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•October 26, 2023
Stealing a Look at Island Crime Sprees; Money Is Set Aside for Bay Bottom Damages
While LBI is generally blessed with a low showing of criminality, there remains the well-advertised risk of vehicle swipings. Island police departments are ongoingly warning about leaving vehicles…
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•October 26, 2023
Battista, McCaffrey in Beach Haven Council Race
Beach Haven Councilman Michael Battista is seeking re-election for a one-year unexpired term, and is opposed by newcomer Michael McCaffrey.
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•October 24, 2023
Fig Follies – The Most Wonderful Time of Year
There are many highly-anticipated times of the year – the Christmas holiday, summer vacation and pumpkin spice season, to name a few – but a time of year that my family really looks forward to is…
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•October 23, 2023
‘Fabulous Fakes’ Two Shows in One
O’Keeffe, Picasso, Wyeth and Klimt. Van Gogh, Degas and Da Vinci. So many fine art masters are seldom found in one room, but once a year Pine Shores Art Association brings them all together for the…
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•October 22, 2023
Jon Miller Volunteers to Substitute in Pinelands Regional Autoshop
With good substitute teachers already in short supply, Pinelands Regional High School auto shop students found themselves spending many hours in the media center due to their instructor Paul Millar’s…
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•October 21, 2023
Local Legends in Fishing Boots: Founding Viking Village Dock
Utility green, calf-high dockside boots – “Daddy’s boots,” as Barnegat Light Historical Society President Karen Larson knows the sight – were the launch step into gripping stories of two local…
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•October 21, 2023
NJ Supreme Court Denies Review Request in Case Involving Former Kubel’s Too Lot
The New Jersey Supreme Court earlier this month denied a request to review a case involving the Long Beach Township Land Use Board’s rejection of a residential subdivision application from the owner…
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•October 19, 2023
Demolition Begins on Former Ship Bottom Municipal Complex
On a brisk autumn morning earlier this week, the driver of the orange and gray Hitachi excavator moved the heavy piece of construction equipment across the parking lot just off Central Avenue and…
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•October 19, 2023
For Lighthouse Challenge, Heroic Historic Tales Linger in Today’s Sights
The 2023 Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey on Oct. 21 and 22 brings a busy weekend to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light, where it will be the first year the lighthouse can be climbed…
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•October 19, 2023
‘Excessive’ Dog Park Hike for Nonresidents Held Back in Barnegat Light
An ordinance to increase fees at the borough dog park was held and not introduced at the Oct. 11 monthly Barnegat Light Borough Council meeting. The proposal would have raised the annual fee for dog…
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•October 19, 2023
Garden Club Unveils Holiday Tour of Homes
“Experience the Magic of LBI” at the Garden Club of LBI’s 56th annual Holiday Tour of Homes. Tickets are now on sale for what the club calls a wonderful way to kick off the holiday season on Long…
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•October 19, 2023
Opry Veteran Tim Atwood’s Grand Performance to Benefit Beach Haven Fire Co.
Classic country music lovers are invited to enjoy Grand Ol’ Opry veteran Tim Atwood, hosted by the Kynett United Methodist Church of Beach Haven, on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. The concert will…
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•October 19, 2023
When Waves, Fall Commitments Collide; Another Weekend Swell Keeps Run Going
I am starting this week’s column off with a story. And there is a good moral here.
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•October 17, 2023
Thanksgiving Classic Is Coming Back, So Mark Calendar Now
When it comes to the “Can You Beat Biggy?” Thanksgiving Classic, paying to play additional rounds sometimes comes in handy. Just ask O-Street Mini Golf’s Aaron Kaminski – “El Presidente,” as he’s…
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•October 16, 2023
UPDATE: Treats in Trunks Foreshadow Halloween
Whether it’s the trick or treat that grabs you, circle Oct. 27 and 28 on the calendar to ensure the best of the Halloween season on Long Beach Island.
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•October 16, 2023
Inlet Shoaling: So, a Dredge Chugs Up to the Bar
When looking across the water, the sand is being tossed aside as if the dredge in Barnegat Inlet is annoyed. The federal government dredge Merritt has been spitting shoaled sand 80 feet to the side…
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•October 15, 2023
Fifth Annual Shellabration a Shucking Success
For the past few years, a collection of community members has been working diligently to revive the area’s oyster reefs, which once flourished.
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•October 14, 2023
‘Andrea Doria’ Life Jacket Donated to NJ Maritime Museum
On the second floor of the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven is a special exhibit about the Andrea Doria. Now the exhibit is undergoing expansion to include a life jacket worn by Alfonso…
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•October 13, 2023
Strings Attached: Kite Fest Takes Flight
SKY’S THE LIMIT: Varying weather set the backdrop for the ninth annual L.B.I. FLY International Kite Festival, which had events and activities in both Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom over…
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•October 12, 2023
New Jersey Law Requires PFDs to Be Worn During Cold-Water Season on Smaller Craft
A new regulation announced in early October called 13:82-1.4(f) will now require anyone on board a craft less than 26 feet in length to wear a PFD while on the water from Nov. 1 to May 1.
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•October 12, 2023
Minke Whale Euthanized After Multiple Strandings
A 22-foot-long female minke whale rescued multiple times from the shallow waters of Barnegat Bay earlier this month was humanely euthanized after an examination by the Marine Mammal Stranding…
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•October 12, 2023
Brant Beach Yacht Club Sailor Selected for Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame
The Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame recently announced the inductees for its class of 2023. This is the eighth such class inducted, and among those selected for induction this year is Brant Beach…
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•October 12, 2023
Mariners Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Great Bay
A Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City aircrew and a rescue swimmer hoisted three boaters to safety after the 18-foot boat they were on capsized less than a mile from shore due to inclement weather…
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•October 12, 2023
Local Artist Channels Helplessness Into Hopefulness for Maui
Though some time has passed since Maui was engulfed in flames, Jersey Shore locals – especially post-Superstorm Sandy – can empathize with the fact that it takes years to rebuild after the…
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•October 12, 2023
Family Scavenger Hunt for Weeknight Dinner Is Autumn Adventure
Life around here lately (since the great eight-day nor’easter, anyway) has been that October dream that we relish all year long. We’ve been standing on dunes as the goldenrod blooms, watching little…
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•October 12, 2023
State Park Readies for Ørsted’s Cables; Planting Trees Outshines Planting Turbines
THERE AND NOW: As cable work for Ørsted’s Wind 1 commences at Island Beach State Park, the company held a two-hour, explanatory town meeting. Questions were fielded and answered by experts. Responses…
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•October 10, 2023
For 50 Years, Donohue Sr. Has Committed Himself to Mentoring On and Off the Football Field
Clamming and football. Are the two really different? OK, they are. But while the job of a clammer has a bit more water and mud involved, the job of a football coach isn’t too much different in the…
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•October 5, 2023
The 35-Miles-Out Lobby Gets Turbine Lift; Record Rains Could Send Us Gotham Fallout
What a difference a week to 10 days makes. Sky things went from constant NE-wind crappiness to crazy gorgeous – with a touch of autumnal icing on top.
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•October 5, 2023
VRLBI Owner Addresses Ship Bottom Officials on Rental Signs
When Duane Watlington first launched VRLBI, an independently owned and operated vacation rental listing website targeting Long Beach Island in 2016, he didn’t realize it would bring an unintended…
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•October 4, 2023
Oysters in the Spotlight at Fifth Annual Shellabration
It’s oyster time! Join the Jetty Rock Foundation and Long Beach Township for the fifth annual Shellabration, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, outside the township building in Brant Beach.…
