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•June 16, 2021
Summer Problems: Good Problems to Have; Sand Creativity and Clean Little Surf on the Way
As I was driving up North Barnegat Avenue on Sunday morning to go surf, I had a familiar feeling. There was a man in front of me navigating the streets of Surf City on a bicycle worth quite a bit…
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•June 16, 2021
National Juried Competition: Works on Paper at the LBI Foundation of the Arts and Sciences
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies presents the 23rd annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition: Works on Paper, featuring 70 artworks created by artists…
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•June 16, 2021
Long Beach Township’s Beach Patrol Housing a Win-Win for Community, Lifeguards
Each summer, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol oversees 12 noncontiguous miles of ocean beach – the most, by quite a bit, of any Long Beach Island municipality. That means hiring nearly 200…
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•June 16, 2021
Local Police Officers Take Part in 2021 Special Olympics Torch Run
Stafford Township, Long Beach Township, Barnegat Township and Ocean Township police officers come together on Friday…
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•June 10, 2021
Perfect Island to Search for UFWTFs; Blue Holes Can Suck Life Out of You
We’ve accelerated into quite the summer feel, thanks to the purest form of solar power, though the official season start is still a couple weeks away – after which the days immediately begin getting…
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•June 10, 2021
Little Egg Harbor’s Third Water Tower Mural Seeks to Hide in Plain Sight
The Little Egg Harbor Municipal Utilities Authority water tower on Great Bay Boulevard has been painted with a forest mural. It’s the third in the township to sport a mural.
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•June 10, 2021
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Exhibits at the Philadelphia Flower Show
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the natural and historic resources of the New Jersey Pinelands, made its first appearance at the world-renowned…
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•June 10, 2021
Some Shore Avenue Area Homeowners Oppose Potential Access Changes
Not so fast. That’s the message a group of homeowners from 11th and 12th streets is sending to Ship Bottom officials ahead of a public hearing on proposed access changes to Shore Avenue.
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•June 10, 2021
Balanced Attack Leads Southern Boys Volleyball Team to 11th Sectional Crown
The Jackson Memorial boys volleyball team found out on June 9 why Southern Regional, year after year, is so difficult to beat at this time of year.
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•June 10, 2021
LBI Shuttle on the Road Weekends; Full-Time Service Begins June 28
Avoid the hassle of driving as summer heats up on Long Beach Island: LBI Shuttle buses are currently on the road weekends, with a switch to seven days a week on Monday, June 28. The shuttles – which…
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•June 10, 2021
James Street Tract in Harvey Cedars Officially Preserved
Last week, Harvey Cedars officially announced that a 3.4-acre area of open space off James Street in the borough is now preserved.
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•June 10, 2021
Forsythe Refuge Appeals to Community to Help Protect Holgate’s Beach-Nesting Birds
Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge staff are asking the community to help protect beach-nesting birds in the Holgate Unit of the refuge, reminding residents and visitors that this area is…
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•June 10, 2021
See the Light – From the Outside
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•June 10, 2021
Local Employers Getting Plenty Creative in Their Hiring; Waves Could Be Better
“Can I take those out of the way for you?” the busboy asked in a squeaky voice.
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•June 10, 2021
Hurricane Evacuation Drill Tests NJDOT Truck Drivers Unfamiliar with LBI Area
On a gray and rainy Thursday morning in early June, Mother Nature created apt conditions for the state Department of Transportation to hold its annual hurricane evacuation drill of Long Beach Island…
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•June 10, 2021
Vote Now to Crown the Best Beaches in New Jersey
Summer is right around the corner, which means it’s time to cast a vote for the best beaches in the state. New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s 2021 Favorite Beaches Poll lets residents and visitors…
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•June 8, 2021
Students Apply School Lessons to Create LBI Experience for Visitors
Getting a sixth-grader to describe something as fun and educational is a little like trying to convince a toddler that vegetables taste good. Still, a cross-curricular project for LBI Grade School…
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•June 7, 2021
Potter Takes Reins as New Ship Bottom Police Chief
Jonathan Potter was sworn in as the Ship Bottom chief of police to thunderous applause May 25, both in person and online as the borough council meeting was a mixed media of attendance options.
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•June 6, 2021
Proposed Shore Avenue Access Changes Could Alter Oncoming Traffic Flow
For nearly two years, Ship Bottom officials have been working toward a traffic safety solution that addresses both residential concerns and the reality of navigation apps that don’t necessarily take…
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•June 5, 2021
Famous ‘String of Pearls’ Lights Up Bird & Betty’s
The String of Pearls shines once again. Bird & Betty’s restaurant and nightclub in Beach Haven is proud to announce the addition of some of the original lights, famously deemed the “String of…
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•June 4, 2021
LIFF Serves Up ‘Potato Dreams of America’ and More on Festival’s Day Two
Back in February it was announced that Mr. Potato Head would soon become known as simply Potato Head. Hasbro, the company that manufactures the classic toy, decided to go totally woke and neuter the…
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•June 3, 2021
Ocean County Opens Leash-Free Dog Park In Little Egg Harbor
Ocean County’s Freedom Fields County Park is going to the dogs – at least partially. The county opened a new 4.5-acre off-leash dog park within that larger park, located on Route 539 in Little Egg…
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•June 3, 2021
Population Surge Renews Ship Bottom’s Call for Traffic Safety Review
The unofficial start of the 2021 summer season had not arrived on Long Beach Island before discussions about how to make the Island safer for motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and others were on the…
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•June 3, 2021
Seeking the Story of the Sea King: Triplet Grandsons Dig Up History
A grandfather’s beach walk in Barnegat Light with his visiting triplet grandsons turned up “treasure” of a historic and memorable kind. They found a bronze plaque explaining a shipwreck that’s going…
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•June 3, 2021
Rain Dancers Might Have Overdone It; Your Assignment Is to Collect Meteorites
Well, somebody’s rain dance had an impact on the heavens, to the delight of farmers, forest fire fighters and frogs.
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•June 3, 2021
Frivolity in No ‘Short’ Supply at Surf City Hotel’s Beach Club
With the mask mandate lifted, locals and visitors alike were eager for a night of carefree drinking and dancing – and Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns at the Surf City Hotel’s newly reopened Beach…
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•June 1, 2021
Atlantic Shores Addresses Concerns as BPU Offshore Wind Decision Nears
At some point next month, the N.J. Bureau of Public Utilities is expected to make an announcement on granting approval for a second wind farm off the coast. In the meantime, opposition for the…
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•May 31, 2021
Life on a Lightship: Routines and Rough Spots
Considering that lightships and the seamen who served on them are a thing of the past, I am attempting to preserve some of the memories I still possess, at age 83, of life aboard what essentially was…
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•May 30, 2021
Filmmakers Might Be Around Any LBI Corner Between June 3 and 6
There will be filmmakers all over Long Beach Island during the 2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival from June 3 to 6.
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•May 28, 2021
‘Pay It Forward Chain’ Makes Impression at Local Dunkin’ Donuts
A random act of kindness will always brighten someone’s day. But such charitable activity on a recent Sunday at the Dunkin’ Donuts in Barnegat Township took it to whole new level.
