News
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•December 11, 2020
SOMC Visitation Reaches Level Red Risk
As of Dec. 10, Hackensack Meridian Health reported its New Jersey facilities, including Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, are currently at risk level red. Red is the highest level and…
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•December 10, 2020
LBI Fifth-Grader All Business When It Comes to Giving Back
When Richie Southwick dreams, he dreams big. His dream of owning his own sport fishing boat led him, at age 10, to launch Bunker Broz, a clothing line that is rooted in his love of the water and Long…
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•December 10, 2020
Holiday House Decorator Has a Charitable Side
Traffic on Grace Place in Barnegat Township usually slows down this time of year during the evening. That’s because drivers are taking their time viewing the elaborate Christmas display in front of…
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•December 10, 2020
Stafford Cops Apprehend Grinch, Save Christmas
A suspect in a series of Christmas-related thefts around Stafford Township has been identified as none other than The Grinch. Police have apprehended the yuletide villain and saved Christmas.
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•December 10, 2020
Tuckerton Forms Another Dredging Committee
The results of a questionnaire sent out to Tuckerton’s three waterfront sections in October showed only one section was marginally in favor of a proposed special assessment on property owners for…
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•December 10, 2020
Ship Bottom Nixes Parking on Eighth Street
The Ship Bottom Borough Council proved, once again, there is never a bad time to tackle parking and traffic safety issues. Earlier this fall, the council adopted an ordinance prohibiting parking on a…
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•December 9, 2020
Barnegat Light Returns to Zoom
Concern over COVID countywide has led the Barnegat Light Borough Council to go back online with its monthly meetings. The Dec. 9 meeting was scheduled to be held via the Zoom platform, accessed by…
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•December 9, 2020
Free Holiday Dinner, Thanks to Tuckerton Church and Dynasty Diner
The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit is again offering a free Holiday Dinner prepared by Dynasty Diner, Main Street, Tuckerton, for Christmas Eve take-out. It will be a generous serving of roast…
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•December 9, 2020
St. Francis Center Raffle Ripe With ‘Apples’
A raffle ticket in someone’s Christmas stocking could turn out to be a super gift. St. Francis Community Center has announced a “Crazy Over Apples Raffle,” explaining those apples are Apple…
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•December 9, 2020
Give the Gift of Energy This Holiday Season
It’s surely among the most practical of presents: payment of a friend or family member’s energy bill, with a card and certificate for the recipient. This year, consider giving the “Gift of Energy,”…
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•December 9, 2020
9th District Delegation Seeks to Better Protect Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities
State Sen. Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove of the 9th District have voted for bipartisan legislative initiatives enacted to increase protections for…
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•December 9, 2020
Ocean County College, Kean University Amend Partnership Agreement
Ocean County College and Kean University’s joint admission program was first established in 2006 to offer students the opportunity to advance their college degree while staying close to home, and…
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•December 9, 2020
Drive Through Harvey Cedars Is No Longer Bumpy
It’s a much smother ride for people driving through Harvey Cedars as the county has completed resurfacing Long Beach Boulevard.
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•December 9, 2020
Barnegat’s Gazebo Park Has New Holiday Decorations
With the pandemic shutting down Barnegat Township Christmas staples such as the breakfast with Santa and and the Santa and Mrs. Claus shindig at the firehouse, the community was looking at other ways…
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•December 9, 2020
Murphy Says There’s a Light at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel
There may be a light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel thanks to the development of vaccines, but it is a very long tunnel, and we’re only beginning to crawl through its entrance.
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•December 9, 2020
Classrooms Reopen at Barnegat High School
Barnegat High School returned to in-class instruction Dec. 7 after going virtual for two weeks due to concerns of staff members possibly being exposed to COVID-19. Classes were conducted on Google…
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•December 9, 2020
Nurses Union Wants Hospitals to Tell State About Staff COVID Infections
Nursing homes in New Jersey have to report the number of COVID-19 cases in their facility, including staff, each and every day to the state. So do schools, psychiatric hospitals and veterans homes.…
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•December 9, 2020
Harvey Cedars Meetings Back on Zoom
After switching back to in-person meetings during the summer, the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission is returning to the virtual Zoom format for conducting proceedings.
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•December 9, 2020
Junior Miss Stafford Comes Through With Big Donation After Selling 650 Yard Signs
Lindsey McDermott would have been just fine with selling out on the initial print run of yard signs she used to raise funds in support of the Stafford Township and PBA 297’s annual Holiday Toy Drive.
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•December 8, 2020
Cybercriminals Using COVID-19 Vaccine in Latest Fraud Campaign
With the COVID-19 vaccine expected at state hospitals this week and available to the public shortly thereafter, cybercriminals are using the opportunity to lure individuals into divulging sensitive…
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•December 7, 2020
Long Beach Township Police Make Arrests for Unlawful Possession of Firearm, High-Capacity Magazine
A motor vehicle stop earlier this month led Long Beach Township police to arrest Ashon Miller and Terrence Murray-Loach for unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a defaced firearm and…
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•December 7, 2020
Stafford Township Hoping to Fulfill Larger Need Through Toy, Coat Drives
For more than 30 years, PBA Local 297 and the Stafford Township Recreation Department have been coordinating efforts to make sure local youngsters have gifts for Christmas as well as warm coats for…
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•December 7, 2020
Stafford Makes Moves to Lift Plastic Bag Ban for Duration of State of Emergency
With a new state plastic waste law taking effect in May 2022 and consideration of business hardships due to the pandemic, Stafford Township introduced an ordinance to repeal its plastic bag ban at…
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•December 6, 2020
Tips for Safe Holiday Decorating
Lighted Christmas trees in the windows of Ocean Boulevard homes on Long Beach Island on a Monday morning brightened the bleakness of the rain and wind under a sunless sky and a year dominated by…
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•December 4, 2020
LBI Branch Library Closed After Positive COVID Test
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City is closed until Monday, Dec. 7, for cleaning after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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•December 4, 2020
Girl Scouts Join Project Linus for the Holidays
With the holidays approaching, eight Girl Scouts from Troop 127, in Manahawkin, put their minds together and devised a community service project that is compliant with COVID-19 guidelines.
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•December 3, 2020
Artificial Reef Project Is a Go Off Beach Haven
An artificial reef project initiated by the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association is expected to begin this week with the sinking of four vessels on Little Egg Reef, located approximately 5 miles…
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•December 3, 2020
New Barnegat Town Hall Ground Broken; Novak Bids Adieu
Following the Barnegat Township Committee meeting Dec. 1, officials broke ground for the new municipal building.
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•December 3, 2020
LBI Health Department Provides Guidance as COVID-19 Cases Surge
Ocean County recorded 396 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, Nov. 29 – the highest single-day tally, by far, since the start of the pandemic earlier this year. On Long Beach Island, there were 18…
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•December 2, 2020
School Buses Deliver Dinners in Barnegat
Members of Barnegat Township School District’s Transportation Department added a few special stops to their routes last week.
