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•June 30, 2022
Traffic Safety Is Focus for LBI Police This Summer
Even as motorists with large egg-shaped domes atop their vehicles and bicycles strapped to the back crossed the Causeway last Saturday to officially kick off the summer season, Surf City Police Chief…
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•June 30, 2022
BMW Takes Beach Crowd for Musical Pleasure Ride, Fire Pits Aglow
The BMW Band kicked off Long Beach Township’s Fire Pit Friday series with an energetic, family-friendly beach concert – the first of many this season. The crowd wrapped a full 360 degrees around the…
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•June 30, 2022
Surfing Trifecta of Waves, Warm Water and Sandbars With a Side of Social Justice
So, a couple of good things happened this week and a couple of setbacks. If you’re into surfing on LBI, there was reason to be excited like we’ve not had in some time.
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•June 30, 2022
With 60th LBI Lifeguard Tourney Coming, Stakes Are High for Harvey Cedars
In 2008, the Surf City Beach Patrol completed a two-year domination of the Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament, which happened to be the second time in the tourney’s history SCBP won the title in…
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•June 30, 2022
Van Drew Scores Preliminary Support for Next LBI Beach Replenishment
The next periodic renourishment of Long Beach Island beaches has cleared one hurdle, but more remain before the $32 million funding can be allocated for the project.
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•June 28, 2022
Mullica Wildfire Comes at the Worst of Times; Kiteboarder Takes the Weirdest of Wounds
Sorry, but I have to commence this week’s column with downness of the highest degree, speaking of the fierce wildfire over in the Pinelands, an area of the Mullica Basin I’ve frequented since kid…
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•June 27, 2022
It All Began With a Pink Fishing Pole on the Beach
Editor’s Note: Patricia Marie Bongiovi, the author of the following story, started coming to LBI over 40 years ago. Her in-laws had a house in Spray Beach that she and her husband inherited. They…
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•June 26, 2022
Education, Alliances, Water Quality: An Interview With ALO’s New Director
Earlier this year, Alliance for A Living Ocean’s former executive director Kyle Gronostajski took a job as the new environmental director at the Jetty Rock Foundation and recommended local Brittany…
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•June 25, 2022
Anonymous Letter Riles Up Beach Haven Historic Preservation Advocates
Members of the Beach Haven Historic Preservation Advisory Commission are taking umbrage with an anonymous letter sent to them containing critical comments over a home renovation.
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•June 24, 2022
Summer Tips, Hacks and Cheat Codes With Surf Events Stacking Up
For all the hype of Memorial Day, it always feels a little premature for the starting gun, as it’s followed by a few slow weeks where the Island can be heard catching its collective breath. The…
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•June 23, 2022
Blessing of the Fleet Honors Family, Community
Tradition and teamwork are separated by thousands of words in the dictionary but forever linked by the commercial fishing industry and its community. For more than four decades, they come together…
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•June 23, 2022
Road Work: New Sign of Summer Around LBI Region
All roads lead to Rome – unless the motorist is traveling the Route 72 corridor to Long Beach Island just west of Mill Creek Road in Stafford Township. Then, all roads to lead to construction and…
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•June 23, 2022
‘The Addams Family’ Taking Over Surflight’s Mainstage
Surflight Theatre’s second mainstage musical of the 2022 season is “The Addams Family,” which opened June 21.
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•June 23, 2022
Gracie Cordasco Becomes First Southern Regional Female Wrestler to Sign With Collegiate Program
Gracie Cordasco almost missed the party. Of course, it’s hard to say if she even knew there was a party.
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•June 23, 2022
Harvey Cedars Activities Back in Full Swing
Concerts, sports camps, arts/crafts and local history are part of the summer offerings announced by the Harvey Cedars Activities Committee. All events take place at Sunset Park unless otherwise noted.
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•June 23, 2022
Baby Terrapins Released Into Wild After Winter of Scientific Study
Students at Frog Pond and George Mitchell elementary schools in Little Egg Harbor saw a winter’s worth of hard work realized as they released head-started terrapins back into the wild. The effort was…
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•June 21, 2022
Children’s Book ‘Ramo to the Rescue’ Features LBT Lifeguard
A chance meeting at Tuckers Tavern in Beach Haven and a next-day ocean rescue inspired the colorful new children’s book Ramo to the Rescue, which takes youngsters on an adventure that underscores the…
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•June 20, 2022
‘Roadkill,’ Pinelands Brewing Triumph at Sea Pirate’s Chili Cook-Off
The 21st Annual Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer Bash at Sea Pirate Campground offered an all-around exciting and delicious camping experience this weekend. Turnout was high with campers, locals and…
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•June 19, 2022
Biggy Crashes Knights’ Party, Challenges to Mini Golf Duel
The fourth season of “Can You Beat Biggy?” gets underway next week, but as a precursor to my 12-week summer series I thought it would be fun to crash a party, that being the St. Mary Academy…
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•June 18, 2022
We Brake for Terrapins; Poachers in Our Midst
It’s that time of year when we rally to save/assist egg-laying diamondback terrapins, which qualify as “lady terps” – for all you University of Maryland alumni.
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•June 17, 2022
LBI Named Best Go-To in the State
TravelPulse has been checking the beat of destinations for 20 years, and in 2022, the source has named Long Beach Island as New Jersey’s best summer travel destination.
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•June 16, 2022
Beach Haven Angler Serves Up Manhattan Cup for Veterans and Conservation
The morning of June 3, fishing boats began pulling into the Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, readying for the day ahead. As the sun rose behind the massive buildings along the New York City…
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•June 16, 2022
Little Egg Unveils Plans for Skate Park
Plans for a skate park as well as $1.5 million in road work are in the works in Little Egg Harbor.
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•June 16, 2022
HopSauce Returns to Beach Haven
To celebrate the creative community present on Long Beach Island, the HopSauce Festival is returning for its seventh year on Saturday, June 18. Located at Veterans Memorial Park in Beach Haven and…
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•June 16, 2022
Within Recent Report, Southern Regional High School’s Ranking Simply Not What It Seems
Some may recall U.S. News & World Report recently published its annual high school rankings report and Southern Regional High School ranked last in Ocean County. Don’t believe it.
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•June 16, 2022
‘Flying Solo’ Photographer Lends New Eye to Landscapes, Landmarks
Long Beach Island’s 18-mile stretch of land, dotted with small towns and long expanses of white sand, is picturesque to everyone who visits. During the summer of 2020, amid COVID-19 restrictions and…
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•June 16, 2022
Weather Voyeurism and Sand’s Slow Return
As those who live close to the coast, do we love a good storm more than others?
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•June 16, 2022
New Show at LBIF Examines ‘Elemental Effects’
The four elements and the infinite imagination are interwoven in the national juried exhibition that opened Saturday at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies and…
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•June 13, 2022
Long Beach Township Solidifies Pickleball, Tennis Courts Badge Fee
The costs for passes to utilize tennis and pickleball courts in Long Beach Township have been set following the board of commissioners’ adoption of an ordinance at its meeting this past Monday, June…
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•June 10, 2022
Barnegat Light Museum Holds Surprises for New Visitors
It’s sited in a classic schoolhouse, but the Barnegat Light Museum allows guests to use a “Cheat Sheet” during the museum’s extended hours this summer.
