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•July 5, 2025
Surf City Snags Title in 20th Epic Tourney to Open Competition Season
Shane Stauffer had a decent lead coming around the final turn of the Swim Relay but decided to do something a little different, rather than simply swim toward the shore. He swam backward so he could…
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•July 4, 2025
Bay Village Marks 60th Summer
It was the mid-1960s and Beatlemania was still the cultural rage. But in Beach Haven it marked the beginning of something new: Bay Village, which is celebrating its 60th summer of “aspiring to be a…
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•July 3, 2025
This Fourth, Honor Stars, Stripes All Around Area
The nation turns 249 this year, and the celebratory shows of patriotism will line the streets and color the skies accordingly. The truly ambitious could even make it to all five community events…
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•July 3, 2025
Former XPO Returns to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as Commander
When Drew Norris received his orders to report to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as its new commanding officer, it was as though he was coming home after a two-year absence. Sort of.
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•July 3, 2025
Nesting Plovers Having ‘Exceptional Year’
The first nest hatched May 29. That was the start of what is now being characterized as “an exceptional year at the restoration area” by Emily Heiser, senior zoologist with New Jersey Fish and…
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•July 3, 2025
Local Docks to Big City: Christine Tomasco Deep Dives Into Sustainable Seafood
“The first fish I ever caught was a striper,” said a reflective Christine “Chrissy” Tomasco, reminiscing on her childhood spent in Barnegat Light. “I was only 6 years old, and I want to say it was…
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•July 3, 2025
Surprise Pizza Party Marks 68 Years of Happily Ever After
The Mickiewicz household in Manahawkin was filled with celebration on Saturday, June 28 as the family commemorated 68 years of marriage for Bob and Gerry, and Gerry’s 88th birthday. But another, more…
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•July 1, 2025
St. Francis Festival of the Sea July 1-5 in Brant Beach
Early July this year marks the start of the Festival of the Sea, which will run from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5. Don’t miss this LBI summertime highlight in the parking lot of the St.…
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•June 30, 2025
Former Stafford Teacher to Be Inducted Into National Hall of Fame
Twenty-two years ago, Michael Dunlea stepped into a career as a teacher with a goal of making a bigger impact on the world around him. Now, he’s being recognized for his commitment to students and…
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•June 29, 2025
Having a Hot Time Works for Tourists, But Not for Bees
For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it?
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•June 28, 2025
Coast Guard Kicks Off Summer With Busy Weekend
Mother Nature stopped playing games with the spring weather just in time for the arrival of summer on the calendar and on the Island. For crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, that…
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•June 27, 2025
Visit LBI Grade School One Last Time During June 30 Open House
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District graduates and families as well as members of the local community are invited to visit the LBI Grade School from 5 to 7 p.m. next Monday, June 30, to…
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•June 26, 2025
LBT Land Use Board Approves Mixed-Use Building on Old Kubel’s Too Lot
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board has approved the application from the owner of the property at 8200 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach – formerly Kubel’s Too – to construct a two-story…
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•June 26, 2025
Mock Lighthouse Rescue Helps Prepare Responders for Real Thing
A mother and her newborn were rescued from atop the Barnegat Lighthouse, and a third person was extricated from the towering structure after falling down a flight of stairs and suffered a femur…
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•June 26, 2025
Someone Switched on Summer, The Benefits of a Good Small-Wave Board and When to Watch the Tropics
Where in the world can you see a humpback whale, a hip hop show, a rainbow and a burst of flora all in the same weekend? They can show up at barrier islands at the same time. And it would mean that…
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•June 26, 2025
New 9th Legislative District Office Doors Open in Stafford Township
Assemblyman Brian Rumpf glanced around and pointed to the light-colored walls inside the office where his desk now resides.
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•June 26, 2025
‘Surfboard Taxidermist’ Michael Clineman’s Creative Spirit Cultivated in LBI Waters
This year’s Beach Haven Art Walk brought dozens of visual artists and artisans to the Queen City to display and sell their works of art in two and three dimensions, but one, Michael Clineman, stood…
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•June 26, 2025
Windsurfers Take to the Water Off Bayview Park
CRUISING: (Above) Ally Latham, Patrice Boily and Geoffrey Morrisey from Quebec, Canada participate in the Windsurfer LT Regatta, a United States Windsurfer Class Association event hosted hosted by…
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•June 26, 2025
Eliot Lewis of Hall & Oates Fame Brings Storied Solo Act to Lizzie Rose
His coming of age story was written, note for note, in jam sessions with some of rock music’s most revered icons. He has spent his adult life enriching that story and telling it through song all over…
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•June 24, 2025
SOMC Nurses Won Almost Everything They Fought for in New Contract
Health Professionals & Allied Employees union Local 5138 Southern Ocean Medical Center nurses ratified a three-year contract with Hackensack Meridian Health on June 11.
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•June 23, 2025
Two State Titles in Same School Year Is a Great Graduation Present
A day before graduation, senior Brody Reynolds landed in a special place within Southern Regional sports history. He became the first male athlete to be a part of two state championship teams in the…
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•June 22, 2025
Czech Republic-Born K-9 Rogue Joins Long Beach Township Police
Long Beach Township’s police department recently welcomed a new, and very handsome, officer to the force: K-9 Rogue. The German shepherd and his handler, Patrolman Luke Stambaugh, graduated from the…
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•June 21, 2025
‘Dah-Duhm. Dah-Duhm’: ‘Jaws’ at 50 Still Terrifies
The kid next door showed it to me. He’d gotten it from his older brother. The book. With a naked girl swimming across the top of the cover, even though the waterline covered her up; a toothful sea…
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•June 20, 2025
They’ll Be Doubling Their Pleasure at Graduation
Six sets of twins will graduate from Barnegat High School on June 18, creating a memorable and unique experience for the students, their families and the entire school community.
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•June 19, 2025
Community Showers Blessings on ‘Impactful’ Local Fishing Fleet
Faith prevailed with the annual Blessing of the Fleet at Viking Village on Father’s Day. Held at the Barnegat Light Yacht Basin, the ceremony lasted about an hour. The turnout for the event was large…
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•June 19, 2025
LBI Peacefully Protests Trump in Ship Bottom
Jersey drivers are well-known for honking their horns in displeasure, but on June 14 at the gateway to Long Beach Island, at least some of the honking was in support for a crowd that gathered to…
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•June 19, 2025
A Fond, Forever Farewell to LBI Grade School
Under an overcast sky the morning of June 16, students and staff of the Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom gathered for a photograph that will likely appear in yet-to-come LBI history…
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•June 19, 2025
Fest-goers Feel the Burn at 10th HopSauce
While Saturday’s wind and light rain had a chilling effect, hot sauce and craft beer at Beach Haven’s 10th annual HopSauce Festival warmed patrons right up.
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•June 19, 2025
What’s New With Folk Songstress Valerie Vaughn
Welcome summer on the solstice, this Saturday, June 21 at 1 p.m., with a free, interactive performance for all ages at the Tuckerton Seaport in celebration of the launch of “New Jersey’s Troubadour”…
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•June 19, 2025
Nothing Quite Like Spiders Making a Difference in Mini Golf
Perhaps it’s time to consider Paul Lovas a golfing celebrity.
