News
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•July 7, 2025
Long Beach Township Gets Additional Funding, Permits for Clam Cove Project
Clam Cove Reserve, a 22-acre wetland parcel adjacent to the Long Beach Township Field Station in Holgate, has transformed from a peninsula into an island over the past few years as erosion created…
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•July 6, 2025
Coast Guardsman Saves Man Hit by Boat Propeller
A member of U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light is among the lifeguards credited with saving a 55-year-old man ejected from a boat and hit by a propeller off the Fifth Street beach in Asbury Park…
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•July 4, 2025
Bay Village Marks 60th Summer
It was the mid-1960s and Beatlemania was still the cultural rage. But in Beach Haven it marked the beginning of something new: Bay Village, which is celebrating its 60th summer of “aspiring to be a…
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•July 3, 2025
Former XPO Returns to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as Commander
When Drew Norris received his orders to report to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as its new commanding officer, it was as though he was coming home after a two-year absence. Sort of.
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•July 3, 2025
Nesting Plovers Having ‘Exceptional Year’
The first nest hatched May 29. That was the start of what is now being characterized as “an exceptional year at the restoration area” by Emily Heiser, senior zoologist with New Jersey Fish and…
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•July 3, 2025
Local Docks to Big City: Christine Tomasco Deep Dives Into Sustainable Seafood
“The first fish I ever caught was a striper,” said a reflective Christine “Chrissy” Tomasco, reminiscing on her childhood spent in Barnegat Light. “I was only 6 years old, and I want to say it was…
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•July 3, 2025
Surprise Pizza Party Marks 68 Years of Happily Ever After
The Mickiewicz household in Manahawkin was filled with celebration on Saturday, June 28 as the family commemorated 68 years of marriage for Bob and Gerry, and Gerry’s 88th birthday. But another, more…
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•July 3, 2025
After Nearly 33 Years, McBrien Says Goodbye to Stafford Recreation Department
Jennifer McBrien and Chris Fritz have known each other for most of their lives. So, of course he showed for her “big” bash at the Bay Avenue Community Center last week.
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•July 2, 2025
Ship Bottom Lauded for Beautification Project
One by one, Ship Bottom residents stepped up to the microphone at the June 24 borough council meeting, each commenting on the recent changes to the town’s business district.
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•July 2, 2025
Ship Bottom Police Celebrate Centennial Handling Familiar Cases
A century ago, Ship Bottom police handled complaints related to traffic, parking, noise and beach attire.
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•July 2, 2025
Causeway Contractor Crews Clear Out, Still Work to Be Done
Equipment and pumps on Eighth and Ninth streets in Ship Bottom are the only sign of the $45 million final phase of the Causeway project visible for the summer as the N.J. Department of Transportation…
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•July 2, 2025
Transportation a Big Issue at Little Egg Harbor School District
Little Egg Harbor School District Transportation Supervisor Michael Cofer presented a transportation update to the board of education at its June meeting. He said the update would be about some…
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•July 2, 2025
Scammers Are Getting More and More Creative
If something new comes along, scammers are sure to quickly follow.
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•July 2, 2025
Reynolds Family Foundation Event Raises Over $50,000
On a hot summer night, surrounded by the picturesque landscape of the Farm on Main, the Reynolds Family Foundation hosted a fundraiser with hundreds of friends, community members and business owners…
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•July 2, 2025
Recent Southern Grad Propels Into Future After FCCLA Changes His Trajectory
Lucais Romo isn’t shy about saying it: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America changed his life.
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•July 2, 2025
Pinelands Graduation a Bittersweet Occasion for Some
The commencement of the Pinelands Regional High School Class of 2025 managed to be held outside on Wednesday, June 18 despite National Weather Service predictions of powerful thunderstorms. Nobody…
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•July 2, 2025
Former Jen’s Links Co-Owner Will Serve Eight Years for Fraud
A former partner in Jen’s Links Miniature Golf Course in Barnegat Light has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison plus three years of supervised release for fraud.
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•July 2, 2025
Beach Haven Library Announces Staff Changes
Last month, Jane DeHaven resigned her position as director of the Beach Haven Public Library, a job she had held since April 2023. As a result, the library board of trustees has named Marsia Mason as…
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•July 2, 2025
Advent of Summer Brings the Heat
The summer season had barely started when the area got hit with a heat wave last week from Monday through Wednesday.
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•July 2, 2025
Beach Haven Creating One-Way Street
At the recommendation of Police Chief James Markoski, the Beach Haven Borough Council is looking to make a portion of West Eighth Street one-way. An ordinance is expected to be introduced at the next…
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•July 2, 2025
Brothers Give New Life to Tennis Balls
Last year, brothers Ricky and James Ecklord were playing on a tennis court near their Monmouth County home and were taken aback by the number of abandoned tennis balls. Some were torn to shreds by…
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•July 2, 2025
Former Greenbriar Employees Pleads Guilty to Theft, Sentencing Set for September
First Assistant Ocean County Prosecutor Michael T. Nolan Jr. has announced that on June 27, Alicia Campbell, 37, of Mays Landing pleaded guilty to theft and obstruction of justice before Superior…
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•July 2, 2025
Barnegat Board Approves Staff Changes
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•July 2, 2025
Bill Would Strengthen Job, Benefit Protections for Military Service Members
The state Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9th) that would strengthen job and benefit protections for public employees who…
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•July 2, 2025
LBI Kiwanis Seeks Socks Donations
Kiwanis of LBI has launched its annual “Happy Feet” new sock project. Now in its 10th year, the drive will run through Dec. 3.
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•July 2, 2025
OCC and Stockton Build New Pathways for Arts and Humanities Students
A series of new articulation agreements signed this month by Ocean County College and Stockton University will provide students in the arts and humanities with a direct pathway between an associate’s…
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•July 2, 2025
Garden Club Awards Scholarships
Three students from Southern Regional High School and MATES (Marine Academy of Science and Technology) were named the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s scholarship recipients for 2025-26. The…
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•July 2, 2025
Jewish Community Center of LBI Turns 75: Roots Strong, Future Bright
A single sheet of paper from 1957 announced the groundbreaking of a synagogue that was never built. The planned location, between Bay and Beach avenues in Beach Haven, was later deemed unsuitable…
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•July 2, 2025
Opioid Abuse Increasing Among Seniors
What age group now has the fastest rate of growth when it comes to opioid use and misuse?
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•July 2, 2025
Report Expected After Abandoned Fuel Tank Removed at LBI School
An oil tank located near the bus garage on the LBI Grade School property in Ship Bottom was removed last month under the supervision of an environmental consultant from Trident Environmental of Toms…
