News
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•April 6, 2022
Barnegat Light Historical Society and Museum Invites Members, Docents
Springing out of a two-year COVID hiatus when operations were limited, the Barnegat Light Museum will be opening in 2022 for visitors, and that will include regular monthly speaker meetings…
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•April 6, 2022
Southern Regional Inducts 124 Students Into World Language Honor Society
Featuring songs in various languages, brief presentations of proficiency in each one and culminating with a candle-lighting ceremony, the Southern Regional World Language department recently hosted…
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•April 6, 2022
NRC Financial Staff to Review Oyster Creek Decommissioning Funds
The revised total estimate to complete decommissioning the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is $444 million (in 2021 dollars), according to an annual report on the status of funds submitted to…
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•April 6, 2022
Barnegat Police Attract 262 Patrol Officer Candidates
A recent recruitment drive by the Barnegat Township Police Department yielded 262 applicants, a number Police Chief Keith Germain said is “unheard of for a community our size.”
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•April 6, 2022
Barnegat Signs Off on $30 Million Town Budget
At its April 5 meeting, the Barnegat Township Committee adopted a budget of $30,074,711, approximately $1 million more than last year’s spending plan.
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•April 6, 2022
Harvey Cedars Police Officers Recognized for Outstanding Work
Sgt. Kevin Snow was named Harvey Cedars “Officer of the Year” at the annual police awards and recognition ceremony held during the borough commission meeting on April 1.
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•April 6, 2022
Stockton Gets $500,000 Grant for Coastal Zone Management Research, Education
A $500,000 federal grant will help support Stockton University’s coastal resiliency and management programs, as well as provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathetmatics) educational…
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•April 6, 2022
Harvey Cedars Police Invite Public to Community Forums
The Harvey Cedars Police Department has announced it will hold a series of monthly community forums this year, beginning on Wednesday, April 27 at 5 p.m. The forums, which all are scheduled on…
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•April 6, 2022
Barnegat Committeeman to Face Primary Challenge
Former Barnegat Township Committee candidate William Cox is looking to unseat Committeeman Albert Bille in the Republican Primary election in June.
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•April 6, 2022
Long Beach Township Introduces 2022 Budget, Announces New Paid Passes for Tennis/Pickleball Courts
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners has introduced the 2022 municipal budget, which sees the tax rate go from .195 per $100 of assessed valuation last year to .199 this year, an increase…
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•April 6, 2022
2022-23 Little Egg Harbor School Budget Proposes Tiny Tax Hike
When it comes to municipal or school district budgets, the thing most homeowners are concerned about is how it will affect their taxes. So let’s get down to brass tacks.
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•April 5, 2022
Onsite Parking, Loading Zone Highlight New Tuckerton Lumber Co. Site Plan
In approving a site plan that divests the Tuckerton Lumber Company of lots no longer needed for business operations, members of the Surf City Land Use Board acknowledged the new owners for keeping…
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•April 4, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Neighborhood Outraged Over Dredging Estimate
Phase 1 area dredging work was suspended at about 65% completion due to flounder spawning season, and is expected to resume around September, according to Little Egg Harbor Township Committeeman Ray…
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•April 1, 2022
Another Summer Season Saved for Coast Guard in Beach Haven
The U.S. Coast Guard stepped back from a proposal to eliminate a weekend crew and small rescue boat stationed in Beach Haven, beginning this summer, during the busy recreational season.
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•March 31, 2022
Beach Haven Donates Firefighting Gear to Ukraine
Protective gear no longer used by the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. is off to help firefighters in beleaguered, war-torn Ukraine.
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•March 31, 2022
Supply Slowdown Won’t Stop Construction at New Ship Bottom Municipal Complex
Construction crews have a work-around for the delay in steel delivery, which is now expected by the end of next month, as the building of the new municipal complex in Ship Bottom moves ahead.
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•March 31, 2022
Barbara Truncellito Remembered for Compassionate Involvement
Community organizations are mourning the unexpected loss of Barbara Truncellito, taxpayer association president in Barnegat Light and Island-wide, and an organizer on key service boards in Ocean…
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•March 31, 2022
Vietnam Veterans Gather at Barnegat Ceremony
Nearly 300 people, most of them Vietnam veterans, braved very frigid conditions March 29 for the Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration in Barnegat Township at the Fred Watts Gazebo Park.
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•March 31, 2022
Barnegat Man ‘Heartbroken’ Over Ukraine Rejection
As someone who survived Vietnam, 9/11 and cancer, Barnegat Township resident Fred Rubenstein didn’t flinch when he heard about the Ukraine government seeking veterans from other countries to help…
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•March 31, 2022
Holgate Section of Forsythe Refuge Seasonal Closure Begins April 1
At the end of March each year, staff from the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge erect seasonal closure signs on the southern tip of Long Beach Island to let the public know the 400-acre…
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•March 30, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Resident Updates Center Street Project
On March 10, Dr. John Edmunds of Spruce Drive gave a hefty address during the public comment portion of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting.
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•March 30, 2022
St. Francis Offers Evening of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine
The centerpiece of a special prayer service for peace in Ukraine last Friday evening at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach was a responsive prayer of the faithful.
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•March 30, 2022
Outdoor Seating Must Be Approved by Land Use Board in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom officials are standing behind their decision to end dining al fresco without specific approval from the borough’s land use review board, even as the state once again extended its own…
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•March 30, 2022
Tuckerton Elementary Taxpayers Will Get a Break for 2022-23 School Year
Tuckerton Elementary School District Business Administer Marian Smith began her budget presentation to the district’s board of education on March 28 with some disheartening news. Tuckerton Elementary…
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•March 30, 2022
Man Who Confronted Student in Southern Regional Cafeteria Convicted of Harassment
A 49-year-old Manchester man has been convicted of harassment after entering Southern Regional High School on Feb. 15 and confronting a male student.
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•March 30, 2022
Assemblywoman Gove Appointed to Legislative Youth Council
Ninth District Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove, a former teacher in the Southern Regional School District, has been named to the New Jersey Legislative Youth Council.
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•March 30, 2022
Proposed Facility for Veterans Gains Nonprofit Status
A plan to help and house homeless veterans on a Barnegat Township site recently got some new life as it has received nonprofit 501(c) status.
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•March 30, 2022
Heritage Bay Barnegat’s Newest Firewise Community
In February, the Heritage Bay development in Barnegat Township became the latest community in the municipality to receive a Firewise designation from the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service.
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•March 30, 2022
Beach Haven Looks to Spend $13.6 Million in 2022
At last week’s agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced its 2022 municipal budget of $13,615,224, approximately $341,000 higher than last year.
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•March 30, 2022
Daleo Describes How His World Changed in a Blink of the Eye
The March 21 meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education ended on a highly emotional note.
