News
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•August 4, 2021
Barnegat Announces 20th Anniversary 9/11 Commemoration
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 4, 2021
The Amazing Saga of ‘Kiki the Bear’
The story of Kiki the Bear would make a wonderful children’s book, sort of a goulash of “Winnie the Pooh,” “Where’s Waldo,” “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” and the Beatles’ “Magical Mystery…
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•August 4, 2021
NJ Congressman Cheers House’s Passage of His Offshore Drilling Ban
Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (N.J.-6th Dist.) is applauding recent House passage of an appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2022 that includes his provision to ban offshore drilling in specific areas…
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•August 4, 2021
Beach Haven Neighborhood Watch in the Works
Beach Haven is inviting residents to become part of a Neighborhood Watch program, which was launched last month.
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•August 4, 2021
Summer Enrichment Underway in Barnegat Schools
The Barnegat Township School District recently launched its new summer enrichment program with nearly 400 students enrolled in the in-person summer learning experience. The program was developed to…
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•August 4, 2021
Cannabis Businesses Banned in Beach Haven
Beach Haven has joined area municipalities in banning the sale, manufacture and cultivating of marijuana in the borough.
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•August 4, 2021
Ocean County Now Accepting More Plastics, Paper, Metal in Curbside Recycling Bins
Paperboard and chipboard, which include cereal boxes, tissue boxes and paper towel rolls; aluminum foil and trays; and #5 plastics – think yogurt and butter containers – are among the new materials…
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•August 4, 2021
Long Beach Township Recognizes Members of Beach Patrol for Lifesaving Efforts
On July 9, several members of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol responded to an unresponsive female – not breathing, no pulse – in a chair on the 117th Street beach in the township’s Haven Beach…
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•August 3, 2021
Barnegat Police Investigating Car Thefts
Five motor vehicles were stolen in the early morning hours on July 31 from outside of residences in the Pheasant Run, Horizons and Heritage Point North developments, Barnegat Township police reported.
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•August 2, 2021
COVID-19 Numbers Continue Rising in Ocean County
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ocean County continues to climb.
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•August 2, 2021
Barnegat Light Bay Beach Reopens After Closures
The Barnegat Light 25th Street bay beach remained open this week with water quality levels returned to state standards. But further advanced testing will be done to try to pinpoint a source for…
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•July 31, 2021
Harvey Cedars Rescue Boat Mysteriously Disappears, Then Found
A Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol rescue boat itself had to be rescued when it inexplicably ended up in the ocean.
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•July 30, 2021
Weather Service Confirms EF2 Tornado Hit High Bar Harbor
The National Weather Service confirmed an EF2 tornado with peak winds at 115 mph hit High Bar Harbor on July 29.
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•July 30, 2021
Tornado Leaves Trail of Destruction in High Bar Harbor
“If it was during the day, we would have seen it coming,” marveled the owner of one of 35 damaged houses in the High Bar Harbor section of Long Beach Township the morning after an EF2 tornado skipped…
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•July 30, 2021
NJ State Oyster Shell Recycling Program Takes Cues From Long Beach Township
In honoring the Long Beach Township Oyster Shell Recycling Program with an award for leadership last year, the state Department of Environmental Protection described the initiative, which diverts…
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•July 29, 2021
Disabled Boat Washes Up in Harvey Cedars
A 36-foot trawler-style boat grounded on the Sussex Street beach in Harvey Cedars after experiencing engine failure late Sunday night.
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•July 29, 2021
Coast Guard Helo Ops Training a Team Effort
About 5 miles offshore of Barnegat Light in flat conditions, a Coast Guard crew of five and two visitors waited on a 47-foot motor lifeboat for the hum of rotors to break the silence of the midsummer…
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•July 28, 2021
Commerce on the Beach Rule Under Review
For most small businesses, 2020 was a year of reinvention, of finding innovative ways to engage with consumers – regulars and newcomers – amid pandemic restrictions. Many business owners looked to…
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•July 28, 2021
Offshore Wind Fight Shifts to New York Bight as Scallop Industry Calls for Changes
Saying the proposed offshore wind lease areas in the New York Bight need to be reconsidered to reduce the impact to scallops and scallop fishermen, industry advocates and scallop fishermen called for…
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•July 28, 2021
Beach Haven West Lagoon Study Shows Dredging Could Remove 800,000 Cubic Yards
The Mill Creek Park pavilion overflowed on Tuesday, July 20, with residents interested in hearing the results of the 2020 Beach Haven West lagoon study as presented by Stafford Township Mayor Greg…
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•July 28, 2021
Martin and Bonicky Selected to Join Pinelands Regional Board of Education
The Pinelands Regional Board of Education selected two new members at its July meeting.
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•July 28, 2021
Series of Thunderstorms Batter Region
Wednesday, July 21 was a wet one as a series of heavy thunderstorms drenched the Southern Ocean County area. Michael Silva, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Mount Holly said Stafford…
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•July 28, 2021
Tuckerton Elementary Hires New Teachers
The Tuckerton Elementary Board of Education meeting on July 26 welcomed two new teachers to the school: Kristen Zafonte to teach preschool and Hayley Oliver to teach fifth grade. This is Zafonte’s…
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•July 28, 2021
Drug Raid Yields Huge Amount of Pain Medication
A Barnegat Township couple were arrested last week following a raid at their home that resulted in the seizure of more than 40,000 pain medication pills.
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•July 28, 2021
9th District Delegation to Vote Against Dog Leashing and Fencing Bill
Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the 9th Legislative District are voicing their opposition to Bill A-2401, the “Responsible Dog Ownership…
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•July 28, 2021
Genetic Testing Solves a Family’s Medical Mystery
When Caren Leib was a young child growing up in Union County, her family knew something was not quite right. She had physical and intellectual developmental disabilities along with seizures. Her…
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•July 28, 2021
Green Drinks Gathers Again on Aug. 3
Environmentally minded people are welcome to stop by for refreshments and conversation on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at the Mainland Holiday Inn in Manahawkin from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is sponsored by…
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•July 28, 2021
Ocean County COVID-19 Numbers Continue Rising
The uptick in positive COVID-19 test results continues to rise in Ocean County.
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•July 28, 2021
Bill Expands Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans
A legislative initiative to benefit disabled veterans, introduced by Sen. Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove of the 9th District, has been signed into law. The…
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•July 28, 2021
ShopRite Gift Cards Benefit Surf City Emergency Volunteer Services
The year of the pandemic was hard for everyone, and volunteer emergency services were no different. Still, they answered the call and continue to do so despite the lack of fundraisers that allow them…
