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•September 2, 2020
No Traveling Required for Online Transportation and Wildlife Conference
Log in from home on Sept. 23, Sept. 30 and Oct. 7 to learn about road ecology as part of this year’s online Northeastern Transportation and Wildlife Conference. This year’s theme details the vision…
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•September 2, 2020
Barnegat Town Hall Project Draws 11 Interested Parties
Eleven companies have submitted bid proposals to the Barnegat Township Committee for the new municipal building project.
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•September 2, 2020
Davis Seeks Re-election in Beach Haven
There will be at least two new Beach Haven Borough Council members following the Nov. 3 election as one incumbent and five newcomers filed to run by the Aug. 31 deadline.
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•September 1, 2020
As Summer Closes Out, NJ Opens Limited Indoor Dining
Two months after reneging on the restart of indoor dining ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, Gov. Phil Murphy announced that restaurants across the state can reopen full service indoor dining at 25…
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•August 28, 2020
Delorean Time Machine, One Part of a Dad’s Work
“When your 6-year-old under medical treatment says, ‘Dad, we have to take apart our DeLorean and build a time machine,’ there’s no going back.”
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•August 28, 2020
Van Drew and Kim Both Support Postal Service
Southern Ocean County’s two congressmen, 3rd District Representative Andy Kim, a freshman Democrat, and the 2nd District’s Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat turned Republican, both voted in favor…
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•August 27, 2020
Southern Regional Gains 43 Students, Superintendent Says
Toward the end of last week’s Southern Regional Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Craig Henry took a few minutes to put the kibosh on rumors circulating about the number of new students…
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•August 27, 2020
$11.3 Million in Pandemic Aid to State Fisheries Discussed
Disbursement of over $11.3 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was discussed at the Aug. 17 meeting of the Atlantic Coast section of the N.J. Shellfisheries Council.…
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•August 27, 2020
Van Drew to Get Prime-Time Appearance at GOP Convention
Congressman Jeff Van Drew, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 as a Democrat but who switched to the GOP last winter in the wake of the impeachment of President Donald Trump, is…
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•August 27, 2020
Old Causeway Bridge Rehab Wins Regional Quality of Life Award
Improving a 3-mile stretch of Route 72 from Marsha Drive in Stafford Township to Long Beach Boulevard in Ship Bottom is one of two state projects recognized as regional winners in the 2020 America’s…
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•August 26, 2020
‘Turn the Towns Teal’ for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Stafford Township and Ship Bottom are being joined this year by Barnegat Light and Surf City, along with other communities in New Jersey and other states, to “Turn the Towns Teal” in September. The…
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•August 26, 2020
Demonstrators: Save the Post Office
Aug. 22 was “Save the Post Office Saturday,” with towns all across America protesting controversial changes to mailing operations.
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•August 26, 2020
Connors, Rumpf, Gove Push for In-Person Voting
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order on Aug. 14 ordering that all of the some 6.2 million registered voters in New Jersey will automatically receive mail-in ballots this autumn in advance of…
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•August 26, 2020
Center to Offer Therapy for COVID-19 Trauma
Ocean Integrated Trauma Center at Ocean Mental Health Services was developed in direct response to the effects and trauma the COVID-19 pandemic is placing on frontline workers, healthcare…
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•August 26, 2020
Tuckerton Elementary Preschool Numbers Down During COVID-19
The student population for the second year of Tuckerton Elementary’s expanded preschool has gone from 55 students last year to 31 this year and only 17 will take in-school instruction, said…
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•August 26, 2020
Revaluation Inspections Continue in Long Beach Township
Last year, Long Beach Township entered into a contract with Appraisal Systems Inc. to conduct home revaluations, as required by the Ocean County Board of Taxation and the New Jersey Division of…
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•August 26, 2020
Jacqueline Fife New Land Use Board Secretary in LBT
Jacqueline Fife recently became secretary for the Long Beach Township Land Use Board. Prior to earlier this year, she had been secretary for the Beach Haven Land Use Board for the past two years.
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•August 26, 2020
Gun Rights Focus of Rally in Barnegat
New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District Independent Candidate Martin Weber is vowing to preserve the spirit and legality of the Second Amendment. On Aug. 22, Weber hosted a Second Amendment Rally…
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•August 26, 2020
New Jersey Dumping the Name ‘Freeholder’
Get ready to soon say goodbye to the Ocean County freeholders and, for that matter, the freeholders of all of the Garden State’s 21 counties.
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•August 26, 2020
Parents Schooled in LBI District Restart, Recovery Plan
Before students begin in-person learning next month, their parents spent time this week at school being educated on the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District’s restart and recovery plans…
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•August 26, 2020
Ocean County Mayor Appointed to Oyster Creek Decommissioning Advisory Panel
New Jersey environmental officials have appointed an Ocean County mayor to a state-led advisory board charged with overseeing the decommissioning of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in…
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•August 26, 2020
Eagleswood Encourages In-Person Voting
On Monday, Aug. 24, the Eagleswood Township Committee passed Resolution 2020-86, strongly encouraging the right to in-person, machine voting for the Nov. 3 general election. The resolution is partly…
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•August 26, 2020
New Prevention Program Keeps Family Promise a Step Ahead of Homelessness
Family Promise of Southern Ocean County recently introduced its latest initiative, the Anchors to Stay Prevention Program, designed to be a rapid-response first step to stabilize housing for those…
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•August 25, 2020
60th Wedding Anniversary Couple Gets Big Surprise
While COVID-19 made it impossible for the children of Barbara and Tony Aukstikalnis to fly to New Jersey to celebrate their parents’ 60th anniversary in Harvey Cedars, they utilized some ingenuity…
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•August 24, 2020
Become a Sexual Violence Advocate With Free Online Training
St. Francis Counseling Services is currently taking applications for its free Confidential Sexual Violence Advocate Training Program. Virtual training sessions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. every…
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•August 24, 2020
Beach Haven Council Candidates Must File by Aug. 31
Anyone interested in running for a borough council seat in Beach Haven in the Nov. 3 election has to file by Monday, Aug. 31, at 4 p.m. Petitions can be picked up in the borough clerk’s office.
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•August 21, 2020
Stafford School Board Divided on Giving Superintendent a New Contract
Division among the Stafford Township Board of Education became apparent Thursday night when a surprise maneuver by one board member to introduce a new contract for district Superintendent George…
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•August 20, 2020
Good News This Year for Kiddie Beach in Barnegat Light
People picking up after their dogs has led to a success story for a Barnegat Light kiddie bay bathing beach so far this summer, officials report. The town and the Long Beach Island Health Department…
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•August 20, 2020
Beach Badge Sales, Lifeguards Mark Busy Summer Season in Surf City
Surf City officials have one word to describe the 2020 summer season in the borough, to date: busy. With $610,000 in beach badge sales as of Aug. 6, it’s easy to believe.
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•August 20, 2020
Near and Far, U.S. Postal Service Gets Stamp of Concern
As of Monday, Aug. 17, the post office in Long Beach Township was still offline, a consequence of Tropical Storm Isaias earlier this month, according to Ray V. Daiutolo Sr., U.S. Postal Service…
