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•August 19, 2024
Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Holding Membership Meeting
The Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association holds its annual membership meeting on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon at the High Point Volunteer Fire Co. firehouse. Refreshments will be available.
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•August 18, 2024
Lost Wedding Band Uncovers Connections
Last Wednesday, Aug. 7, Connor Murphy was sitting on a blanket on the Coral Street beach in Beach Haven when he overheard a person saying that someone had lost his wedding band on the beach.
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•August 17, 2024
Body Recovered Near Barnegat Lighthouse Thursday
Barnegat Lighthouse State Park is the site of an active investigation after a lifeless human body was spotted in Barnegat Inlet, just off the western shoreline of the park, shortly before 2 p.m. on…
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•August 16, 2024
Family Night Out a Big Hit in Barnegat
An estimated 2,000 people gathered at the Barnegat High School football field for Barnegat Police Family Night Out on August 13.
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•August 15, 2024
LBI Beach Replenishment Work to Begin Later This Year
An Illinois-based company with a long history of conducting beach nourishment projects on Long Beach Island was awarded a $54.4 million contract to complete periodic replenishment on the LBI…
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•August 15, 2024
Debby Doesn’t Do Southern Ocean
Early last week, New Jersey weather forecasters were keeping a close eye on Hurricane Debby.
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•August 15, 2024
From Tragedy to Triumph: 3D-Printed Arm Brace Changes Lives
Hours after a routine research meeting about a breakthrough scientific innovation, Janelle Lenzo-Werner learned her colleague and best friend of 22 years, Gina Freeman, had died in a car accident on…
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•August 15, 2024
Beach Haven Teacher No. 1 in Ocean County
Jill Falletta, first-grade teacher at the Beach Haven School, was named Ocean County 2024-25 Teacher of the Year at a ceremony last week in Ewing.
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•August 15, 2024
Stafford Police Warn About iPhone Package Thefts
Residents expecting iPhone deliveries through FedEx should be on the lookout, Stafford police warn.
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•August 14, 2024
Van Drew a Heavy Favorite Against Political Neophyte Salerno
The November general election is less than 100 days away.
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•August 14, 2024
Pinelands Regional Certain It Can Graduate All Students in 2025
The July meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education meeting was, as often happens with many school districts in the summer months, rather short. After all, there’s not too much to report…
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•August 14, 2024
Long Beach Township Approves Plans for New Stormwater Pump Stations
A bond ordinance adopted this month by the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners will allow for the construction of new stormwater pump stations and piping at various locations throughout the…
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•August 14, 2024
Eagleswood Fire Co. Unveils Long-Awaited New Pumper Truck
The Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. officially welcomed its newest member on Thursday, Aug. 8 – a Spartan ER Metro Star Pumper truck. For Eagleswood’s volunteer firefighters, it was a day five years in…
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•August 14, 2024
Teen Night Violation Case Deferred to Aug. 29
In acting as the local alcoholic beverage authority, the Beach Haven Borough Council will be continuing hearings on charges brought against Michael Battista for violating an ordinance prohibiting…
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•August 14, 2024
Barnegat American Legion Hosting Blood Drive
The John Wesley Taylor American Legion Post, located at 499 North Main St. (Route 9) in Barnegat Township, is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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•August 14, 2024
Germano Takes Over as Drug Free Communities Coordinator
When schools reopen in September, Kimberly Germano will be taking over as the Barnegat Township School District’s Drug Free Communities coordinator/district counselor. She replaces Michele Cucinotta…
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•August 14, 2024
Loveladies Youngster’s ‘Lemoniest Lemonade’ Raises Money for Shelter Animals
Six-year-old Julian Michaels loves all animals, especially dogs. So this summer, he set up a whale-themed lemonade stand outside his family’s home in Loveladies to raise money for the Cold Nose Warm…
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•August 14, 2024
DEP to Modernize State Land-Use Regulations for Climate Change Impacts
The state Department of Environmental Protection has proposed formal rulemaking that would make New Jersey the first state in the country to modernize land-resource protection regulations to address…
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•August 14, 2024
Named Storms Forecasts Slightly Down But Many Hurricanes Still Expected
Let’s start off with some good news: The scientists at both the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have both reduced their…
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•August 14, 2024
9th District Bill Would Raise Asset Limits for Certain Medicaid Programs
As part of a policy initiative based on a proposal by the Ocean County Office of Senior Services’ Advisory Council, state Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre of the…
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•August 14, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Adopts 2024 Budget, Receives Major Grants for Road Improvements
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee adopted the 2024 municipal budget with total appropriations of $28,673,917.94 at the committee meeting on Aug. 8.
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•August 13, 2024
Fundraisers to Aid Pinelands Teacher, Coach Diagnosed With Hodgkin’s
Life can change in a split second. Take the example of Gennaro Balletta and Ashley Miller.
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•August 12, 2024
Long Beach Township Experiencing Phone Issues
On Monday, Aug. 12, Long Beach Township posted on its website and social media that “Verizon is experiencing regional phone outages, and it has affected our phone system. We do not have an ETA on…
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•August 11, 2024
Finding Solace and Stories on ‘A Walk Along the Jersey Shore’
The coast elicits curiosity, contentment, maybe even awe in most all of us. As Jacques Cousteau observed, “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” For author and…
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•August 10, 2024
Dolphins Depicted on Latest Giant Clam
On Monday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m., ReClam the Bay will dedicate the latest “giant clam” outside the organization’s upweller station in Beach Haven. It is located by the emergency operations center at the…
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•August 10, 2024
Stafford Democrats Make a Few Shifts on Upcoming Election Ticket
Many voters have their focus set on the presidential election in November. But, perhaps, the most important election facing Stafford Township voters is the one locally, as all the seats on the…
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•August 10, 2024
Forum to Provide Residents Insight Into School District’s Upcoming Referendum
As the Stafford Township School District’s Sept. 17 bond referendum vote draws closer, community members are invited to learn more about the referendum, along with how and why it’s important to vote…
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•August 9, 2024
Stafford Police Arrest Suspects in Separate Theft Cases
Recently, the Stafford Township Police Department released details of several arrests made in separate shoplifting incidents, as well as one in connection with an identity theft.
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•August 8, 2024
Ocean County Judge Rules for Boatyard in DEP Legal Actions
An Ocean County Superior Court judge earlier this year ruled in favor of the owner of The Boatyard on several environmental matters, preventing the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection from…
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•August 8, 2024
Sunrise Bay Resident Wrapped in Quilt of Valor
Sunrise Bay resident Frank McArdle was recognized for his courageous service with a Quilt of Valor during a ceremony held for him in his community clubhouse on July 27.
