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•July 27, 2024
LBI Kite Festival to Celebrate 10 Years with New Name, New Partners
Changes to the annual, high-flying Long Beach Island kite festival ahead of its 10th season this fall include a new name: the LBI FLY Invitational Kitefest.
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•July 25, 2024
Nantucket Wind Farm Incident Worries Jersey Offshore Turbine Opponents
Opponents of wind farms off the coast of the Jersey Shore including Long Beach Island had their energy recharged this past week because of an incident in Nantucket, Mass.
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•July 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars ‘Agitates’ to Prevent Potential Serious Fish Kill
Two years ago, Kinsey Cove and Harvest Cove in Harvey Cedars were overwhelmed with dead fish. High water temperatures and low oxygen levels resulted in hundreds of dead bunker fish, creating an awful…
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•July 25, 2024
Future of LBI School Site to Be Determined
Members of the public were expected to have an opportunity to address the Ship Bottom Borough Council on its plans for the LBI Grade School property at its July 23 meeting, a week after learning…
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•July 24, 2024
Kim Could Replace Menendez in U.S. Senate Before Election
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, infamous for his stash of gold bars, was convicted of all 16 federal criminal counts he had been charged with, including bribery, at his corruption trial in…
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•July 24, 2024
North Beach Taxpayers Welcome New Members
Nearly 100 homeowners joined together and celebrated summer at a wine and cheese event sponsored by the North Beach Taxpayers Association Saturday, July 20 at the Surf City Firehouse.
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•July 24, 2024
Barnegat Police Seek Applicants for Patrol Officer
The Barnegat Township Police Department will be conducting entrance testing for the purpose of establishing a hiring list for the position of patrol officer. Up to five officers may be hired.
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•July 24, 2024
Barnegat Teacher Goes Above and BEE-Yond
Last September, Briella Pulitano walked into Barnegat High School to begin her first year in the teaching profession. That initial year for the 23-year-old English teacher proved to be quite eventful…
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•July 24, 2024
St. Francis Parish and Center Thrilled With Festival of the Sea Turnout
The Rev. Francis Di Spigno, pastor at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Brant Beach, couldn’t be happier with this summer’s Festival of the Sea, which took place July 2-6, rather than in August as in…
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•July 24, 2024
$4.75 Million Available for Projects to Ensure Ecologically Responsible Offshore Wind Development
The state Department of Environmental Protection and Board of Public Utilities, in conjunction with the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, announced last week that the state’s Research and Monitoring…
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•July 24, 2024
9th District Joins as Sponsors on Legislation Supporting Volunteer First Responders
State Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre of the 9th Legislative District are underlining the importance of volunteer first responders by actively supporting and…
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•July 24, 2024
Ocean County College Awarded $50,000 Grant to Enhance Digital Outreach, Marketing Efforts
As one of seven winners of a first-ever Instagram challenge and mini-grant opportunity from the Lumina Foundation – an independent private foundation committed to making opportunities for learning…
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•July 24, 2024
Resident Asks Surf City Council to Consider Better Exterior Lighting Code
A Sixth Street resident brought her concerns about an exterior lighting issue on her block to the Surf City Borough Council at its monthly meeting recently, seeking relief from a neighbor’s…
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•July 22, 2024
Stafford Police Seek Help in Fatal Accident Investigation
The Stafford Township Police Department is reaching out to the public for information that may help in an investigation, according to a Facebook post by police officials on Sunday, July 21.
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•July 18, 2024
Stafford Police Department Delivers Rescue Boat Into Marine Unit Service
It doesn’t have a name yet, but the Stafford Township Police Department’s 24-foot decommissioned Coast Guard Metal Shark boat floated away from its docking position at The Boatyard and was officially…
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•July 18, 2024
Surf City Sees Surge in Beach Use, Badge Sales
Whether the boost in beach badge sales and beachgoers in Surf City so far this summer is a return to pre-pandemic life, the high cost of traveling keeping more people grounded or the result of new…
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•July 18, 2024
Two Injured in Residential Deck Collapse
A deck collapse at a residence on Arnold Boulevard in the High Bar Harbor section of Long Beach Township on July 13 left one man unresponsive, and another sustained minor injuries, law enforcement…
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•July 18, 2024
Atlantic Shores Looks to Add to Its New Jersey Offshore Wind Portfolio
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind officials have had a busy month to date, winning approval from the federal government on its first two projects and submitting a proposal into New Jersey’s fourth…
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•July 18, 2024
Animal-Loving Siblings’ Bracelet Sales Benefit Shelter Pets and Terrapins
In the market for a great bracelet for a great cause? On sunny weekends at the 44th Street beach entrance in Brant Beach, keep an eye out for 11-year-old twins Cameron and Carter and 8-year-old…
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•July 18, 2024
Southern Regional Hires New Junior ROTC Instructor
The most recent Southern Regional Board of Education meeting was lightning fast, clocking a mere 3½ minutes, but two of the agenda’s highlight items couldn’t go unnoticed.
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•July 18, 2024
Tuckerton Signs Service Pact With Parkertown Fire Co.
Tuckerton will enter a five-year shared service agreement for fire services with Little Egg Harbor Fire District 3, Parkertown Volunteer Fire Co., Councilman Frank D’Amore announced at the borough…
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•July 17, 2024
Police, Volunteers Make EMS Coverage Transition Easy Going in Ship Bottom
Ship Bottom is in good hands. That’s the word from Mayor William Huelsenbeck two weeks after the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS took over as the primary emergency medical service provider in…
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•July 17, 2024
Stafford Voters Offered Oxycocus Walk-Through With Referendum on Horizon
As part of the Stafford Township School District’s initiative to inform as many voters as possible leading up to a $75.7 million Stafford Township School District vote on Sept. 17, residents are…
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•July 17, 2024
COVID-19 Deaths Reach Lowest Level Since Early March 2020
COVID-19 is sort of like how Douglas MacArthur described soldiers in a 1951 speech to a joint session of Congress: “Old soldiers never die – they just fade away.”
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•July 17, 2024
Stafford Restaurant Owners Arrested in Connection With Money Laundering Scheme
The owners of an eatery in the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township were arrested in connection with a money laundering investigation, according to a statement released by the West Milford…
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•July 17, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Township Police Officers Promoted
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting on July 11 was a full house as three police officers were promoted and three academy graduates were appointed as police officers.
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•July 17, 2024
Post-Vacation Food Collection Program Aids St. Francis Pantry
It’s commonplace to buy more groceries than are actually consumed during a vacation, and not everyone can, or wants to, take the excess food back home. This summer, the Long Beach Island Joint…
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•July 17, 2024
Barnegat Light Considers Mercantile Licensing, Spreads Rip Current Awareness
Discussion was had about increased regulation of Barnegat Light businesses during the borough council’s caucus meeting of July 10.
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•July 17, 2024
Coast Guard Lauds Safe Boating as Mariner Rescued Unharmed
A good Samaritan rescued a mariner in Barnegat Bay after their 15-foot sailboat capsized last week, and transferred the boater to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light crew. There were no reports of…
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•July 17, 2024
Jeff’s Camp Has New Leadership, Focus
Martin Weber has retired from his position as president and CEO of Jeff’s Camp in Barnegat Township and has passed the torch to Melissa Snock as the organization has changed its focus.
