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•June 10, 2020
Fashion Show Goes On, in Spirit, for St. Francis Center
Even before part of the St. Francis Community Center roof blew off June 3, friends set out to help because COVID had canceled the annual Garden Party/Fashion Show fundraiser this year.
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•June 10, 2020
Beach Haven School Thankful for Community Support
Christopher Meyrick, superintendent-principal of the Beach Haven Elementary School, said the virtual education system brought about by the pandemic drove home the point that “it takes a village” to…
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•June 10, 2020
Emergency Planning Builds Resiliency Ahead of Any Crisis
If the rare derecho – an intense, widespread, rapidly moving windstorm associated with a system of thunderstorms that swept across most of the mid-Atlantic region last week – is any indication of…
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•June 10, 2020
Stafford Rec Dept. to Offer Limited Summer Camp Programs
Summer camp is going to look a little different in Stafford Township this year.
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•June 9, 2020
Ship Bottom Borough Hall Reopens to Public
Nearly three months after closing its doors due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Ship Bottom municipal building is now open on a limited time schedule for the public.
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•June 9, 2020
2020 Primaries in New Jersey Will Be Mostly Vote-By-Mail
If you are not a registered voter but wish to participate in the July 7 New Jersey primaries, you have to act fast.
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•June 9, 2020
St. Francis Community Center Recovering, Literally, From Storm
The St. Francis Community Center programs will withstand the storm, but the southern roof section that peeled off like a tin can lid in the derecho’s 93-mph winds June 3 had been new two years ago.
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•June 9, 2020
Discarded Garbage on Beaches Prompts Reminder from Police
Monday morning in Surf City dawned cool with bright blue skies and a reminder from Surf City police about taking care of borough beaches.
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•June 8, 2020
9th District Delegation Urges Governor to Veto Proposed Toll Hikes
State Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove are calling on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to veto the minutes of any meetings held by the New Jersey…
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•June 6, 2020
Thousands March in Unity Over Bridge During ‘Black Lives Matter’ Demonstration
Robert Pastures and his family, including his three young children, stood on the pedestrian walkway along Route 72 and reflected as the remnants of the crowd completed their walk of solidarity at the…
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•June 6, 2020
Southern Senior Emily Raney Overcomes Personal Tragedy to Become Compassionate, Positive Leader
Emily Raney could have let the passing of her mother, Lauren, on Dec. 16, 2016, do her in. She could have spent the past four years at Southern Regional High School as a bitter, angry teenager who…
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•June 5, 2020
Black Bear Roams Parking Lot Near McDonald’s in Stafford Township
Perhaps it wanted to check on the status of the road construction near East Road. Or maybe it wanted to pick something out of a nearby trash bin. Or maybe it just wanted to take a casual walk around…
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•June 5, 2020
March Over Causeway Bridge on Saturday to Protest Racial Inequality
In February 2018, Laura Esposito was part of a small group of Southern Regional High School students who organized a peaceful demonstration outside the school to memorialize those killed during a…
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•June 4, 2020
‘Summer Storm’ Wallops LBI Region as Community Center Loses Part of Roof
In what felt like the blink of an eye, Wednesday afternoon in Brant Beach turned dark and the wind kicked up, lifting sprays of ocean waves into the air and across the beach as thunder rolled. The…
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•June 4, 2020
Recipe for Reopening Safely
Entering Stage 2 of Gov. Phil Murphy’s Restart and Recovery on June 15 unlocks outdoor dining for restaurants and “limited, in-person retail” for nonessential businesses, which are told they “should…
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•June 4, 2020
In and Out of the Garden, We Grow
As the community begins to reemerge from a spring spent indoors in quarantine, one of the first activities permitted by Gov. Phil Murphy to resume is community gardening.
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•June 4, 2020
Halliday Retires From Stafford Township Police Department and His Son Comes Aboard
When Stafford Township Police Lt. Allen Halliday, making his final 10-7 not long after noon on May 29, heard the voice on the other end of the radio, there’s little doubt he recognized it instantly.
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•June 4, 2020
Want to Be a Contact Tracer? Take This Free Online Course. I Did.
Public health officials say the only way to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the absence of a vaccine is testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantining. Just about anybody can understand the…
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•June 4, 2020
Stafford Officials Give Restaurants a Faster Track to Outdoor Dining With New Administrative Order
In anticipation of the announcement New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy made Monday, June 1, Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre and Police Chief Thomas Dellane, also the town’s emergency management…
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•June 4, 2020
Ship Bottom Police Chief Retires; Interim Director Takes Over Administrative Role
On Monday, the flashing road sign, just before the Causeway dips into Ship Bottom, said it all: “Thank you Chief Paul Sharkey for years of service to the seaside borough at the entrance to Long Beach…
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•June 3, 2020
St. Francis Center Offers Free Virtual Workshop on Budgeting Basics
Need some tips on budgeting, particularly during a crisis? St. Francis Community Center’s Financial Success Center, in partnership with the United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, will host a free…
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•June 3, 2020
‘Taste’ Dinner or No ‘Taste’ Dinner, Neighbors Helped
It’s clear the community cares about hunger when, despite the forced cancellation of the dinner event that is its largest fundraiser of the year, The Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean (HFOSO) has…
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•June 3, 2020
LBI Grade School Sixth-Graders Receive Surprise Visit and Cap, Gown Delivery
The 2019-20 school year has been anything but typical. So, why should cap and gowns pickup for LBI Grade School sixth-graders be traditional? It shouldn’t and it wasn’t, thanks to a little ingenuity…
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•June 3, 2020
Selected Long Beach Township Beaches Guarded Now; All Beaches Guarded June 20
Lifeguards from the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol will be stationed, seven days a week, on the 68th, 96th and 25th street beaches for the next couple of weeks. During this time, the patrol will…
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•June 3, 2020
REAL ID Requirement Deadline Postponed to 2021
In response to the national emergency declaration due to the spread of COVID-19, the REAL ID requirement deadline has been postponed by 12 months, to Oct. 2021.
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•June 3, 2020
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine Fills Chairperson Post
The board of trustees of Coastal Volunteers in Medicine has announced the election of Dr. Michael Alexander as chairman of the board, to fill a vacancy created by the recent death of Larry Picarello.…
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•June 3, 2020
Proposed Beach Haven Trolley a No-Go
A proposed trolley transportation system in Beach Haven that was eyed for this summer will not be implemented until the spring of 2021.
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•June 3, 2020
Zoom Problems Scuttle Bird & Betty’s Meeting
A Beach Haven Borough Council agenda meeting May 28 in which a vote was scheduled to take place on a Bird & Betty’s plan for what applicants are calling a “pedestrian mall” on a portion of Dock Road…
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•June 3, 2020
Little Egg Harbor, Pinelands Regional Students Struggled With NJ Science Exam
The May 18 meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education was about as routine as it could get, other than the fact it was once again a “virtual meeting” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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•June 3, 2020
Southern Regional to Deliver Virtual Graduation That May ‘Make Moms Cry’
At the end of next week, nobody within the Southern Regional School District’s borders will be able to check out the latest blockbuster film of the summer at their favorite movie theater. But you…
