News
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•February 12, 2020
LBI Teachers Still Working Without Contract
The Long Beach Island Education Association has been working on an expired contract for 227 days and earlier this year entered into factfinding, the final step before super conciliation, which could…
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•February 12, 2020
Shapiro Lobby Named at Hospital
The newly renovated lobby of Hackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical Center has been named the Morris L. Shapiro Lobby in recognition of the Shapiro family’s donation of more than 10 acres…
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•February 12, 2020
Public Comment Sought on State Climate Control Process
The state Department of Environmental Protection is launching a series of stakeholder forums as part of a collaborative rulemaking process in jump starting New Jersey Protecting Against Climate…
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•February 12, 2020
NJRP to Launch ‘Fighting for Solutions: Ending Overdose Crisis’ Public Campaign Tour This Spring
Together in collaboration with their sister organization, New Jersey Organizing Project, leaders of the New Jersey Resource Project are launching a public awareness tour called “Fighting for…
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•February 12, 2020
LBI Kiwanis Sock Drive Goes Over 30,000 Mark
Since the Kiwanis of LBI “Happy Feet” New Sock Drive was started in 2016, the group has collected 30,245 pairs of socks, with 16,245 donated from last year’s campaign, according to drive coordinator…
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•February 12, 2020
REAL ID Now Available to Southern Ocean County Residents
Due to federal requirements, New Jersey will now offer two types of identification: REAL ID and standard ID. After Oct. 1, any traveler without a valid passport or other federally approved form of…
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•February 12, 2020
Ocean County Launches ‘Helping Hand’ Program to Battle Opioid Crisis
A new county program called “Helping Hand” identifies and assists individuals struggling with substance use disorder (those who qualify) by giving them the opportunity to trade drug charges for drug…
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•February 12, 2020
Richter Angers GOP Primary Opponents By Switching Districts
A game of political musical chairs is being played in South Jersey this winter.
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•February 12, 2020
Man Indicted for Shooting Incident in Tuckerton
Miguel Angel-Villegas, 29, of New Haven, Conn., has been indicted on 11 charges including attempted murder, kidnapping and unlawful possession of a firearm stemming from a Nov. 21 lawful stop of his…
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•February 12, 2020
LBI School District Adds 3D Printer to Technology Toolbox
At the end of January, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District Superintendent Peter Kopack and teachers Shelley Smith and Cathy McBride presented at TECHSPO 2020, the 25th annual statewide…
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•February 12, 2020
Barnegat Police Employing Two Drones
Thanks to grant funds available through a New Jersey Division of Highway Safety program, the Barnegat Township Police Department recently obtained two drones, a DJI Matrice 210 and a DJI Mavic 2.
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•February 8, 2020
Details on Intracoastal Waterway Dredging Project Off LBI Coming in Spring
While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does plan on dredging the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island, there is no definitive start time, and the exact locations have not been set.
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•February 6, 2020
Ready, Set, Go: Taking the Plunge for a Cause
(Photographs by Jack Reynolds) St Francis Super Plunge.
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•February 6, 2020
Dinner From the Deep
Karter Larson’s talk on harvesting Viking Village seafood fills the house every year at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences, and not just because he brings 15 pounds of prime sea…
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•February 6, 2020
LBI Natives See Effects of Wildfires in Adopted Home of Australia
On Monday, Courtney Tallon, an LBI native now living Down Under, cited New South Wales Rural Fire Service’s most recent Twitter post as an accurate update on Australia’s wildfires: “Currently there…
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•February 5, 2020
Dogs Terrorize Little Egg Harbor Neighborhood
On Monday, Feb. 3, six residents of Mystic Island in Little Egg Harbor were bitten multiple times by three dogs that have “terrorized” the neighborhood of Lake Winnipesaukee Drive, according to…
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•February 5, 2020
Barnegat School District’s Future on the Line Feb. 18
At this time a year ago, the Barnegat Township Board of Education was considering a school reconfiguration plan as recommended by district Superintendent Brian Latwis. Among numerous changes, it…
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•February 5, 2020
LGBTQ Discussion Becomes Rather Heated at Pinelands Board Meeting
If people protesting the Pinelands Regional School District’s November decision to participate in an eighth-grade pilot program introducing the state’s new LGBTQ curriculum thought the administration…
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•February 5, 2020
Barnegat Education ‘Hall of Fame’ Seeks Nominees
The Barnegat Education Association, together with the Barnegat Township School District, is taking nominations for its second Hall of Fame class.
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•February 5, 2020
Pinelands, Elementary Schools, Applying for Consolidation Grant From State
Pinelands Regional School District and all of its constituent elementary school districts are moving ahead to explore consolidation.
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•February 5, 2020
Southern Regional High School’s Drive to Assist Atlantic City Rescue Mission Makes a Huge Impact
Since its humble beginnings in 2001, the Southern Regional High School food drive to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Mission has become a massive production.
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•February 5, 2020
Beach Haven Students Go STYLE-ing
Last week at the Beach Haven Elementary School, teachers and students from Southern Regional School District told children in grades three to six about STYLE. It’s an acronym for Students Team…
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•February 5, 2020
Tuckerton Cpl. John Sanzari Is School Resource Officer
Tuckerton Elementary School Superintendent Janet Ganjemi and the members of the board of education welcomed Tuckerton Police Cpl. John Sanzari to his new post as school resource officer. During the…
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•February 5, 2020
Upstanders Recognized by Barnegat Board of Ed
The Barnegat Township Board of Education recognized six students with “Upstander Awards” at its Jan. 30 meeting. Implemented by the school district in September 2018, the Upstander initative…
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•February 5, 2020
Beach Haven School ‘Caps’ Off Project
The Beach Haven Elementary School exceeded its 250-pound goal of collecting plastic caps by amassing 387 pounds to help acquire a Buddy Bench.
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•February 5, 2020
Winter Weekend Population Hike Signals Need to Revisit Traffic Safety
One of the best days on Long Beach Island comes in the fall when an Ocean County road crew works up and down Long Beach Boulevard to turn working traffic signals to blink, marking the official…
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•February 5, 2020
Committee Advances Megan’s Law Initiative Introduced By 9th District Delegation
The Senate Law and Public Safety Committee has advanced a Megan’s Law initiative (S-205) introduced by Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove of the…
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•February 5, 2020
Public Invited to Join NJRP’s Monthly Campaign Calls to End Overdose Crisis
Joining the fight to end the overdose crisis in New Jersey is as easy as jumping on the phone. Recovery Specialist Elizabeth Beaty has announced the start of monthly open campaign calls with the New…
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•February 5, 2020
Residents Question Ship Bottom Water Meter Project
The Stafford Township Water and Sewer Department is unwittingly at the center of a dispute over water meters in Ship Bottom. As the borough’s water utility, it is handling the installation of…
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•February 5, 2020
Stockton University Seeks Sugar Maple Harvesters
A team of Stockton faculty members is looking for South Jersey property owners who want to produce their own maple syrup from red maples on their properties.
