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•February 13, 2020
Long Beach Township Partners with Ocean County to Conserve Coastal Marsh Tract in Holgate
Last spring, Long Beach Township made known its intent to acquire for conservation approximately 24 acres of coastal marshland bayside in Holgate. As the municipality recently announced this week, it…
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•February 13, 2020
Ousting Lenape in State Sectional Another Big Moment for Southern Regional Boys Swim Team
As parents and fans made their way toward the exit at Giant Fitness in Voorhees around 8:15 p.m. on Feb. 7, Southern Regional boys swim team head coach Patrick Craig stood by the lifeguard chair at…
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•February 13, 2020
Ørsted’s Ocean Wind Offshore Windfarm on the Horizon
Tiny specks on the horizon are all that bathers on Long Beach Island can expect to see of a massive wind farm and only if they squint, according to Ørsted’s landscape architect, Terrence De Wan.
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•February 12, 2020
LBI Teachers Still Working Without Contract
The Long Beach Island Education Association has been working on an expired contract for 227 days and earlier this year entered into factfinding, the final step before super conciliation, which could…
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•February 12, 2020
LBI Kiwanis Sock Drive Goes Over 30,000 Mark
Since the Kiwanis of LBI “Happy Feet” New Sock Drive was started in 2016, the group has collected 30,245 pairs of socks, with 16,245 donated from last year’s campaign, according to drive coordinator…
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•February 10, 2020
Coywolves Are Coming to Town, All Part of a Wild Canine Takeover
“Look, there’s a coyote crossing the road.”
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•February 9, 2020
Jeff Reichert’s ‘American Factory’ Nominated for Academy Award
Locals who attended the Lighthouse International Film Festival on LBI last summer may recall the screening of “American Factory,” directed by Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar, and produced by Jeff…
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•February 8, 2020
Details on Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Project Off LBI Coming in Spring
While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does plan on dredging the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island, there is no definitive start time, and the exact locations have not been set.
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•February 7, 2020
‘Weather’ Art Exhibit at LBI Foundation: Calm and Fury
The exhibit “Weather” now at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences transports us to storms at sea, hurricanes off the coast, blasts of summer lightning as well as serene evenings…
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•February 6, 2020
Ready, Set, Go: Taking the Plunge for a Cause
(Photographs by Jack Reynolds) St Francis Super Plunge.
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•February 6, 2020
Southern Regional Boys Bowlers Make History, Capture South Jersey Championship
Some 22 hours removed from the best day in Southern Regional bowling history, coach Tony Salvatore had a tough time finding words to describe what he had witnessed at Bowlero in Deptford on Feb. 1.
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•February 6, 2020
Dinner From the Deep
Karter Larson’s talk on harvesting Viking Village seafood fills the house every year at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences, and not just because he brings 15 pounds of prime sea…
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•February 6, 2020
LBI Natives See Effects of Wildfires in Adopted Home of Australia
On Monday, Courtney Tallon, an LBI native now living Down Under, cited New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s most recent Twitter post as an accurate update on Australia’s wildfires: “Currently there…
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•February 5, 2020
Proposed Measure Seeks to Increase Monetary Penalties for Dune Disruption
The Ship Bottom Borough Council last week unanimously introduced an ordinance that would, once adopted, beef up beach protection, including the removal of dune vegetation. But does it go far enough?
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•February 3, 2020
Snow Is Elusive So Far This Winter
Imagine a winter without snow? Some people are probably wondering if that’s the way the weather will play out for the area as sleds, snow shovels and blowers have remained in the garage.
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•February 1, 2020
Southern Regional Girls Wrestler Jada Ferrante Captures Shore Conference Title at 100 Pounds
With the successful development of girls wrestling across the state last year, NJSIAA officials hoped the sport would hit a growth spurt this winter with larger numbers of participants and an…
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•January 31, 2020
For Music Mixer Dave Clauss, Super Bowl Halftime Show Is Gig of a Lifetime
Dave Clauss’ multidimensional passion for music has landed him some pretty major gigs, including this Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, where he will live mix the televised performance by Shakira…
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•January 29, 2020
Gerardo Jorge Brought on Board as Stafford Police Department’s Newest Patrolman
As the Stafford Township Police Department starts looking ahead toward the retirements of several police officers, Chief Thomas Dellane last week introduced the department’s newest patrolman, Gerardo…
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•January 29, 2020
Locals Warm Up at LBIF Deep Freeze Fest
Locals gatheredat the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Deep Freeze Festlast Friday night to support and celebrate community arts in the dead of winter.
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•January 29, 2020
Ocean County Evangelicals Fighting LGBTQ Curriculum
The evangelical community in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor basically announced on Friday evening that it and allies from throughout the state were preparing to go to war against the state law…
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•January 29, 2020
Watch Your Forearms When It Rains Iguanas; The Final Say on 2020 Striped Bass Regulations
“This isn’t something we usually forecast, but don’t be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s!” Such went a recent issuance by the National…
