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•September 1, 2021
Beach Haven Tennis Crew Wraps Up Season
On Aug. 18, the Beach Haven Tennis Crew held their annual Mix-It-Up Rowdy Robin Tournament. This year the event had a trifold mission: dedicate the new courts at Pearl Street, support Compassion Café…
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•September 1, 2021
NJ Education Officials Greenlight LBI District Merger, Sale of LBI School
The N.J. Department of Education recently signed off on the LBI Consolidated School District’s plans to merge all students and staff into the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School and sell off the LBI…
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•September 1, 2021
Beach Haven Tweaks Invasive Plant Ordinance
An ordinance intended to crack down on invasive plants in Beach Haven was reintroduced at a borough council agenda meeting Aug. 30. The ordinance, which was part of a new chapter in the borough’s…
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•September 1, 2021
Police Officer to Join Barnegat School Board
For the third time in less than a year, the Barnegat Township Board of Education has had to replace a resigning member.
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•September 1, 2021
Few LBI Beaches Guarded Following Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend, with the decline in guarded beaches…
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•September 1, 2021
School Board to Governor: Nix Max Mandate
Last week, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a resolution urging Gov. Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Department of Education to rescind all mandatory provisions within Executive Order…
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•September 1, 2021
Teachers Start BookSmiles Chapter in Little Egg Harbor
BookSmiles Down the Shore is the name of a chapter of the nonprofit BookSmiles recently started by Pinelands Regional Junior High School teacher Suzanne Klagholz with help from Frog Pond and…
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•August 26, 2021
Henri Wreaks Havoc on Ship Bottom Roads
People in Ship Bottom woke up on Sunday morning to impassable and inundated roadways following an overnight deluge from Hurricane Henri that dumped up to 6½ inches of rain and caused widespread…
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•August 26, 2021
Increasing Cases of Unemployment Fraud Prompt Action From Ocean County, 9th District
Earlier this summer, Gerry Little, deputy director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, received a notification from the state Division of Unemployment Insurance in regard to – according to…
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•August 26, 2021
Feds Seek Comment on NJ Back Bay Risk Management Study
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on its New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, conducted in conjunction with the N.J. Department of Environmental…
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•August 26, 2021
Bayview Park Welcomes Nonprofit Hearts of Mercy for Summer Fun
About 25 youngsters gathered in Bayview Park in Brant Beach last Thursday afternoon for fun in the sun, and in the water – with stand-up paddleboards, kayaks and the always-popular giant swan float…
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•August 26, 2021
Stafford Awaits Decision on Preschool Expansion Grant
Several years ago, when the Stafford Township School District initially pursued a grant from the state to expand its preschool program, lessons were learned that ultimately forced the district to…
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•August 25, 2021
Surfers Count Waves, Raise Money for Addiction Recovery Community
There have been a lot of waves ridden on LBI this summer … a whole lot of waves. The weather pattern and sandbars have set up for countless days of ridable surf. In addition to the thousands of…
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•August 25, 2021
COVID-19 Numbers Still Rising in Ocean County
When you own a stock and the charts show its price going straight up, you get excited.
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•August 25, 2021
Opposition to Hotel in Tuckerton Builds
It was a full house at Tuckerton Borough Hall on Thursday, Aug. 19 when an application for a 23-room hotel in the woods off Wood Street was to be heard. Residents from Wood, Railroad Avenue and the…
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•August 25, 2021
Barnegat Plans 9/11 20th Anniversary Remembrance
Barnegat Township is planning a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, Sept. 11 beginning at 8 a.m. at the high school football field.
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•August 25, 2021
Mystic Shores Retirement Community Getting Electric Service Upgrade
Mystic Shores, a senior residential community of 340 homes located in Little Egg Harbor Township, is due for an electric grid update.
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•August 25, 2021
Pro-Cannabis Group States Its Case to Beach Haven
A group of partners has launched a campaign in a “continued effort to educate and expand our common understanding related to cannabis” along with introducing a proposed dispensary concept for Beach…
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•August 25, 2021
Majority of Pinelands Regional Parents Object to Mask Requirement
Pinelands Regional School District Superintendent Melissa McCooley told the district’s board of education at its Aug. 17 meeting that the administration had conducted a school opening survey of…
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•August 25, 2021
Causeway Project Includes Additional Lane on Barnegat Avenue South
While there are some inbound traffic changes coming to the entrance of Long Beach Island, some things will remain the same when the Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project wraps up in a couple…
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•August 25, 2021
Cornhole Tournament to Aid Junior Firefighter’s Recovery From Spinal Injury
Next month, the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is hosting an event to help one of its one after he suffered a significant spinal cord injury earlier this summer.
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•August 25, 2021
Significant Percentage of Area School Staff Already Vaccinated
Two weeks before the 2021-22 school year is set to begin, Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday announced all faculty and staff at public, private, parochial, charter and renaissance schools must be vaccinated…
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•August 25, 2021
Presbyterian Minister Focuses on Social Need
The Rev. Jeanie Collins has always been focused on the Big Questions: why are we here, what is my purpose, why do bad things happen? In her ministry to students at Rutgers University, RUSpiritual…
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•August 25, 2021
Barnegat Police Captain Is SMIP Graduate
Barnegat Township Police Capt. Jason Carroll recently graduated from the Police Executive Research Forum’s elite, three-week Senior Management Institute for Police.
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•August 25, 2021
Congressman’s Telephone Town Hall Offers Tips to Avoid Scams
If today is your birthday and you’re on Facebook, you are likely getting many messages congratulating you on your big day.
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•August 25, 2021
Southern Regional Joins Effort Urging Governor to Rescind Mask Mandate
At the start of the summer, Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry was excited about the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.
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•August 24, 2021
Certain Immunocompromised Qualify for Third Dose of COVID Vaccine
Individuals with moderate to severe compromised immune systems can now receive a third dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, as recently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and…
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•August 24, 2021
Donation Expands Long Beach Township’s ‘Gator’ Service
In 2015, Long Beach Township identified a need for some type of transportation to help senior citizens and individuals with disabilities reach the ocean beach in the summer, particularly in spots…
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•August 23, 2021
Teen Out in the Forefront as ReClam the Bay Volunteer
When Ellie Sawyer comes down to Long Beach Island from North Jersey during the summer, fun in the sun and surf aren’t her only priorities. For nearly half of her 15 years, Sawyer has been an eager…
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•August 21, 2021
Architect Gym Wilson Reflects on 43 Years of Building at the Beach
For many, the experience of being at the shore is defined by beach houses, whether that means the excitement of finding the perfect rental, the warmth of piling relatives into the old family home or…
