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•December 11, 2025
Preschoolers Take Field Trip to Acme
Preschool students from the Beach Haven School took a trip to the Acme supermarket in Long Beach Township this week as part of an immersive learning experience connected to their current classroom…
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•December 10, 2025
Morello Resigns From Stafford Township School Board
While Election Day didn’t bring any changes to the Stafford Township Board of Education, the sudden resignation of member Robert Morello will cause one as the board heads into the new year.
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•December 10, 2025
Amato Bill Aims to Help Veterans Transition Back Into Civilian Life
Earlier this month the N.J. Senate Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed Sen. Carmen Amato Jr.’s (R-9th Dist.) bill that would establish the Veterans Suicide Prevention Commission to…
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•December 10, 2025
State Senate Bill Would Require Revival of RREM Superstorm Sandy Recovery Program
The state Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee recently passed legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. of the 9th District to require New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs to…
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•December 10, 2025
Bille Bids Adieu to Barnegat Committee
The Dec. 2 morning meeting of the Barnegat Township Committee marked the final session for Deputy Mayor Albert Bille, who did not seek re-election to a sixth three-year term on the all-Republican…
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•December 10, 2025
Statewide Water Supply Drought Warning Issued
The Murphy administration issued a statewide water supply drought warning on Friday, Dec. 5, and is urging residents and businesses to reduce water use as a result of persistent below-average…
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•December 10, 2025
Almost Entire Nation, Especially New Jersey, See Dramatic Drop in OD Deaths
According to New Jersey State Police Capt. Jason Piotrowski, who was the speaker at a Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey webinar last week, the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses has been…
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•December 10, 2025
LBI Health Department Conducting Sleep Program
Are you a light or deep sleeper? What does REM sleep mean?
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•December 10, 2025
Placard Policy Changing for Beach Haven Condo Residents
Condominium owners in Beach Haven will now be eligible to receive individual emergency re-entry placards in the event of evacuation due to a major weather event. Previously, the placards were issued…
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•December 10, 2025
Barnegat Police Honor Memory of Childhood Cancer Victim
The Barnegat Township Police Department participated in No Shave November in honor of a very special Barnegat resident – Mason Phillips.
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•December 10, 2025
Mentor, Leader, Friend: West Tuckerton Fire Co. Remembers Life Member, Former Chief
When Domenico “Dominic” Russano, 68, passed away in a tragic incident on Nov. 5, it shocked the Little Egg Harbor community. But the loss was especially poignant for his colleagues and friends at the…
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•December 10, 2025
It’s Crunch Time to Drop Off Gifts for Stafford Township Toy Drive
The clock is ticking. Soon, the Stafford Township Recreation Department will begin packing up toys and gifts for families in need this Christmas.
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•December 5, 2025
Founder of Red Men Community Turkey Dinner Honored
The Tuckerton Red Men lodge served about 900 people at its annual free pre-Thanksgiving turkey community dinner on Sunday, Nov. 23.
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•December 4, 2025
Another Coast Guardsman Joins Exclusive Roster as Elite Surfman
On a recent blistery Friday morning, Barnegat Light was a contrast of bright blue sky and water against whipping winds. A different sea of blue was inside the borough firehouse as members of the U.S.…
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•December 4, 2025
Opponents Demand Pause Before Ship Bottom Rental Rules Tighten
In an attempt to maintain the family friendly character of Ship Bottom, the borough council last week introduced amendments to the borough’s short-term rental ordinance that has sparked outrage among…
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•December 4, 2025
American Legion Post 511 Delivers Food for the Holidays
Megan Pasquale spends most of her disability income to care for her son and often doesn’t have the money to purchase certain types of food items.
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•December 3, 2025
Long Beach Township Swears in Three New Police Officers
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, Dec. 1 began with a ceremony to swear in three new police officers, whose family members and friends filled the courtroom at the…
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•December 3, 2025
Residents’ Concerns Pave Way for Additional Changes on Central Avenue
The redesign of Central Avenue in Ship Bottom was intended to drive traffic flow improvements, but instead has collided head on with homeowners’ frustrations over an influx of motorists using…
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•December 3, 2025
Sons of Shillelagh Helping the Area Needy
Throughout the holiday season, the members of the Friendly Sons of Shillelagh of Ocean County do their part to help their fellow residents who may be going through tough times with food insecurity.
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•December 3, 2025
Beach Haven Police Chief: Last Summer Less Stressful
At the Nov. 25 Beach Haven Borough Council agenda meeting, Police Chief James Markoski reported the summer of 2025 was “much better for our officers” than the prior year.
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•December 3, 2025
Coastal VIM Seeking Physicians, Practitioners
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, a clinic that provides free, non-emergency primary medical services to uninsured and qualified residents of Ocean County and neighboring areas, is seeking volunteers…
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•December 3, 2025
9th District Delegation Wants Meeting on ‘Forever Chemicals’ Settlement Use
In May of this year, New Jersey announced a proposed $450 million settlement with the 3M Co. to address contamination from PFOS and PFOA, often referred to as “forever chemicals.” Under the current…
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•December 3, 2025
Eagleswood Shares Services, Examines Water-Sewer Usage
Eagleswood Township has renewed for five years its services agreement with Stafford Township, its much larger neighbor to the north, regarding construction – building, plumbing, electrical and fire…
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•December 3, 2025
‘Tunes By the Dunes’ T-Shirt Proceeds Benefit ReClam the Bay
For the past three summers, the Holgate Taxpayers Association has offered Thursday evening concerts on Long Beach Island’s south end. “Tunes By the Dunes” has grown tremendously in both attendance…
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•December 3, 2025
Ex-Superintendent Sues LEH School Board Members
Melissa McCooley is suing current Little Egg Harbor Board of Education members Laura Erber, Abby Martin and Christine Snyder along with former members Howard Berry and Pamela Zeleznok.
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•December 3, 2025
State Calls for Monitoring of Microplastics in Drinking Water
New Jersey is leading a coalition of seven states calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact nationwide monitoring of drinking water supplies for microplastics, with a goal of…
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•December 3, 2025
Harvey Cedars Represented at League Conference
The Harvey Cedars borough hall staff attended the recent annual New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference in Atlantic City, joining municipal professionals from across the state for several days…
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•December 2, 2025
New School Name, Same Commitment to Education
Rain drizzled with a distinctly November chill Saturday morning, Nov. 22, moving a ceremony honoring the rich heritage of the LBI Elementary School and continued journey into the future from outside…
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•December 1, 2025
Great Bay EMS Rescues Cats in Joint Effort Fighting House Fire
Local fire and emergency services joined together in the early-morning hours of Friday, Nov. 21 to combat a devastating house fire and rescue beloved pets from a home on Price Drive in Little Egg…
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•November 27, 2025
Search Continues for Teen Who Might Have Jumped From LBI Bridge
Stafford Township police are leading a coordinated search effort for an individual believed to have jumped from the Causeway Bridge around 10 p.m. on Nov. 25, authorities said this morning.
