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•May 8, 2025
Sea Change Launches Free Overdose Prevention Program for Little Egg Harbor Residents
Fentanyl Awareness Day was April 29, so canvassers from Sea Change Recovery Community Organization and Harm Reduction Center have been knocking on doors in Little Egg Harbor to offer free overdose…
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•May 8, 2025
Garden State Surf and Art to Rebrand as Smith Brothers Woodworking
Brothers Jim and Terence Smith have established their Beach Haven Crest retail store and workshop, Garden State Surf and Art, as a destination for fine art and other handcrafted, vintage and antique…
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•May 8, 2025
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Opposes Proposed Change to Endangered Species Act
A proposal announced last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service would alter the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act to exclude…
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•May 5, 2025
SOMC Nurses Authorize Strike Notice as Contract About to Expire
On April 23, nurses at Manahawkin’s Southern Ocean Medical Center voted almost unanimously to authorize their bargaining committee to give a 10-day notice of their intent to strike if they are unable…
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•May 4, 2025
Pinelands Cultural Society Marks 50 Years With Musical Celebration
Songwriters and musicians with deep roots in the Pine Barrens performed at Waretown’s Albert Music Hall on Saturday, April 26, in celebration of the Pinelands Cultural Society’s 50th anniversary.
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•May 3, 2025
Second Arrest Made in Pinelands Wildfire
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 1, a 17-year-old male juvenile was taken into custody and charged with aggravated arson, arson and hindering apprehension, all in…
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•May 1, 2025
Coast Guard Search for a Brother Gives Granddaughter New Family
When Rosemary Harris began searching for information about her Coast Guardsman grandfather, she had no idea it would lead her to discover family she hadn’t met yet on Long Beach Island. That members…
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•May 1, 2025
Causeway Project Enters Final Stretch Ahead of Memorial Day
State transportation officials said work is expected to be completed at the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive in Stafford Township by mid-May. Marsha Drive north will reopen, allowing access…
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•May 1, 2025
Pinelands Wildfire Scorches 15,300 Acres
One week following the wildfire that originated at the Barnegat Township/Ocean Township (Waretown) border, the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service reported that blaze is 75% contained. Approximately…
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•May 1, 2025
Horror Movie ‘Red Flag’ Filmed on Long Beach Island
It’s been said that when one door closes, another opens, and the same is true even in the television industry. When two New Jersey filmmakers found themselves with lots of time on their hands, they…
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•May 1, 2025
Students Explore the Barrens and Bay at Pinelands Regional
Pinelands Regional High School students are learning about the natural ecosystems that exist just steps outside their classrooms in an honors ecology course, “From the Barrens to the Bay,” taught by…
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•May 1, 2025
That Wild and Wooly Wildfire Might Make the Top 10 List
The Jones Road wildfire was as flameful an inferno as our Pinelands have ever experienced. The Greenwood Forest flames were California grade.
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•May 1, 2025
Throw the Distance Tourney Has Sellout Field Fourth Straight Year
To add a little twist to the action near the 13th tee space for the fourth annual Throw the Distance triples disc golf tournament, Paul and Barbette Lovas wanted to add some “annoying” music as some…
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•May 1, 2025
Look Back at When Americorps Came to Our Rescue; Bringing Up Beach Badges
Think about that time. If you don’t know exactly what was going on here – and I don’t say this lightly – go bone up on your local history.
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•April 29, 2025
Duke the Osprey Returns to Barnegat Light; No Sign of Daisy Yet
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey’s Ben Wurst recently announced some exciting news for osprey watchers: Duke, who has long occupied a nest in Barnegat Light that is the focus of a CWF…
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•April 28, 2025
Late Pope Francis ‘Reached Out to Those Who Were Marginalized’
Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 2013, died Monday, April 21. As requested in his will, he is to be buried in an unadorned tomb at the…
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•April 25, 2025
Board Turns Down Proposed Harvey Cedars Restaurant
In an 8-0 vote last week, the Harvey Cedars Land Use Board denied an application by the owners of Azzurri Italian Cucina to expand their horizons by establishing a restaurant, Harvey Cedars House, at…
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•April 24, 2025
Jones Road Wildfire Devastates Pines
DESTRUCTION: According to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, the wildfire, which started in the Greenwood Wildlife Management Area in Barnegat Township, had burned 3,200 acres and was 5% contained…
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•April 24, 2025
Governor Honors Harvey Cedars Chaplain Smith
When the Rev. Wesley A. Smith was invited to attend the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission meeting Monday, April 21, he had no clue he was going to be the guest of honor.
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•April 24, 2025
Pinelands Tennis Squad Bounces Back With Three Shutouts
Since starting the season on March 28, the Pinelands Regional boys tennis team barely had played three matches in a week’s time, never mind won all of them. Last week, the Wildcats not only won three…
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•April 24, 2025
Pirate’s Day Brings Music, Re-enactments to Barnegat
Pirate’s Day in Barnegat Township will be held on Saturday, May 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Russell Brackman Middle School on Barnegat Boulevard North.
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•April 24, 2025
DeLorean Transports Pinelands Band Concert ‘Back to the Future’
Roads? Where we’re going (the Pinelands Regional High School auditorium stage), we don’t need roads!
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•April 24, 2025
American Angler Surf Fishing Tournament This Saturday, April 26
Don’t miss out on free 4×4 ocean beach access, prizes for adults and kids and, most importantly, a great day of fishing off Long Beach Island. This spring’s American Angler Classic Surf Fishing…
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•April 24, 2025
Howard’s Restaurant Celebrates 75 Years as LBI Staple
The Long Beach Island of 1950 would be almost completely unrecognizable today. Few institutions remain, but a familiar face stands strong against the picturesque backdrop of Manahawkin Bay: Howard’s…
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•April 22, 2025
NJDOT Draws Ocean County Into Central Avenue Redesign Concerns
If the N.J. Department of Transportation has its way, Ocean County engineers could find themselves on the hook to address Surf City Councilman Peter Hartney’s concerns over the conversion of Central…
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•April 21, 2025
Competing Festival Organizers Divided on Impact to Businesses
On the surface, a proposal to bring a kite festival solely to Surf City on Chowderfest weekend is just that – an idea to draw more people to town and to the local businesses. But it also highlights…
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•April 20, 2025
Martin Barre Fills Lizzie Rose Music Room With ‘Tull’ Tales
The Southern Ocean County region is beloved for its vibrant live music scene, booming with a huge variety of local singer-songwriters and performers. Occasionally, however, the majesty of the area…
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•April 19, 2025
Third Winter’s Silver Lining of Surf as Roadwork Continues Forever
While flipping through the SandPaper in our kitchen last week, I announced to the family, “Oh, Ship Bottom is celebrating its 100th year.”
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•April 18, 2025
Will Chef Britt Go All the Way? Find Out Sunday
Season VI of Food Network’s “Tournament of Champions,” on Sundays at 8 p.m., has local favorite Chef Britt Rescigno sitting pretty for this weekend’s finale. Marking her third trip to the finals…
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•April 17, 2025
Beach Haven School Students Learn Compassion
Over the winter, the Beach Haven School launched the Compassion Kids Club, a new initiative designed to encourage students to cultivate kindness, empathy and compassion for others.
