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•May 26, 2021
Maritime Museum Selling Donor Bricks
Beginning on Tuesday, June 1, the Museum of New Jersey Maritime History in Beach Haven will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free; donations are welcome.
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•May 26, 2021
NJ Assembly Passes 9th District’s Veterans Initiative
The full N.J. General Assembly has passed legislation introduced by Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the 9th Legislative District that would…
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•May 26, 2021
Pinelands Commission to Acquire Grasslands Habitat
This year the New Jersey Pinelands Commission will focus on protecting grassland habitats and mitigating the impacts of climate change in its new round of funding for land acquisitions in the…
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•May 26, 2021
Beach Haven First Aid Squad: Ordinance Still Problematic
Although an ordinance that would put the borough of Beach Haven in charge of conducting background checks for the Beach Haven First Aid Squad has undergone changes since its introduction in March…
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•May 26, 2021
Ship Bottom Land Use Board OK’s Measure to Ban Cannabis Businesses
By a vote of 513 to 288, more than half of the registered voters in Ship Bottom said yes to the state measure legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes last November, according Jim Bishop, a Ship…
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•May 26, 2021
Harvey Cedars Grant to Help Disabled With Beach Access
Harvey Cedars recently received a $34,000 Ocean County Community Development block grant for improving beach access for the disabled and accessibility equipment.
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•May 26, 2021
Ocean County College Offers Innovative Addictions Counseling Programs
The Addictions Counseling Certificate of Completion program at Ocean County College provides a solid first step for students who want to become drug and alcohol counselors, and provides the mandatory…
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•May 26, 2021
Barnegat Police Win Special Olympics ‘Snow Bowl’
A team of Barnegat Township police officers recently took home the Snow Bowl championship in an event that supports Special Olympics New Jersey.
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•May 26, 2021
Stafford Leaders Divided 5-2 on Question of Recreational Cannabis
Last year’s ballot referendum to legalize recreational pot in New Jersey passed with 67% of the vote at the state level and with 64% of the vote in Stafford Township – but the governing body has…
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•May 24, 2021
New Rules Keep Demand for Pickleball Courts In Bounds in Barnegat Light
Last year, there were some tense times for players just trying to score a spot on Barnegat Light’s pickleball courts. Vacationing renters and many year-rounders naturally wanted to exercise the right…
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•May 23, 2021
LBI Cultural Fabric Part of Surf City Opposition to Offshore Wind Farms
Citing socio-economic/cultural, environmental and safety concerns, Surf City Councilman Peter Hartney penned the borough’s objections to the proposed Atlantic Shores Wind Farm to the federal Bureau…
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•May 21, 2021
Legion, VFW Host Memorial Day Service at Gazebo Park
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts of Barnegat Township will hold a Memorial Day service on Sunday, May 30, beginning 10 a.m. at Frederick Watts Gazebo Park on the corner of East…
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•May 21, 2021
Work on New Ship Bottom Municipal Complex Can Begin
Construction of a new Ship Bottom municipal complex has the OK to move forward after Ocean County Superior Court Judge Ronald Brenner upheld his previous ruling pending an appeal by the plaintiff in…
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•May 20, 2021
Township Land Use Board Hears Applications for Mr. Tee’s, Kubel’s Too and Hagler’s Marina Lots
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board, at its Zoom meeting last Wednesday night, May 12, heard applications related to three businesses on LBI, including a request for minor subdivision of the…
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•May 20, 2021
With Second Notice of Violations at The Boatyard, Developer Sues Stafford, DEP
Continued work at Causeway Marina and The Boatyard last summer following a notice of violation from the state Department of Environmental Protection resulted in a stop work order being issued by…
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•May 20, 2021
Over 600 Acres Consumed in Little Egg Harbor Forest Fire
A fire in Bass River State Forest that threatened 900 acres on Sunday night was 40% contained by 10 a.m. Monday morning.
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•May 20, 2021
Ocean County Library Presentation Wins Over Skeptics in Stafford, at Least Until Updated Cost Analysis
With a lower cost estimate for the construction of the new Stafford library branch, reduced to $9.7 million from the initial $12 million, the governing body is now unified in favor of moving forward…
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•May 19, 2021
Union Rep Opposes Cannabis Business Ban Ordinances
A United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 152 representative from Blackwood was the only individual to comment during public hearings May 12 on Surf City’s and Barnegat Light’s ordinances…
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•May 19, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Raises Taxes in 2021-22 Budget
Little Egg Harbor’s $24,479,062 municipal budget for 2021-22 calls for a local tax levy of $19,378,350, meaning a tax increase of 2.9 cents, raising the tax rate to 83 cents per $100 of assessed…
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•May 19, 2021
Red Knot Migration Study Aids Development of Atlantic Shores Wind Farm Lease Area
New Jersey Audubon has joined an effort to track red knot migration as part of the second phase of a study partnership among Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, the Wildlife Restoration Partnerships and…
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•May 19, 2021
SKYWARN Video Could Be Good Viewing Even If You Don’t Want to Volunteer
Keep your eyes on the sky. Not for seeking out alien spacecraft, although that’s always goofy fun. Nor for checking out planets or stars, although taking a telescope or even a good pair of binoculars…
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•May 19, 2021
New Jersey Natural Gas Defends Rate Hike Proposal and Controversial Pipelines
New Jersey Natural Gas is justifying its proposed nearly 25% rate increase in the wake of criticism by the Ocean County Board of Commissioners.
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•May 19, 2021
Alzheimers, Dementia Series Running in June
The Ocean County Library, in partnership with the Greater New Jersey Alzheimer’s Association, will present virtual programs every week in June to foster understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and…
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•May 19, 2021
Barnegat Youngster a Finalist in PDFNJ Competition
More than 1,000 fourth-grade students from across New Jersey showcased their artistic skill as part of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s Design a Fourth Grade Folder contest this year, but…
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•May 19, 2021
Harvey Cedars Says ‘No’ to Cannabis
Harvey Cedars recently joined other Southern Ocean County municipalities in adopting an ordinance to ban the sale, manufacture and cultivation farming of marijuana in the municipality.
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•May 19, 2021
Edwards School Building on the Agenda May 24
The Barnegat Township Board of Education is holding a special meeting on Monday, May 24 at 6 p.m. at Barnegat High School to discuss the future and the status of the Elizabeth V. Edwards School…
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•May 19, 2021
Fire Evacuation Route Completed in Barnegat
Barnegat Township Public Works crews have finished constructing an emergency evacuation path for residents of the Brighton at Barnegat and Pinewood Estates mobile home developments.
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•May 19, 2021
As Primary Election Nears, Stafford Officials Tout Accomplishments, Public Raises Various Concerns
During the council comment portion of the May 11 Stafford Township meeting, officials spent a little extra time accentuating the positive that has come from their 28 months in office so far.
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•May 19, 2021
Barnegat School Board Signs Off on $60.7 Million Budget
Late last month, the Barnegat Township Board of Education approved the 2021-22 budget, totaling $60,789,877. Steve Brennan, business administrator and board secretary, said the $1.1 million in…
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•May 19, 2021
Harvey Cedars Amends Noise Ordinance
At its meeting Monday, the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners adopted an amended noise ordinance that had been introduced last month.
