News
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•September 24, 2020
NJ Forest Fire Service Busier This Year With Western Wildfires
A series of ominously hazy sunsets last week gave New Jersey residents another indication of how dire the West Coast wildfires are. For six weeks and counting, members of the New Jersey Forest Fire…
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•September 24, 2020
Call to Action: Barnegat Light First Aid Squad Seeks Volunteers
COVID-19 has forced a combination of pressures further into a sensitive balance of dependence on active volunteers in the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. After managing a suddenly hectic spring and…
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•September 24, 2020
Barnegat Police Get ‘Thank-You’ Gift Bags
Members of the Barnegat Police Department got quite a surprise Sept. 21 in the form of “thank-you” gift bags from residents of the Horizons at Barnegat community.
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•September 24, 2020
Stafford Seeking Remedies for High-Risk Intersection
Stafford Township’s most dangerous intersection, at Route 72 and Barnacle Drive near the entrance of the Health Village medical office building, was the site of another accident on the morning of…
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•September 24, 2020
Stafford Superintendent Pleased With School Opening
As part of its routine business on Sept. 16, the Stafford Township Board of Education approved updates to policies centered on a pair of revisions to the district’s “Restart and Recovery Plan.”
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•September 23, 2020
Register for Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps
Volunteers of all ages are asked to join Clean Ocean Action’s 35th year of Beach Sweeps on Oct. 24. There are 60 locations throughout New Jersey, including Long Beach Island, and Great Bay Boulevard…
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•September 23, 2020
Blessing of the Animals in Tuckerton Oct. 4
The Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal, at 220 East Main St. in Tuckerton, is again hosting its annual Blessing of the Animals service on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 1 p.m., outside in the horseshoe driveway…
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•September 23, 2020
Policing During a Pandemic: Communities United in Challenges, Triumphs
Law enforcement officers have a job most would consider difficult even under perfect circumstances. During a pandemic, routine policing comes with a whole different set of challenges.
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•September 23, 2020
ALO Campaign Targets New Public Garbage Bins in Surf City
Trash isn’t cheap, and neither are the bins to contain it, especially when replacing 55-gallon topless metal drums used as public garbage bins in large numbers. Still, the need to do just that is the…
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•September 23, 2020
Boulevard in Harvey Cedars Set for Resurfacing
Beginning this week, Long Beach Boulevard in Harvey Cedars will undergo resurfacing by Ocean County crews.
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•September 23, 2020
Save Barnegat Bay Pushes for Passage of Single-Use Plastic Ban
After several years of campaigning to end plastic pollution, tens of thousands of handwritten letters to the state Legislature, the adoption of more than 55 local ordinances and a successful Senate…
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•September 23, 2020
Jersey Shore Representation on BPU Focus of Assembly Legislation
Three Ocean County legislators introduced an Assembly bill on Sept. 14 to require that at least one Jersey Shore representative has a seat on the state Board of Public Utilities, less than a month…
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•September 23, 2020
Additional $75M in CARES Act Funding Will Support NJ’s COVID-19 Response, Recovery
New Jersey has received $75,728,585 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant program to support the state’s COVID-19 response…
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•September 23, 2020
State Promotes ‘Jersey Strong on Climate’ Campaign
As part of International Climate Week 2020, the administration of Gov. Phil Murphy is promoting “Jersey Strong on Climate” throughout the state. This week-long virtual public education campaign, led…
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•September 23, 2020
St. Francis Annual Spaghetti Dinner Takeout This Year
St. Francis of Assisi Parish is holding its annual spaghetti dinner next month – on Saturday, Oct. 10 – but this year, due to the pandemic, the meals will be takeout only. Enjoy a prepared dinner of…
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•September 23, 2020
Ship Bottom Beach Badge Sales Top 2019 Revenue
Ship Bottom saw an increase in its seasonal badge sales this year on the way to hitting nearly $1 million in beach revenue during a most untraditional summer season.
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•September 23, 2020
Teen Vaping Rates Fell 6 to 8 Percent This Year
This year has brought a lot of bad news, but at least teen vaping numbers are dropping.
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•September 21, 2020
Barnegat Light Moves Into Quiet Season
Two ordinances were introduced in Barnegat Light at the Sept. 9 borough council meeting, one that will allow no pickleball games on the courts before 8 a.m., and another clarifying the dates when…
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•September 19, 2020
Holgate Taxpayers Association Offi-shell-y Unveils Mollusk Eco-Art Piece
Members and supporters of the Holgate Taxpayers Association shelled out time and effort recently to create a giant eco-art clam statue to educate passersby and to benefit nonprofit organization…
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•September 17, 2020
Causeway Rehab Project Named Finalist for National Transportation Award
For Long Beach Island locals and visitors, the $312 million federally funded Causeway rehab and expansion project that prompted lane closures, snarling traffic even in the off season, seems both long…
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•September 17, 2020
Vote-By-Mail Ballots Are on the Way
If you are a registered voter in many of Ocean County’s smaller municipalities you can expect your vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election to be appearing in your mailbox soon.
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•September 17, 2020
Southern Regional Student Tests Positive for COVID-19, Five Others in Quarantine
A student in the Southern Regional School District has tested positive for COVID-19 while five other “close contacts” have been relegated to 14 days of quarantine, Superintendent Craig Henry…
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•September 17, 2020
Ocean County Animal Facilities Thrive Despite Pandemic
No one at the Ocean County Animal Facilities knew what to expect when the pandemic hit back in March, but despite “hairy times,” furry friends in need continue to find new homes. For many people, the…
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•September 17, 2020
Smoke from West Coast Hazes Sky Here
One effect of the apocalyptic wildfires on the West Coast is being felt in New Jersey.
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•September 16, 2020
Tuckerton Asks Waterfront Residents to Vote on Dredging Assessments
Tuckerton Borough Council has listened to many complaints from some residents of Tuckerton Beach on the slow response to requests to dredge their lagoons. After the borough’s attempt to get a water…
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•September 16, 2020
Habitat Restoration Project in Barnegat Light a Collaborative Success
With fall on its way, most piping plovers and other migratory coastal birds have headed south, where they will remain for the duration of the winter months. While they’re gone, other species will…
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•September 16, 2020
Rescuers Recognized in Barnegat Light
Barnegat Light Borough Council recognized honors given to young volunteers with the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad for “extraordinary service during the pandemic” in an unusually busy year facing…
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•September 16, 2020
Southern Regional Superintendent Highlights District’s New Transportation Process
During his segment of the Southern Regional Board of Education meeting on Sept. 9, Superintendent Craig Henry thanked a lot of people, from the board itself to the teaching staff, from the parents to…
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•September 16, 2020
Capital Improvements Ordinance Introduced in Beach Haven
Beach Haven is appropriating $990,000 for various projects in a capital improvements ordinance introduced by the borough council Sept. 14.
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•September 16, 2020
Cirulli, Marte are Republican Candidates
Barnegat Township Committeeman Alfonso Cirulli and newcomer Joseph Marte run as the Republican ticket for two seats on Nov. 3.
