News
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•April 9, 2020
Little Egg Harbor Man Arrested for Hit And Run on Long Beach Island
Further investigation revealed the driver of the vehicle to be John Madden, 41, of Little Egg Harbor Township. Both men were traveling northbound at the time of the incident.
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•April 9, 2020
Barnegat Cafe Offering Free Easter Dinners
Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, WBNJ 91.9 FM and Delights Artisan Café in Barnegat Township will be giving away free individual ham dinners to area residents.
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•April 9, 2020
Three LBI Beaches Now Open Only to Property Owners With Re-entry Passes
On Tuesday, one day after Long Beach Township closed its beaches to everyone except property owners and residents in possession of a disaster re-entry placard, Beach Haven and Harvey Cedars followed…
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•April 9, 2020
LBI Mourning Coronavirus Deaths of Three Longtime Residents
Long Beach Island is a community of six separate and distinct towns on a barrier island with a seasonal population that blooms and shrinks. That singular community of full-time and part-time…
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•April 9, 2020
Altruism Abounds: Community Donation Efforts
While all residents considered nonessential are urged to stay home to ensure the safety of the community, healthcare workers and first responders continue to labor tirelessly as the most vulnerable…
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•April 9, 2020
Signs of Times: Residents Express Gratitude Amid Crisis
As social distancing continued to become a larger part of life for most people in Stafford Township last week, random acts of kindness also seemed to increase. From drive-by birthday celebrations to…
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•April 9, 2020
Quaran-Teen Enjoys Socially Distanced, Drive-By Birthday
This month, teens restricted to the boundaries of their homes mourn the loss of their social lives, extracurricular hobbies, sports and celebrations. Isabella Wyckoff of Manahawkin, who turned 15…
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•April 8, 2020
Gov. Murphy Starts Work Portal
Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has opened an employment portal for those unemployed who want to get back to work. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the jobs are in health care and at supermarkets…
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•April 8, 2020
Meals on Wheels Comes Through for Homebound Seniors
Is Meals on Wheels still able to deliver to the homebound elderly in this time when volunteers are stretched, but the need to reach out is greater then ever? The answer from the St. Francis Community…
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•April 8, 2020
Equity Prime Mortgage Initiates Local ‘Goggles for Docs’ Drive for Healthcare Workers
By now, the general public has heard that hospitals, especially in New York and New Jersey, are running low on PPEs or personal protection equipment, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most often…
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•April 8, 2020
Governor Orders All Retail Staff, Customers Masked
On the heels of an announcement made by the Stafford Township Office of Emergency Management requiring all people to wear some kind of a face covering in public settings within the town, particularly…
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•April 8, 2020
Long Beach Township: No 2020 Municipal Tax Hike
The municipal tax rate in Long Beach Township remains stable, at 24.4 cents per $100, for the 2020 spending plan, meaning residents will not see a municipal tax increase this year. Commissioner…
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•April 8, 2020
NJ Cracks Down on Unproven Anti-Virus Prescriptions
Anybody who watches President Trump’s daily COVID-19 briefings knows that hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, prescription drugs used to treat malaria and certain chronic inflammatory conditions such…
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•April 8, 2020
Mayor: Barnegat COVID-19 Cases Reach 60
Barnegat Township now has 60 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to figures released Monday by the Ocean County Health Department and cited by Mayor John Novak during his report at the April 7…
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•April 8, 2020
Long Beach Township Details New Water Meter Purchase Process
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the approaching deadline for installation of water meters – which was originally July 1, but, at least in Long Beach Township, has been pushed back to Oct. 1 – the…
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•April 8, 2020
SOMC Nurses Excluded from Meridian Health Pay Raise
Nurses at Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin and Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune feel as if they were slapped in the face on March 31.…
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•April 8, 2020
Barnegat Sets Tax-Friendly $27.9M Budget
The Barnegat Township Committee plans to spend $27,905,152 in 2020, according to a municipal budget adopted Tuesday morning, April 7.
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•April 8, 2020
Forecasters Calling for Above-Average 2020 Hurricane Season
Imagine if a major hurricane hit the United States if the country, including FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is still dealing with the COVID-19 disaster. It could very well happen…
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•April 8, 2020
Tuckerton Fires Suspended Policeman Cherry
The Tuckerton Borough Council fired Police Cpl. Justin Cherry during its April 6 municipal meeting, ending his six-year, anxiety-ridden unpaid administrative leave from the police force.
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•April 8, 2020
Tuckerton Introduces Budget With Slight Tax Increase
Tuckerton borough introduced a 2020 budget Monday with a 2.2 cent increase to the tax rate. For an average home worth $215,000, that would mean an additional $57 a year in tax to support the…
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•April 8, 2020
Barnegat Teen Wins ‘Shout Down Drugs’ Competition
Barnegat High School student Shannon Harrington has won first place for her original substance use prevention song created for the 16th annual New Jersey Shout Down Drugs high school music…
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•April 8, 2020
Arc of Ocean County Seeks Donations of PPEs
The Arc of Ocean County is seeking donations of face masks to protect both staff and individuals it supports.
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•April 8, 2020
Decommissioning Continues at Oyster Creek Generating Station With Demolishing of Transformers
Nearly 2 million pounds of metal and material, the equivalent of 1½ Airbus A380 jet airplanes, has been removed for recycling from the shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station as…
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•April 8, 2020
COVID-19 Claims Bill Yoder, Longtime Surflight Supporter
Surflight Theatre has lost a valued long-time supporter to complications of COVID-19.
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•April 8, 2020
Stafford School Board Meeting Schedule, District Grading Procedures Altered as Pandemic Rages
Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, several important changes recently were made within the Stafford Township School District, including a date change for this month’s regular board of education…
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•April 7, 2020
Governor Closes State and County Parks
Outdoor options for quarantined state residents are continuing to diminish. During a televised press conference, Gov. Phil Murphy enhanced an executive stay-at-home order on April 7 by closing all…
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•April 7, 2020
Bank of America Temporarily Closes Ship Bottom Branch
The Ship Bottom branch of Bank of America has temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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•April 7, 2020
Barnegat Light Borough Council to Meet Online
The monthly Barnegat Light Borough Council meeting on Wednesday, April 8 will be visible to the public through Zoom, the remote conferencing/online meeting service that is getting more and more use…
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•April 6, 2020
Manahawkin ShopRite Confirms at Least One Associate Tested Positive for COVID-19
ShopRite of Manahawkin on April 4 confirmed at least one of its associates has tested positive for novel coronavirus COVID-19. The store’s Facebook page delivered the announcement at 9 a.m. Saturday…
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•April 6, 2020
St. Francis Food Pantry Serves Twice Usual Demand
Double the number of people as usual lined up for the first food distribution day when the St. Francis Center Food Pantry reopened April 3 in Brant Beach. The line was in the parking lot; recipients…
