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•July 22, 2021
‘Pirate Pictures’ Launched at Maritime Museum
So you want to dress up like a pirate? You can do that at the latest attraction at the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven. Nicole Whitcraft, niece of museum founder/president Deborah C.…
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•July 22, 2021
New Type of Tree-Hugger Lands on Island; Eyes of Bay Scallops Launch a Lifestyle
THE ISLAND WELCOMES TREE-HUGGERS: For many moons, wildlife of a canid kind has been heavily discussed on LBI. Discussion has spawned debate over the compatibility of people, coyotes and red foxes…
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•July 19, 2021
Surflight Theatre, Cruisin’ Tikis LBI to Appear on ‘Good Morning America’
Long Beach Island is attracting TV news crews as well as tourists this summer, and not just from local network affiliates from Philadelphia and New York City. LBI is going national.
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•July 18, 2021
Barnegat Light, Surf City Yacht Club Teams Glad to Be Back in the Bay
Thomas Vazzano almost forgot what some of the youngsters on his swim team looked like after not seeing them last summer because a thing called COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the season.
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•July 17, 2021
Community Involvement Excites Coast Guard Post-COVID
The year of the pandemic wasn’t just 12 months of firsts related to COVID-19. It also marked the first year for Chief Warrant Officer Adam Murray as commanding officer for Coast Guard Station…
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•July 16, 2021
Cedars Pulls Off Another Epic Victory as Lifeguard Tournament Season Begins
Tracey Hemmerle has been guarding the beaches of Ship Bottom for some 18 years now, and she’s been one of the premier female competitors in tournaments for nearly as long. But last year, she was…
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•July 15, 2021
Compassion Café’s National Coverage Prompts Surge in Support
After MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhl’s story on Beach Haven’s Compassion Café reached TV and online audiences July 2, a viewer was inspired to anonymously donate $10,000 to the project. Then Mike…
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•July 15, 2021
Salvaged Andrea Doria Foghorn to Blow in Beach Haven for First Time in 65 Years
The foghorn from the shipwrecked S.S. Andrea Doria, widely considered to be “hallowed ground” and the birthplace of present-day Northeast Atlantic wreck diving techniques, has been raised from the…
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•July 15, 2021
World War II Veteran Celebrates 100th at Barnegat VFW
Walter Radcliffe was a sailor aboard the USS Isherwood when it got hit by Japanese kamikaze pilots during an Okinawa invasion in March 1945. On that day, Radcliffe was assigned to a gun turret…
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•July 15, 2021
Making the Grade: Biggy’s Mini Golf Game on ‘Holey Moley’
When I finally sat down to pull this article together, I was reminded of a scene from “Miracle,” the 2004 sports movie that chronicles the 1980 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team triumph over the Soviets…
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•July 15, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa Delivers Historic Swell; Do Certain Vacationers Need to Learn Some Respect?
Last Friday, I found myself hustling up the beach. It was a few minutes after 8 a.m., overcast, and the wind was hard northwest. So hard, in fact, that it looked like a winter day, certainly not the…
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•July 15, 2021
Barnegat Light Artist Jordan Rich Paints Portrait for Dog Park, Friends of Animal Shelter
Artist Jordan Rich finds herself at a crossroads.
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•July 15, 2021
New Ship Bottom Taxpayers Group Tackles Safety, Beautification in Borough
Keeping the 28th Street traffic signal on Long Beach Boulevard in Ship Bottom fully functioning all year is one of the focus areas of the newly minted Ship Bottom Taxpayers’ Association during its…
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•July 15, 2021
Talk About Balancing a Beach Budget; Tesla Talking Big About Cyborg Truck
While doing my never-ending research on barrier islands, I was recently drawn to the highly functional science term “sediment budget.” Being a wordologist, I’m both intrigued and thoroughly sold on…
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•July 13, 2021
Old Barney Might Have Internal Problems; the ‘Great UFO Incident’ at Spray Beach
Getting info through state channels is tougher than overcooked calamari. All questions must go through the press department, which in turn seemingly lives by the unwritten motto “Let No Question Go…
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•July 12, 2021
The Sun Is Shining on Surflight’s ‘Annie’
“Annie” the show, like Annie the character, never grows old. And it lives on at Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven.
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•July 11, 2021
No Sweeter Launch in Life Than at Ship’s Wheel
My family was staying with my grandparents in Harvey Cedars one fine summer day in 1973 when my friends and I gathered our money and rode our bikes to the Ship’s Wheel to indulge in penny candy and…
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•July 10, 2021
Equipment, Materials for Cofferdam Arrive Monday in Ship Bottom
Starting Monday, July 12, New Jersey Department of Transportation subcontractors began a series of pre-construction work in Ship Bottom ahead of the last phase of the multi-year $312 million…
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•July 9, 2021
All Aboard! Tuckerton Seaport Kicks Off Summer Ferry Rides to LBI
Ferry service shuttling folks between the Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven got underway on Saturday. There was an 11 a.m. departure waiting for those who had just enjoyed the Tuckerton holiday…
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•July 8, 2021
South-End Surf N’ Paddle Gets Creative New Wall Mural
Beach Haven is known for its relevance as a surf town. It’s specifically known for its “lefts,” or left-breaking waves (from the surfer’s perspective, facing the beach). Those lefts have now been…
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•July 8, 2021
Beach Haven Voted Best Ocean County Beach
Beach Haven was voted the best beach in Ocean County in the recent New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s 2021 “Favorite Beaches” poll.
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•July 8, 2021
Tuckerton’s 4th of July Parade Draws Hometown Crowd
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•July 8, 2021
Daughters of the American Revolution Thrive in Southern Ocean County
Many Americans celebrate Independence Day with barbecues, fireworks, parades and trips to the beach. However, some 190,000 American women take the holiday more seriously, remembering the sacrifices…
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•July 8, 2021
Why Water Temp So Moody in July; Consistent Waves and Tropical Storm Elsa
Not everyone would’ve considered that an ideal 4th of July weekend. Moderate rain, some chilly temps and more than a little wind do not make for endless beach time, perfect boating days or great…
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•July 8, 2021
Inaugural Pride in Park Party a Colorful Show of Love, Support for LGBTQ+ Community
The first-ever Pride in the Park event at Manahawkin Lake Park on Tuesday, June 29, was a movement to create awareness, acceptance and equality for the LGBTQ+ community in Stafford Township. Dozens…
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•July 8, 2021
Crochet Art Is Creative Self-Care for Surf City Woman
A large afghan mandala hangs on the wall of crochet artist Diana Holland’s Surf City home, spiraling outward in a stunning array of color, texture and pattern. Holland took a year to complete the…
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•July 6, 2021
My Apologies, Ming, on Behalf of All Humanity; Eel’s Meaty Appeal Belies the Toxins Within
Welcome to the jungle days on Long Beach Island, ushered in by July 4th.
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•July 5, 2021
Farewell, Carolyn Ann … Thanks for Memories
It was truly a sad day when I heard that the party boat Carolyn Ann III was leaving Barnegat Light to become part of a whale watching fleet in Cape May. I know the Carolyn Ann III because I lived…
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•July 4, 2021
Excitement Builds as Lifeguard Tournaments Return
Every beach patrol on Long Beach Island takes its ocean rescue operation seriously. Their lifeguards’ job, after all, is to keep beachgoers safe when they visit.
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•July 4, 2021
It’s Back: Time to Register for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim
Every year, the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim has plenty of first-timers amid the hundreds competing. Among that crowd two years ago – the last time the race was contested – were Rob and Kerry…
