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•August 20, 2020
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Begins Endangered Bird Study
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, developing a potential wind farm off the New Jersey coast, has committed to an endangered bird study as part of its construction and operations plan to the Interior…
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•August 20, 2020
Medical Center Doctor: County Death Rate Belies Local Pandemic
The overall death rate, or the crude death rate, in Ocean County currently is below average, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Long Beach Island area doctor who also oversees the LBI…
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•August 19, 2020
Support Tuckerton Seaport by Sailing on the Historic AJ Meerwald
Set sail aboard the A.J. Meerwald, a Delaware Bay oyster schooner built in 1928, and help support the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum. For every ticket sold – with use of promotional code…
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•August 19, 2020
Freeholders Want Utilities to Cover Customers’ Storm Losses
Ocean County officials have asked Gov. Phil Murphy to request that Atlantic City Electric and Jersey Central Power & Light Co., reimburse residents for the cost of spoiled food as a result of lengthy…
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•August 19, 2020
Main Street Alliance Appreciates Stafford Fire Co.
Main Street Alliance Church in Stafford Township has been somewhat vocal in its support of frontline workers during recent months. Several months ago, Main Street placed yard signs around town…
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•August 19, 2020
Six Candidates Seeking Three Seats on Pinelands Regional School Board
There will be contested school board elections in both the Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor School districts this November, according to the still unofficial 2020 school board candidates list…
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•August 19, 2020
Tuckerton Receives New Fire Truck
The Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. welcomed its new Pierce Aerial 107-foot ladder truck on Aug. 11. The truck will be dedicated to Tuckerton residents in memory of Elmer Luker.
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•August 19, 2020
Little Egg Harbor to Replenish Bay Beaches
The beach at Graveling Point at the end of Radio Road in Little Egg Harbor recently was bulkheaded by the township and at high tide the water of Great Bay comes right up to it and the beach…
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•August 19, 2020
Unique Needs Make BPU Presence a Must for Jersey Shore Counties
Citing a concern for Ocean County residents, particularly those on costly medications, as well as for business owners already under strain due to COVID-19 restrictions, Freeholder Director Joseph…
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•August 19, 2020
Grant to Enhance Technology in Barnegat Schools
Technology has always been a great tool for teaching and learning, but during a pandemic, it’s become a critical one.
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•August 19, 2020
Surf City Farmers Market Extended Until End of September
The unofficial end of summer might be just weeks away, but organizers of the Surf City Farmers Market have found a way to extend it straight through the end of September. That’s right, the open-air…
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•August 19, 2020
Surf City to Review High-Tide Flood Solution After Hearing Concerns
While Surf City officials promised to investigate a nuisance flooding solution that once worked but some Ninth Street residents say hasn’t since Superstorm Sandy, Mayor Francis Hodgson cautioned it…
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•August 19, 2020
Local Congressional Races Among Few Competitive in Nation
Southern Ocean County voters could play a key role in determining if Democrats can keep their control of the U.S. House of Representatives this November.
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•August 19, 2020
‘Stop Drop and Run’ Event in Barnegat Sept. 5
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co.’s eighth annual Stop Drop and Run is still scheduled to proceed on Saturday, Sept. 5, starting at 8 a.m. The event will start and finish at the municipal…
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•August 19, 2020
Ocean County Surrogate, Clerk Upgrade Online Records Access
As the pandemic continues and public access to many government buildings remains restricted, the offices of the Ocean County Surrogate and the Ocean County Clerk have increased online access to many…
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•August 19, 2020
Island Candidates Set for School Board Election
On Nov. 3, residents in Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City will vote for candidates to fill seats on the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education. The school board is comprised…
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•August 19, 2020
Voice of Democracy, Patriots Pen Seeking Entries
Commander Frank Healey of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Post 10092 in Barnegat Township announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship and Patriots Pen competitions.
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•August 19, 2020
Ship Bottom Backs Two-School Solution Above All Other Options
Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck said Monday officials in the borough believe in a two-school system for the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District and district officials should put the…
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•August 19, 2020
Stafford Council Hears Plan for Township School District’s Opening
Throughout the planning process for opening the Stafford Township and Southern Regional school districts in September, Stafford officials have been involved in many of the discussions. During the…
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•August 18, 2020
Many Parents Want Virtual Instruction for Pinelands, Little Egg Harbor Classes
Students and parents all over the country are making one of the toughest decisions of their lives this August.
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•August 18, 2020
NJ Health Department Updates COVID-19 Rules for Schools
As school districts throughout the state continued to prepare for their September openings amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the N.J. Department of Health delivered 19 pages of new guidance on…
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•August 17, 2020
Barnegat Schools Adopt Hybrid Program
The Barnegat Township School District will reopen Sept. 2 with a hybrid program combining remote learning and in-house instruction. The plan, which was recommended by a special task force, was…
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•August 14, 2020
Sea Shell Owner Cited for COVID-19 Violations
A Beach Haven restaurant and bar owner was cited recently for violating Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order by not maintaining social distancing guidelines among customers to help stop the spread of…
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•August 14, 2020
Natural Osprey Nests Gain Ground as Species Adapts to Coastal Development, Rising Waters
“It’s not very common to see ospreys, a large predatory bird, nest on the ground,” Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Habitat Program Manager Ben Wurst notes in a blog post from late July.…
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•August 13, 2020
Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show Goes Virtual
The 38th annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show, hosted by the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, will be going virtual in…
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•August 13, 2020
No Injuries Reported as Two Boats Strike Barnegat Inlet Jetty
Two separate recreational boats were salvaged from Barnegat Inlet Saturday after they collided with the submerged jetty on the north side of the inlet, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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•August 13, 2020
Island Power Outage Due to Wind Gusts; GOP Senators Call for Grid Resilience
Atlantic City Electric did not proactively power down the local energy grid serving Long Beach Island ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, company officials said last week. Their comments came after…
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•August 13, 2020
Revenge of Plastic: Pandemic Brings Back Harmful Single-Use Plastics
The last 10 years had seen some good progress against plastics. As a society, we were making attempts to phase unnecessary plastics out of our lives, specifically single-use plastics, products made…
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•August 13, 2020
Two LBI Doctors Advocate Return to Normal, With Caution
Even married doctors Joseph Lattanzi and Kim Hogan aren’t 100 percent in agreement on all aspects of the coronavirus pandemic. Still, both believe it’s time for government to relax its grip on the…
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•August 13, 2020
Beach Haven Resident: Dredged Sand Does Not Belong on Beach
Longtime Beach Haven resident Bill Kapler said he is appalled by the dredging of bay mud onto the beaches of Belvoir Avenue and other nearby streets.
