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•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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•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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•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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•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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•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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•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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•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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•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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•December 9, 2025
Nowhere to Hide: Unblinking Eyes of AI Upon Us Every Turn
LICENSE TO LOOK IN: Sir AI is up and about during this heavily driven holiday season. Our vehicles are being closely watched – sometimes tracked – at every turn.
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•December 8, 2025
They Put Up Their ‘Ukes’ at Stafford Library
Walk into the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library on a Monday mid-afternoon, and you might hear the sound of stringed instruments playing in the background. That’s because from 3:15 to 4:30…
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•December 7, 2025
Southern Regional Girls’ Squad Full of Firepower and Depth
Let’s get one fact immediately clear: The Southern Regional girls swim team is stacked and jacked. That’s it. The Rams are just a mammoth of a squad.
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•December 6, 2025
Grinch Wreaks Havoc in Stafford, Will Pay With Community Service
Maybe the rare Who Roast Beast was a little overcooked or the Who Hash was stale. Maybe his heart shrank again. Maybe Cindy Lou Who didn’t play with him and he got upset.
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•December 5, 2025
Traffic Changes Ahead of Ship Bottom Christmas Parade This Saturday
Perhaps, the biggest Christmas miracle in Ship Bottom each year is the absence of everyday vehicular traffic on the Boulevard for a few hours as the gateway to the Island is transformed from summer…
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•December 4, 2025
Another Coast Guardsman Joins Exclusive Roster as Elite Surfman
On a recent blistery Friday morning, Barnegat Light was a contrast of bright blue sky and water against whipping winds. A different sea of blue was inside the borough firehouse as members of the U.S.…
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•December 4, 2025
Opponents Demand Pause Before Ship Bottom Rental Rules Tighten
In an attempt to maintain the family friendly character of Ship Bottom, the borough council last week introduced amendments to the borough’s short-term rental ordinance that has sparked outrage among…
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•December 4, 2025
Surflight’s ‘Elf The Musical’ Delights Adults and Children
Dustin Ceithamer, who plays Buddy the Elf, stands out in more than one way in Surflight Theatre’s current production of “Elf The Musical.” In other words, both literally and figuratively.
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•December 4, 2025
Cedar Bridge Tavern Skirmish Commemoration Dec. 7
Ocean County Commissioner Robert S. Arace announced the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will celebrate the 22nd commemoration of the 1782 Affair at Cedar Bridge, at Cedar Bridge…
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•December 4, 2025
STAC Concert Features Legendary ’50s Rhythm and Blues Groups
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host a show titled “Holiday Oldies” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7.
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•December 2, 2025
New School Name, Same Commitment to Education
Rain drizzled with a distinctly November chill Saturday morning, Nov. 22, moving a ceremony honoring the rich heritage of the LBI Elementary School and continued journey into the future from outside…
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•December 1, 2025
Great Bay EMS Rescues Cats in Joint Effort Fighting House Fire
Local fire and emergency services joined together in the early-morning hours of Friday, Nov. 21 to combat a devastating house fire and rescue beloved pets from a home on Price Drive in Little Egg…
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•November 30, 2025
Fantasy Island’s Wainwright Family Acquires Thundering Surf Water Park
Fantasy Island Amusement Park’s owners, the Wainwright family, now own Thundering Surf Water Park and Adventure Golf in Beach Haven, uniting the neighboring businesses into a two-block complex of…
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•November 28, 2025
Better Not Pout: Santa Due Friday at Barnegat Light Boat Ramp, Saturday at Viking Christmas Village
Every year, the Christmas season officially begins in Barnegat Light the day after Thanksgiving. This year the kickoff promises to be “bigger than ever,” with free admission as always to all things…
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•November 27, 2025
Kindness of Strangers: How to Live, How to Give
Since I tend to ramble and my family refers to my texts as novels, I’m determined to keep this letter concise. I’d like as many people as possible to read it because it’s about kindness. And to me…
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•November 27, 2025
Search Continues for Teen Who Might Have Jumped From LBI Bridge
Stafford Township police are leading a coordinated search effort for an individual believed to have jumped from the Causeway Bridge around 10 p.m. on Nov. 25, authorities said this morning.
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•November 27, 2025
Customers Look to Stamp Out Mail Delivery Issues
A campaign flier for an incumbent Ship Bottom councilman mounting a write-in campaign to be returned to office earlier this month never made it into the hands of some voters until after election day…
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•November 27, 2025
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Expands Oystercatcher Monitoring to Little Egg Harbor
Earlier this fall, biologists with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey began work on a pilot project, led by The Wetlands Institute and funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, to…
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•November 27, 2025
ShopRite Moving, Rare Company Closing, Isola for Sale
The Manahawkin ShopRite will open in its new 118,000-square-foot location in the Manahawkin Commons Plaza, inside the former Kmart, in a matter of weeks. What will go in its soon-to-be vacated place…
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•November 27, 2025
What Might Happen If New Jersey’s Coast Was Open to Offshore Drilling? Waves Quality Over Quantity
The last few weeks have been a bit quiet in our area – pleasantly quiet, I would say. Not much surf; not a whole lot of weather haymakers or huge newsmakers.
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•November 25, 2025
Highly Questionable Trivia Raises the Bar for Brainpower
Know a thing or two? Know it all? To test brainpower while serving up laughs, a roving team of wiseacres brings an entertaining vibe to venues throughout Southern Ocean County as Highly Questionable…
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•November 24, 2025
The Wild Harvest: Nature’s Gifts Have Many Purposes
She didn’t plant them, but one day, there they were.
