News
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•July 4, 2024
Stafford Schools Get New Schedule Come September
As the calendar changes and the days progress through the next two months, school districts throughout New Jersey will begin preparations for the next school year. In Stafford Township, parents and…
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•July 3, 2024
Stafford Community Policing Receives Financial Boost
Without support from various partners, the community policing efforts in many towns wouldn’t get too far. Hence the reason the Stafford Township Police Department gratefully announced that Addiego…
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•July 3, 2024
Exciting New Ways to Recycle (For Those Who Get Excited About Recycling)
With single-stream recycling and multiple pickup days in the summer, recycling has gotten extremely easy for households. And overall, New Jersey is a bit cleaner since May 2022, when New Jersey’s…
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•July 3, 2024
Barnegat Historical Society Members Honored by County
Each year, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners presents the Virginia E. Haines Historic Advocate Award to a person or persons who have made significant contributions to promote a greater…
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•July 3, 2024
Seashell Liquor License Renewal Approved
At an agenda meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council approved the renewal of a liquor license for the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club.
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•July 3, 2024
Be Part of the Pollution Solution By Joining in ‘Plastic Free July’
This month, Alliance for a Living Ocean, the Long Beach Township Marine Field Station and Root Green Shoppe will be among those touting “Plastic Free July” – and hoping to inspire others to join this…
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•July 3, 2024
Mordecai Land Trust Plans Educational Event
On Sunday morning, July 7, the Mordecai Land Trust is offering a family friendly program from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the street ends of Berkeley and West Avenue in Beach Haven.
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•July 3, 2024
Pride in Park Opens Arms to All
In tranquil Manahawkin Lake Park, a vibrant color and unity burst to life on Wednesday, June 26, as Stafford Pride hosted its fourth annual Pride in the Park event. The lakeside setting was…
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•July 3, 2024
Harvey Cedars Gives Six-Month Rundown
More than 100 Harvey Cedars residents gathered at the High Point Firehouse last Saturday morning to hear the borough commission’s “Six Month Progress Report” Community Forum on what it has…
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•July 3, 2024
Offshore Wind Canvass Yields Surprising Results
Conversation is defined as an informal talk between two or more people in which news and ideas are exchanged. If dictionaries used pictures instead of words to define things, there would be a photo…
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•July 3, 2024
Long Beach Township Intros Plans for New Stormwater Pump Stations
A bond ordinance introduced Monday, July 1 by the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners would allow for the construction of stormwater pump stations and piping at various locations throughout…
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•July 3, 2024
Authorities: Spas Were a Front for Prostitution
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, Barnegat Township Police Chief Jason D. Carroll and Stafford Township Police Chief James Haldenwang announced that Kani Peng, 53, of Egg Harbor Township…
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•July 3, 2024
Selfridge Shines Light on First Responders as He Receives Top Civilian Heroism Award
On the evening Bob Selfridge received the Carnegie Medal for Heroism, he couldn’t stop himself from putting others first.
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•July 3, 2024
‘Barnegat Pride’ Experiences Quick Growth
Earlier this year, Carrie Diona believed people in the LGBTQ+ community in Barnegat Township needed a safe space. The result was her forming Barnegat Pride, which she said has been very…
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•July 3, 2024
District 9 Legislators Urge BPU to Reject Natural Gas Rate Increase
State Sen. Carmen Amato and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Greg Myhre of the 9th Legislative District are urging Board of Public Utilities officials to reject a petition filed by New Jersey Natural Gas…
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•July 3, 2024
‘Summer of CHANJ’ Highlights Importance of Habitat Connectivity
The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection is aiming for a “Summer of CHANJ,” as the state unveils its multiplatform public outreach campaign that highlights the importance of protecting habitat…
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•July 3, 2024
Island Library Friends Announce Scholarship Winners
This year the Friends of the Island Library in Surf City awarded a new scholarship in addition to two that have been awarded annually for more than 30 years in honor of individuals who were…
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•July 3, 2024
Offshore Wind Advances as Opponents Keep Pressure On
Even as a local grassroots organization continues its fight against wind turbines off the coast, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind is moving ahead with its plans by tapping a New Jersey-based company to…
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•July 3, 2024
Ardoin, DeMasi Overcome Obstacles and Blaze Paths Toward Bright Future
Cassidy DeMasi searched for a moment as she walked across the Southern Regional High School football field inside Goldberger Memorial Stadium, maneuvering her head slightly to both sides as she…
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•July 2, 2024
Alliance for a Living Ocean Launches Campaign to Keep Waters Balloon Free
Walk the beach on almost any morning and you are likely to find a balloon – either inflated, partially deflated or popped. They are one of the most common pieces of trash found on the beach and they…
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•June 27, 2024
Who Ya Gonna Call?: Water Rescue Efforts Expand Island Wide
The wail of multiple sirens crashed through an otherwise idyllic summer afternoon in Barnegat Light and Long Beach Township on June 23, drowning out the rumble of vehicles and voices carried by the…
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•June 27, 2024
Heat Accompanies Arrival of Summer
Summer came in with a bang last week, sending temperatures into the 90s in some spots and continuing through the weekend. According to the National Weather Service climate prediction center, don’t be…
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•June 27, 2024
Moninghoff Says Goodbye to Southern Regional Music Program
Whatever Kevin Moninghoff was thinking as more than 100 alumni of Southern Regional’s music program delivered a rousing rendition of Henry Fillmore’s “Americans We,” only he knows. But as he sat in…
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•June 26, 2024
Traffic Safety Begins With Knowing Rules of the Road
I’m willing to bet there are few people who don’t believe the message “share the road” is an important one that should be adhered to daily all year. And I’ll wager that there are few individuals who…
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•June 26, 2024
Water Emergency Awareness Program Educates Public on Safety
Stay calm and float. Simple as it sounds, individuals caught in a rip current often do the opposite as they panic and fight the pull of the ocean taking them farther out from the shoreline.
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•June 26, 2024
Pinelands Regional Looking to Expand Its Trades Education
There has been plenty of discussion around the country lately about the high cost of college and university tuition and the absolutely incredible loans some students take out to pay it.
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•June 26, 2024
Kim and Bashaw Will Fight It Out for U.S. Senate Seat
There are two major contenders for the U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey in 2024, current Democratic Representative from New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District Andy Kim, and Republican candidate…
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•June 26, 2024
Boaters Should Take Heed of Hurricane Outlook
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released its official predictions for the 2024 hurricane season, indicating this could be one of the most active on record.
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•June 26, 2024
Bayview Harbor Marina Seeks Permits to Secure Dock Improvement Grant
Bayview Harbor owner Thomas MacArthur fielded questions about proposed changes to his multiple-marina operation at the June 12 Barnegat Light Borough Council meeting, where officials wanted to know…
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•June 26, 2024
Eagleswood to Use Grant to Upgrade Playground
The Eagleswood Township Committee voted June 24 to extend the due date of third-quarter taxes for 2024 as the tax rate has not yet been released. The committee also approved submission of its 2025…
