News
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•February 15, 2023
Barnegat Light to Add ‘No Hunting’ to List of Beach Bans
New rules would spell out that no hunting, discharging of firearms or private trapping would be allowed on Barnegat Light beaches, under an ordinance amendment introduced at the Feb. 8 borough…
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•February 15, 2023
Offshore Wind Development Active on Land, Too
From concern that survey activity in the Atlantic is a contributing factor in recent whale deaths to reaching offshore wind agreements, the month of January was a busy one for the clean energy…
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•February 15, 2023
Ocean County’s Free Document Shredding Schedule Set
Hang onto those papers that you’re sorting for tax season; they can be disposed of safely as the Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program has planned its 2023 schedule.
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•February 15, 2023
Stafford PD Warns of Distract-and-Grab Theft Tactics
The Stafford Township Police Department issued an alert on social media last week about recent reports of so-called distract-and-grab thefts in the area. Police urged the public to be aware of…
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•February 15, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Stalls State’s Gender Identity Standards
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education is still wrestling with the district’s health and physical education curriculum.
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•February 15, 2023
Beach Haven Council Wants Wind Farm Plans Put on Hold
The Beach Haven Borough Council has joined other area communities in passing a resolution calling for an “immediate moratorium on offshore wind development pending a thorough investigation into the…
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•February 15, 2023
Surf City Fire Co. Wants Return to Home Base Before Summer
Since December, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co and EMS has operated from Ship Bottom and Harvey Cedars following a fire at its firehouse. For the near future, they will continue to do the same as…
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•February 14, 2023
Cunliffe Brothers Experience a Day as Principals of Different Stafford Schools
Calmly strolling the Ocean Acres Elementary School hallways in his cool, gray suit on Feb. 1, Lucas Cunliffe did his best to look authoritative, a walkie-talkie in hand.
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February 10, 2023
School News: All-South Jersey Band Selections Announced
The following Southern Regional High School students were selected for the All-South Jersey Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band: Rohil Gandhi, trumpet; Stephanie Gunn, French horn; Olivia Huegi…
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•February 10, 2023
‘Island Voices’ Kickoff Meeting Planned Feb. 18
This year, the Long Beach Island Historical Museum in Beach Haven is planning a community oral history exhibit known as “Island Voices.”
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•February 10, 2023
Learn About Insights Into Literacy Support
What signals a need for literacy support in a child’s first three years? What methods will be most effective? Find out during “What Is Early Intervention?” at the branch on Monday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m.
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•February 10, 2023
County Projects Target Street Flooding in Beach Haven, Ship Bottom
Two infrastructure projects on Long Beach Island are poised to receive funding under Ocean County’s American Rescue Plan Act proposal, which is expected to be adopted by the county board of…
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•February 9, 2023
Outdoor Dining Approved Again in Harvey Cedars
At its Feb. 1 meeting, the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission approved a resolution allowing outdoor dining for the borough’s four restaurants again this year, under the same provisions that had been…
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•February 9, 2023
Retired Long Beach Township Police Officer Charged With Theft From County PBA
A recently retired Long Beach Township police officer has been charged with theft by failure to make required disposition, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced this week. Jason…
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•February 9, 2023
Causeway Project Shut Down in Stafford
While the final phase of the multi-year, federally funded Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project on Ninth Street in Ship Bottom continues, work just 2 miles west at Marsha Drive in Stafford…
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•February 9, 2023
Fisherman’s Cottage to Receive Preservation Award
The Ocean County Cultural and Heritage Commission has announced that the Long Beach Island Historical Association is the recipient of a county historic preservation award.
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•February 9, 2023
Meals on Wheels of Ocean County Served Over 240,000 Meals in 2022
If a restaurant had delivery numbers as high as Meals on Wheels of Ocean County, it would be one successful business indeed.
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•February 9, 2023
Final Decision on NJ Company’s Proposal for Interim Irradiated Fuel Expected Soon
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission expects to release its licensing decision on an interim storage site proposed by the parent company of the shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Generatong Station, as well…
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•February 8, 2023
Ship Bottom Preps for Summer ’23
Punxsutawney Phil may have predicted another six weeks of winter, but the temperatures this week are jumping toward spring – and in Ship Bottom, preparation for the summer season is already underway.
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•February 8, 2023
Little Egg Harbor to Apply for Grant to Fund Drainage Work Near Community Center
Little Egg Harbor Township held a special public hearing regarding the Community Development Block Grant at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 3, rescheduled from the originally proposed Feb. 2 date.
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•February 8, 2023
Barnegat Cracks Down on Election Sign Proliferation
In recent years, Barnegat Township officials have fielded complaints of election-oriented signs cluttering up public property and public rights of way.
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•February 8, 2023
Beach Haven School Students Get STYLE Points
Michael Benson and his STYLE (Student Teambuilding Youth Leadership Experience) youngsters from Southern Regional High School recently visited the Beach Haven School as part of a collaboration…
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•February 8, 2023
Long Beach Township Seeks Grant to Rehab Wheelchair Beach Access
A number of years ago, Long Beach Township installed several wheelchair lifts at oceanside street ends to assist individuals with disabilities or injuries in accessing the beach. Two of them – at…
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•February 8, 2023
Long Beach Township Police Hiring Seasonal Officers
The Long Beach Township Police Department is currently accepting applications for Class I Special Law Enforcement Officers (SLEO) for the upcoming summer. “Anyone interested in getting started in law…
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•February 7, 2023
County Will Cover Beach Replenishment Cost; LBI Project May Begin in Fall
While $32 million for the anticipated Long Beach Island beach replenishment project was appropriated by federal officials late last year, a schedule of when the nourishment work will begin has not…
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•February 4, 2023
Duck Hunter’s Rescue a Community Effort
Last Saturday was the final day for the duck hunting season, and it was an afternoon that Andrew Hirtle will never forget.
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•February 2, 2023
Jersey Shore Mayors Want Moratorium on Offshore Wind Activity
A delegation of Jersey Shore mayors is taking a united front over their concern for recent whale wash-ups to state congressional leaders, letting them know they believe a moratorium on all offshore…
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•February 2, 2023
Beach Haven Hears Pickleball Pros and Cons
A Beach Haven council member is urging the borough to add six pickleball courts to the existing six at the Nelson Avenue facility.
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•February 2, 2023
State, Borough Address Duck Hunting Incident on Barnegat Light Ocean Beach
Local and state police responded to a call about hunters on an ocean beach in Barnegat Light last Saturday morning after a number of people saw a handful of men shooting ducks near a manmade pond…
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•February 2, 2023
Noted Economist Reveals Recession Prediction
Nationally recognized economic forecaster Joel Naroff predicted a likely “mild-to-somewhat moderate” recession in the spring of 2024 in a keynote speech at the Economic Outlook Breakfast held by the…
