News
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•August 19, 2021
Current Paint Job Is One of Many Layers of Old Coast Guard Building’s Preservation
Barnegat Light’s distinctive town hall is as historic as it looks in its stately presence on East Seventh Street. In the post-wartime generation of the 1940s and beyond, kids looked at it in awe as…
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•August 19, 2021
Eagleswood Board Approves Two New Hangars, New Fuel Tank at Eagles Nest Airport
Not a single member of the community showed up at the Aug. 10 Eagleswood Township Land Use Board meeting to oppose Eagles Nest Airport’s preliminary and final major site plan application to build two…
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•August 19, 2021
Stafford Councilman: ‘Facts Matter’ in Mask Mandate Debate
A resolution was on the governing body’s consent agenda at the Aug. 10 meeting of the Stafford Township mayor and council that urged Gov. Murphy to eliminate the in-school mask mandate. But…
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•August 19, 2021
Barnegat Light Proposes New Lot Rules West of Central Ave.
For drainage purposes to avert flooding, an ordinance was introduced in Barnegat Light that would require certain lot heights west of Central Avenue for new construction or major alterations.
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•August 18, 2021
Ocean Mental Health Services Unveils New Depression-Fighting Magnetic Therapy System
The blue and white balloons and ribbon outside Ocean Mental Health Services in Manahawkin this week officially welcomed a piece of equipment that can help people struggling with major depressive…
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•August 18, 2021
Weekly, Seasonal Badge Sales Keep Surf City Ahead of 2020 Figures
Beach revenue in Surf City is $111,748 ahead of overall badge sales for the same time as last year, despite a decline in the sale of daily badges this summer.
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•August 18, 2021
Wildflowers at The Lighthouse Dog Show ’Happiest’ One Ever
Wildflowers by the Lighthouse’s 20th annual Dog Show took place on Thursday, Aug. 12 in Barnegat Light and drew a near-record crowd of spectators and dog participants. On all counts, it was a great…
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•August 18, 2021
Family, Patriotism at Heart of Flagpole Donation
Sometimes the stars align, and everything falls beautifully into place. That’s what happened this summer in Surf City after John Tilton donated a flagpole to commemorate his father and brother, the…
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•August 18, 2021
Man Who Shot at a Tuckerton Police Officer in 2019 Will Serve 15 Years
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Aug. 13, Miguel Angel-Villegas, 31, of New Haven, Conn. pleaded guilty to attempted murder as well as hindering apprehension relative to…
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•August 18, 2021
Positive Attitudes at Southern Regional High School May Rise Higher Under New Principal
At one time in his life, or perhaps many times, Joe Medica probably couldn’t envision himself sitting behind the desk in the principal’s office of a school building. Given his own experience, it’s…
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•August 18, 2021
Tennis Tournament Remembers Rita McGoff
On Aug. 10, a group of friends were having fun playing tennis at the Pearl Street courts in Beach Haven, but Rita McGoff was on their minds and hearts.
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•August 18, 2021
Menendez, Booker Back Offshore Wind Bill to Boost Development, Jobs
New Jersey’s two U.S. senators and their colleagues from Massachusetts introduced a bill earlier this month that will boost offshore wind development while creating new, green jobs.
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•August 18, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Rejects Bids for Dredging
Three contractors’ bids for the Mystic Island West Phase 1 and Atlantis maintenance dredging projects were rejected because they came in too high, but Little Egg Harbor Township has since heard from…
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•August 18, 2021
Tuckerton Delays Dredging Bond Ordinance Again
Waterfront residents from Tuckerton Beach were again disappointed when the Tuckerton Borough Council delayed the bond ordinance to dredge lagoons until September. Councilman Brian Martin said the…
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•August 18, 2021
GoFundMe Started for Former Restaurant Owner
When he owned a restaurant in Barnegat Township, Jon Serpico did much more than feed customers. He generously provided hot meals for public works employees and police officers when working around the…
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•August 18, 2021
Stafford Planning Board Approves Development of New Building for Orthodontics Practice
After joining the team at Southern Ocean Orthodontics 11 years ago, Dr. John Paul Butler couldn’t wait for the day to develop a more unique space to treat patients.
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•August 18, 2021
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Rallies for North America’s Tiniest Turtle
“Despite early recognition as an endangered species in New Jersey, population estimates for Glyptemys muhlenbergii, more commonly known as the bog turtle, are less than half what they were in 1974…
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•August 18, 2021
Barnegat to State: Re-Evaluate School Mask Mandate
The Barnegat Township School District is asking the state to reevaluate its recent mandate requiring all New Jersey students in kindergarten through 12th grade to wear masks in school this fall…
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•August 17, 2021
Congressman Kim Holding Telephone Town Hall on Cybersecurity
Third District Congressman Andy Kim, who represents half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township, will discuss cybersecurity and internet scams in a telephone town hall starting at 5:30…
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•August 17, 2021
Board Reauthorizes Attorney as Negotiator for Sale of LBI School
The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education reauthorized its attorney to negotiate the sale of the LBI Grade School on its behalf at its Aug. 17 meeting, despite having no potential buyer…
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•August 17, 2021
Pace of New COVID-19 Cases in Ocean County Picking Up Speed
Ocean County had 952 new cases of COVID-19 in the week ending on Aug. 16, according to the Ocean County Health Department.
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•August 16, 2021
LBI Emergency Services Team Up for Water Rescue
The Ship Bottom and Surf City volunteer fire companies, along with members of the Beach Haven First Aid Squad, responded to a call of an unconscious individual in the bay waters off West 16th Street…
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•August 15, 2021
Water They Doing Up There?: New Look for Peahala Park Tower
In mid-February, refurbishment began on Long Beach Township’s Peahala Park water tower, on the bay side of Long Beach Boulevard near the Acme supermarket. As LBT Water/Sewer Department Superintendent…
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•August 12, 2021
Family Thanks Harvey Cedars Police Sergeant for Saving a Life
A Harvey Cedars family is extremely grateful for the quick actions of a borough police officer, believing his prompt response saved the life of a 73-year-old man who was riding a bicycle when struck…
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•August 12, 2021
View From the Top Is Summer Highlight Again
Step up to the panoramic view at Barnegat Lighthouse, which reopened for climbing on Saturday, Aug. 7 on National Lighthouse Day. Freshly cleaned after a year’s closure during COVID, railings…
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•August 12, 2021
Police Remain Vigilant, and Urge Residents to Lock Up, Following LBI Car Thefts
As a result of the recent vehicle thefts and burglaries throughout the Long Beach Island region, all of which are still being investigated, the Stafford Township Police Department has launched its “9…
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•August 12, 2021
Studies of Protected Shark Species Ongoing
Keith Dunton, a marine biologist and assistant professor at Monmouth University, has been engaged in tagging endangered sharks off the New Jersey coast to quantify how they survive after being landed…
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•August 11, 2021
Twins Dug In for Town Beautification
Identical twins Charlie (“Chuck”) and Bill Bishop, recently turned 70, were thanked by the borough of Ship Bottom for a quarter-century of all that goes into growing gardens to beautify the borough.
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•August 11, 2021
AAA Warns Miles-To-Go Displays Can Be Inaccurate
Running out of gas while driving is embarrassing and, in some cases, dangerous.
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•August 11, 2021
NOAA Thinks Hurricane Season Will Be Worse Than Originally Expected
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center updated its 2021 Atlantic hurricane season forecast on Aug. 4.
