News
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•April 9, 2025
Ship Bottom Business District Gets a Lift
When Ship Bottom Councilwoman Mary Basile ran for her borough council seat last year, one of her platform promises was to make Ship Bottom more beautiful than it already is. Together with Code…
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•April 9, 2025
Stafford Township Introduces 2025 Municipal Budget
As costs continue to rise, the Stafford Township Council and Administrator Matthew von der Hayden sought to mitigate the impact on the 2025 municipal budget as much as possible. On April 1, the…
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•April 9, 2025
With Senior’s Confidence Tip, FCCLA Members Rise in Competition
It’s not often Lucais Romo encourages his friends to lie, but during the recent Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state leadership conference, he did exactly that – for a fun purpose…
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•April 7, 2025
Soul Kitchen Welcomes Beach Haven Students
Beach Haven School’s sixth-graders recently visited the JBJ Soul Kitchen in Toms River, where the youngsters learned that the eatery and the Monmouth and Ocean County Food Pantry are part of the BEAT…
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•April 6, 2025
Native Wildflowers Highlight Median Strip Garden
With a keen interest in preserving natural habitats, 20 Island residents gathered to launch a native wildflower garden on March 27 in the North Beach section of Long Beach Township. Located on the…
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•April 4, 2025
Seacrest Resident Violet Blum Celebrates a Century
Reaching 100 years of age is a milestone worth celebrating, so The Terraces at Seacrest Village made sure to pay special tribute to Little Egg Harbor resident Violet Blum on her big day, honoring the…
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•April 4, 2025
Beach Project Begins in Harvey Cedars
Beach replenishment is officially underway in Harvey Cedars as the dredge arrived off the Hudson Avenue beach shortly after 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The renourishment project is designed to maintain the…
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•April 3, 2025
Ship Bottom Public Works Springs Forward With Heavy Workload
With the anticipated completion of the final phase of the Causeway project less than 90 days away, employees from the Ship Bottom Public Works Department have their job cut out for them getting the…
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•April 3, 2025
She’s Still Bowling at Age 100 … and Having a Ball
Holding the ball out in front of her thighs, slightly hunched forward, Betty Mantore eyed the 10 pins at the end of lane 14 inside Thunderbird Lanes in Manahawkin. Seconds later, she shuffled…
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•April 3, 2025
Calm Weather Gave Ospreys a Boost in 2024
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is happy to report last year was a favorable one for ospreys, the large raptors that are well-known in coastal areas, and that are about to begin another…
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•April 2, 2025
BPU Defers Electric Company Rate Hike Decision to August
Following the rules of engagement, the N.J. Board of Public Utilities moved to suspend a decision on a proposed rate increase for Atlantic City Electric customers for a second time. Action had been…
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•April 2, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Settles With Fair Share Housing Center in Accordance With Fair Housing Act
On Monday, March 24, Little Egg Harbor Township held a special meeting wherein the committee adopted a resolution committing to the state Department of Community Affairs’ present need of 32 new…
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•April 2, 2025
GOP Gubernatorial Candidate to Visit LBI April 10
Former radio host Bill Spadea, one of four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for governor in June, is slated to visit Long Beach Island next week.
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•April 2, 2025
Special Meetings Galore as Little Egg Harbor BOE Struggles Mightily With Budget
Oxford Languages lists four definitions for the word “confusion.”
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•April 2, 2025
Speaker to Vietnam Veterans: Tell Your Stories
Looking out at the hundreds of Vietnam veterans on the Barnegat High School bleachers, retired Navy Commander Hugh Doyle said, “All of you have a story tell.”
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•April 2, 2025
Barnegat Police Issue Annual Report
Want to know about the Barnegat Police Department activity in 2024? The department recently released its report for last year, covering crime statistics, community policing events, new initiatives…
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•April 2, 2025
Harvey Cedars Installing New Water Mains
Last year, Harvey Cedars noted the water main and valves on the west side of the Boulevard north of 80th Street are more than 60 years old and from time to time they were showing their age.
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•April 2, 2025
Eagleswood Introduces 2025 Budget With 5-Cent Tax Hike
Eagleswood Township taxpayers will see a 5-cent increase in the tax rate this year, according to the municipal budget introduced at the township committee meeting of Monday, March 24. The overall…
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•April 2, 2025
Beach Haven Seeks Bids for Emergency Operations Project
At an agenda meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council passed a resolution to advertise for bids for the emergency operations center building renovation project. The former U.S. Coast Guard…
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•April 2, 2025
Ship Bottom Signs Off on LBI School Site Redevelopment
When the bell tolls for the final time at the LBI Grade School, a portion of the 4-acre property will be kept as open space after Ship Bottom officials agreed to terms with a borough developer who…
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•April 2, 2025
Horizon, Hackensack Meridian Health Work Out Deal
Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in New Jersey, and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the largest health insurance company in the Garden…
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•April 1, 2025
LBI Garden Club Springs Into Action
March 19 proved to be a busy day for the Garden Club of LBI as it reached out to both the younger and older members of the community.
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•March 29, 2025
Recycle Old Wetsuits Through Rutgers University
Through May 30, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Ocean County, part of the university’s New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, is accepting old and used neoprene wetsuits at its Toms River…
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•March 28, 2025
Through Cupcakes, Stafford Twins Take Aim at Culinary Education Tour in Italy
Growing up within a Dominican household in the Bronx, N.Y., cooking became a passion early in the lives of Danna and Amy Jimenez.
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•March 27, 2025
Southern Ocean Drought Situation Improves
Recent rainfalls have taken Southern Ocean County out of the “extreme drought” category, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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•March 27, 2025
New Eatery Proposed at Former HCH Realty Site
The owners of Azzurri Italian Cucina in Harvey Cedars are looking to expand their horizons by establishing a 132-seat restaurant at the old site of hch Realty, which closed its doors last fall. The…
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•March 26, 2025
MVC Launches REAL ID Thursdays as Deadline Looms
With the federal enforcement of REAL ID set to begin on May 7, appointments are now backed up and virtually unavailable all across the state. To accommodate the surge, the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission…
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•March 26, 2025
Stafford Rules Church Property Too Small for Extra Building
Even before several Ocean Acres residents contested the use variance sought by Ocean Community Church on March 19, members of the Stafford Township Zoning Board didn’t seem comfortable with the…
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•March 26, 2025
New 9th District Legislative Office to Open in Stafford Township
The 9th Legislative District team soon will have a more visible presence within Stafford Township.
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•March 26, 2025
Summer Prep Underway in Surf City
Spring had not sprung when Surf City Councilman Peter Hartney announced earlier this month that the borough had just 107 left of 1,000 holiday beach badges for sale. Whether the dash to snatch up the…
