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•February 11, 2021
Some Southern Regional Seniors Return to Five Days of In-Person Instruction This Week
Slightly more than half of Southern Regional’s senior class were slated for a return to in-person instruction five days per week starting Tuesday, Feb. 16, Superintendent Craig Henry announced at the…
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•February 11, 2021
Long Beach Township Works to Repair Beaches Following Storm Damage
The Brant Beach dunes are carved into cliffs by beach erosion due to stormy weather over a week ago. (Photo by Curt Travers)
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•February 11, 2021
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary Wins Teaching Gardens Grant
Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School’s gardens continue to make the grade! The American Heart Association recently announced its 2020-21 Teaching Gardens Network grant recipients, and E.J. is among…
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•February 11, 2021
Local Towns’ 2020 Tax Collection Rate Not Impacted By Pandemic
The 11-month-long COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey has affected nearly every aspect of the everyday living for most people. Simply running to the store after dropping the kids off at school or…
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•February 10, 2021
Crea Gets Ocean County GOP Screening Committee’s Endorsement for County Commissioner
Little Egg Harbor Township Committeewoman Barbara “Bobbi Jo” Crea beat out a dozen competitors to earn the endorsement of the Ocean County Republican Screening Committee on Saturday in a bid to…
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•February 10, 2021
LBI Health Department Offers COVID-19 Vaccine Update
As of the morning of Feb. 8, 1,094,886 doses of the coronavirus vaccine had been administered in New Jersey, with a daily average of 40,656 doses. Approximately 2.4 million people have registered for…
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•February 10, 2021
Income Guidelines Eased for Free, Family Health Services Through Coastal VIM
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine has recently increased its income eligibility guidelines so that it may allow more people to come to the clinic who don’t have health insurance. The change is in…
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•February 10, 2021
Selected Ocean County Police Officers to Train in Substance Abuse Disorders
A partnership between the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and Ocean County College will allow 14 police officers from five law enforcement agencies to obtain a certificate of completion in addiction…
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•February 10, 2021
New FEMA Rule Adds $300 Million for COVID-19 Costs to New Jersey
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who has led a years-long effort to reform how the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to disasters since Superstorm Sandy devastated New Jersey in 2012…
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•February 10, 2021
‘Soup’s On’ for Beach Haven School Project
Late last month, sixth grade students at the Beach Haven Elementary School were getting psyched for the “Souper Bowl.”
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•February 10, 2021
Mixed Use Proposed at Current Bageleddi’s Location
There’s a growing trend on Long Beach Island, and it can be seen along the main thoroughfare in nearly all six LBI towns: buildings with commercial businesses on the bottom floor and residential…
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•February 10, 2021
Michele Rivers Retiring as Barnegat Township Clerk
At the end of the month, Michele Rivers will be retiring as Barnegat Township clerk. She will be replaced by Donna Manno, the current deputy clerk, who will be sworn in to her new position at the…
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•February 10, 2021
Stafford District Eyes Possibilities for Sixth-Grade Graduation Ceremony
It may be difficult for some to fathom that the 2020-21 school year is just about four months from complete. And now the Stafford Township School District has its end date.
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•February 10, 2021
Harvey Cedars Lowering Speed Limit on 80th Street
An ordinance introduced by the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission would reduce the speed limit on West 80th Street from 25 to 20 miles per hour.
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•February 10, 2021
Black Bags An Option for Barnegat Garbage Pickup
Barnegat Township residents now have the option of placing garbage into plastic trash bags instead of the customary 32-gallon receptacles. Mayor Albert Bille recommended the move at the Feb. 2…
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•February 10, 2021
Ocean County College to Establish Ocean County Center of Excellence for Veterans Services
Ocean County College is set to create a “Center of Excellence” to foster veteran student success on its Toms River campus after receiving a three-year, $444,130 grant from the U.S. Department of…
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•February 10, 2021
Pinelands Regional Releases Tentative Reopening Plans
The Pinelands Regional School District has announced its tentative plans for reopening with four days a week face-to-face instruction.
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•February 10, 2021
Baby Makes Touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday
A super, but unexpected, event occurred in the Chandler home on Osborn Island this past Super Bowl Sunday.
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•February 10, 2021
Global Police Operation Removes Cybersecurity Threat That Targeted State Employees
A global law enforcement operation that included the FBI took down Emotet, considered the most menacing malware botnet in the world, in January. It’s the same cybersecurity criminals who attempted to…
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•February 10, 2021
Ocean County Calls for Recycling Vigilance After 11-Alarm Fire at North Jersey Recycle Center
Following a massive fire at a recycling plant in Passaic County on Jan. 30, Ocean County officials are reminding residents to make sure items tossed into household recycling bins do not pose any…
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•February 10, 2021
Long Beach Township Asks Public to Keep Household Trash Out of Municipal Receptacles
Long Beach Township officials are asking residents to please keep household garbage and recyclables out of the municipality’s trash and recycling containers, as this has become a mounting problem in…
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•February 10, 2021
COVID Fatigue and Oil Companies Drive Spike in Gas Prices
One of the few silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic in its early days was far lower prices at the gas pump.
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•February 8, 2021
Barnegat High School Back to All-Virtual Instruction
Due to the significant number of recent positive cases that were traced to an off-campus superspreader event attended by some Barnegat High School students, Barnegat High School and vocational-school…
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•February 8, 2021
Illegal Handgun Seized at Southern Ocean Medical Center
Stafford Township police arrested a man illegally in possession of a stolen handgun and a large-capacity magazine at Southern Ocean Medical Center on Feb. 1.
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•February 7, 2021
Recreational Fishermen Weigh in on Atlantic Shores’ Plans for Offshore Wind Turbines
During Atlantic Shores’ second meeting with recreational fishermen on Wednesday, Jan. 27 concerning its plans to build a wind farm on a lease off Long Beach Island and parts south to Atlantic City…
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•February 6, 2021
Beach Haven School a Pandemic Success Story
The Beach Haven Elementary School is one of 75 schools across the country and the lone district in New Jersey to be recognized as a “back-to-school success story” by the U.S. Department of Education.
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•February 5, 2021
All Signs Point to Spike in Winter Population on LBI
When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out 11 months ago, there was an exodus of people from hotspot areas choosing to wait it out in the Long Beach Island region. The local population ballooned as winter…
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•February 4, 2021
Gov. Murphy Raises Indoor Capacity Limits, Lifts Curfew
On Feb. 3, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 219 — effective Friday, Feb. 5, at 8 a.m. — increasing indoor capacity limits from 25% to 35% for food and beverage establishments, as well as…
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•February 4, 2021
Lost Young Dolphin Perishes Despite Valiant Local Effort
A young dolphin corralled after swimming in endless circles in the bay off of Barnegat Light Saturday was not able to be saved, said Marine Mammal Stranding Center experts. They are awaiting lab…
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•February 4, 2021
District to Sell LBI School, Expand and Rehab EJ School
The LBI Consolidated Board of Education voted 8-1 Jan. 26 to approve multiple resolutions that pave the way for the sale of the LBI Grade School while preparing for the merger of district staff and…
