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•April 18, 2020
Girl Scouts Send a Sweet Thank-You to Hospital Staff
As many New Jersey residents take shelter in the safety of their homes to protect their families from the relentless outbreak of COVID-19, dedicated healthcare workers continue to soldier on…
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•April 17, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Site Remains at Ocean County College
Coronavirus testing for Ocean County residents will remain at the Toms River campus of Ocean County College after all.
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•April 17, 2020
Barnegat Doctor Pushes for Antibody Tests, Convalescent Serum for COVID-19
In a month’s time, COVID-19 has swept the state with 75,317 confirmed cases as of April 16. While there is still much unknown about the rapidly spreading, difficult-to-detect virus, which manifests…
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•April 16, 2020
Seventh Annual HopSauce Festival Canceled
Organizers have reluctantly pulled the plug on the seventh annual HopSauce Festival in Beach Haven on May 30 due to public health concerns.
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•April 16, 2020
Portofino Restaurant Helps Feed Community in Little Egg Harbor – ‘No Questions Asked’
The owners of Portofino Pizza and Italian Restaurant in Mystic Island are busier than ever during the coronavirus crisis, responding to the food needs of their community. When the Little Egg Harbor…
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•April 16, 2020
Murphy Announces Schools Will Remain Closed Through at Least May 15
New Jersey schools will remain closed through at least Friday, May 15, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today.
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•April 16, 2020
New Government Partnership Offers Ocean County Seniors Food Shopping Services
Ocean County’s elderly residents are being provided a helping hand with their food shopping needs through a partnership of state, county, municipal and community organizations that have come together…
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•April 16, 2020
Mighty Gusts Blew Through Area Monday
Turbulent weather brought some unusually high wind gusts through the area, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.
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•April 16, 2020
Harvey Cedars Man Donating Plastic Shields
Harvey Cedars resident David Butler is making the most out of staying home by putting together plastic face shields for doctors, nurses and other health professionals…
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•April 16, 2020
Southern Regional High School Seniors Get a Sweet Surprise for Easter Sunday
Southern Regional Class of 2020 President Hayley Whitney is usually on top of the latest news relating to the senior class. Not on April 11.
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•April 15, 2020
New Jersey Joins Task Force for Ending Shutdown
No specific time frame was given Monday by a multi-state regional task force to coordinate a plan for eventually reopening the economy, but New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said it would not be before “a…
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•April 15, 2020
Surf City to Re-examine Disaster Re-entry Passes for Renters
Surf City officials are expected to reconsider whether renters should receive a disaster re-entry placard, as is the case in other Long Beach Island communities under a plan unanimously adopted by…
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•April 15, 2020
Old Barnegat EOC Building on the Market
The Barnegat Township Committee has put the former emergency operations center building on East Bay Avenue on the market.
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•April 15, 2020
SOMC Nurses Get Pay Incentives Amid Virus Crisis
Unionized nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin and Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune are getting the same pay incentives during the COVID-19 crisis as non-unionized…
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•April 15, 2020
With ‘Plan for Everything,’ Henry Updates Southern Regional School Board
Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry seems to have a plan for everything, and he again showed his prowess for such last week. In lieu of going completely virtual for the…
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•April 15, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Limiting Short-Term Rentals, Hotel Stays
Like other Jersey Shore towns, Little Egg Harbor has adopted a resolution that bans the use of short-term rentals like Airbnb and also restricts the use of motels, hotels and other short-term rentals…
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•April 15, 2020
Beach Haven to Spend $13 Million in 2020
At its April 13 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a $12,990,693 municipal budget for 2020, approximately $363,000 higher than last year’s spending plan.
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•April 15, 2020
LBTPD Charge Jersey City Woman for Violating Short-Term Rental Ban
Paulina B. Kashirsky of Jersey City was charged by Long Beach Township police on Friday, April 10, for violating the municipality’s emergency order prohibiting short-term rentals – meaning rentals of…
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•April 15, 2020
Barnegat Gets an ‘A’ for Music Education
The Barnegat Township School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association Of Music Merchants Foundation. Now in its 21st year, the…
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•April 15, 2020
Beach Haven Library Has Materials Available
Although the Beach Haven Public Library is closed until further notice, reading materials are still available to the community.
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•April 15, 2020
Unemployment Insurance, Help for Small Businesses Dominate Kim Town Halls
Congressman Andy Kim, the Democrat representing New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District that includes large parts of Burlington and Ocean counties including half of Stafford Township and all of…
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•April 14, 2020
As Pandemic Continues, Stafford Adapts Recreation Program
If you’ve been out on occasion, driving within the neighborhoods of Stafford Township, you recently may have noticed colorful Easter eggs showcased through windows and on doors of some homes. It’s…
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•April 13, 2020
NJ Seeks Skilled COBOL Programmers
New Jersey is currently looking for technology professionals and firms skilled in COBOL to help maintain and update legacy computer systems to improve the state’s response to the coronavirus crisis.…
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•April 13, 2020
Weight Limit Increased for Vehicles Carrying COVID-19 Relief Supplies
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s Executive Order No. 121, signed last week, permits an increase in the maximum weight limit on certain interstate highways and toll roads from 80,000 pounds (40 tons) to…
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•April 13, 2020
COVID-19 Infiltrating at Least One Local Nursing Home
Explosions of COVID-19 cases and deaths at nursing homes and assisted living facilities around the country have been widely publicized, and at least one such facility in Southern Ocean County is…
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•April 13, 2020
St. Francis Continues Counseling Services, Observes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
St. Francis Counseling Service is the designated sexual abuse and assault program for Ocean County. Sexual abuse counseling and prevention programming continue in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, and…
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•April 11, 2020
Beloved Local ‘Doctor G’ Extends Career Practice Online Amid Pandemic
There is a chance that if you grew up or raised a child in Southern Ocean County in the last four decades, you saw Dr. Richard Goldstein. For years, he lived in Harvey Cedars, was a favorite at…
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•April 10, 2020
Barnegat Light Has No Plans to Close Beaches
Barnegat Light Borough Council members agreed on April 8 to keep their town’s vast beaches open, at the request of residents who want the chance to get outdoors during coronavirus restrictions.
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•April 10, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Limited to Three Days at OCC for Those Who Qualify
Monday’s severe weather prompted Ocean County officials to reschedule COVID-19 testing at Ocean County College for April 14. All appointments were automatically rescheduled, but individuals who…
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•April 9, 2020
Surf City Beaches Remain Open Ahead of Anticipated Holiday, Spring Break Population Spike
Surf City beaches are open and will remain open as long as the public follows the social distancing and other social gathering protocols Gov. Phil Murphy issued a month ago to combat the spread of…
