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•July 17, 2024
Dengue Fever Has Reached New Jersey
Dengue fever, nicknamed breakbone fever, has long plagued tropical and subtropical regions of the world. But according to the World Health Organization, it is affecting far more people than ever…
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•July 17, 2024
Harvey Cedars Honors Selfridge for Rescue
The Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners recently honored Bob Selfridge III for his life-saving heroism in August 2022.
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•July 17, 2024
9th District Supports Effort to Increase Veterans’ Property Tax Deduction
State Sen. Carmen Amato, Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre of the 9th Legislative District have requested to be added as co-sponsors to legislation that proposes a constitutional…
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•July 13, 2024
Spirit Airlines Looks Toward Newark Instead of Atlantic City
Spirit Airlines is in serious trouble, and that in turn could cause trouble for the Atlantic City International Airport and put a crimp in local travel to Florida, especially during the winter.
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•July 12, 2024
Sunset Point a Garden of Earthly Delights and Memories
Tucked along the shores of Manahawkin Bay, Sunset Point in Ship Bottom has all the bells and whistles of a community garden and park on a barrier island. But it wasn’t always that way.
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•July 11, 2024
Ship Bottom Contracts Surf City for Emergency Medical Services, Dropping Beach Haven
The Ship Bottom Borough Council unanimously voted to designate the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS as its emergency medical services provider last week, ending a more than eight-decade…
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•July 11, 2024
Lost Wedding Band Found Beneath the Sand
A recent day on the beach in Beach Haven turned into a crisis for Daniel “D.J.” Kardashian. The Westfield resident, whose family has a home in the borough, panicked when he realized he had lost his…
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•July 11, 2024
Island Sees Heaviest Holiday Weekend Traffic in Years
While locals and visitors enjoyed a holiday weekend filled with plenty of sun, sand and sea on Long Beach Island, many of those same people didn’t relish the traffic snarls that also marked the…
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•July 11, 2024
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Notes Unusual Year for Breeding Ospreys
It’s been a weird year for breeding ospreys throughout the state. Ben Wurst, senior wildlife biologist for Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, started to notice this spring that a number of…
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•July 11, 2024
Court Revokes Permit for West Creek Confined Disposal Facility
In 2021 and 2022, maintenance dredging in Westecunk Creek in Eagleswood, as well as Parkers Run and Cedar Run channels, was performed by the state Department of Transportation’s Division of Maritime…
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•July 10, 2024
Transient Occupancy Tax Delayed in Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Borough Council has held off adopting an ordinance that would implement a 3% transient accommodation occupancy tax conveyed by any online marketplaces.
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•July 10, 2024
North Beach Taxpayers Host Wine and Cheese Gathering
In an effort to get more homeowners to join, the North Beach Taxpayers Association is sponsoring a sampling of international wines and cheeses at the Surf City Firehouse from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday…
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•July 10, 2024
Garden Club of LBI Reaps Awards
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island recently received five awards for its community work in 2023 – two from the Garden Club of New Jersey, another two from the Central Atlantic Region of State…
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•July 10, 2024
Stafford School Board Approves Allocation of Budget Stabilization Funds
Thanks to the Stabilized School Budget Aid Grant Program, the Stafford Township School District has been able to retain several teacher positions and add two new ones for the upcoming 2024-25 year.
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•July 10, 2024
Civic-Minded Youngsters Serve Up Lemonade
Instead of going to the beach on an ideal summer Saturday, four Harvey Cedars boys held a fundraiser on July 6, selling lemonade and homemade cookies. They set up shop at the corner of Cumberland and…
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•July 10, 2024
Middle States Reaffirms Ocean County College Accreditation
Ocean County College announced earlier this month that its accreditation has been reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, confirming that the college is now in compliance with…
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•July 10, 2024
Kimmy’s Safe Haven Seeks Immediate Fosters, Donations
Kimmy’s Safe Haven Rescue, located in Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, has put out a public plea for adopters, fosters and donations, after three dozen cats and dogs were rescued from an animal…
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•July 10, 2024
Leave Fireworks to the Pros, Ocean County Says
Unlike the usual Fourth of July staples of grilling, backyard cannonballs and lawn games with family and friends, fireworks are always best when left to the professionals.
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•July 10, 2024
Dog Park Discussion on Barnegat Agenda
Residents of Barnegat Township’s adult communities and town officials are looking to discuss plans for a dog park.
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•July 10, 2024
Alliance for a Living Ocean Seeks Sponsors for Longboard Classic
Nonprofit Alliance for a Living Ocean is currently organizing its biggest fundraiser of the year – the 16th annual Longboard Classic surf contest – and is seeking sponsors to help support this…
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•July 10, 2024
Barnegat Police Promotions Announced
The Barnegat Township Police Department has announced the promotion of several officers due to recent retirements within the department.
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•July 10, 2024
Atlantic Shores South Offshore Wind Approved By Feds
The federal government approved two offshore wind projects off the coast of the Jersey Shore days before the busiest weekend in those communities, leading a local grassroots organization to denounce…
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•July 10, 2024
Harvey Cedars Focuses Attention to Street Ends
With Harvey Cedars making various improvements to the downtown business area through “Streetscape” as well as new amenities at Sunset Park, the borough has a new focus: improving the aesthetics of…
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•July 10, 2024
Manahawkin Woman Pleads Guilty to Theft From LBI Engineering Firm
A resident of Manahawkin has pleaded guilty to theft relative to her former employment as an administrative assistant with the engineering firm Horn, Tyson & Yoder Inc. in the Brighton Beach section…
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•July 8, 2024
Faith, Family Hallmarks of Grace Calvary’s 100-Year History
Grace Calvary Church in Ship Bottom observes its centennial anniversary on Aug. 30. In the 10 weeks from June 30 through Labor Day, the congregation will celebrate 100 years of the church’s history…
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•July 7, 2024
Tale of Tinker: Springsteen Manager, Surfer and Sailor Carl ‘Tinker’ West and His LBI Adventures
When the news broke last fall that Monmouth University would open the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music on its campus in West Long Branch, the photos of the press event…
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•July 6, 2024
Mimi’s Beloved Playhouse Survives Teardown
In Surf City, a small treasure has been saved from demolition. Mimi’s Playhouse, a handmade, old-time, wooden play space for children, was recently relocated from its original property to prevent it…
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•July 5, 2024
Teen Night Winding Down in Beach Haven as Lawsuit Looms
As dozens of teens boogied and mingled within the walls of a Beach Haven restaurant and bar, police officers were stationed on the corner outside awaiting their exit.
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•July 4, 2024
Traffic Pattern Shift, Curb Material Sound Safety Alarm in Ship Bottom
Even though the final phase of the Causeway project is on hiatus for the summer, traffic safety concerns stemming from the $349 million, multi-year federally funded project remain at the gateway to…
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•July 4, 2024
Housing, Public Space to Coexist at LBI School Site Under Redevelopment Plan
Six months after asking the land use board to begin a preliminary investigation into the LBI Grade School property as an area in need of condemnation, the Ship Bottom Borough Council last week…
