News
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•September 19, 2024
COASTAL Aquaculture Project Officially Underway
The multifacted, partner-driven Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases’ (COASTAL) project, which supports local aquaculture producers, is officially…
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•September 19, 2024
Surf City Looks to Ocean County to Help Fund Flood, Drainage Work
Surf City officials unanimously authorized the administrator and engineer to submit an application to Ocean County for a portion of its $59.5 million American Rescue Plan Act monies to help fund…
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•September 18, 2024
Save LBI Sues Offshore Wind Company Over Noise Issues
Saying a wind project planned off the coast of Long Beach Island violates the state’s land use laws and local noise ordinances while creating a private nuisance, a local grassroots organization filed…
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•September 18, 2024
Future of Lighthouse Marina Property Still Uncertain; Borough Considers Affordable Housing Options
Barnegat Light native and commercial fisherman Tim Brindley of Bayview Avenue has publicly accused Councilwoman Dorothy Reynolds of “becoming a rogue” and “fear mongering.”
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•September 18, 2024
Former Nuclear Power Plant License Termination Plan in Hands of Feds
The owners of the decommissioning Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station submitted its license termination plan to federal regulators last month, an undertaking that must be completed at least two…
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•September 18, 2024
Little Egg Harbor School District Developing Cellphone Policy
School districts across the country are busy refining their cellphone policies. It looks as if the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education will be joining the crowd at its October meeting.
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•September 18, 2024
Beach Haven School Honors 9/11 Heroes
Beach Haven School students, staff and community members paid tribute to the heroes and those lost during Sept. 11, 2001 at their Patriot Day Ceremony last week. They were joined by members of the…
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•September 18, 2024
Homeowners Want Answers Regarding Dog Park
At a recent Barnegat Township Committee meeting, residents of several adult communities continued to press township officials about establishing a dog park.
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•September 18, 2024
Ordinance Would Reduce Certain Impervious Coverage Regulations in Long Beach Township
An ordinance introduced by the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners at its last meeting would revise impervious lot coverage regulations for lots adjacent to a paved roadway, allowing for a…
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•September 18, 2024
9th District Delegation Supports Social Security Tax Freedom Act
Sen. Carmen Amato Jr., Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblyman Gregory E. Myhre are expressing support for Congressman Jeff Van Drew’s recent legislation aiming to remove federal income taxes on…
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•September 18, 2024
Southern Regional School Board Meets Newest Teaching Crew
Without buses to transport students to schools, teachers have fewer and less effective ways to educate them. While the former wasn’t much of a topic for discussion, the latter commanded the bulk of…
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•September 18, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed Family Promise Facility
Little Egg Harbor Township residents raised concerns about a proposed facility for nonprofit organization Family Promise of the Jersey Shore, which aims to combat homelessness, at the township…
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•September 18, 2024
Guilty Plea in Drugs, Weapon Charges
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Sept. 9 Clifford Holland, 48, of Barnegat Township pleaded guilty to possession of less than one half ounce of cocaine with intent to…
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•September 18, 2024
Beach Haven Will Provide Sand Renourishment Updates
Beach Haven residents who want beach replenishment updates will be able to access information on a link to the Army Corps of Engineers on the borough’s website, beachhaven-nj.gov, once the work…
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•September 18, 2024
Pennsylvania Man Dies Despite Attempted Ocean Rescue
A Pennsylvania man lost his life after submerging in the surf off Bergen Avenue in Harvey Cedars early Sunday afternoon, Sept. 15.
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•September 18, 2024
Lacey Woman ‘Keyed’ on Breaking World Record
How many keychains would you guess that you’ve had in a lifetime? Each one speaks of a place, a time and an experience.
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•September 18, 2024
Barnegat Man Sentenced on Drug, Burglary, Weapons Charges
On Sept. 13, Quaison Ellis, 25, of Barnegat Township was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Kenneth T. Palmer to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison following his guilty plea to possession of heroin…
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•September 18, 2024
Tuckerton Residents Question Council About Sexual Harrassment Lawsuit
Tuckerton borough residents questioned the borough council at its regular meeting on Sept. 16 about sexual harassment accusations against Borough Administrator Jenny Gleghorn.
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•September 18, 2024
Grace Calvary Church Looks Back at 100 Years, Forges Ahead
Grace Calvary Church in Ship Bottom celebrated its centennial on Sunday, Sept. 8 with a church full of well-wishers. The church had shared its story through publications in June and July, displayed…
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•September 15, 2024
Granddaughter Goes on Quest for Unique Gift, Gets Assistance From Flamingo Golf
For 64 summers, Bill Burr’s Flamingo Golf in Ship Bottom has been satisfying families’ undying thirst to compete in miniature golf, score some holes-in-one and make amazing memories that last a…
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•September 13, 2024
Wildlife Biologist Recounts a Summer Banding Oystercatchers
Emmy Casper began working with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey in 2020, as a beach-nesting bird technician; over the past four years, she has observed banding of a variety of species…
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•September 12, 2024
Stafford Township Voters Have Big Decision to Make With Referendum
Sarah O’Boyle was the last one to the microphone inside the Stafford Township Arts Center on Aug. 28, but she may have asked the most important questions about the upcoming Stafford Township School…
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•September 12, 2024
LBI Beach Nourishment to Begin Soon in Beach Haven
September on the Island isn’t just about the return of road and lane closures at its entrance, but the beginning of the next periodic beach replenishment project south of the Causeway.
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•September 12, 2024
South and North on LBI, Lemonade Stands Benefit People, Animals in Need
For the fourth summer straight, Luisa Villafranco, 7, with the help of little brother Enzo, 4, set up a lemonade stand outside the family residence on East Nevada Avenue in Haven Beach. Each year…
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•September 12, 2024
Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Andy Kim Campaigns on LBI
Ocean County, especially Southern Ocean County, and Long Beach Island in particular, is a Republican bastion.
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•September 12, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Navy Vet Ann Petronaci Wrapped in Quilt of Honor
Last month, over 50 community members gathered at American Legion Post 493 to honor Little Egg Harbor’s own Radioman 2nd Class Ann Petronaci, as Jersey Shore Quilts of Valor Chapter 95426 wrapped her…
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•September 11, 2024
Fish Mortality in West Creek Due to Oxygen Depletion
At Joanne Alvaré’s creekside home of more than 20 years on Dock Road in Eagleswood Township, the sound of gulls is not unusual, but this August morning was different. The birds were flocking right…
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•September 11, 2024
TV News Correspondent Has Fond Memories of Harvey Cedars Shellfish
Jim Axelrod would have loved to go to the Harvey Cedars Cedars Shellfish 50th anniversary reunion, but he had bigger fish to fry.
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•September 11, 2024
$156M Grant to Provide Solar Power, Lower Energy Costs Across New Jersey
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities $156 million – under the Solar for All Program – to develop programs that enable lower-income…
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•September 11, 2024
North Beach Has New Welcoming Sign
During the summer, the North Beach Taxpayers Association unveiled a new “Welcome to North Beach” sign located on that Long Beach Township neighborhood’s border with Surf City.
