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•December 5, 2024
Fly Traps Undergo Annual Updates on South End
Throughout the year’s warm months, Holgate, on Long Beach Island’s southern end, is dotted here and there by boxy wooden structures on four legs: fly traps used to control the area’s least welcome…
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•December 5, 2024
NJDOT Spurns Beautification Project After Cracks Found Under Bridge
A highly anticipated beautification project for the walkway underneath the Ship Bottom borough-based bridge in the Causeway series connecting the mainland to Long Beach Island has been rejected by…
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•December 5, 2024
Ship Bottom Christmas Parade Grand Marshal a Familiar Face
It’s the time of year when most people feel as though they are stretched to their limits, patience is just about where it is at the end of summer and what everyone really needs is more time in the…
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•December 5, 2024
2024 Beach-Nesting Bird Reports Reveal Mixed Outcomes
New Jersey Fish and Wildlife’s annual reports for the 2024 beach-nesting bird season show mixed results for the various coastal species, noted Todd Pover, senior wildlife biologist for Conserve…
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•December 5, 2024
Grant Funding Bolsters Long Beach Township Marsh Restoration Project
This month, the National Coastal Resilience Fund invested $139 million in 94 coastal resilience projects, and, with more than $141 million in matching contributions from the grantees, the total…
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•December 4, 2024
Pinelands Student-Athletes and Scholars Shine Brightly
The Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball program has become a powerhouse. The school district’s board of education saluted the team’s success at its November meeting and had plenty of…
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•December 4, 2024
DEP Releases Map Defining Legal Roads in Wharton State Forest
Following a public engagement process spanning several years, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has released a map clearly delineating legal roads for driving vehicles within Wharton…
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•December 4, 2024
Long Beach Township Coordinates $29,500 Donation to St. Francis Food Pantry
Long Beach Township’s construction and zoning department has continued its autumn tradition of coordinating monetary donations for the St. Francis Community Center’s food pantry in Brant Beach. Last…
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•December 4, 2024
Redevelopment of LBI School Site Edges Closer to Reality
As some parents pick up the baton to fight the merger of all students and staff of the Island’s major school district into one building next year, that chapter appears to have ended with the Ship…
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•December 4, 2024
Harvey Cedars Well Represented at League Conference
At the start of 2024, the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners officially adopted a set of values for all borough employees to live by. One of them is professionalism, and Mayor John Imperiale said…
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•December 4, 2024
Little Egg Harbor School Board Introduces Student Cell Phone Policy
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education unanimously approved the first reading of a revised policy regarding the student use of cellphones and other electronic devices at its November meeting.
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•December 4, 2024
Family Promise of Jersey Shore Awarded $425K Grant From Bezos Day One Fund
Family Promise of the Jersey Shore continues to expand its reach and work tirelessly to subdue the effects of homelessness among families in Southern Ocean County and beyond. Last week, several…
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•November 28, 2024
Incumbents Returned to Barnegat Township Committee
Incumbent Republicans Pasquale “Pat” Pipi and Jake Townsend won re-election over their Democratic challengers to three-year terms on the Barnegat Township Committee. The committee has been…
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•November 28, 2024
ACE Seeks Rate Hike Despite Request for FERC to Investigate Surge in Utility Bills
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling out Atlantic City Electric for its $109 million request before the N.J. Board of Public Utilities to increase delivery rates the embattled utility company said…
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•November 27, 2024
Parents Question Class Size Ahead of LBI Schools Merger
Old and new came to a crossroad last week at two separate LBI Consolidated Board of Education sessions where community members took sides on whether the district’s plan to merge students and staff…
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•November 27, 2024
New York Man Arrested in East Hanover Following Stafford Park Store Theft
The suspect of a recent theft at the Dick’s sporting goods store in Stafford Park was found elsewhere in New Jersey and arrested, Stafford police reported last week.
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•November 27, 2024
NJNG: Take Precautions to Guard Against Potential Scams
New Jersey Natural Gas is joining with Utilities United Against Scams to raise awareness of impostors posing as utility representatives and other potential scams. Nov. 20 is Utility Scam Awareness…
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•November 27, 2024
JCTA of LBI Announces New President, Treasurer
The Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations of LBI has new leadership as Ron Fiore, from the board of the Surf City Taxpayers Association, has been elected president and Greg Fath, president of the…
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•November 27, 2024
Beach Haven Bonds for Numerous Improvements
At an agenda meeting Nov. 25, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted a $1.6 million bond ordinance for various improvements and projects.
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•November 27, 2024
Citizens Police Academy Wraps Up in Barnegat
Sixteen Barnegat Township residents recently celebrated their graduation from the police department’s Citizens Police Academy.
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•November 27, 2024
Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean Donates $10,500 to St. Francis Food Pantry
The Human Concerns department at St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center manages a range of vital programs for the community, including one of the largest food pantries in Ocean County. And…
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•November 27, 2024
LBI District Addresses Concerns Over School Merger Plans
When the time is right, LBI Consolidated School District officials are expected to provide a courtesy review to the Surf City Land Use Board of the district’s plans to merge all students and staff…
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•November 27, 2024
Eagleswood Mayor Debra Rivas Receives Heartfelt Sendoff, Parting Gift
Former Eagleswood Township Mayor and longtime Committeeman Jim Pine gave retiring Mayor Debra Rivas a fond farewell at the governing body’s meeting Monday night. Rivas will leave office at the end of…
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•November 26, 2024
Grounded in History: Eagleswood Time Capsule Honors Past, Present and Future
As far as burials go, this one was decidedly joyous. Gathered were not mourners in tears, but Eagleswood residents brimming with love for their hometown.
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•November 22, 2024
Dune Walkovers on Beach Haven Discussion Table
Last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council held off introducing an ordinance regulating private beach walkovers. The proposed ordinance would amend the current measure to require plantings and an…
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•November 21, 2024
Beach Haven Library Plans Centennial Celebration
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Beach Haven Public Library. Last winter the library held a celebration, but another one was planned for later in the year. That will be…
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•November 21, 2024
Spirit Airlines Announces Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines announced it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, Nov. 18.
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•November 21, 2024
Stafford School Superintendent Chidiac Taking Leave of Absence Following DUI Incident
Following a weekend of what likely included many phone calls, text messages and emails, along with a school day overshadowed by a sense of uncertainty within the school district, the Stafford…
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•November 21, 2024
Ship Bottom Sprint for Life Sees Change in Director, Beneficiary
When the gun goes off to start the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life next April 25, the racers will have the same intensity, but the proceeds of the event will have a different and more local benefactor.
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•November 21, 2024
State Goes From Drought Watch to Drought Warning
As the region continues to experience historically low precipitation, above-average temperatures and deteriorating water supplies, Gov. Phil Murphy and Department of Environmental Protection…
