News
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•November 24, 2020
FDA Approves At-Home COVID-19 Test That Offers Results in Half an Hour
Pandemic news has been so dominated in the past week by reports of skyrocketing COVID-19 numbers and prospective vaccines that another important breakthrough on the coronavirus front has been…
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•November 23, 2020
COVID-19 Case Activity on Island Higher Than Peak of First Wave
In the last week and a half, there have been 12 new COVID-19 cases among Long Beach Island residents, which, according Health Officer Dan Krupinski of the LBI Health Department, is “more case…
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•November 23, 2020
Formica Retains Seat on Stafford Township Board of Education
The race for the third available three-year seat on the Stafford Township Board of Education is over, finally. And in January, when the board reorganizes for the new year, Patricia Formica will be…
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•November 22, 2020
President Walter Jauch Resigns From Stafford Township Board of Education
Retirement generally is supposed to be a stress-free time, or at least as stress-free as possible. But during the past couple of years as part of the Stafford Township Board of Education, Walter…
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•November 20, 2020
Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing at County College Adds Hours
Supply and demand doesn’t apply only to the economy. Owing to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, not only across the nation but in Ocean County, the demand for testing is skyrocketing, and the…
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•November 19, 2020
Pinelands Junior High Moving to Remote Instruction for Two Weeks Due to COVID
The Pinelands Regional School District closed its junior high school for face-to-face instruction for two weeks as of Wednesday, Nov. 18.
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•November 19, 2020
COVID-19 Restrictions Cancel Annual Ship Bottom Christmas Parade
For the throngs of families and friends whose holiday traditions include attending the annual Ship Bottom Christmas Parade, 2020 will go down as the Grinch who stole Christmas.
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•November 19, 2020
Interfaith Health, Support Services Opens in Little Egg Harbor
Interfaith Health and Support Services of Southern Ocean County and the Ocean County Office of Senior Services have opened a satellite office in the Hackensack Meridian Health building at 279…
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•November 19, 2020
Barnegat Schools Going to Five Days In-Person Learning
Despite a spike of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, the Barnegat School District on Nov. 16 returned to a shortened version of five days of in-person instruction. The board of education approved what…
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•November 19, 2020
Long Beach Island School District Celebrates Veterans Day in ‘Socktober’
Staff and students of the LBI Consolidated School District marked Nov. 11 by wearing red, white, and blue and participating in a variety of events to learn more about Veterans Day and the sacrifices…
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•November 19, 2020
‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ Grants Gift Wishes
A touching way to reach out to senior citizens at this isolated time, “Be a Santa to a Senior” brightens a lonely Christmas with simple gifts.
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•November 18, 2020
Visibility Concern Raised in Talks With Wind Power Company
In his initial discussion with representatives from Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a company poised to build the second wind farm in the state, in part off the coast of Long Beach Island, Surf City…
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•November 18, 2020
Surf City Counters E.J. School Full Snow Removal Agreement
A decision on whether to enter into an agreement with the LBI Consolidated Board of Education for snowplow services at the district’s elementary school in town was tabled by the Surf City Borough…
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•November 18, 2020
Feds, Pharmacies Agree on Free COVID-19 Vaccines
Pharmacies are going to play an important role as the United States attempts to vaccinate some 330 million people against COVID-19 over the winter, spring and summer of 2021.
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•November 18, 2020
‘Next Voice’ Ticket Puts Two on Barnegat School Board
Two newcomers and an incumbent won three-year terms in the recent Barnegat Township Board of Education race.
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•November 18, 2020
Republicans Dominate in Committee Race
Barnegat Township Committeeman Alfonso Cirulli and newcomer Joseph Marte easily distanced their Democratic opponents to win two three-year terms in the recent November election.
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•November 18, 2020
Barnegat Cracks Down on Wild Animal Feeders
An ordinance adopted by the Barnegat Township Committee recently tightens a previous law restricting the feeding of wild animals.
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•November 18, 2020
As First Quarter Ends, Southern Regional Offers New Music Program
Even from behind his face covering, Superintendent Craig Henry’s voice made it clear that he was excited to give his report near the end of the Southern Regional Board of Education meeting on Nov.…
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•November 18, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Gets Its Ducks and Chickens in a Row
Little Egg Harbor Township has introduced an ordinance that will codify how many ducks and chickens people can keep on residential properties.
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•November 18, 2020
LBI Health Department Offers Advice to Cope With Stress During Pandemic
There have been seven new cases of coronavirus among Long Beach Island residents in the last week, according to Health Officer Dan Krupinski of the Long Beach Island Health Department. Off the…
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•November 18, 2020
Cub Scouts Supporting Barnegat Police
The Arrow of Light Cub Scouts from Pack 26 in Barnegat Township are selling lawn signs that say “Proud to Support Barnegat Police.”
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•November 18, 2020
Barnegat Bay Partnership Presents Free Webinar on Offshore Wind Energy
New Jersey has set an ambitious renewable energy goal of supplying more than 3.2 million homes with offshore wind power by 2035, and the Ocean Wind (Ørsted) and Atlantic Shores projects are on track…
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•November 18, 2020
LBT PBA Local 373, Community Hit the (Miniature) Links to Benefit Veterans
Members of the community joined the Long Beach Township Police Benevolent Association Local 373 earlier this fall for the organization’s inaugural miniature golf fundraiser, held at Jen’s Links at…
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•November 18, 2020
Surf City Councilmen Returned to Office, Grateful for Opportunity to Serve
Respect and appreciation were plentiful at the Nov. 11 Surf City Borough Council meeting, the first after two incumbent councilmen were returned to office by voters and the ninth consecutive held…
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•November 16, 2020
Murphy Starts Tightening Coronavirus Screws as CODID-19 Numbers Hit New Highs
New Jersey residents fought hard against COVID-19 last spring, largely obeying, and mostly initially supporting, Gov. Phil Murphy’s lockdown orders as the state became one of the country’s most…
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•November 16, 2020
Strongest-in-Nation Single-Use Waste Ban Signed Into Law
New Jersey has taken a significant step toward reducing marine debris. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed Bill S-864, which prohibits the use of single-use plastic and paper bags in all stores and…
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•November 15, 2020
Pandemic Shuts Down LBI Free Thanksgiving Dinner
At this time last year, Dana and Vinny DiSalvio were hard at work with preparations for the annual free Thanksgiving Dinner hosted at The Sandbox Café in Surf City with the help of volunteers, other…
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•November 13, 2020
Ship Bottom Judge Orders Trial Over Dune Cutting
Ship Bottom Municipal Court Judge Daniel Sahin ordered a date certain court appearance at the end of January for all parties involved in the case of the clear-cutting of dunes at a new oceanfront…
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•November 12, 2020
Up From the Mullica: Anchor of Revolutionary War Ship
An anchor from a ship that sank more than 240 years ago during the Revolutionary War Battle of Chestnut Neck has been restored and is on display at the Marine Field Station at Stockton University.
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•November 12, 2020
Additional Beach Haven Pickleball Courts in Offing
The Beach Haven pickleball courts on Nelson Avenue could be expanded from six to nine by next summer, according to a resolution adopted by the borough council at its Nov. 9 meeting.
