News
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•January 7, 2026
Pipi Is Barnegat Mayor for 2026
There’s someone new sitting in the Barnegat mayor’s chair – Pasquale “Pat” Pipi, who was handed the gavel at the Jan. 1 township committee reorganization meeting.
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•January 7, 2026
Barnegat Bay Partnership Funding Opportunities to Help Fill Watershed Knowledge Gaps
The Barnegat Bay Partnership recently opened new funding opportunities intended to support projects that enhance collaborative, innovative and impactful projects throughout our watershed. All of the…
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•January 1, 2026
Harvey Cedars Mayor Reflects at the Halfway Point
Halfway through his four-year term as Harvey Cedars mayor, John Imperiale looked back at accomplishments and work that still needs to be done.
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•December 26, 2025
Holiday Bus Tour a Hit in Barnegat Township
The Barnegat Township School District, in partnership with its “Paws for a Cause” Family and Staff Assistance Program, welcomed the community for a festive journey through town during its first-ever…
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•December 26, 2025
Happy Feet Drive Massive Success
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, members of the Kiwanis Club of Long Beach Island gathered at the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse to sort 14.531 pairs of socks collected during the Happy Feet Drive.…
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•December 25, 2025
Garden Club Donates Gifts to Children’s Hospital
For the past four years, the Garden Club of LBI has collected toys at its holiday luncheon in support of the Ship Bottom Police Department. This year, the sponsorship was for RWJ Barnabas Children’s…
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•December 22, 2025
Beach Badges Make a Splash for Gift-Giving Season
The lure of the beach remains strong even when the cold winds blow and the year-end holidays roll around. For those yearning for the return to the warmth of summer’s embrace, holiday beach badges are…
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•December 21, 2025
Volunteers Take Center Stage in Harvey Cedars
If you attended the Harvey Cedars Wine Tasting event last month, you would have been greeted at the door by Judie and Barry Putt, volunteering to check in everyone.
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•December 21, 2025
LBI Fall Classic Winner Donates Prize Money to High School Fishing Club
This winter, the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club ended up a big winner thanks to a donation of $550 from one of the annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic’s top anglers.
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•December 18, 2025
Body of Missing Man Recovered in Manahawkin Bay
Just over three weeks since a man reportedly disappeared in Manahawkin Bay and a coordinated search effort began, the Stafford Township Police Department on Dec. 18 confirmed the recovery of his body.
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•December 18, 2025
Ship Bottom May Delay Rental Ordinance Revisions
The Ship Bottom Borough Council is expected to discuss tabling proposed changes to the town’s short-term rental ordinance at a special meeting Dec. 19.
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•December 18, 2025
Lifeguard’s Courageous Rescue Earns Prestigious Medal of Valor Award
Amid a tumultuous nor’easter swell and a full moon high tide on a Sunday evening in August 2024, Hugh Shields timed his entry into the churning waters of Barnegat Inlet before swimming toward two…
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•December 18, 2025
Tuckerton Applying for Grant to Fund Dredging
The new year could bring new hope to Tuckerton borough residents who have long been fighting for dredging in Thompson Creek. A potential state grant, for which the borough plans to apply, could help…
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•December 17, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Officials Remember Administrator Rodney Haines
Described as “a great leader,” the Little Egg Harbor Township administrator and CFO Rodney R. Haines, 57, passed away on Nov. 24, leaving family, friends and coworkers saddened by the sudden loss to…
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•December 17, 2025
Barnegat Light Mayor Wellington Defends Existing Tax Structure for Regional School District
Barnegat Light Mayor Ed Wellington said the borough will not join the other Island towns in what he called “a movement to modify the school tax process, structure and formula, to base it more on the…
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•December 17, 2025
LBI Historical Museum Approaching 50th
At this time last year, the Long Beach Island Historical Association was getting ready to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025. Its original goal and mission were to open a museum to house and…
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•December 17, 2025
New Nativity Scene Graces Front Lawn at St. Francis Church
St. Francis of Assisi Church, at 4700 Long Beach Blvd. in Brant Beach, has a new seasonal addition to the parish grounds: a life-size Nativity set, which, said The Rev. Francis DiSpigno, church…
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•December 17, 2025
Bay Stakeholders Help Guide Tidal Inlets Research
Boaters, bayside homeowners, tackle shop and marina owners, and anyone else interested in learning and talking about Little Egg Inlet was invited to attend a Zoom meeting last Thursday, Dec. 11 on…
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•December 17, 2025
9th District Bill Would Increase Penalties for Fraud Targeting Seniors, Veterans
Penalties for identity theft when the victim is a senior citizen or a veteran would be increased under legislation introduced by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr., Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Assemblyman Gregory…
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•December 17, 2025
Barnegat Police Chief Graduates From FBI Program
On Dec. 11, Barnegat Township Police Chief Jason Carroll graduated from the 296th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.
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•December 17, 2025
Harvey Cedars Appoints Municipal Clerk
After serving in acting capacity for near 18 months, Christine Lisiewski was appointed municipal clerk of Harvey Cedars at the Monday, Dec. 15 Board of Commissioners meeting.
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•December 17, 2025
Court Victory Puts Wind Back in Offshore Energy Plans
A Massachusetts judge overturned a presidential order impacting the offshore energy sector, nearly 11 months after changing winds surrounding federal policy prompted the reevaluation.
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•December 17, 2025
Disaster Declaration Urged to Secure Federal Funds for Beach Nourishment
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is doubling down on urging New Jersey officials to declare a disaster emergency along the Jersey Shore, citing extensive beach erosion since July and claiming outgoing Gov.…
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•December 17, 2025
LEH Schools Seek Cooperation to ‘Overcome’ Chronic Absenteeism
Little Egg Harbor Schools Superintendent Lisa Antunes addressed chronic absenteeism among other subjects at the Dec. 7 meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education.
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•December 15, 2025
Project InVOLve Seeks Volunteer Organizations
It began as just a simple idea. What if the Friends of the Island Library could bring together, in one place at one time, representatives from nonprofit organizations that are looking for volunteers?…
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•December 15, 2025
Recovery Specialist Elizabeth Beaty Named to Gov.-Elect’s Task Force
Sea Change Recovery Community Organization founder Elizabeth Beaty of Holgate has been named to Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill’s Interdisciplinary Advisory Task Force, which “will bring together voices…
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•December 12, 2025
Beach Haven West Man Arrested for Shooting at Neighbor’s Windows
The Stafford Township Police Department on Dec. 8 released information detailing the arrest of a Beach Haven West man who allegedly used an air rifle to fire shots at a neighboring residence.
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•December 12, 2025
Former Lab Monkey Finds New Home at Popcorn Park
In late October, a transport truck carrying 21 rhesus macaques used for biomedical research crashed on I-59 in Jasper County, Miss. Several of the monkeys escaped, and most were euthanized due to…
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•December 11, 2025
Fed Lawmaker to Address LBI Region Mail Delivery Issues
Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s office is intervening on behalf of his constituents around the Long Beach Island region to address ongoing mail delivery issues that surfaced in September. Van Drew’s…
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•December 11, 2025
Holiday Spirit on the March in Ship Bottom
The beach chairs appeared on Ship Bottom sidewalks lining the Boulevard before the flurry of colorful floats and festive music turned the Island’s main thoroughfare into Santa Claus lane for the…
