News
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•March 9, 2022
New Jersey Consumer Fraud Claims Down, Monetary Loss Up
While consumer fraud rose more than 70% nationwide last year, it dropped slightly in New Jersey.
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•March 9, 2022
Barnegat Town Budget Hits $30 Million Mark
Barnegat Township will spend $30,074,711 in 2022, according to the municipal budget introduced at the March 1 township committee meeting.
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•March 9, 2022
Local Motorcyclists Ride, Give to Charity
If you are a current or retired law enforcement officer who likes to take the chopper out for a spin, you might find camaraderie with the Allegiance Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club.
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•March 9, 2022
Barnegat EMT: ‘Township Has Disrespected Us’
A member of the Barnegat Township First Aid Squad said she was “appalled” by what she believes was a lack of respect the township had toward volunteers.
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•March 9, 2022
Principal ‘Goes in the Tank’ for Read Across America
From Feb. 28 through March 4, Beach Haven Elementary School students participated in Read Across America Week. The initiative encouraging students to read was created by the National Education…
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•March 9, 2022
Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against LBI School District
Superior Court Judge Marlene L. Ford dismissed with prejudice a counterclaim against the LBI Consolidated School District and Board of Education stemming from a legal proceeding over a zoning…
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•March 9, 2022
Hundreds of Summer Jobs Available at State Parks, Forests, Historic Sites
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection is currently hiring for hundreds of summer jobs across the state parks, forests and historic sites.
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•March 9, 2022
9th District Delegation Supports Property Tax Relief Measure
Ninth District legislators Sen. Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove have signed on as cosponsors to companion bills S-330 and A-1012 that would restore state…
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•March 9, 2022
Stafford Library Added to Toiletry Drive Collection Center
The Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library has been added to the list of drop-off points for a toiletry collection drive this month sponsored by the library system’s Department of Homebound and…
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•March 9, 2022
Ocean County Prosecutor Launches Special Needs Registry
This month, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office established a special needs registry for citizens with special needs who reside, attend school or are employed in Ocean County.
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•March 9, 2022
Community Champion Bahiyyah Abdullah Earns Government Leadership Award
Dedicated community caretaker and Barnegat resident Bahiyyah Abdullah has earned the John C. Bartlett Jr. Government Leadership Award in recognition of her extraordinary contributions to the quality…
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•March 9, 2022
Tuckerton Fire Co. Allegations Addressed by Division of Fire Safety
At the March 7 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting, Mayor Susan Marshall requested all in attendance to take an additional moment of silence following the pledge of allegiance in honor of the people…
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•March 6, 2022
Proposed Mordecai Island Project Reaches Milestone
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it has completed a draft environmental assessment to address ecosystem restoration of Mordecai Island, located in the bay off Beach Haven.
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•March 4, 2022
Local Man Literally Races for a Cure
As a young man, Lou Hoguet was quite the stock car racing enthusiast, competing in events all around the East Coast.
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•March 4, 2022
Mask Mandate Discontinuing in Beach Haven
Effective Monday, March 7, employees and visitors at the Beach Haven municipal building will no longer be required to wear masks.
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•March 3, 2022
Surf City Land Use Officials Send TLC Proposal Back to Drawing Board
A majority of the Surf City Land Use Board members want to see a more detailed amended site plan before deciding whether to grant preliminary and final approval of a proposal that would divest the…
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•March 3, 2022
Flood Insurance Rate Map Changes Explained
Changes to the federal flood insurance rate maps are being reflected in policy renewals and new policies.
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•March 3, 2022
At 100, Community Leader Is Honored
To be celebrated while living is a good thing, especially when an impressive life story is praised at age 100. Civic leader Ed Toriello recently experienced that.
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•March 3, 2022
Oyster Creek Generating Station Eyed as Small Nuclear Reactor Site
Earlier this month, Holtec International said it remains open to the possibility of making the decommissioning Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station the site of its first SMR-160, going so far as…
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•March 3, 2022
Veterans Memorial Park Coming to Tuckerton
Lots of exciting happenings are on the calendar for Tuckerton this year.
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•March 3, 2022
NJ Cyber Experts Urge Vigilance in Light of Ukraine Crisis
Although there are no specific or imminent cyber threats to New Jersey as a result of the crisis in Ukraine, state cybersecurity experts are reminding the public and private sectors to make sure…
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•March 2, 2022
Ocean County College Announces No Tuition Increase for Second Straight Year
For the second year in a row, Ocean County College will not increase student tuition, the college announced this week. The OCC Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its last meeting to maintain a…
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•March 2, 2022
Hope Sheds Light Brings Support to Families in Addiction Recovery
Anyone affected by substance use disorder, both individuals and their family members, is welcome to gather for support at Manahawkin’s Pine Street Recreation Building (25 Pine St.) on the second and…
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•March 2, 2022
Center Street Project to See Estimated Completion By Summer’s End
At both the Tuckerton borough and Little Egg Harbor Township municipal meetings earlier this month, Dr. John Edmunds of Spruce Drive in Little Egg Harbor presented a progress update regarding the…
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•March 2, 2022
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Scores New York Bight Lease Area
One of the six companies that successfully bid for a slice of the 488,000 acres of offshore wind energy leases in the New York Bight last month already has plans in place to construct the largest…
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•March 2, 2022
Interfaith Health and Support Services Welcomes New Director
Interfaith Health and Support Services of Southern Ocean County welcomed Amy Raimondi as its new executive director, beginning at the start of 2022.
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•March 2, 2022
Chambers Hear Lawmakers’ Issues With Current Flood Program
Even as changes to the National Flood Insurance Program rate mapping are in force, a bipartisan bill introduced last November would set up a more permanently funded system that sponsors say would…
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•March 2, 2022
Medical Supplies Stolen From Stafford Ambulance
A Stafford Township EMS ambulance was burglarized late Friday night, Feb. 25. Squad 38 put out an announcement on social media.
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•March 2, 2022
Beach Haven School Children Go STYLE-ing
In February 2020, a group of Southern Regional High School students who are part of the STYLE (Student Teambuilding Youth Leadership Experience) group put on a program at the Beach Haven Elementary…
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•March 2, 2022
Joint Base Air Mobility Wing Helps US Deployment Effort
The active-duty Air Force unit at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is providing support services to the United States’ efforts to deploy troops to Europe, following last week’s Russian invasion of…
