News
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•May 19, 2021
New Grant Helps Protect Shorebirds and Horseshoe Crabs
May is high time for the arrival of migratory shorebirds making their annual stopover in New Jersey, as horseshoe crabs spawn along the beaches. Throughout the state, Shorebird Steward volunteers and…
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•May 19, 2021
Barnegat Light Passes Half-Cent Tax Increase
A municipal budget with a half-cent increase was passed by Barnegat Light Borough Council, and a new rule will impose a fine on homeowners who don’t activate their new digital water meters by the…
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•May 19, 2021
Beach Haven Taxpayers Group Has Wind Energy Forum on Website
A video and audio recording of a forum held last month via Zoom by the Beach Haven Taxpayers Association on offshore wind energy is now available on the association’s website, bhtaxpayers.org. All…
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•May 19, 2021
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Shorebird Data Used in Federal Plover Study
A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finds that piping plovers – those “charismatic shorebirds that nest and feed on many Atlantic Coast beaches” – rely on…
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•May 19, 2021
Ocean County Health Department Says Second COVID-19 Shot Is Important
The Ocean County Health Department is reminding residents who received the first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines to get their second shot.
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•May 17, 2021
New Jersey’s Ban on Single-Use Plastic Products Takes Effect in One Year
Over the past few years, a number of New Jersey municipalities adopted single-use plastic bag bans for the shops within their communities – including, locally, Long Beach Township, Stafford Township…
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•May 14, 2021
Families Displaced Following Royal Timbers Fire
Several Little Egg Harbor families were displaced after fire consumed an eight-unit apartment building in the Royal Timbers complex on May 13. Little Egg Harbor Township police, fire and EMS were…
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•May 14, 2021
Drainage Repairs to Shut Route 72 East Overnight
Route 72 East in Stafford Township will be closed overnight as the state Department of Transportation contractor completes drainage repairs as part of the $312 million federally funded Causeway…
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May 14, 2021
School News: Southern Students Recognized for Business Projects, First Aid Kits, Sports Commitments
Seven Southern Regional students were recognized for their projects at the annual FCCLA State Leadership Conference, held virtually this year.
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•May 14, 2021
Southern Regional Board Approves District Budget for 2021-22
For a fourth consecutive year, the Southern Regional Board of Education has approved the district budget that is under the tax levy cap of 2%. The board unanimously voted in favor of the budget on…
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•May 14, 2021
Stafford School Board OKs Teachers Contract
With the largest amount of time spent discussing and listening to the public regarding the state’s mask mandate within the schools, a teachers contract agreement on the Stafford Township Board of…
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•May 13, 2021
Beach Tent Restrictions Could Come to Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom officials are taking a closer look at how borough beaches are configured by beachgoers who use more than just a towel or blanket to stake their claim on the sand.
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•May 13, 2021
LBI Officials Find Support in Other Areas for Opposing Offshore Wind
With the state Board of Public Utilities’ anticipated decision on granting approval for a second wind farm off the coast expected next month, Long Beach Island officials met in April with…
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•May 13, 2021
Hundreds Rally Alongside Nurse Seeking to Scrap New Jersey Mask Mandate
Not long after Stafford Township School District nurse Erin Pein was suspended for violating the district policy on staff wearing masks inside school buildings, many jumped in behind her to fight…
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•May 13, 2021
Abdullah Named ‘A Woman of Distinction’
Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will recognize various individuals for their achievements in business, health care, youth development and public health, as well as contributions to the greater…
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•May 13, 2021
Circle Drive Improvements Coming Soon as Cedar Bonnet Island Walkway Permit Secured
While there remains no set schedule for the construction of a walkway that will allow Cedar Bonnet Island residents living on the south side of the sedge island a safe way to access sidewalks on the…
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•May 13, 2021
Local Organizations Support COVID-19 Relief at SOMC
The Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation received $13,000 from two local organizations to support COVID-19 relief at the medical center.
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•May 12, 2021
Sea Change Offers Recovery Support, Invites Public to Help #CrushTheStigma of Substance Use Disorder
The Sea Change Community Recovery Organization offers free programs each week for people seeking recovery support in the realm of substance use disorder. Sea Change embraces all pathways of recovery…
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•May 12, 2021
Ship Bottom Seeks to Ban Cannabis Businesses
Later this month, the public will have an opportunity to tell the Ship Bottom Borough Council how they feel about a proposed measure to prohibit all classes of business establishments, and…
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•May 12, 2021
Harvey Cedars Police Foundation Has T-Shirts
In the market for a new T-shirt? The Harvey Cedars Police Foundation has some available at a cost of $20 plus shipping.
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•May 12, 2021
Harvey Cedars Re-works Noise Ordinance
The Harvey Cedars Borough Commission last week adopted two proposed “Good Neighbor” ordinances and delayed action on a third as it will be amended.
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•May 12, 2021
Anti-Weed Ordinance Adopted in Barnegat
Barnegat Township has taken action once again to ban the sale, manufacture and farming of marijuana in the municipality.
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•May 12, 2021
Eagle Scout Ready to Take Flight in Barnegat
At a special Eagle Court of Honor to be held this summer at American Legion Post 232 in Barnegat Township, Christian Babbage of Barnegat will earn the highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve.
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•May 12, 2021
New Jersey Natural Gas Seeking Nearly 25% Rate Hike
A New Jersey Natural Gas proposal to raise rates by nearly 25% that it submitted to the N.J. Board of Public Utilities in late March would cause customers’ monthly bills to skyrocket if it is…
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•May 12, 2021
Barnegat Administrator Asked to Control the Winds
It sounds as if someone thinks Barnegat Township Administrator Martin Lisella has divine powers.
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•May 12, 2021
Beach Haven Sets Parameters for Pickleball Courts
An ordinance adopted by the Beach Haven Borough Council on May 10 will set hours of play, number of players and fees for passes at the Nelson Avenue pickleball courts.
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•May 12, 2021
State Announces New Funding Round for Open Space and Parks Development
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program has funded the preservation of nearly 677,000 acres of open space and developed hundreds of parks across the state since it…
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•May 12, 2021
Sen. Connors Votes Yes on ‘COVID Immunity’ for Senior Communities
New legislation sponsored by Sen. Linda Greenstein would prohibit any causes of action for damages arising from a COVID-19 exposure or transmission on the premises of a planned real estate…
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•May 12, 2021
Southern Ocean Medical Center Gets High Marks in Comprehensive Evaluation
Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin was one of 10 hospitals in New Jersey to receive a four-out-of-five-star rating in the 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services overall hospital…
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•May 12, 2021
Beach Haven Borough Hall Reopening Monday
Beginning Monday, May 17, offices at Beach Haven Borough Hall will reopen to the public during business hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
