News
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•January 13, 2022
Offshore Wind Fight Heads to Court as LBI Coalition Sues Feds
Earlier this week, Save Long Beach Island Inc., known locally as the LBI Coalition for Wind Without Impact, made good on its intention to sue an arm of the federal government for what it says is the…
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•January 13, 2022
Barnegat Light Fire Co. Pays Tribute to Longtime Chief
“Today marks the end of an era,” Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. #1 announced on the first day of the new year. Keith Anderson became chief 20 years before, and retired after a length of service…
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•January 12, 2022
Sea Change RCO: Alternative Recovery Services, Radical Compassion
Substance use disorders and overdose deaths have risen during the pandemic. The confluence of the COVID-19 and opioid crises has fueled the need for recovery support services.
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•January 12, 2022
NJ Cybersecurity Officials: Use Caution When Using Bluetooth Tracking Devices
When the first consumer Bluetooth device launched in 1999, it was all about how the short-range wireless communication system could improve quality of life by replacing technology that kept people…
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•January 12, 2022
Police Seek Info on Route 72 Pileup
A four-car accident caused traffic delays last Friday, Jan. 7, at the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive.
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•January 12, 2022
Nuclear Power Plant Owners to Pay Civil Penalty for Security-Related Violations
The owners of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station will pay a $150,000 civil penalty levied by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last month for apparent security-related violations at the…
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•January 12, 2022
Ocean County’s Weekly Count of New COVID-19 Cases Reaches Five Figures
Back in the “good ol’ days” of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Delta variant hit in the late summer and early autumn, Ocean County would record about 1,000 to 1,400 new confirmed cases a week.
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•January 12, 2022
More Cheer Goes Outbound at Holidays
One hundred and fifty meals served last year, 330 this year – that is the post-holiday report of an area Knights of Columbus council when counting how many “Christmas dinner in a box” meals were…
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•January 12, 2022
Southern Regional, Stafford School Boards Reorganize, Approve Changes Due to Snow
During the Southern Regional and Stafford Township school board meetings of the past week, both entities approved changes to the school calendar after each district used several snow days last week…
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•January 12, 2022
McVey Picked as President of Pinelands Regional Board of Education
The 2022 reorganization meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education on Jan. 6 went very smoothly.
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•January 12, 2022
Two Young Stafford Basketballers Win at District Hoop Shoot, Advance to State Round
The gym was silent except for the sound of bouncing basketballs.
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•January 12, 2022
Former Board of Education Member Makes Quick Comeback
Although Michael Hickey did not seek re-election in last November’s Barnegat Township Board of Education election race, he is back on the board after being appointed to replace Alicia Bivins during a…
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•January 12, 2022
Two of Governor’s Appointees to Pinelands Commission Serve Industry
During the lame duck session of the New Jersey state Legislature, two controversial appointments by Gov. Phil Murphy to the Pinelands Commission were approved by the state Senate.
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•January 12, 2022
DCA Awards Recreation Grants to Little Egg Harbor, Stafford and Surf City
The N.J. Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Local Government Services has announced the award of $10 million in Local Recreation Improvement Grants to counties, municipalities and school…
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•January 12, 2022
Little Egg Harbor BOE Reorganization Meeting Polite Despite Underlying Tension
It didn’t take much time for a split in the 2022 Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education to emerge.
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•January 12, 2022
Tuckerton Borough Council Reorganizes
Professional appointments, committee appointments and council duties were assigned during the Tuckerton Borough Council reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day.
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•January 12, 2022
Ocean County Prosecutor Joins Opioid Prescription Initiative
The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is increasing its commitment to fighting the statewide opioid epidemic by teaming with the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey to provide free opioid…
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•January 12, 2022
Recycled Content Bill Passes NJ Assembly and Senate
On Monday, Jan. 11, the New Jersey Assembly and Senate voted to approve Bill S2515/A4676, which would mandate an increase in post-consumer recycled content in a variety of packaging products. This…
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•January 12, 2022
LBI Health Department Continues to Offer All Available COVID-19 Immunizations
The country is currently experiencing another surge in COVID-19 infections, “at a rate and speed that we have not encountered during this pandemic,” noted Health Officer Daniel Krupinski of the Long…
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•January 10, 2022
Area Experiences Snowy Start to 2022
It took one day for Southern Ocean County to easily surpass the total snowfall accumulations for the last two winters when Winter Storm Frida (so named by the Weather Channel) hit the area Jan. 3…
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•January 4, 2022
Stafford Reorganizes, Welcomes Two New Faces
Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre and the six-person municipal council were individually sworn in for a new term beginning Jan. 1.
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•January 3, 2022
Snow Day at the Shore
‘Happy’ the pony at Forest Edge Farm in Little Egg Harbor (Photo by Sarah Hodgson)
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•January 3, 2022
Congressman Van Drew Installs New Committeemen at Little Egg Reorganization
Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew traveled to Little Egg Harbor on New Year’s Day to install new Committeeman Daniel Maxwell and re-elected Committeeman Blaise Scibetta, give the oath of office to…
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•December 30, 2021
Ocean County COVID-19 Numbers Exploding
Thanks to the Omicron variant, the still lingering Delta, holiday travel and families gathering for Christmas, COVID-19 is raging in the United States and in many European countries.
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•December 30, 2021
Southern Regional Food Drive Reveal, Christmas Celebration a Special Way to End Year
Editor’s Note: Last week, reporter David Biggy went inside Southern Regional High School for a look at its annual food drive to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. This is the second of two…
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•December 29, 2021
People Asked Not to Visit Emergency Room for COVID Tests
Hackensack Meridian reminds people that the hospital emergency room should not be considered a primary destination to get a COVID test or if they have mild to moderate COVID symptoms.
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•December 29, 2021
Southern Regional High School’s Food Drive a Mammoth Team Effort and Labor of Love
Editor’s Note: Last week, reporter David Biggy went inside Southern Regional High School for a look at its annual food drive to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. This is the first of two…
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•December 28, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Car Thefts Related to Larger Ring of Thefts
The Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department is investigating two motor vehicle thefts that occurred the week of Dec. 16 in retail parking lots. The thefts are believed to be part of a larger…
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•December 28, 2021
Coast Guard Rescues Three From Boat Stranded in Little Egg Harbor
The Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a grounded pleasure craft near the entrance of Little Egg Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 26.
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•December 28, 2021
Fire at Pirates Cove Termed Accidental
A three-alarm fire at Pirates Cove on Osborn Island in Little Egg Harbor Township on Dec. 24 was limited to one unit only, thanks to the work of the volunteer firefighters of Little Egg Harbor and…
