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•June 30, 2025
Former Stafford Teacher to Be Inducted Into National Hall of Fame
Twenty-two years ago, Michael Dunlea stepped into a career as a teacher with a goal of making a bigger impact on the world around him. Now, he’s being recognized for his commitment to students and…
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•June 28, 2025
Coast Guard Kicks Off Summer With Busy Weekend
Mother Nature stopped playing games with the spring weather just in time for the arrival of summer on the calendar and on the Island. For crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, that…
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•June 27, 2025
Visit LBI Grade School One Last Time During June 30 Open House
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District graduates and families as well as members of the local community are invited to visit the LBI Grade School from 5 to 7 p.m. next Monday, June 30, to…
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•June 26, 2025
LBT Land Use Board Approves Mixed-Use Building on Old Kubel’s Too Lot
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board has approved the application from the owner of the property at 8200 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach – formerly Kubel’s Too – to construct a two-story…
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•June 26, 2025
Mock Lighthouse Rescue Helps Prepare Responders for Real Thing
A mother and her newborn were rescued from atop the Barnegat Lighthouse, and a third person was extricated from the towering structure after falling down a flight of stairs and suffered a femur…
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•June 26, 2025
New 9th Legislative District Office Doors Open in Stafford Township
Assemblyman Brian Rumpf glanced around and pointed to the light-colored walls inside the office where his desk now resides.
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•June 26, 2025
Stafford Meets Agreement With State on Affordable Housing
On paper, the N.J. Department of Community Affairs figured Stafford Township had a lot of space to provide affordable housing. In reality, the number of potential units isn’t 400 or anywhere close to…
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•June 25, 2025
Barnegat Light Rules Out Multifamily Housing
Barnegat Light borough has circumvented its affordable housing obligation by adding a housing element to its master plan – to the tune of $17,000 for professional guidance – “to prove we live in a…
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•June 25, 2025
Two Injured in Pinelands Regional School Bus Accident
A Pinelands Regional School District student was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a school bus and a Honda Civic collided in Little Egg Harbor on Monday, June 16.…
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•June 25, 2025
Ocean County Connections Day Gets Rave Reviews
The first ever Ocean County “County Connections Day” on Long Beach Island took place at Harvey Cedars last Thursday, June 19, and Mayor John Imperiale called it a “huge success.”
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•June 25, 2025
Kean-Ocean Student Undertakes Soil Health Study
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District is always excited to see local initiatives that promote understanding of natural resources, and was, therefore, particularly interested in a recent project…
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•June 25, 2025
New Jersey Bay Islands Initiative Marks Five Years
Marsh islands in the bay are critical pieces of land; not only do they provide habitat for migratory birds, shellfish and terrapins, they mitigate storm impact on developed areas such as Long Beach…
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•June 25, 2025
High Bar Harbor Holds Dedication Ceremony for Revamped Triangle Park
More than 100 people gathered the evening of Saturday, June 21 at a picturesque green space at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Arnold Road in High Bar Harbor. “After over a year’s worth of…
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•June 25, 2025
When Winds of Life Shift, SRHS Senior Always Adapts
When the winds shift, Belle Placa is ready to make a new maneuver. When life throws her a curve ball, she adapts. When circumstances around her wreak havoc, she narrows her focus and reminds herself…
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•June 25, 2025
Drive Carefully, Police Will Be Watching
On Thursday, June 26, police departments from Beach Haven, Harvey Cedars, Surf City and Long Beach, Stafford and Barnegat townships will be participating in Goal Zero, a high-visibility county-wide…
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•June 25, 2025
Nation’s Top Court Ends Irradiated Fuel Storage Wars
The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has the authority to license private businesses to accept irradiated fuel, overturning a case brought in Texas and paving the…
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•June 25, 2025
Temporary Price Floor Set for Future Electric Delivery Costs
The N.J. Board of Public Utilities approved a settlement June 18 with PJM, the regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of New Jersey’s electricity needs, that temporarily…
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•June 25, 2025
Southern Regional Approves Contract for Staff
The June Southern Regional Board of Education meeting always has a slew of housekeeping items for the upcoming school year on the agenda, from setting the school lunch prices and approving the list…
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•June 24, 2025
Toddler Survives Fall Into Swimming Pool
Beach Haven police are reminding residents to be vigilant around swimming pools and bodies of water where children are present following an incident that occurred early Saturday afternoon.
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•June 24, 2025
SOMC Nurses Won Almost Everything They Fought for in New Contract
Health Professionals & Allied Employees union Local 5138 Southern Ocean Medical Center nurses ratified a three-year contract with Hackensack Meridian Health on June 11.
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•June 24, 2025
Increase in Traffic Drives Discussion About Safety on Barnegat Avenue
On the first official day of summer and the first sunny Saturday morning this month, some of the Surf City taxpayers not enjoying the beach were focused on traffic safety, and Barnegat Avenue in…
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•June 22, 2025
Czech Republic-Born K-9 Rogue Joins Long Beach Township Police
Long Beach Township’s police department recently welcomed a new, and very handsome, officer to the force: K-9 Rogue. The German shepherd and his handler, Patrolman Luke Stambaugh, graduated from the…
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•June 20, 2025
They’ll Be Doubling Their Pleasure at Graduation
Six sets of twins will graduate from Barnegat High School on June 18, creating a memorable and unique experience for the students, their families and the entire school community.
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•June 19, 2025
Community Showers Blessings on ‘Impactful’ Local Fishing Fleet
Faith prevailed with the annual Blessing of the Fleet at Viking Village on Father’s Day. Held at the Barnegat Light Yacht Basin, the ceremony lasted about an hour. The turnout for the event was large…
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•June 19, 2025
LBI Peacefully Protests Trump in Ship Bottom
Jersey drivers are well-known for honking their horns in displeasure, but on June 14 at the gateway to Long Beach Island, at least some of the honking was in support for a crowd that gathered to…
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•June 19, 2025
A Fond, Forever Farewell to LBI Grade School
Under an overcast sky the morning of June 16, students and staff of the Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom gathered for a photograph that will likely appear in yet-to-come LBI history…
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•June 19, 2025
Tuckerton Fire Co. Settles in Lawsuit Against Borough
After a resident questioned the Tuckerton Borough Council about a Facebook post made by the Tuckerton Volunteeer Fire Co., which is no longer in service in Tuckerton, Borough Attorney Christopher J.…
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•June 19, 2025
Energy Demand Sparks Renewed Look at Nuclear Option By NJ and US Government
Nuclear energy has often been described as clean, safe and reliable. That it’s also been defined by big emotions on both sides of the safety debate is seemingly a thing of the past as the industry…
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•June 18, 2025
Meals On Wheels of Ocean County Spared Cut in Federal Funds
Back in April, with Elon Musk and his DOGE team running wild, USA Today published a long article headlined “A DOGE pothole? Seniors scared Meals On Wheels could be on chopping block.”
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•June 18, 2025
Residents Petition for Low-Speed Vehicle Use in Little Egg Harbor
Some Little Egg Harbor residents have started a petition for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) to be allowed on roads throughout the township. Resident Andy Camiolo of Forecastle Drive presented his proposal…
