggies and, lately, pondering…
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•May 16, 2020
Long Beach Township Finalizes Open Space Purchase in Holgate
Long Beach Township has closed on 24 acres of coastal marshland on the bayside in Holgate, preserving as open space a tract that was previously eyed for development. Clam Cove Reserve, as the…
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•May 14, 2020
Beach Configurations Among Summer Changes on LBI
The pre-summer season on Long Beach Island is here, emerging from the bleakness of a pandemic that has blanketed the country for more than two months. With the annual seasonal adjustments, like…
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•May 14, 2020
Live From LBI: Music Benefit for ALO
Locals and visitors alike are invited to tune in on Facebook this Saturday, May 16, to see live music performances by Ryan Zimmerman, Sam Laubach and Chris Fritz, live streaming from Hotel LBI to…
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•May 14, 2020
LBI Officials, Business Owners Agree Summer Must Go On
The uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic arrived in March as preparations for summer on Long Beach Island began; its harsh realities continue as officials and business owners formulate a new norm…
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•May 14, 2020
Wooden Boat Breaks Up Off South Jetty After Crew Rescued
An onboard investigation last Friday found no fuel leaking from the wreckage of the 53-foot Bay of Isles outside Barnegat Inlet, said Coast Guard officers who had been concerned about possible…
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•May 14, 2020
A Season Lost: Anger, Disappointment, Sadness and Lessons Learned for Local Squads
Lori Johnson went to pick up uniforms from the team room on May 5. Once inside, her emotions got the best of her.
