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•October 9, 2020
Stafford Township School District Going Remote for Two Weeks After November Break
Stafford Township School District Superintendent George Chidiac announced on Thursday, Oct. 8, the district will go fully remote for instruction for the two weeks following the upcoming November…
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•October 8, 2020
Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic Returns for 66th Season
Beginning this Saturday, Oct. 10, the 66th annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic returns for nine weeks of action.
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•October 8, 2020
Fully Functioning Traffic Signals Aid Annual LBI Kite Festival Accessibility
There are a few changes to this year’s LBI FLY International Kite Festival, perhaps none more surprising than fully functioning traffic lights in Ship Bottom and Long Beach Township.
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•October 8, 2020
Cluck’n Crabs Is Chowderfest 2020 Grand Champion
When all was sipped, said and done, John Costa was “a little shell-shocked” at being able to yell to his Cluck’n Crabs crew, “We won Chowderfest!”
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•October 8, 2020
Pulaski Monument Ceremony Oct. 11
The Affair at Egg Harbor Historical Society will host a public ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Pulaski Monument in Little Egg Harbor honoring Count Casimir Pulaski’s troops who were…
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•October 7, 2020
Stafford’s Little Free Food Pantries Get Boost from Acme Foundation
Stafford Township’s Recreation Department and PBA 297 have received a $1,000 grant from the Acme Foundation to fill their four Little Free Food Pantries around town.
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•October 7, 2020
Ship Bottom Keeps Tradition Alive With Annual Christmas Parade
This year may be unlike any previous year in recent memory, but for many the first Saturday in December will be spent the same way it’s been for more than four decades: at the Ship Bottom Christmas…
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•October 7, 2020
State Ethics Commission Ruling Forces Stafford School Board to Cancel Special Meeting
Within hours of last week’s scheduled Stafford Township Board of Education special meeting and public hearing regarding a new contract for Superintendent George Chidiac, the New Jersey School Ethics…
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•October 7, 2020
‘Be Seen Before Halloween’ for Flu Vaccine, LBIHD Encourages
As flu season has begun – and will continue until late May 2021 – the Long Beach Island Health Department is emphasizing the maxims “Fighting the flu starts with you” and, in reference to the flu…
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•October 7, 2020
Youngster Sells Lemonade for High Point Fire Co.
For someone who is just 5½ years old, Abigail Siegel is already quite civic minded.
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•October 7, 2020
Energy Upgrades Expected to Save Ocean County $400K a Year
Ocean County has received almost $1 million in incentives for upgrading its energy systems, the centerpiece of which is the installation of the combined heat and power fuel cell (CHP) at the Ocean…
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•October 7, 2020
Tuckerton Waterfront Residents Disagree on Dredging Tax
The votes are in – but what do they mean? Of the 412 letters sent last month to waterfront residents owning property on the east side of South Green Street in Tuckerton, 175 of those residents voted…
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•October 7, 2020
Barnegat Committee Says No to Legalizing Cannabis in State Referendum
A resolution adopted at the Barnegat Township Committee meeting Oct. 6 opposes a state constitutional amendment that legalizes the recreational use of cannabis and cannabis-related products…
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•October 7, 2020
St. Francis Counseling Services Offers Pandemic, Grandparenting Support Groups
In these anxious, uncertain times, St. Francis Counseling Services in Brant Beach is offering two free, confidential, virtual support groups, one for college-age individuals to discuss the…
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•October 7, 2020
Contract for New Barnegat Town Hall Awarded
The Barnegat Township Committee has awarded a $12.9 million contract to Frankoski Construction Co. of East Orange for construction of a new municipal building at the site of its current one on West…
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•October 7, 2020
SOCH Auxiliary Gives Scholarships, Marks 65 Years
The SOCH Auxiliary of the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation recently awarded three $1,000 scholarships to area residents who will be pursuing a carer in the medical field.
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•October 7, 2020
Ship Bottom Undertakes Water Plant, Sewer System Upgrades
With road closures and the sounds of jackhammers and other background noises, Long Beach Island in the off-season rarely looks and sounds like it does in the summer. A case in point is the closure of…
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•October 7, 2020
Videos Mark Ocean County Library’s 95th Anniversary
The Ocean County Library’s 21 branches and reading centers celebrate 95 years of “connecting people … building community … transforming lives” with a series of videos, now displayed through the…
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•October 7, 2020
17th Street Dune Disturbance Case Lingers on Municipal Court Docket in Ship Bottom
One of the three defendants in the case of clear-cutting dunes at a new oceanfront construction site on 17th Street in Ship Bottom was once again in municipal court, this time waiving his right to an…
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•October 7, 2020
LBI Garden Club: Pollinators Need Help
A pollinator is an insect, a butterfly, a bee or a bird that carries pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part of a flower.
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•October 7, 2020
Tuckerton Residents Beset With Scam ‘Social Security’ Calls
Several Tuckerton residents, all senior citizens, reported they had received scam phone calls, supposedly from the Social Security Administration, several times in the past week.
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•October 7, 2020
More Questions Answered About Mail-In Voting
It’s time for the weekly update regarding questions about New Jersey’s Nov. 3 General Election.
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•October 7, 2020
LBI Health Department Marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This October, join the Long Beach Island Health Department in acknowledging National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the importance of regular mammograms.
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•October 6, 2020
Act Quickly to Register to Vote in November
There’s still time to register to vote for the Nov. 3 General Election – but not much. The cutoff date for registration is Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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•October 6, 2020
Fish and Wildlife Fall Trout Stocking Begins
Anglers will be given extra opportunity to catch trout this fall as the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife will be stocking additional fish in 17 streams and 23…
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•October 3, 2020
Scientists Enhance Grassland, Pine Savanna, Broom Crowberry at Stafford Forge
The state Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife has two projects currently underway in the 12,600-acre Stafford Forge Wildlife Management Area in West Creek to create…
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•October 2, 2020
Challengers for Little Egg Harbor Committee Seek Community Activism
Democratic candidates for Little Egg Harbor Township Committee Gabriel Franco and Shaun Moran are running against two long-time Republican incumbents, Deputy Mayor John Kehm and Committeeman Ray…
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•October 2, 2020
Republican Incumbents Gormley and Kehm Cite Accomplishments
Committeeman Ray Gormley has been part of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee for 24 years and mayor for six. He is seeking reelection on the Republican ticket for an additional three-year term.
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•October 2, 2020
Pinelands, LEHT School Board Races Sharply Contested
If you think the 2020 election may be one of the most important elections in U.S. history thanks to highly contested presidential, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representative contests, here’s…
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•October 1, 2020
Hotel LBI Liquor License Renewed With Restrictions
For only the second time in nearly three decades, Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck cast a vote to break a stalemate at a borough council meeting. His deciding vote Sept. 22 granted approval of…
