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•May 14, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Man Pleads Guilty to Making Bomb Threat and Arson
On April 30 Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on April 28, Ethan Salter, 20, of Little Egg Harbor Township had pleaded guilty to creating a false public alarm before the…
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•May 14, 2025
Beach Haven Borough Budget at $16.2 Million
Without any public comment, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a municipal budget of $16,208,149 at its May 12 meeting. The amount is approximately $772,000 more than last year’s spending…
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•May 14, 2025
Jersey Shore Offshore Wind Opponents Amp Up After State Sues Feds
The battle over siting wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean isn’t over as local grassroots organizations fight back against a lawsuit filed by New Jersey, 16 other states and the District of Columbia…
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•May 14, 2025
Southern Regional School Board Approves 2025-26 Budget
Once again, the Southern Regional School District will maintain all instructional and extracurricular programs, despite the continued rise in costs, specifically those for utilities and supplies as…
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•May 13, 2025
Surfrider Files Lawsuits to Stop New Offshore Oil Drilling
The Surfrider Foundation is taking legal action to prevent the federal government from approving new offshore drilling off the nation’s coasts following President Trump’s executive order revoking a…
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•May 12, 2025
New Stafford Library on Pace for Completion During Coming Months
It seems with each week that passes, the new Stafford Township branch of the Ocean County Library system is close to opening. Well, it’s getting closer, for sure.
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•May 9, 2025
Stafford Township Council Approves 2025 Municipal Budget
After the Stafford Township Council introduced the 2025 municipal budget last month, the council finalized and approved it on May 6. The budget will yield a slight tax increase.
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•May 9, 2025
Police Urging Community to Work Together to Thwart Vandalism
The Stafford Township Police Department is seeking a little assistance regarding vandals desecrating and damaging things within local parks.
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•May 9, 2025
Register Early for Southern Regional Summer Sports Camps
Every summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for youngsters to have fun and improve their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to…
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•May 8, 2025
Al Fresco Dining Measure Proposed in Ship Bottom
Five years after a global pandemic dictated an outside-the-box approach to dining out, a return of Gov. Phil Murphy’s regulations is here, but not without local complications.
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•May 8, 2025
Surf City EMS Welcomes New Ambulance to Its Fleet
A custom-built ambulance arrived in Surf City last week, destination the firehouse between Seventh and Eighth streets. Its purpose is twofold: replace its nearly three-decade old predecessor and…
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•May 8, 2025
Southern Ocean Medical Center Raises Safety to A-Rating
Manahawkin’s Southern Ocean Medical Center recently received very good news. The latest Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety report card gave SOMC an A grade when it came to preventing hospital errors…
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•May 8, 2025
Sea Change Launches Free Overdose Prevention Program for Little Egg Harbor Residents
Fentanyl Awareness Day was April 29, so canvassers from Sea Change Recovery Community Organization and Harm Reduction Center have been knocking on doors in Little Egg Harbor to offer free overdose…
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•May 8, 2025
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Opposes Proposed Change to Endangered Species Act
A proposal announced last month by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service would alter the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act to exclude…
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•May 8, 2025
Trump Faces Challenge to Offshore Wind Directive
New Jersey is one of nearly two dozen states plus the District of Columbia to sue the federal government over President Donald J. Trump’s executive order halting approvals of wind energy development.
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•May 7, 2025
Stafford Township School Board Approves 2025-26 Budget
Even though the Stafford Township School District portion of the average property owner’s tax bills will increase by more than $200 per year, not a single resident spoke in opposition of the hike at…
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•May 7, 2025
Grant Approved for Beach Haven All-Inclusive Playground
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection and the Garden State Preservation Trust have approved Beach Haven’s application for a Green Acres matching grant of $644,250 and loan of $105,750 for…
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•May 7, 2025
Science Fair a ‘W.I.N.’ for Beach Haven Students
The Beach Haven School recently held its first science fair as part of the W.I.N. (What I Need) program offered to students in grades two through six by science teacher Makaela Gevaras. Preschool…
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•May 7, 2025
Barnegat Board Adopts 2025-26 School Budget
Last week, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a $69,052,082 school budget for the 2025-26 year. Including state and federal aid, the full budget is $79,884,802.
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•May 7, 2025
Learn About BESS Project at Information Fair
Atlantic City Electric is holding an information fair for its proposed Battery Energy Storage Station in Beach Haven at the Beach Haven Firehouse on Friday, May 16 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. The facility…
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•May 7, 2025
Long Beach Township Adopts Tax-Friendly 2025 Budget
Long Beach Township has approved its 2025 spending plan after presentation to the residents of the municipality and thorough review by the state. As Commissioner Joseph Lattanzi, who oversees finance…
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•May 7, 2025
Two Arrests Made in Gold Bar Scam
On April 28, members of the Barnegat Police Department’s Detective Bureau and Crime Reduction Unit assisted Ptl. Christian Negron in an ongoing investigation involving an international scam operation…
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•May 5, 2025
SOMC Nurses Authorize Strike Notice as Contract About to Expire
On April 23, nurses at Manahawkin’s Southern Ocean Medical Center voted almost unanimously to authorize their bargaining committee to give a 10-day notice of their intent to strike if they are unable…
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•May 3, 2025
Second Arrest Made in Pinelands Wildfire
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on May 1, a 17-year-old male juvenile was taken into custody and charged with aggravated arson, arson and hindering apprehension, all in…
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•May 1, 2025
Coast Guard Search for a Brother Gives Granddaughter New Family
When Rosemary Harris began searching for information about her Coast Guardsman grandfather, she had no idea it would lead her to discover family she hadn’t met yet on Long Beach Island. That members…
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•May 1, 2025
Causeway Project Enters Final Stretch Ahead of Memorial Day
State transportation officials said work is expected to be completed at the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive in Stafford Township by mid-May. Marsha Drive north will reopen, allowing access…
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•May 1, 2025
Pinelands Wildfire Scorches 15,300 Acres
One week following the wildfire that originated at the Barnegat Township/Ocean Township (Waretown) border, the New Jersey State Forest Fire Service reported that blaze is 75% contained. Approximately…
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•May 1, 2025
Students Explore the Barrens and Bay at Pinelands Regional
Pinelands Regional High School students are learning about the natural ecosystems that exist just steps outside their classrooms in an honors ecology course, “From the Barrens to the Bay,” taught by…
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•May 1, 2025
Fire Apparatus Funding Ignites Discussion in Ship Bottom
On the same day volunteer firefighters and the state forest fire service battled the largest wildfire in the area in almost two decades, Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. Chief Todd MacLennan asked the…
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•April 30, 2025
Open Space Funding Approved in Ship Bottom
Following a lengthy public hearing on the $3.5 million bond ordinance that will keep a portion of the 4-acre LBI Grade School property as open space highlighted by criticism from borough residents…
