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•May 20, 2026
Compassion Café Serving Up Sixth Season With Singing
A business devoted to giving work opportunities to adolescents and adults with special needs has reopened for the season at the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven.
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•May 20, 2026
Garden Club Youth Committee Celebrates Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day in the United States was started by Anna Jarvis, who wished to honor her mother’s legacy of working to improve health conditions during the Civil War. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson…
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•May 20, 2026
Eagleswood Talks Upkeep Projects, Possible Recreation Path
At this month’s municipal meeting on Monday, May 18, Eagleswood Township Committeeman Patrick Benn reported he had met with the Ocean County Department of Engineering to discuss matters of import to…
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•May 20, 2026
Boat Permit System Launches Next Month in Surf City
A new gateless and cashless pay-to-launch system at the municipal boat ramp in Surf City is expected to be online by mid-June, borough officials announced May 13.
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•May 20, 2026
Ship Bottom Opens Playing Field for Public Space Input
Public input was on the agenda at a special Ship Bottom Borough Council meeting last week as officials sought advice on when, where and how officials spend the taxpayer-funded open space monies and…
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•May 20, 2026
Art, Music Show Has a Disney Theme
On May 6, the Beach Haven School presented its annual spring concert and art exhibit, “Brushes and Beats: Disney Edition,” in the Willits Hall Gymnasium. For one evening, the gym was transformed into…
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•May 20, 2026
Booker and Van Drew Have No Primary Opponents
There has been much talk about the 2026 midyear elections.
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•May 20, 2026
Route 72 Changes at Barnacle Drive on the Horizon
Years ago, the intersection of Route 72 and Barnacle Drive was identified as one spot within Stafford Township that created some unease with the police department.
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•May 17, 2026
2025 a Challenging Year for Coastal Nesting Ospreys
According to Ben Wurst, senior wildlife biologist with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, the 2025 nesting season for ospreys in the state began as it often did: Breeding adults returned to…
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•May 15, 2026
Sprucing Up the Entrance to LBI Built on Teamwork
The smell of salt air announces itself before the source of it comes into view, growing more pungent upon the approach to Ship Bottom, gateway to 18 miles of pristine sandy beaches and the shifting…
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•May 14, 2026
Recently Rehabilitated Gray Seal Pup on the Move Along the Coast
Just one week after a gray seal pup found in Harvey Cedars last winter was released at Brigantine Inlet following rehabilitation, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center was delighted to see how far she’d…
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•May 14, 2026
New Pavilion Proposed for Beach Haven Veterans Park
The Friends of Beach Haven have announced plans to erect a pavilion in Veterans Park. The project falls in line with the nonprofit organization’s goal to support the local community and aims to…
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•May 14, 2026
Barnegat Bay Gunning Clubs: History, Heritage Explored
Duck hunting has long been an essential thread woven into the fabric of Tuckerton and Barnegat Bay culture. Remnants of its “golden age” still stand today, and individual hunters, baymen, historians…
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•May 14, 2026
NJ Powers Up First Look at Utility Revamp to Cut Electric Costs
New Jersey officials flipped the switch on what regulators and energy experts say could be the state’s most consequential overhaul of utility rules in decades, generating a formal review of how…
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•May 13, 2026
Beach Haven Signs Off on $17.3 Million Budget
At its meeting on May 11, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted a 2026 municipal budget of $17,387,647.
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•May 13, 2026
Little Egg Harbor Adopts Local Schools Budget
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education approved the district’s 2026-27 budget at its April 28 meeting. The vote was 5-0 with board members Tiffany Middlecoop and Christine Snyder abstaining.
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•May 13, 2026
Barnegat School Budget at $81.6 Million
The Barnegat Township Board of Education has approved a 2026-27 school budget of $81,688,031, approximately $1.10 million higher than the spending plan in effect.
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•May 13, 2026
School Board Approves Southern Regional Budget for 2026-27
Despite continued increases for the cost of health benefits and salaries for teachers and staff as well as those for utilities, supplies and services, the Southern Regional School District will…
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•May 13, 2026
Long Beach Township Approves $36M. Budget
Long Beach Township has adopted its 2026 spending plan after presentation to the residents of the municipality and thorough review by the state. Residents will see varying tax impacts based on their…
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•May 13, 2026
Barnegat High School Students Show Artistic Prowess
Barnegat High School’s Advanced Placement Drawing students accepted the Teen Arts NJ’s new challenge – the Creative Change Makers competition. The students worked diligently on their entry, “Little…
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•May 13, 2026
Van Drew Wants Federal Gas Taxes Suspended for 18 Months
On Monday, May 11, President Trump said he wanted to suspend the federal tax on gasoline.
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•May 13, 2026
Early Hurricane Forecasts Predict Slightly Less Than Normal
For the first time since 2015, early Atlantic basin hurricane forecasts are calling for a slightly below-average season.
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•May 13, 2026
Stafford K-9 Duo Just Misses Top Spot in National Competition
A few seconds were the difference between Stafford Township Police Department Det. Zach Wiatrowski and his K-9 partner placing second or becoming national champions.
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•May 11, 2026
Ship Bottom Opens Discussion on Public Space May 14
Ship Bottom officials will host a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 14 to discuss the borough’s future open space. It will be informational only; no formal action will be taken. The public is…
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•May 11, 2026
Ship Bottom Drives Traffic Triage as Central Avenue Redesign Yields Hazards
Nearly a year after Central Avenue reopened as a full north-south artery to ease traffic flow, critics say it has only increased cut-throughs and raised speeds on residential roads north of Eighth…
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•May 8, 2026
Drug, Weapons Charges for Atlantic City Man
The Stafford Township Police Department continued to actively pursue various crimes committed within the township during recent weeks.
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•May 8, 2026
Salt Shack Proposal Hearing May 18 at LBI Elementary School
Take two of the Ship Bottom Land Use Board hearing on the proposed Salt Shack dining and entertainment venue at Hochstrasser’s Marina is expected to take place at the LBI Elementary School in Surf…
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•May 7, 2026
Bay House Arrives to New Spot on Cedar Run Dock Road
After its attention-grabbing journey across Manahawkin Bay, a former Surf City home reached its final Eagleswood resting spot on solid ground Monday morning. Owner Herschel Abbott watched in…
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•May 7, 2026
Ship Bottom Bike Path Plan Signals Relief for Peak Foot, Cyclist Traffic
Summer swell isn’t just the stretch of bigger, steadier waves; it also hits as pedestrians and bicyclists crowd local roadways already choked with vehicular traffic in Ship Bottom, where a proposed…
