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•July 16, 2025
Celebrating Conservation at 19th Annual Barnegat Bay Day
From baby terrapin turtles to mystic marshland walks and playful alpacas, Barnegat Bay Day at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies was booming with excitement.
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•July 16, 2025
MATES Will Get $25.2 Million Expansion
Ocean County has launched a spending spree this year and MATES, the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, is a major recipient.
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•July 16, 2025
Outdoor Dining Ordinance Introduced in Beach Haven
At its July 14 meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced an ordinance governing outdoor dining. While the borough already had such an ordinance on the books, a new one had to be drawn up to…
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•July 16, 2025
Barnegat High School Juniors Improve Profiency
In a recent newsletter, the Barnegat Township School District highlighted some accomplishments as the school year came to a close.
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•July 16, 2025
State: Residents Can Take Steps to Help Reduce Mosquito Population
There are more than 60 species of mosquitoes in New Jersey, and the females of most of these species rely on blood from animal hosts – including humans – in order to reproduce, as they need the…
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•July 16, 2025
Barnegat Light Further Considers New Baseball Field
“I want everybody to think about maybe reconfiguring the dog park and a baseball field so we can fit them both on the same piece of property,” Mayor Kirk Larson clarified at the regular meeting of…
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•July 16, 2025
Barnegat Police Citizens Academy Signing Up
The Barnegat Township Police Department is signing up participants for its Citizens Police Academy, a 10-week interactive program that begins on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at police headquarters…
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•July 16, 2025
Restaurants Spice Up Summer Concerts
Last year, the borough of Harvey Cedars and its activity committee decided they should offer local food establishments the chance to offer their services in Sunset Park for the borough’s…
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•July 14, 2025
Holgate Residents Expand Greenhead Fly Traps Program
Greenhead flies are a summertime nuisance in southern New Jersey, with July the very peak of fly season. In Holgate, on the southern tip of Long Beach Island, residents combat the irksome insects…
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•July 14, 2025
Popular Point Restoration Project Close to Going Out for Bid
Some residents of the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township may have noticed surveying boats gliding through the lagoons during recent weeks. Don’t be alarmed. It’s all part of the plan…
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•July 13, 2025
Young Coast Guardsman Living Out Childhood Dream
When Henry Buerck qualified to be the newest coxswain at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light a little more than two months ago, it was the beginning of a new chapter for him that began in his…
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•July 11, 2025
Rec Department Will Miss McBrien’s Heart Most of All
For more than two decades, Stafford Recreation Director Jason Hazelton had a front-row seat to the many facets of Jennifer McBrien.
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•July 11, 2025
LEH Library Closed for HVAC Work
The Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library is closed beginning July 15 to complete upgrades to the building’s HVAC systems. It is expected to reopen on Tuesday, July 22.
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•July 11, 2025
LBI Garden Club No. 1 in the State
Over the years The Garden Club of LBI has received many awards, but this year set a high-water mark when it received the Garden Club of the Year Award for the state of New Jersey.
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•July 10, 2025
Fatal Recreational Boating Accidents Decrease, But Injuries on the Rise
Fatal recreational boating accidents in New Jersey fell by almost half last year as the U.S. Coast Guard reported the fewest boating fatalities nationwide since it began collecting data more than…
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•July 10, 2025
Township Beach Patrol Settles Into New Building
The Long Beach Township Beach Patrol is responsible for overseeing 12 noncontiguous miles of ocean beach each summer. This requires a lot of staff – nearly 200 lifeguards – and a lot of equipment.…
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•July 9, 2025
Southern Regional JROTC Program Receives Several Big Awards
The Southern Regional School District recently received some outstanding news regarding its Junior ROTC program. In short, it’s become a nationally recognized unit with the U.S. Air Force.
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•July 9, 2025
Summer Food Service Program Provides Free Meals for Children
While school’s out for summer, the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides free meals for children through its Summer Food Service Program. Children ages 18 years and younger and adults over 18 who…
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•July 9, 2025
Tuckerton’s Fourth of July Parade Is Festive Affair
Hundreds of spectators lined the street in downtown Tuckerton to celebrate Independence Day at the borough’s annual parade Friday morning. Basking in the beautiful weather, residents both old and new…
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•July 9, 2025
Busy Start to Holiday Weekend for Water Rescue Team
The Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS and its water rescue team aided three swimmers in distress over a two-hour period June 29 after lifeguard hours.
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•July 9, 2025
Boater Safety Begins on Land
More than 300 of the individual recreational boaters who drowned nationwide in 2024 were not wearing a life jacket or other personal flotation device, turning a fun-filled family day on the water…
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•July 9, 2025
Barnegat Marine Unit Unveils New Boat
The Barnegat Police Department has announced that its marine patrol unit has upgraded its primary vessel.
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•July 9, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Township Introduces 2025 Budget
Township Administrator and CFO Rodney Haines introduced Little Egg Harbor Township’s 2025 municipal budget, with total appropriations amounting to $32,998,934.95, at a special meeting of the township…
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•July 9, 2025
Barnegat Seeks Bid For Pavilion Repair Work
The Barnegat Township Committee has gone out to bid for repair work on the municipal dock pavilion, which has been partially closed since last summer.
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•July 9, 2025
Former TD Bank Teller Charged Following Investigation
An investigation of fraudulent use and theft of debit card and bank account information led to the arrest of a Browns Mills woman who had worked for TD Bank in Stafford Township, according to police.
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•July 9, 2025
Hot Dogs Help Raise Type 1 Diabetes Awareness
While fireworks are associated with the Fourth of July, another tradition is eating hot dogs.
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•July 9, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Residents Protest Proposed Housing Development
The Little Egg Harbor Township meeting room overflowed with displeased residents who came out in droves to protest plans for an age-restricted housing development, at a planning board meeting on…
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•July 9, 2025
Jet Ski Operator Successfully Rescued
On Wednesday, July 2 shortly before 9 p.m., the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. was dispatched to assist with a water rescue from reports of a female stranded on a personal watercraft near the sedges…
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•July 9, 2025
E-Bikers in Stafford Township Should Make Sure Laws Are Obeyed
As the weather heated up, so did the electric bicycle activity within Stafford Township, particularly in the Ocean Acres section, which led to an increase in Facebook posts about youngsters…
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•July 7, 2025
Beach Haven Taxpayers Welcome Councilman McCaffrey
The Beach Haven Taxpayers Association will hold an open public meeting on Saturday, July 12, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Beach Haven First Aid Squad building, 321 Engleside Ave. Light refreshments…
