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•July 6, 2023
Summer Waves Make for Happy Surfers; Beach Haven Council Can’t Land a Trick on Skate Park
Well, that was some weekend. Anyone see the line at Jeffreeze Old Fashioned Ice Cream in West Creek on Sunday night? Might have been a quarter mile. The line outside of Rich’s Ice Cream stretched…
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•July 4, 2023
With a New Book, Beach Badges Have Their Day in the Sun
The world’s largest known collection of New Jersey beach badges, over 800 strong, belongs to Bob Kugel of Ship Bottom. The first-ever book on the subject, a colorful hardcover titled 55 Years of Long…
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•July 3, 2023
Beach Haven Library Back in Business
For the first time since November, the Beach Haven Public Library opened its doors to patrons on Monday, June 26.
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•July 2, 2023
We Sold the Little Shore Cottage Built by Dad
We sold the shore house last week, and I wanted you to know. That little cottage in Beach Haven Terrace, built by your own hands, held 70 years of wonderful memories for my family and me.
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•July 1, 2023
Independence Day Celebrations Ready to Dazzle and Rumble
The Fourth of July always gets summer off to a sizzling start in Southern Ocean County, and this year is no exception.
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•June 30, 2023
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Still the Team to Beat on Long Beach Island
For much of July last year, the ocean temperature wasn’t conducive to hosting many lifeguard competitions. But just in time for the annual August showdown that is the Long Beach Island Tournament…
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•June 29, 2023
Long Beach Township Now Offers Digital Beach, Recreation and Shuttle Badges
This summer, Long Beach Township has “taken a technological leap forward by offering digital beach, recreation and shuttle passes,” municipal officials are excited to announce. Use the app My Beach…
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•June 29, 2023
Save Our Shores Rally Draws Beachgoers to Offshore Wind Fight
A day at the beach took on a different meaning Saturday as offshore wind opposition groups came together to educate the public about the impact of wind energy on Jersey Shore communities during a…
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•June 29, 2023
Hot Weather Slow to Arrive This Summer
Summer did not exactly get off to a hot start this year as people looking forward to outdoor activities had to occasionally rework their plans.
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•June 29, 2023
Celebrating Chowder: A Daylong Chowderfest in Two Parts, Free Event and Ticketed Cookoff Tasting
The Chowder Cook-Off Classic as a Chowderfest tradition is coming back to the Taylor Avenue ball field in Beach Haven. Mark the calendar for a celebratory Saturday, Sept. 30 – a daylong bayfront…
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•June 29, 2023
Boating Accidents Are Declining, Post Pandemic
The number of recreational boating accidents, deaths and injuries has been on the decline since the peak of the pandemic three summers ago while the cost of property damage has increased slightly…
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•June 29, 2023
Scoring a Hole-in-One on These Miniature Golf Holes Is Quite the Chore
Every summer, tens of thousands of people swing a putter along the greens of miniature golf courses up and down Long Beach Island. And why not? Mini golf is for everyone and, generally, the game’s a…
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•June 29, 2023
Arts and Sciences Foundation’s Diamond Anniversary Party Sparkles
In 1950, two years after sculptor Boris Blai founded the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, the New Jersey Senate adopted a resolution praising Blai’s “splendid…
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•June 29, 2023
Expect More Melges 15 Boats at Annual LEHYC Regatta as Summer Sailing Gets Underway
The Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club three summers ago introduced the Melges 15 sailboat as part of its annual Down Bay Regatta, and the boat quickly has become a viable, affordable option for many who…
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•June 27, 2023
LBI First Responders Honored by Ocean County 200 Club
An organization dedicated to providing assistance to families of fallen heroes presented lifesaving and valor awards to LBI first responders at a recent ceremony.
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•June 26, 2023
LBI Students Get a Police Escort to School
Last week, a group of Long Beach Island Consolidated School District students got a chance to ride in a police car. Not because they were in trouble, but because their parents were winners of a PTA…
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•June 25, 2023
Bay Islands Restoration Project Full Speed Ahead This Summer
The numerous, often-overlooked small islands within the state’s bays provide crucial storm impact mitigation for developed coastal areas, such as Long Beach Island, as well as habitat for migratory…
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•June 24, 2023
LBI Foundation Marks 75 Years at Saturday Celebration
Join in the merriment as the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences celebrates 75 years with a party this Saturday, June 24 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at its Loveladies facility.
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•June 23, 2023
Southern’s Gonzalez Rose to Track and Field Stardom With Mom as His ’Rock’
When Fabian Gonzalez needed somebody to mark distances for him during the COVID-19 spring of his freshman year, she was there. As he hurled the discus some 192 feet for his final throw in a Southern…
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•June 22, 2023
A New LBI Flag Rises, Steeped in ‘Vexillology’
There are a lot of flags that fly on LBI these days. The American flag has long flown high. Passersby can also catch the odd New Jersey state flag. With connections to both New York and Philadelphia…
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•June 22, 2023
LBT Wants More Time to Review Environmental Impact of Offshore Wind
Saying Long Beach Township will be the most impacted community if the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm is built as planned, Mayor Joseph Mancini requested additional time to review and…
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•June 22, 2023
‘Strong, Resilient’ SRHS Class of 2023 Perseveres to Enjoy a Year of Normalcy
Justin Pollina gazed around Southern Regional High School’s main gymnasium, his classmates gathered in bunches, laughing and hugging, taking selfies or simply chatting amongst themselves. At one…
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•June 22, 2023
Zach Person Brings the Heat to HopSauce Fest
Beach Haven saw hundreds gather to eat, drink and be spicy on Saturday afternoon. After a stacked lineup of local and regional musical acts set the stage, international sensation Zach Person, hailing…
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•June 22, 2023
Beef Over Invasive Bamboo May Grow into Barnegat Light Law
A complaint about invasive bamboo planted by neighbors nudged Barnegat Light Borough Council into agreement that an ordinance could be considered for some type of restriction or ban on planting…
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•June 20, 2023
Never Seen in All My Born Days; Clearing Skies Can Hurt Survival
Life experiences: those deep-seated happenings that get tattooed on the inner skin of your brain, maybe marked by the colloquial thinking “I ain’t seen nothing like that in all my born days.”
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•June 19, 2023
Savoring Those Tastes of Summer; Small, Clean Surf to Come
I am going to bet that in your beach bag, in the hold of your boat or stuffed at the bottom of your backpack is a half full bag of potato chips. Or at least there will be one within the next few…
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•June 18, 2023
On Fathers and Fishing: Generations of Shapiros ‘With Saltwater in Their Veins’
Patrick “P.J.” Shapiro held his first fishing rod at age 1½, a foot-long pole his dad Matt bought from Jingles Bait and Tackle in Beach Haven. The father and son, now 9, fished Holiday Lake in…
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•June 17, 2023
LBI Mayors Raise Public Safety Concerns Over Road, Lane Closures
Calling plans to limit access to Long Beach Island a “blatant disregard for public input and perspective,” the six Island mayors have asked the region’s state senator to intervene on behalf of public…
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•June 16, 2023
New Tree Sculpture in Manahawkin Celebrates Fishing Heritage
Joining the town’s prominent tree sculpture, carved in 2019, in front of the Stafford municipal building is a second sculpture by the same artist, this one located in front of the Bay Avenue…
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•June 15, 2023
Businesses Support Hotel LBI as Land Use Decision Looms
It will take another Ship Bottom Land Use Board meeting before a final decision is rendered on a new application by the ownership of Hotel LBI. That was the determination after a two-hour-plus…
