News
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•July 28, 2021
Car Burglaries Reported in Mystic Island
Little Egg Harbor had several car burglaries and a vehicle theft last month.
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•July 28, 2021
Another Virus Currently Making a Comeback
The battle against COVID-19 has had some unintended consequences.
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•July 26, 2021
NJ Drivers Beware: Text Messages From MVC a Scam
Cyber thieves are targeting New Jersey drivers with fake test messages claiming the sender is from the state Motor Vehicle Commission, according to state cybersecurity officials.
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•July 25, 2021
Dredge Project Seeks to Prove Materials Can Fortify Beaches
In Barnegat Inlet, not far from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, the dredge Murden has been at work for nearly two weeks suctioning sand from the seabed before unloading it nearshore off Harvey…
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•July 22, 2021
One-Day, 200-Mile Bike Ride – Surf City to Barnegat Light, and Repeat – Raises Money for Cancer Research
At midnight on July 6, two days before his 71st birthday, Glenn Toner climbed onto his bike outside his Surf City home and pedaled north. For the next 17 hours and 20 minutes, he cycled back and…
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•July 22, 2021
Emotions Run High as Surf City Square Dominates Council Meeting
The first in-person Surf City Borough Council meeting in more than a year was standing room only and spilled out of the meeting room into the hallway with emotions running high as officials and…
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•July 22, 2021
Volunteers Install Shell Bags Off Mordecai Island
Last weekend, volunteers with the Mordecai Land Trust and ReClam the Bay planted shell bags around the shoreline of Mordercai Island, off Beach Haven.
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•July 22, 2021
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Array Will Steer Clear of LBI for Now
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind’s array of 111 turbines will be built in the southernmost portion of the company’s federal lease, 12 miles off Absecon Inlet, and probably will not be visible to Long…
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•July 22, 2021
Recreational Boating Incidents Spiked as Public Sought Refuge From Pandemic
The number of recreational boating accidents, injuries and deaths on the water across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly higher than in 2019, while there was a slight decline…
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•July 21, 2021
Gap Widening Between GOP and Democrats Concerning Solar and Wind Energy
Republicans and Democrats deeply disagree about almost everything these days.
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•July 21, 2021
Medica Named New Southern Regional High School Principal
Southern Regional High School has a new principal as the district enters the 2021-22 school year.
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•July 21, 2021
Tuckerton Delays Bulkhead Ordinance
A contingent of Tuckerton waterfront residents were disappointed at the Tuckerton Borough Council meeting Monday night when the introduction of a new bulkhead ordinance was tabled until the next…
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•July 21, 2021
COVID-19 Down But Not Out in Ocean County
For the past couple of months, COVID-19 had almost disappeared from out nation’s headlines. Not anymore.
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•July 21, 2021
Barnegat Light Considers Bayside Leeway for Building Height
Barnegat Light is in the talking stages of setting a new base ground height for measuring new construction along the lower-lying Bayview Avenue. Property owners’ ground levels have gotten flooded in…
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•July 21, 2021
Vehicle Stolen From Long Beach Township Crashes in Ship Bottom
A car stolen from Long Beach Township at approximately 1:46 a.m. Monday, July 19, subsequently crashed close to the entrance to the Causeway Bridge in Ship Bottom. Local police responded, and the…
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•July 21, 2021
Stafford Township Aces 2020 Audit; Manahopkin, Cardboard Boat Regatta Announced
Stafford Township received a glowing report on its 2020 audit from Jerry Conaty of the Red Bank-based firm of Holman, Frenia and Allison. His report to the town came later than normal due to delays…
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•July 21, 2021
Centenarian Receives Honor
World War II veteran Walter Radcliffe of Manahawkin turned 100 years old on July 10; he was honored with a proclamation at the July 13 Stafford Township council meeting.
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•July 21, 2021
Stafford Won’t Budge on Jennifer Lane Boat Slips; Skate Park, Feather Flag Topics Revisited
The mystery of the Jennifer Lane boat slips has been solved, according to Stafford Township Attorney Dennis Galvin. But that won’t stop Gary and Diane Mazzacca from fighting for what they believe is…
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•July 21, 2021
Barnegat Boy’s Death Leads to Abuse Charge and Cries of ‘Justice For Corey’
A Barnegat man was recently charged with endangering the welfare of child and jailed after police said they discovered evidence of him abusing his 6-year-old son in the township on March 20. The boy…
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•July 21, 2021
Stafford Township Fire Department Welcomes Newest Ladder Truck
About a year after the governing body approved its purchase, Stafford Volunteer Fire Co. Station 47’s new truck arrived on July 16, much to the delight of Chief Bill O’Neill.
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•July 19, 2021
Surflight Theatre, Cruisin’ Tikis LBI to Appear on ‘Good Morning America’
Long Beach Island is attracting TV news crews as well as tourists this summer, and not just from local network affiliates from Philadelphia and New York City. LBI is going national.
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•July 18, 2021
Gun Range Shot Down: Stafford Capitulates to Public Pressure Over Latest Plan
In response to public outcry over the proposed location of a police firearms range near the Island Woods Estates development, Stafford Township officials have decided to scrap the plan and go back to…
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•July 17, 2021
Community Involvement Excites Coast Guard Post-COVID
The year of the pandemic wasn’t just 12 months of firsts related to COVID-19. It also marked the first year for Chief Warrant Officer Adam Murray as commanding officer for Coast Guard Station…
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•July 15, 2021
Compassion Café’s National Coverage Prompts Surge in Support
After MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhl’s story on Beach Haven’s Compassion Café reached TV and online audiences July 2, a viewer was inspired to anonymously donate $10,000 to the project. Then Mike…
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•July 15, 2021
Salvaged Andrea Doria Foghorn to Blow in Beach Haven for First Time in 65 Years
The foghorn from the shipwrecked S.S. Andrea Doria, widely considered to be “hallowed ground” and the birthplace of present-day Northeast Atlantic wreck diving techniques, has been raised from the…
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•July 15, 2021
Residents Celebrate Preservation of Harvey Cedars Tract
Champagne bottles were opened at the end of James Street in Harvey Cedars during the evening of July 2, as area homeowners celebrated the recent announcement from the borough that the 3.4-acre…
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•July 15, 2021
World War II Veteran Celebrates 100th at Barnegat VFW
Walter Radcliffe was a sailor aboard the USS Isherwood when it got hit by Japanese kamikaze pilots during an Okinawa invasion in March 1945. On that day, Radcliffe was assigned to a gun turret…
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•July 15, 2021
New Ship Bottom Taxpayers Group Tackles Safety, Beautification in Borough
Keeping the 28th Street traffic signal on Long Beach Boulevard in Ship Bottom fully functioning all year is one of the focus areas of the newly minted Ship Bottom Taxpayers’ Association during its…
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•July 15, 2021
Stephanie Ruhle Reflects on COVID’s Impact on Family, Work, LBI, Economy, Community
“I worked remotely from my home on LBI for about nine months, and then I went back to NYC after my whole family got COVID and I needed to be close to my doctors,” MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle said…
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•July 14, 2021
Rising Demand and OPEC Fuel Gasoline Price Increases
According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of unleaded regular in the U.S. has increased 40% since the beginning of the year, rising from $2.25 on Jan. 1 to $3.147 on June 12. The increase in…
