News
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•February 5, 2020
Tuckerton Hires Class II Police Officer
Tuckerton has hired a Class II police officer, Christopher Jereszcyn Jr., to fill the void when a seasoned officer became attached to the Tuckerton Elementary School full time. Jereszcyn is…
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•February 5, 2020
New Jersey Still Has No Confirmed Cases of New Coronavirus
The coronavirus, now officially known as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), has not yet reached Ocean County, or even New Jersey.
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•February 5, 2020
Governor Vetoes Annual Teenage Depression Screening Bill
Gov. Phil Murphy failed to sign a bill requiring public school officials to conduct annual depression screenings for students in middle and high schools before it was too late to be acted upon during…
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•February 5, 2020
Nonprofit Coastal Organization’s Report Details Funding Options for Beach Restoration
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has published a white paper detailing funding means for communities’ coastal management projects. “Local Funding for Coastal Projects: An…
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•February 5, 2020
Garden Club of LBI Offers Indoor Plant Tips
When it’s too cold to work outside, the Garden Club of Long Beach Island says its time for green thumbs to turn their gardening talents inside to houseplant culture.
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•February 5, 2020
Ocean County’s BLUE HOPE Program Links Addicts With Treatment Options
The Blue HART program, launched in 2017 by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, is now BLUE HOPE, newly restructured to better meet the needs of Ocean County, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D.…
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•February 5, 2020
Proposed Measure Seeks to Increase Monetary Penalties for Dune Disruption
The Ship Bottom Borough Council last week unanimously introduced an ordinance that would, once adopted, beef up beach protection, including the removal of dune vegetation. But does it go far enough?
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•February 5, 2020
Flu Fear Prompts Hospital’s Temporary Visitor Restrictions
In a proactive measure to help prevent the spread of the influenza virus, visitors to Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin must be age 12 or older, as of Monday, Feb. 3.
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•February 5, 2020
Vote on Beach Haven Hotel Plan Could Be Months Away
A vote by the Beach Haven Land Use Board on whether to approve or reject the proposed Beach Haven Hotel and Marina development might not be taken until well into the spring.
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•February 3, 2020
Snow Is Elusive So Far This Winter
Imagine a winter without snow? Some people are probably wondering if that’s the way the weather will play out for the area as sleds, snow shovels and blowers have remained in the garage.
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•February 3, 2020
Ørsted Hosting Open House to Update Residents on Ocean Wind
Representatives from offshore wind developer O˜rsted will host an open house to update area residents on the progress of its Ocean Wind project on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Holiday…
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•February 1, 2020
Barnegat Police Participate in Drug Bust With Other Agencies
Barnegat detective work has played a role in the arrest of Taishaun Cosme, 24, of Brick Township, on a variery of narcotics-related offenses, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer.
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•January 31, 2020
Trump Rally More Like a Rock Concert or World Series Game
Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump is a rock star.
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•January 29, 2020
Statewide Plastic Ban Gathers Renewed Steam
Statewide plastic reduction legislation, which recently passed in the state Senate but failed in the state Assembly, has a new lease on life as the bill was quickly reintroduced in the Senate.
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•January 29, 2020
1st Constitution Bank Branches Out to Community
The 1st Constitution Bank branch on Route 72 in Manahawkin is among five in Ocean County that the bank gained through acquisition of the former Shore Community Bank.
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•January 29, 2020
Tuckerton Purchasing Two Police Vehicles
Tuckerton will purchase two new police vehicles using 75 percent matching funds from a USDA Community Facility grant. The two cars will be under a lease/purchase agreement and cost $42,530 each with…
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•January 29, 2020
Rutgers University Joins with Ørsted to Track Endangered Right Whales
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind has partnered with Rutgers University, the University of Rhode Island and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to launch a passive program to track the critically endangered…
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•January 29, 2020
Ease of Coordination Prompts Board to Move Meetings Back to LBI School Beginning Next Month
Citing logistics, the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education is moving its monthly meetings back to the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom after just one meeting at the Ethel A. Jacobsen…
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•January 29, 2020
LBI School District Officials Seek Architectural Firm Proposals
In less than a weekafter issuing a request for proposals for an architect of record to provide an inventory of what educational facilities the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District has at…
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•January 29, 2020
LBI District’s Preschool Tuition to Increase for 2020-21 School Year
Tuition for the LBI Consolidated School District’s pre-kindergarten classesis increasing its current rates to remain competitive.
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•January 29, 2020
Long Beach Township Officials Offer Roadwork Update
Motorists heading south through Long Beach Township have likely noticed that the Boulevard has been a bit of a rough ride lately. Municipal officials offered an update this past Monday to assure…
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•January 29, 2020
Bill Signed Into Law Exempting Disabled Vets from Beach Buggy Permit Fees
Legislation introduced by Sen. Christopher Connors, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove to exempt disabled veterans from paying beach buggy permit fees has been signed into law by…
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•January 29, 2020
Nonprofit Coastal Organization’s Report Details Funding Options for Beach Restoration
The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association has published a white paper detailing funding means for communities’ coastal management projects. “Local Funding for Coastal Projects: An…
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•January 29, 2020
First Aid Squad Changing Background Checks Agency
An ordinance that the BeachHavenBorough Council looks to introduce at its next meeting, on Monday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m., will change the BeachHaven First Aid Squad’s agency for background checks…
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•January 29, 2020
Chocolate Week Sweetens LBI Region’s Winter
Think decadent chocolate spa treatments, cocoa combined with history, chocolate beer and other inspired food and drink, and that’s just the first taste of Chocolate Week 2020 during Feb. 8 to 16.
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•January 29, 2020
Gerardo Jorge Brought on Board as Stafford Police Department’s Newest Patrolman
As the Stafford Township Police Department starts looking ahead toward the retirements of several police officers, Chief Thomas Dellane last week introduced the department’s newest patrolman, Gerardo…
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•January 29, 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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•January 29, 2020
Stafford’s Primary Learning Center Puts Emphasis on Kindness for a Week
Rebecca Lockwood knows a thing or two about being kind to others and her surrounding community. That’s why she and several of her Stafford Intermediate SOS leadership group friends were on hand…
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•January 29, 2020
Ocean County Evangelicals Fighting LGBTQ Curriculum
The evangelical community in Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor basically announced on Friday evening that it and allies from throughout the state were preparing to go to war against the state law…
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•January 29, 2020
Consolidated District Kicks Off Strategic Planning Process
Former LBI Consolidated Board of Education member Tom Beaty has some concerns about the district undertaking a strategic plan without knowing its end goal going into the lengthy process, which is…
