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•March 22, 2020
LBI Towns, Governor Recommend Second Homeowners Stay at Primary Residences During COVID-19 Pandemic
Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom officials are asking individuals to remain in their primary residences rather than travel to the shore during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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•March 20, 2020
Barnegat Lighthouse Closed But Park Open to Hiking
The lighthouse is closed to climbing, but the fresh salt air is still there, at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. Walking around the 32-acre grounds is allowed, but overnight camping is not, and…
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•March 19, 2020
Ship Bottom Oceanfront Beaches Remain Open While Bay Beach, Area Parks and Playgrounds Are Closed
Oceanfront beaches in Ship Bottom will remain open, Mayor William Huelsenbeck said early Thursday morning. Officials will keep an eye on the beaches to ensure beach-goers are adhering to the…
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•March 19, 2020
Stafford Township Temporarily Lifts Bag Ban to Help Businesses, Residents During State of Emergency
During the “Mayor’s Forum” Tuesday, March 17, Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre and Police Chief Thomas Dellane discussed multiple goings-on surrounding the town’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic…
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•March 19, 2020
Life Goes On: Let COVID-19 Bring Out the Best in Us
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
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•March 19, 2020
Area Businesses Adjust to Takeout Model
Monday morning was cold and bleak in more ways than just the weather.
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•March 19, 2020
Distance Yourself Huddled at Home – Or Go Where Killer Sun Shines Brightest
It’s a Blizzard of the Century without snow, a 500-year flood without water, a Cat. 5 hurricane without wind, a Superstorm Sandy without evacuation. In fact, what’s the total opposite of an…
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•March 19, 2020
The Great Quarantine of 2020: Living in the Age of Misinformation
Well, it has been quite a week. And whenever we have one of these weeks that changes the course of history we sure do learn a lot.
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•March 17, 2020
St. Francis Masses Canceled, Community Center Closed, But Food Pantry Open
All weekday and Sunday Masses at St. Francis Church in Brant Beach are canceled effective immediately, communications coordinator Lori Dudek said Monday. This follows a statement from the bishop that…
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•March 17, 2020
NJ Department of Labor Informs Employers, Employees of Rights and Resources During Pandemic
The N.J. Department of Labor has created new web pages and printable guides to help state workers and businesses learn their resources, rights and protections during the unprecedented novel…
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•March 16, 2020
Ocean County Library System Closed
The Ocean County Library System has closed all branches through Sunday, March 29 in response to the coronavirus threat.
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•March 14, 2020
COVID-19 Situation Closes Stafford School District Through March 29
As New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy last Friday talked about the inevitable closing of all schools within the state, and as more districts began enacting plans to close for several weeks, Superintendent…
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•March 14, 2020
Pinelands Regional Schools Closed, Moving to Online Instruction
The Pinelands Regional School District has closed its schools to face-to-face instruction and is moving toward online education, communicating with students and the school community via Blackboard…
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•March 13, 2020
Southern Ocean Medical Center Institutes New Visitor Restrictions
Effective Friday, March 13, visitors are prohibited at all Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals and nursing and rehabilitation facilities in response to the situation surrounding COVID-19 (novel…
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•March 11, 2020
Oyster Creek Generating Station Reactor Vessel Being Dismantled
Nearly 18 months after the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station was permanently taken offline by its former owners, the retired power plant’s reactor vessel is being dismantled for disposal as…
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•March 11, 2020
Fantasy Island Wants to Add Fireworks Shows
Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven is looking to double its offering of fireworks shows in the borough.
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•March 11, 2020
Sea Scouts Refurbish Coast Guard Boat
Bill Murphey is the skipper of the local Sea Scouts’ newest acquisition, a donated, decommissioned 40-foot steel Coast Guard utility boat. On Saturday, four of the Sea Scouts were at the Great Bay…
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•March 11, 2020
Southern’s Cornelius Snags Second in State While Woodcock and Hummel Grab Third
J.T. Cornelius enjoyed his moment in the spotlight at the center of Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on March 7.
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•March 11, 2020
Ocean County Freeholders Oppose Possible Toll Hike on Parkway, Turnpike
Late last month the New Jersey Turnpike Authority announced it may increase tolls on the Garden State Parkway and the New Jersey Turnpike. Public hearings on the “proposed capital plan and the toll…
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•March 11, 2020
Work on Changing Hotel LBI East-Facing Balconies to Begin
Scaffolding was erected around the upper floor decking on the east side of Hotel LBI Monday as work on the balconies – a point of contention between the hotel owner and the borough of Ship Bottom –…
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•March 11, 2020
Waretown to Open Public Dog Park
Dogs of Southern Ocean County will finally have their day, as the Township of Ocean, otherwise known as Waretown, prepares to open a public dog park by summer. According to Mayor Ken Baulderstone…
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•March 11, 2020
Dancer Recalls Her Saga of Saving Radio City
Radio City Music Hall in New York City to this day is a top tourist attraction, and for this visitors owe a debt of gratitude to Rosemary Novellino-Mearns.
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•March 10, 2020
Coywolf, Baby, in the Shadows; Timely Changes for Atlantic Standard Time?
Yet another report of an LBI coywolf presence on the north end. See related story in this issue.
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•March 7, 2020
Long Beach Township to Purchase, Remodel Motel for Lifeguard Housing
Following the passage of a $1.5 million bond ordinance at its meeting last Monday, the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners is moving forward with plans to purchase and remodel the Long Beach…
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•March 6, 2020
DEP Issues Violation Notice to Hotel LBI Owner for Failure to Obtain CAFRA Permit
The state Department of Environmental Protection has issued a notice of violation against the owner of Hotel LBI, the new 102-room hotel just off the Causeway in Ship Bottom, for failing to obtain a…
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•March 5, 2020
DOT Bay Dredge Project Benefits Beach 3 in Holgate
Significant. That’s the word Long Beach Township Mayor Joe Mancini used to describe a project to use sand from the bay to fill Beach 3 in Holgate. The project, which began Tuesday at Pershing Avenue…
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•March 5, 2020
Lightship Bell Now Home in Barnegat Light
The ½-ton nickel bell from the U.S. Lightship Barnegat is now retired to Barnegat Light, the town where its ship stood offshore as a floating lighthouse from 1927 to 1942 and then after World War II…
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•March 5, 2020
Students’ Families Get a Seuss-Filled Treat at Oxycocus School
As several of the Stafford Township schools celebrated “Read Across America” Day to honor the author extraordinaire Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, the Oxycocus School went a few steps beyond the average…
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•March 5, 2020
Hand’s Store Will Be Open After All
Last month, it appeared that a longtime Long Beach Island fixture would be coming to a close – the Hand’s Store. Since 1952, the variety store has operated year ’round at 1300 Long Beach Blvd. in the…
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•March 5, 2020
Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Urgent Need of Surgical Face Masks for Seal Caretakers
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center, a private nonprofit in Brigantine dedicated to aiding seals, whales, dolphins and sea turtles, is in immediate need of surgical face masks – specifically, if…
