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•April 5, 2023
Long Beach Township Lowers Base Water Rates for Multifamily Residences
When Long Beach Township introduced its water and sewer fees last year, base rates for single-family residences were set at $150 per quarter for water and $150 per quarter for sewer – for a total of…
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•April 5, 2023
Beach Haven West Sewer Work Explained
Stafford Township Administrator Matthew von der Hayden was on rumor control last week after some questions surfaced on social media regarding a potential sewage leak in the lagoons of Beach Haven…
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•April 5, 2023
Ocean County Offers New Program for Proper Disposal of Marine Flares
With the boating season fast approaching, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners has announced a new program to help residents properly dispose of old or used marine flares, such as red handheld…
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•April 5, 2023
9th District Delegation Votes in Favor of School Funding Bill
State Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the 9th Legislative District have voted in favor of legislation to restore 66% of the funding to 168…
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•April 5, 2023
Greenbriar Administrator Charged With $175,000 Theft
Ocean County First Assistant Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan Jr. and Ocean Township Police Chief Michael Rogalski announced that on March 28, Alicia K. Campbell, 35, of Mays Landing, was charged with…
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•April 5, 2023
Barnegat Student Art Project Features Creatures
Barnegat Township School District art students are blending their imaginations and abilities to bring “monsters” to life.
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•April 3, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Mourns Loss of Preteen After Tragic Dirt Bike Accident
On Monday, April 3, Frog Pond students, as well as many of their parents and teachers, flooded the Frog Pond Elementary School with pink shirts to honor their friend, Michael “Mikey” Browne Jr., 12…
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•April 1, 2023
Witness Drives Home Marine Vessel Safety Concerns as Offshore Wind Growth Questioned
For some, the image of a marine vessel navigating the vast Atlantic Ocean on a dark, foggy night in inclement weather and with no radar to safely maneuver around obstacles in its path is more…
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•March 31, 2023
Traffic Shift Coming to Marsha Drive Area of Route 72
Changes to the Route 72 east and Marsha Drive intersection might be unnoticeable to the throngs of motorists who travel that portion of the state highway to Long Beach Island, but the temporary…
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•March 30, 2023
NJ Trailblazer Amanda Devecka-Rinear Honored During Women’s History Month
Amanda Devecka-Rinear is a trailblazer – she even has the award to prove it.
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•March 30, 2023
Water Tested Around Large Algae Growth in Harvey Cedars
What is said to be a large outgrowth of algae in the water off Kinsey Cove in Harvey Cedars does not appear to pose an environmental threat, according to Dan Krupinsky, health officer for the Long…
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•March 29, 2023
Tuckerton Gives Dredging Update; Clay Street Resident Wants Outdoor Cats Taken to Rescue
Councilman Brian Martin gave the latest dredging update during Tuckerton borough’s March 20 council meeting.
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•March 29, 2023
AtlantiCare President and CEO Announces Retirement
AtlantiCare President and CEO Lori Herndon has informed the health system’s board of trustees leadership that she intends to retire after an exemplary 40-year career that began as a nurse and earned…
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•March 29, 2023
NRC Sets New May Deadline for Final Decision on Interim Irradiated Fuel Repository
The final licensing decision and safety report for an interim spent nuclear fuel facility, proposed by the parent company of the decommissioning Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, located in…
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•March 29, 2023
School Threat Assessment Training Open to School Staff, Law Enforcement
The N.J. Department of Education’s Office of School Preparedness and Emergency Planning wants school staff and law enforcement to attend one of five online sessions targeting behavioral threat…
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•March 29, 2023
Navy Man Follows in Dad’s Footsteps
Lt. Corey Drozdowski, whose family lives in Barnegat Township, is one of the sailors continuing a 123-year tradition of service under the sea aboard the USS Springfield, operating out of Naval Base…
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•March 29, 2023
Battle of the Books Focuses on Comprehension
Students in grades four through six at the Beach Haven School combined reading skills and friendly competition in a recent Battle of the Books.
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•March 29, 2023
Democrats Announce Committee Slate in Barnegat
Charles Cunliffe and Ron Naples have filed to run for two seats on the Barnegat Township Committee, as they are unopposed in the June Primary. They will look to unseat Republican incumbents Alfonso…
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•March 29, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Schools Losing $429,000 in State Aid
Little Egg Harbor School District Business Administrator Robert Green presented an initial review of the district’s proposed budget for the 2023-24 school year at the March 14 meeting of the board of…
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•March 29, 2023
Van Drew Pushes for Lower Prescription Prices
Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who represents all of Southern Ocean County in Washington, was known as a moderate when he was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2018. But he…
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•March 27, 2023
Stafford Mayor Believes ‘Window of Opportunity’ to Run for Assembly Is Now
When it comes to personal endeavors, Greg Myhre doesn’t look too far ahead. In 2019, shortly after taking on the role as Stafford Township mayor, Myhre said then that he had no aspirations of higher…
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•March 24, 2023
Barnegat Woman Charged Following House Fire
A Barnegat Township woman has been charged with two counts of aggravated arson and four counts of arson in connection to a March 21 fire at Waterfall Lane in the Four Seasons at Mirage community.
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•March 24, 2023
Fishing Association Deploys More Reef Balls
The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association through its Junior Mates program recently deployed 18 reef balls off the Garden State North artificial reef.
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•March 23, 2023
Federal Judge Rejects Timing of Save LBI Suit Against BOEM
A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit citing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s failure to comply with national laws regulating environmental policy and protecting endangered species…
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•March 23, 2023
Stafford Zoning Board Denies Use Variance for Brewery Plan on Route 72
Just before 11:30 p.m. on March 15, following more than four hours of testimony, including contention from local residents, the Stafford Township Zoning Board finally reached a point at which it had…
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•March 23, 2023
McCooley to Resign as Little Egg Harbor Superintendent
Melissa McCooley is the superintendent of schools in both the Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts. But she won’t be for long, having tendered her resignation letter at Little…
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•March 22, 2023
Congressional Inquiry Seeks to Unveil Cause of Whale Deaths, Impacts of Offshore Wind Development
Experts continue to debate the root cause of why the Jersey Shore has seen an increase in the number of humpback whale strandings this year as Congressman Jeff Van Drew last week opened a legislative…
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•March 22, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Police Promotions Highlight Town Meeting
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee approved three police promotions at its March 9 meeting.
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•March 22, 2023
Stafford Takes Next Steps in Resiliency Planning
“When you take steps to improve the community, improve the environment, it pays dividends,” Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre said. Resiliency planning helps not only people and property, but…
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•March 22, 2023
Ocean County to Spend Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds; Recovery Specialists, Community Organizers Weigh In
The Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council convened a public forum on Tuesday, March 7 at the Southern Service Center in Manahawkin, where officials heard from members of grassroots nonprofit…
