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•December 5, 2024
Surflight’s ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ Really Is Miraculous
Years ago I wrote a review of the musical “Titanic” where I raved about director-choreographer Paula Hammons Sloan. There were, what, 25, maybe 30 cast members. But in the show’s long opening scene…
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•December 5, 2024
In Search of Stress-Free Sashimi, the Japanese Getting Inventive
In my never-ending, worldwide hunt for the weirdest of column fodder, I can count on the Japanese to be fully foddersome. In fact, those fine Rising Sun folks recently reached a rare level of…
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•December 5, 2024
Ship Bottom Christmas Parade Grand Marshal a Familiar Face
It’s the time of year when most people feel as though they are stretched to their limits, patience is just about where it is at the end of summer and what everyone really needs is more time in the…
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•December 5, 2024
2024 Beach-Nesting Bird Reports Reveal Mixed Outcomes
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife’s annual reports for the 2024 beach-nesting bird season show mixed results for the various coastal species, noted Todd Pover, senior wildlife biologist for Conserve…
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•December 5, 2024
Grant Funding Bolsters Long Beach Township Marsh Restoration Project
This month, the National Coastal Resilience Fund invested $139 million in 94 coastal resilience projects, and, with more than $141 million in matching contributions from the grantees, the total…
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•November 27, 2024
A Lot of Hoofing Going On in Surflight’s 2025 Summer Season
Surflight Theatre has announced its 2025 season, and it’s going to be dance-heavy.
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•November 27, 2024
Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean Donates $10,500 to St. Francis Food Pantry
The Human Concerns department at St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center manages a range of vital programs for the community, including one of the largest food pantries in Ocean County. And…
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•November 27, 2024
Possibly the Best Surf of the Year Ushers in Thanksgiving Week, a Sacred Time on the Sandbar
There are about three or four columns a year that I love to write. Inevitably, Labor Day is a good one – after the long summer of work and general overdose of humanity, the Island comes back under…
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•November 27, 2024
LBI District Addresses Concerns Over School Merger Plans
When the time is right, LBI Consolidated School District officials are expected to provide a courtesy review to the Surf City Land Use Board of the district’s plans to merge all students and staff…
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•November 27, 2024
Traffic Flow Shift for Ship Bottom Christmas Parade
If there are traffic detours in Ship Bottom on the first Saturday in December, it can mean only one thing: the annual Christmas Parade either is about to start, in full swing or has ended.
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•November 27, 2024
Putting the ‘Wow’ Factor in Garden Club’s 57th Holiday Tour of Homes
All 1,200 tickets for the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s 57th annual Holiday Tour of Homes, “Jingle on the Waves,” sold out fast. They always do.
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•November 27, 2024
Eagleswood Mayor Debra Rivas Receives Heartfelt Sendoff, Parting Gift
Former Eagleswood Township Mayor and longtime Committeeman Jim Pine gave retiring Mayor Debra Rivas a fond farewell at the governing body’s meeting Monday night. Rivas will leave office at the end of…
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•November 27, 2024
It’s All About Poli-Sci As Donald Time Sets In; Those Fat Cells Have Minds of Their Own
There’s a quiet rumble on the horizon, winter thunder of sorts, sensed more than heard. Its source is a genre of which I know squatola … big-time politics.
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•November 27, 2024
Pine Shores’ Art Harvest Exhibitors Reap Recognition
The annual “Art Harvest” show at Pine Shores Art Association is one of the organization’s two biggest exhibitions of the year. The other is “Art in Bloom,” in the spring. The fall show was scheduled…
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•November 27, 2024
Kaminski Conquers Sand Trap, and Biggy, Again as Mini-Golfers Putt for Toy Drive
Chris DarConte celebrated when he managed a hole-in-one at The Sand Trap’s 13th hole. The problem: he still had five holes to go and already had surpassed the score set by The SandPaper’s pro, at…
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•November 26, 2024
Grounded in History: Eagleswood Time Capsule Honors Past, Present and Future
As far as burials go, this one was decidedly joyous. Gathered were not mourners in tears, but Eagleswood residents brimming with love for their hometown.
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•November 25, 2024
Donnelly Delivers as Southern Regional Boys Soccer Team Snatches First State Title
Many may say Guy Lockwood is the best soccer player to ever take the pitch in a Southern Regional uniform. Aidan Donnelly solidified his case as a contender on Sunday, Nov. 24.
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•November 23, 2024
Barnegat Light to Become ‘North Pole of LBI’ as Christmas Season Unfolds
The Christmas season officially begins in Barnegat Light on the day after Thanksgiving,, Nov. 29. Santa Claus comes to town by Coast Guard boat, delivered to the West 10th Street boat ramp as part of…
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•November 22, 2024
Dune Walkovers on Beach Haven Discussion Table
Last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council held off introducing an ordinance regulating private beach walkovers. The proposed ordinance would amend the current measure to require plantings and an…
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•November 21, 2024
Beach Haven Library Plans Centennial Celebration
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Beach Haven Public Library. Last winter the library held a celebration, but another one was planned for later in the year. That will be…
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•November 21, 2024
Spirit Airlines Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines announced it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Nov. 18.
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•November 21, 2024
Stafford School Superintendent Chidiac Taking Leave of Absence Following DUI Incident
Following a weekend of what likely included many phone calls, text messages and emails, along with a school day overshadowed by a sense of uncertainty within the school district, the Stafford…
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•November 21, 2024
Ship Bottom Sprint for Life Sees Change in Director, Beneficiary
When the gun goes off to start the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life next April 25, the racers will have the same intensity, but the proceeds of the event will have a different and more local benefactor.
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•November 21, 2024
Fussing Over Nonevent That Can Eat a Car; Tog Poachers Try to Escape Getting Hooked
I got out of the weather business quite some time back, after years of helping the National Weather Service devise a rip current warning and advisory system for the Jersey Shore. However, this…
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•November 21, 2024
State Goes From Drought Watch to Drought Warning
As the region continues to experience historically low precipitation, above-average temperatures and deteriorating water supplies, Gov. Phil Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection…
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•November 21, 2024
Pinelands Thespians Performing ‘Noises Off,’ a Hilarious British Farce
The Pinelands Thespians will be performing the play “Noises Off” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 22, 23 and 24 in the Pinelands Regional High School auditorium. Frank Rich, the legendary chief theater critic of…
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•November 18, 2024
Quickie Downpour Wasn’t Drought Buster; Sea Robins Are Way Cooler Than We Think
That was a refreshing, albeit minor rain event we had to end the weekend. While the streak of rainless days was ended, it wasn’t the proverbial drought buster, though it was well received in the…
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•November 17, 2024
Stephen Colbert Drives Jon Miller’s Time Machine Into 1964
Hundreds of locals tuned into last Thursday night’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to see a facsimile of an iconic movie prop that rose to fame right from the humble borough of Tuckerton.
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•November 16, 2024
Southern Regional Boys Soccer Team Hoists State Sectional Championship Trophy for First Time
Coach Guy Lockwood has been connected to the Southern Regional boys soccer program for much of the past four decades. On Friday, Nov. 15, he finally had the opportunity to hold an NJSIAA state…
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•November 14, 2024
Save LBI Stays Course Despite Trump’s Promise to Kill Offshore Wind
While President-elect Donald Trump is expected to make sweeping changes to national energy policy, including doing away with offshore wind on Day 1 of his new term, a local grassroots organization…
