News
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•May 13, 2020
Barnegat Graduates Get Sponsors Through Facebook Page
Two members of the 2010 Barnegat High School class are using social media to reach out to this year’s graduating seniors, who will not have a regular graduation ceremony due to the pandemic.
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•May 13, 2020
Beach Haven Delays Budget Adoption
At its meeting Monday night, the Beach Haven Borough Council held off adopting its $12,990,693 municipal budget for 2020, approximately $363,000 higher than last year’s spending plan.
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•May 13, 2020
Teacher Discovers a Fun Way for Computer Coding
Just before schools went into virtual education mode, Barnegat High School teacher Traci Sellers tried a new Disney-related online learning experience for her students and her own children.
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•May 13, 2020
DEP Extends Public Comment Periods During Pandemic
As part of New Jersey’s response to COVID-19, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe has signed an administrative order that extends deadlines for public comment on…
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•May 13, 2020
Barnegat Property Owner Gives Sales Pitch on Brewery
The co-owner of a property being proposed for a microbrewery in Barnegat Township put a positive spin on the plan at last week’s township committee meeting.
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•May 13, 2020
Virtual Adventures for Teens at Ocean County Library
Teens with a love of mystery and a knack for clues have fun awaiting them at the Ocean County Library web page. The new Escape Room and Scavenger Hunt are the library’s first-ever virtual adventure…
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•May 13, 2020
Library Website Has 2020 Census Updates
How well is your town responding to the 2020 US Census? It’s easy to find out with the new Census Response Tool.
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•May 13, 2020
Tuckerton Adopts Budget, Opens South Green Street Park
Tuckerton approved its $4.9 million 2020 budget despite a number of dissenting opinions from some residents of Tuckerton Beach who decried salary increases for Business Administer Jenny Gleghorn and…
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•May 13, 2020
Kim’s Coronavirus Subcommittee Pressures Company Into Returning $10 Million PPP Loan
The House of Representatives’ Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis has scored its first victory.
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•May 13, 2020
9th District Presses State to Expedite Unemployment Claims
Sen. Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the 9th District are calling on the state to provide the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development…
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•May 12, 2020
Beach Haven Beaches Now Open to All
People will no longer need emergency placards to access the beach in Beach Haven, according to an executive order announced by the mayor and council Friday.
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•May 11, 2020
Ocean County Library Has Teacher Aids for Virtual Classroom
On every scholastic level, teachers rapidly adapting their lesson plans to meet the challenges of distance education can turn to the Ocean County Library’s digital storehouse of services, now and in…
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•May 11, 2020
Creativebug Offers Daily Challenge in May
Crafty Ocean County Library patrons will find new inspirations inside the Ocean County Library website during May.
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•May 11, 2020
LBI on Flight Path of Air Fighter Wing Flyover Tuesday
The New Jersey Air National Guard will conduct a state flyover to honor COVID-19 frontline workers on Tuesday, May 12 (weather date May 13).
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•May 9, 2020
Answering a Need, Former Surf City Nurse Signs Up for NYC COVID Duty
Nurses have been compared to firefighters; they rush into the conflagration. A talk with former Surf City resident and grandmother Lydia Oliver explains why a registered nurse originally from…
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•May 9, 2020
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Continues Spring Activities
In the midst of this pandemic, “wild” life goes on for Ben Wurst, local project manager for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey. His office stretches to include the salt marsh, woods and…
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•May 8, 2020
Healthcare Graduates Awaiting Exams to Receive Temporary Emergency Licenses
Acting on a commitment to further expand New Jersey’s healthcare workforce in response to COVID-19, Gov. Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal have announced that recent graduates of nursing…
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•May 8, 2020
Stafford Extends Grace Period for Second-Quarter Property Tax Payments to June 1
Stafford Township residents who have struggled to pay their property taxes for the second quarter received a little leeway from the township council on May 8, when it approved the extension of the…
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•May 7, 2020
Mental Health Resources Available
New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli has emphasized the importance of utilizing and sharing information on mental health resources available. Residents may be feeling…
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•May 7, 2020
Stafford Council Takes First Step Toward Replacing and Relocating Library, Passes Budget
Before the Stafford Township Council got around to approving the 2020 municipal budget during its April 28 meeting, one particular bone of contention was tossed about.
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•May 7, 2020
Second-Quarter Tax Grace Period Extended in Surf City
Surf City officials extended the grace-period deadline for second-quarter taxes to June 1. The 30-day extension is due to the pandemic, Mayor Francis Hodgson said.
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•May 7, 2020
Beer Naked Ladies: Three Sisters Strive to Open Brewery, Meet Township Resistance
Amid the bleakness of a pandemic-stricken Jersey Shore, which has closed down all nonessential gathering venues, three local sisters of the millennial generation look forward to the day when they can…
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•May 7, 2020
Surf City Council’s May 13 Meeting to Be Held Remotely
The Surf City Borough Council’s May 13 meeting will be held as scheduled but remotely, with officials and the public connecting through the GoTo Meeting platform, according to a notice on the…
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•May 7, 2020
100th COVID-19 Patient Released From SOMC
In the late afternoon on Monday, May 4, Southern Ocean Medical Center staff gathered in the main lobby of the hospital for a milestone occasion: the discharge of the 100th COVID-19-positive patient.…
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•May 7, 2020
County Parks in Barnegat, Tuckerton Added to Open List
Ocean County reopened three more of its county parks on Thursday, May 7: Cloverdale County Park, Barnegat Township; Tip Seaman County Park, Tuckerton; and Cattus Island County Park, Toms River…
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•May 7, 2020
Beach Patrols Await Further Guidance So Swim Tests Can Occur
Beach patrols on Long Beach Island already have begun discussing varying plans to address potential social distancing measures and how lifeguards might perform rescues with masks on their faces. But…
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•May 7, 2020
Pets Are People, Too, at Least When It Comes to COVID-19
It is bad enough that you have to worry about your spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren and siblings during the COVID-19 crisis.
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•May 7, 2020
Three Island Towns Open Beaches to Everyone
Beaches are now open to everyone in Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom, ending the temporary and controversial system of allowing only property owners and residents in those towns to…
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•May 7, 2020
Kim Named to Select House Committee to Oversee Federal COVID-19 Response
Congressman Andy Kim, the Democrat who represents New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes 36 municipalities in Burlington County and 17 municipalities in Ocean County including half…
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•May 7, 2020
Local Inventor Has a New Twist on Sanitizers
More than 10 years ago, Barnegat Township resident Will Jimroglou developed a patented Twist N Fill Dispensing unit. It was a one-gallon dispenser intended for parents to use for their children. They…
