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•March 6, 2025
Borough Hall Dedication Launches Ship Bottom Centennial Year With Maritime History
Exactly 100 years to the day the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the borough of Ship Bottom, known then as Ship Bottom-Beach Arlington, Mayor William Huelsenbeck and members of the governing body…
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•March 6, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Man Immortalizes Decades of Maritime History With Model Ships
Little Egg Harbor resident Peter Papa has been perfecting his craft for 70 years, and has seen the fruits of his labor recognized. His model ships are on display in museums, galleries, and homes of…
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•March 6, 2025
Southern Regional’s Cramer Snags Indoor State Title in 55-Meter Dash
Cole Cramer has plenty of big meets in his future, considering he’ll be blazing a path on the track for the University of Tennessee by this time next year.
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•March 6, 2025
Of Lions and Lambs; Carried Out of February By Waves; Gutting of NOAA
There are some things that make writing a surf column particularly enjoyable.
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•March 6, 2025
Seaport’s Capt. Dick Gouldey Looks Back on Storied Life
Visitors to the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum in Tuckerton are given a glimpse into the deep-rooted history of the Barnegat Bay and Pine Barrens region of the state, from the wildlife to the…
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•March 6, 2025
Ship Bottom Greenlights New Fire Truck, Emergency Equipment Purchase
Among a sea of volunteer firefighters in their dress blues, EMS and the public, the Ship Bottom Borough Council last week unanimously adopted a $2.5 million bond ordinance for the purchase of…
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•March 6, 2025
Pinelands Thespians’ ‘Mean Girls’ Not Just a Piece of Fluff
The Pinelands Thespians will perform the musical “Mean Girls” at 7 p.m. on March 6 to 8 and 13 to 15 in the high school auditorium.
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•March 4, 2025
Eagleswood Elementary Parents Raise Concerns About Classroom Environment
On behalf of concerned parents in the room, Stephanie Thorne addressed the Eagleswood Township Board of Education at its Feb. 18 meeting regarding the size of the second-grade classes and concerns…
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•March 3, 2025
Dinosaurs on Parade to Celebrate Alan Shapiro’s ‘Birthday of a Century’
Having outlived every other patient on record with a rare form of stage 4 bladder cancer, Alan Shapiro found his 84th birthday had a certain kind of magic to it. Following the orders of Dr. Jatin…
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•March 2, 2025
First Avian Flu Poultry Case Since 2023 Confirmed in New Jersey
Federal and state partners are coordinating disease response after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the N.J. Department of Agriculture’s Division of…
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•March 1, 2025
Horseshoe Island Continues to Grow With Flourishing Bird Populations
In late 2024, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey closed out its third year of comprehensive monitoring and management of nesting and migratory birds at Horseshoe Island. This recently-formed…
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•February 27, 2025
Pennsylvania Woman Arrested in Connection With Surf City Fire
A 29-year-old Pennsylvania woman is facing charges of aggravated arson in connection with a structure fire that occurred Feb. 19 in Surf City, as well as charges for eluding police and receiving…
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•February 27, 2025
Anchor Returns to Ship Bottom Borough Hall
Perhaps it is fitting that the historic anchor recovered from the doomed Italian bark Fortuna is once again in place in Ship Bottom, which anchors Long Beach Island to the mainland, as the town…
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•February 27, 2025
Pinelands’ Pharo, Six Southern Wrestlers Snatch District Crowns
Two years ago, when Wyatt Pharo burst onto the wrestling scene and became Pinelands Regional’s first freshman district champion, he immediately set big goals.
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•February 27, 2025
Meet LBIF ‘Friend,’ Painter Tom Santaguida
One of the artists showing in the upcoming “Friends We Meet Along the Way” exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies next month is painter Tom Santaguida…
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•February 27, 2025
Maybe a Warning: Bay Does a Limbo, Hits All-Time Low
Anyone remember the Limbo craze? How low can you go? It helped foster modern chiropractic medicine.
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•February 27, 2025
Southern Regional Performs Rodgers and Hammerstein Classic
“Our State Fair is a great state fair, don’t miss it, don’t even be late,” read the opening lyrics of the opening song of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “State Fair.”
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•February 24, 2025
Barnegat Police Move Into Spacious Quarters
On Friday, Feb. 14, Barnegat Township Police Department officers reported to work in their new headquarters, located inside the new municipal building, which opened last month.
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•February 23, 2025
Surf City Fights for Beachfill Funding for All
The Surf City Borough Council last week unanimously approved a resolution requesting its congressional leaders to “exercise all means at their disposal” to ensure the 2025 federal budget includes…
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•February 22, 2025
Traffic Flow Improvements Anticipated After Central Avenue Redesign
The conversion of Central Avenue in Ship Bottom into a two-way road north of 11th Street is expected to alleviate peak traffic congestion and improve emergency response times, state transportation…
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•February 21, 2025
Insurance Broker Advises ‘Don’t Panic’ as Horizon BCBS and HMH Fight It Out
The contestants are the largest health insurance company in the Garden State, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, and the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the state…
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•February 20, 2025
Big Lottery Win in Little Egg Harbor
A lucky New Jersey Lottery player hit the jackpot on Monday, Feb. 10 in Little Egg Harbor Township.
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•February 20, 2025
Dead Birds on Beach Spur Concerns About Avian Flu
Brant Beach resident Jeff Schaefer’s recent walks along the stretch of ocean beach from 56th Street to 30th Street have left him with some concern, as he’s encountered a number of deceased birds…
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•February 20, 2025
Southern Regional Boys Make Most of House Advantage, Cruise Into Sectional Semifinals
All of the Shore Conference South A division teams playing the entirety of their schedule under one roof isn’t a bad thing. But Southern Regional’s boys would much rather play down the road at…
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•February 20, 2025
Former NFL Player Brings ‘Uniqueness’ Advocacy to Little Egg Harbor
On Wednesday, Feb. 12, former NFL player Xavier Cooper visited Mystic Meadows Rehab & Nursing and Frog Pond Elementary School in Little Egg Harbor to speak about his experiences as a person with…
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•February 20, 2025
Lures as Geniuses: Intellectual Plugs Ready to Launch; Command of Executive Orders Is a Must
A shoutout to the wind for proving it’s always a prime player in our coastal weather game. Sunday evening saw local gusts over 70 mph. I took an unofficial 72 mph reading. By Monday, a solid showing…
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•February 20, 2025
A Surfing Winter of Misses, Stafford Skate Park Talk and Uncovered History
Well, ladies and gentleman, you will be happy to know that in the quest to make America tough, strong and ultimately great again, the president has signed the all-important “Ending Procurement and…
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•February 17, 2025
C-Glass Studio Fuses Skill, Passion
C-Glass Studio is an independent art making operation run by Cheryl Syminink of Manahawkin, a multitalented artist whose main medium is glass.
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•February 16, 2025
River Otters Not an Uncommon Sight in Greater LBI Area
Winter is perhaps the best time of year to spot a North American river otter in the coastal estuaries of New Jersey. The semiaquatic mammal, which sits at the top of the food chain in our state’s…
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•February 15, 2025
Officials, Community Meet the Challenge of All-Hazard Plan Update
Long before natural disasters left devastation in their wake in western North Carolina in the fall and in California last month, work to update Ocean County’s all-hazards mitigation plan to address…
