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•September 12, 2024
South and North on LBI, Lemonade Stands Benefit People, Animals in Need
For the fourth summer straight, Luisa Villafranco, 7, with the help of little brother Enzo, 4, set up a lemonade stand outside the family residence on East Nevada Avenue in Haven Beach. Each year…
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•September 12, 2024
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Andy Kim Campaigns on LBI
Ocean County, especially Southern Ocean County, and Long Beach Island in particular, is a Republican bastion.
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•September 12, 2024
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
I witnessed the second airplane crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center, as indicated in this photograph.
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•September 12, 2024
Surflight’s Current Musical, ‘Stardust Road,’ Sophisticated to the Max
One word immediately came to mind while taking in Surflight Theatre’s current musical production, “Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road”: smooth.
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•September 12, 2024
LIFS Screening Features True Story of Survival at Sea
The Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the documentary “76 Days Adrift” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Surf City Firehouse.
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•September 12, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Navy Vet Ann Petronaci Wrapped in Quilt of Honor
Last month, over 50 community members gathered at American Legion Post 493 to honor Little Egg Harbor’s own Radioman 2nd Class Ann Petronaci, as Jersey Shore Quilts of Valor Chapter 95426 wrapped her…
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•September 10, 2024
Compassion Cafe Winding Down Fourth Season
On Thursday, Sept. 12, Compassion Cafe in Beach Haven will be closing for the season after business hours. Operating out of the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club, the business provides work…
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•September 9, 2024
Pulaski Monument Undergoing Site Improvements
In 2026, the nation will celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding and independence. In October of this year, however, the local community will celebrate the 246th anniversary of the Defense of…
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•September 8, 2024
Do the Right Thing: Let Female Blue Crabs Live
Is it right or wrong to keep a female blue crab when out crabbing?
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•September 6, 2024
Road, Lane Closures Return to LBI Region
Work to replace a culvert under Marsha Drive in Stafford Township was slated to begin Sept. 9 roughly two years after a state road crew discovered it could not build a new lane atop it as planned for…
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•September 6, 2024
Chowder Competitors Stand By Winning White Recipes
With the 2024 Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off creeping ever closer (Sunday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.), four of the restaurants competing in the white New England category, out of 10 total – five white…
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•September 5, 2024
’Successful’ Active Shooter Drill Shows Level of Preparedness By Law Enforcement Agencies
At 9 a.m. on a Wednesday, Stafford Township police received a 911 call from an individual claiming she had received an alarming Instagram message from “John Smith,” offering his goodbyes and stating…
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•September 5, 2024
Kelsey Grammer Will Serve Up Cheer at Doyle’s Pour House on Sept. 18
You won’t have to go to the Cheers bar in Boston or to the KACL radio station in Seattle to see Dr. Fraiser Crane.
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•September 5, 2024
The Belmar Beach Badge Summer Slam and Its Ramifications
If you woke up in the 609 on Tuesday morning, there was likely a sense of relief. Obviously for those who work every day, it’s reaching the light at the end of a very demanding tunnel. Even for those…
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•September 5, 2024
Ship Bottom Appoints First Female to Council in Two Decades
Three names were given to the Ship Bottom Borough Council for consideration to fill the seat vacated by former Councilman Peter Rossi’s retirement this summer, but for the sitting members there was…
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•September 5, 2024
Joe Mobus Aims to Top Last Year’s Great Cycle Challenge for Childhood Cancer Research
For the sixth consecutive year, Little Egg Harbor local Joe Mobus will take part in the Great Cycle Challenge to support the Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
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•September 5, 2024
The Long-Lettered Month Has Many Special Days; Sand Crabs Coming Into Their Own
Welcome to the most be-lettered of all months, even more so after achieving its doctorate. On letter count, it beats out February, November and December.
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•September 5, 2024
Season Finale: Five Years’ Worth of Redemption Wrapped Up in a Birthday Present
Since the first day of “Can You Beat Biggy?” back in June 2019, Aaron Kaminski’s win streak against me seemed akin to a wolverine clamping down on the nape of a moose’s neck. It’d been gnawing on me…
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•September 3, 2024
Special Mass in Manahawkin Celebrates Life of Potential Saint Who Lived on LBI
Did a saint once live among the people of Long Beach Island?
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•September 2, 2024
Few Beaches Guarded After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend.
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•September 1, 2024
Gilpin and Rutgers Aquaculture Innovation Labs Support Thriving Shellfish in Local Waters
Rebecca Gilpin, laboratory researcher and shellfish aquaculture manager at the Rutgers Aquaculture Innovation Center, currently lives between Egg Harbor Township and her family house in Harvey…
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•August 31, 2024
Chowder Cook-Off Participants Look Toward Competition With Confidence
With the 2024 Chowder Cook-Off not far off, Sunday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., two of the 10 participating restaurants, both in the red Manhattan Chowder category, provided insight into what makes…
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•August 30, 2024
Chef’s Alter Ego, DJ Primemundo, Spins Vinyl at Terrace Tavern, Oyster House
In the film “High Fidelity,” John Cusack’s character, Rob Gordon, describes the creation of a mixtape as “a very subtle art. Many dos and don’ts. First of all, you’re using someone else’s poetry to…
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•August 29, 2024
Traffic Safety Concerns Aired as Causeway Project to Resume
Long Beach Island officials are urging the N.J. Department of Transportation to redesign the recently reconfigured area of Eighth Street in the vicinity of Hotel LBI and CVS due to traffic safety…
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•August 29, 2024
After 25 Years, Clay Artist Matt Burton Announces Plans to Close Gallery
As he reflects on 25 years spent running his m.t. burton gallery and 19th Street Clay Studio in Surf City, potter and clay artist Matt Burton said two things make him most proud: giving back to the…
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•August 29, 2024
Father and Son Find Quality Time While Saving Lives
Whenever they get a call during their weekend night shift, Jon Washko lets his son drive the ambulance.
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•August 29, 2024
The Case of the Missing Paddler (Who Was Home Making Dinner); Small Waves to End Summer
The Island seems quiet. Not as quiet as it will be next week, but this weekend was pretty tame compared to the previous 10. On Sunday morning, at prime pickleballing hours, there was an empty court.…
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•August 29, 2024
FOBO Joins the Acronym Elite; Replenishment Draws Nearer; Turbine Builder Assures Access to Anglers
In a flash, summer bids a fair sayonara. If you blinked once, you missed half of it. I must have blinked twice since I missed the whole shebang.
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•August 29, 2024
Defending Champions Rally to Capture Second Bocce Title
Rita Rapella’s name – well, in some manner, anyway, given she had won three times with a different surname – is engraved onto the Mike Vitulli Cup in nine locations, the first of which is 1996, after…
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•August 29, 2024
David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation Hits $3M Financial Aid Mark
Over the past 14 years and eight months, David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation has provided financial assistance, wellness resources and support to 3,046 New Jersey families affected by a…
