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•June 23, 2020
Eagleswood Gives Notice for Provisional Ballots
On Monday, June 22, Eagleswood Township held its first in-person meeting since March. All members of the public were required to wear masks and sit at least 6 feet from others.
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•June 21, 2020
Animal Rescue: Silver Lining to a Pandemic
As COVID-19 has devastated small businesses and local charities, animals in need actually have seen a silver lining, as residents forced into an extended shut-in have sought out companionship more…
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•June 19, 2020
Bell Dedication to Sound Off Summer in Barnegat Light
The first townwide gathering in Barnegat Light during a socially distanced spring will be Saturday, June 20, when the mayor and council answer questions at the bayside pavilion park, along with an 11…
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•June 19, 2020
Temporary Outdoor Dining Measure in Barnegat
On June 15, restaurants in New Jersey were permitted to provide outdoor dining services as part of Gov. Murphy’s Phase II reopening plan in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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•June 19, 2020
Ship Bottom Council Meeting Back to Evening Start Time
When the Ship Bottom Borough Council convenes Tuesday, June 23, it will do so remotely, as it has done ever since coronavirus restrictions were instituted in March. There will be one noticeable…
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•June 19, 2020
Harvey Cedars Borough Hall Is Now Open to the Public
The Harvey Cedars Borough Hall is now open to the public. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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•June 19, 2020
Coast Guard Taking Closer Look at Six Channel Markers off LBI as Dive Operations Begin
The U.S. Coast Guard will begin removing and replacing 15 damaged aids to navigation channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island June 20. Six of them are south of the Causeway…
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•June 18, 2020
Outdoor Dining ‘Boom’ in Beach Haven
New Jersey entered phase two of its reopening plan on June 15 to allow establishments to provide outdoor dining. And it appeared many people took advantage of that perk in Beach Haven.
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•June 18, 2020
Tuckerton Reef Gets New Shells With the Beginnings of Baby Oysters
There was a time when the oyster was a key part of local bays. Baymen harvested wild oysters to eat and sell to restaurants. Oyster reefs were plentiful. Visitors to LBI loved the briny taste and the…
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•June 18, 2020
Island Native Wins ‘Carver of the Year’ From New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association
William H. “Billy” Cordrey of High Bar Harbor on Long Beach Island has been chosen the 2020 Carver of the Year by the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association.
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•June 17, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Official Asks If Town Can Defy Governor
“What if we defy the governor and let our businesses open?” Little Egg Harbor Deputy Mayor John Kehm asked of township attorneys during the June 11 municipal meeting. Kehm said he had heard from many…
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•June 17, 2020
How Seacrest and The Terraces Have Kept COVID-Free
Brian Holloway and his wife, Patricia, have operated Seacrest Village in Little Egg Harbor Township for 40 years and were proactive in preparing both Seacrest’s nursing, rehabilitation and long-term…
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•June 17, 2020
Tuckerton Council Goes to One Summer Meeting a Month
For the summer, Tuckerton will have just one borough council meeting on the third Monday of July and August. “It’s the new normal,” Mayor Sue Marshall told the online audience of 35 residents at the…
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•June 17, 2020
Ocean County Receives State’s Largest Clean Communities Grant
Ocean County will receive a Clean Communities Grant of nearly $200,000 from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection – the largest grant given to a county in 2020, Freeholder Director Joseph…
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•June 17, 2020
COVID Cases Reappear on Long Beach Island
A dozen new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Long Beach Island have been recorded with the Ocean County Health Department in the first half of June, bringing the Island’s total number of confirmed cases…
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•June 17, 2020
Full Dining Service Is Back on Long Beach Island
Mother Nature turned on the charm just in time for the opening of full outdoor dining services Monday as the cool, gray morning sky turned a balmy 70 degrees plus under bright blue skies in the…
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•June 17, 2020
Stafford School District Continues With ESY Program as Planning for Fall Begins
While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have altered standard summertime activities within the Stafford Township School District, the good news is the district is maintaining its Extended School…
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•June 17, 2020
Marine Science Camp Registers in Beach Haven
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven will be the site of marine science camps in July and August.
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•June 17, 2020
Barnegat Girl Sells Lemonade to Help Food Bank Clients
A kind-hearted Barnegat Township youngster has gone out of her way to help needy residents in the community.
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•June 17, 2020
Quarantine Tales
Stay-at-home orders: one person’s nightmare, another’s dream come true. While many complained loudly of boredom, others took advantage of the forced downtime to flex their creative muscles, revisit a…
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•June 17, 2020
Surf City Local Tax Rate Remains the Same
Despite an increase in insurance premiums and pension funding, the Surf City local municipal tax rate will not increase. Mayor Francis Hodgson made the announcement last week during the borough…
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•June 17, 2020
State Releases Local Nursing Home Data on COVID-19 Infections, Deaths
The New Jersey Health Department’s COVID-19 dashboard now includes the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths that occurred in long-term care facilities or nursing homes. Locally, Southern Ocean Center…
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•June 17, 2020
Barnegat Seniors May Experience a ‘Real’ Graduation
Although the Barnegat High School Class of 2020 has already had a virtual graduation ceremony, plans are underway for the seniors to experience real commencement exercises once Gov. Murphy increases…
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•June 17, 2020
Maritime, Historical Association Museums Reopening
Two museums in Beach Haven have announced they will be reopening this month.
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•June 17, 2020
SOMC Nurses Will Hold Informational Picket Outside Hospital on June 21
Nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin will hold an informational picket outside of the hospital from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 21.
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•June 17, 2020
Social Justice Issues Links Announced
In light of current events, the Ocean County Library’s Teen Services staffers have assembled an online Teen Guide to Social Justice. The guide offers links to relevant print, eBook and video items…
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•June 17, 2020
Beach Haven Library Announces Reopening Measures
Although the Beach Haven Public Library remains closed due to the pandemic, the facility has announced measures once it is permitted to reopen.
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•June 17, 2020
Traffic Safety Is Shared Responsibility
Summer arrived early on Long Beach Island, even if the calendar says otherwise. With it comes an uptick in not just motor traffic, but foot and bicycle traffic as well, and the annual challenge of…
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•June 17, 2020
Man Arrested in Little Egg Harbor After Black Lives Matter Protest
A New Gretna man who came to the peaceful Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday was arrested afterward for pushing a female protester to the ground during the short march through a Mystic Island…
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•June 17, 2020
LBI Paddle-Out for Black Lives Matter Organized by Teen Surfer
On Tuesday, a group of mostly surfers in support of Black Lives Matter took to the bay waters off of Beach Haven for a paddle-out protest.
