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•May 17, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Resident Requests Summertime Sound Ordinance Amendment
As summer approaches, West Dory Drive resident Eric Botterbrodt spoke during the public comment portion of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting to request the committee’s consideration to…
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•May 17, 2023
Barnegat School Budget Tax Increase Trimmed By a Third
At a special meeting May 10, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a $66.7 million school budget for 2023-24. A previously proposed budget of $67.2 million was tabled late last month after…
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•May 17, 2023
Brackman School Students Gear Up for Second Fun Run
Last year, the Russell Brackman Middle School’s physical education department held its first PE Warrior Fun Run, with more than 400 students participating. The youngsters paid an entry fee of $10…
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•May 17, 2023
Beach Haven Construction Office Will Soon Lose a Fixture
A long-time employee in the Beach Haven Construction and Zoning Departments will be calling it a career at the end of next month.
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•May 17, 2023
Harvey Cedars Man Helps Rescue Stranded Seal
As a volunteer for the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, Harvey Cedars resident Joe Gieger knows seals winding up on Long Beach Island are a possible off-season occurrence.
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•May 17, 2023
Memorial Day Service in Barnegat May 28
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of Barnegat Township will hold a Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 28 beginning 10 a.m. at Frederick Watts Gazebo Park on the corner of East…
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•May 17, 2023
Tuckerton Councilwoman Taylor Resigns; Lanyard Lagoon Project Advances
The Tuckerton Borough Council opened its May 15 regular meeting with the appointment of Patrolman Thomas A. Rossi. His uncle held the Bible for him as he was sworn in by Mayor Susan Marshall.
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•May 17, 2023
Imperiale Announces Re-Election Bid in Harvey Cedars
John M. Imperiale, deputy mayor and commissioner of public safety in Harvey Cedars, has announced he will run for a second four-year term in November, and said the theme of his campaign will be…
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•May 17, 2023
Long Beach Township Approves 2023 Budget
The Board of Commissioners of Long Beach Township has adopted the 2023 municipal spending plan, which sees the tax rate increase by four-tenths of a penny, from 19.9 cents per $100 of assessed…
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•May 17, 2023
New Barnegat High School Program Emphasizing Empathy
Barnegat High School is embarking on a student-centered program to encourage empathy and connection. The initiative is part of a nationwide movement organized by a father who lost his young son in…
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•May 17, 2023
Interfaith Health and Support Services Celebrates 25 Years of Service
A celebration of its volunteers will be at the heart of the 25th anniversary of Interfaith Health and Support Services of Southern Ocean County, a nonprofit organization that provides support to…
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•May 13, 2023
Parking Debate Leads to Concessions at Ship Bottom Land Use Board Meeting
It is rare, if not completely unheard of, for a food establishment on Long Beach Island to have enough onsite parking for its customers. The owners of Burger 25 in Ship Bottom accomplished that feat…
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•May 12, 2023
State Law Limiting Single-Use Plastics Praised a Year After Passage
Environmental groups throughout New Jersey are joining the Murphy administration in applauding the significant decrease in plastic litter one year after the state implemented a law restricting…
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•May 11, 2023
Mustache Bill’s, for Sale, Serves Up One More Legendary Year
“Mustache Bill,” then Bill Smith, was a teenager washing dishes for sharp-witted diner owner Joe Sprague in Barnegat Light when he heard, “Hey, can you catch an egg?”
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•May 11, 2023
Jen’s Links Remains as New Owners Take Over Barnegat Light Miniature Golf Course
Days after the new year began, Scott Mason received a text from his daughter Aly, linking to an Instagram post.
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•May 11, 2023
Driver Who Killed Teenage Girl While Driving Impaired Sentenced to 17 Years
A court case that many Southern Ocean County residents have been following for over two years reached its conclusion last Friday.
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•May 11, 2023
Tuckerton Introduces 2023 Budget
During Tuckerton borough’s May 1 council meeting, Councilman Brian Martin introduced the municipal budget for fiscal year 2023. Council approved total general appropriations of $5,244,962 with local…
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•May 11, 2023
Divide Deepens as Offshore Wind Development Moves Forward
As offshore wind survey work enters what appears to be its final months off the coast of New Jersey, proponents and opponents are amping up their positions on whether it has played a role in the…
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•May 10, 2023
Lower Limits on the Roads Return as Summer ’23 Arrival Looms
Red light, yellow light, green light, go. The unofficial start of summer on Long Beach Island is less than three weeks away, but before the full impact of the busy season arrives, the least favorite…
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•May 10, 2023
Documentary Film, Tuckerton Gathering Favor Ocean Wind Farms
A new short documentary film regarding ocean wind farms, directed by Jon Coen, premiered on Sunday evening, May 7 at the Union Market, located at the Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton.
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•May 10, 2023
SOMC Nurses to Picket on May 13 to Explain Staffing Worries
The nurses of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center in Stafford Township will be holding an informational picket outside the hospital from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 13.
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•May 10, 2023
Pickleball May Land in Beach Haven Ballot Box
The fate of six additional pickleball courts at the Nelson Avenue facility in Beach Haven may rest in the hands of voters.
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•May 10, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Police Dept. Joins HERO Campaign
The Little Egg Harbor Police Department, along with Mayor Blaise Scibetta and Committeeman Ken Laney, welcomed the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign to their community.
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•May 10, 2023
Beach Haven Students Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
Once a month, students at the Beach Haven School hold a wellness day, where they learn about how to develop a healthy lifestyle.
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•May 10, 2023
Budget of $15.5 Million Adopted in Beach Haven
At its May 8 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council adoopted a 2023 municipal budget of $15,576,675, approximately $1.9 million higher than last year’s spending plan.
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•May 10, 2023
Pinelands Regional Grad Is Now a Submariner
With all due respect to Carmen Sandiego, a bigger question is where in the world is Little Egg Harbor native Austin Madden?
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•May 10, 2023
Animal Shelter in Stafford Is Open Again
The Southern Ocean County Animal Facility is back open in Manahawkin after temporarily being relocated to a county shelter space in Barnegat during scheduled renovations.
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•May 10, 2023
Southern Regional School Board Approves Another Budget Under Allowable Cap Increase
Despite an increase in costs for staff benefits, the Southern Regional School District’s budgetary goals – to allocate as much of its funding as possible toward direct instruction of its students…
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•May 10, 2023
MATES Students Earn Recognition for Scientific Inquiries
So far 2023 “has been a very exciting year for research” at the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, a full-time specialized high school of the Ocean County Vocational Technical…
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•May 9, 2023
Dredging Wraps in Tuckerton, But Problem Areas Remain
During Tuckerton Borough’s April 17 council meeting, more dredging questions were cleared up for residents living on Kingfisher Lagoon.
