News
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•June 26, 2024
Holy Innocents’ Invites Community to New Playground
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven will be holding a grand opening for its newly refurbished playground on Friday, June 28 at 5 p.m.
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•June 26, 2024
Special Needs Equipment Donated to Sunset Park
The Members Handicapped Children’s Fund, a group of New York Stock Exchange members, has stepped up to help get playground equipment specifically designed for special needs children installed at…
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•June 26, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Roadwork Begins July
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee took steps to prepare for the Pedestrian Safety Improvement Project, which includes the construction of sidewalks along Oak Lane, at its June 13 meeting. The…
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•June 26, 2024
9th District Bill Targeting Elder Fraud Advances
The state Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced bill S-1887, introduced by Sen. Carmen Amato of the 9th District, which would create a new theft offense referred to as “financial exploitation of…
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•June 26, 2024
LEH District Signs Pay Raises for Teachers, Administrators
The Little Egg Harbor Township Board of Education approved negotiated three-year agreements with the Little Egg Harbor Administrators Association and the Little Egg Harbor Teachers Education…
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•June 25, 2024
New Jersey Sees Rise in Recreational Boating Accidents
The U.S. Coast Guard’s 2023 report on recreational boating incidents found the number of accidents, deaths and injuries was down nationwide for the third consecutive year after reaching a record high…
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•June 24, 2024
Barnegat Town Dock Gazebo Is Shut Down
A longtime fixture at the Barnegat Township municipal dock is temporarily inaccessible to the public.
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•June 23, 2024
Protection for Shorebirds Persists on Horseshoe Island
2024 is the third year, as per a five-year management right agreement, that Horseshoe Island and its adjacent tidal waters have been closed to all public uses from March 1 to Sept. 1 to protect…
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•June 21, 2024
Battista Sues Beach Haven Over Teen Night Ban
As he stated he would do, Michael Battista, owner of the Marlin Restaurant and Bar in Beach Haven, has filed suit against the borough over a recently adopted ordinance that abolished teen nights. His…
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•June 21, 2024
Kiley Park Honored as Unsung Hero
Kiley Park, a Barnegat High School senior, was recently presented with an Unsung Hero Award by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office.
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•June 21, 2024
Ukrainian Exchange Student Ends Up an ‘Americanized’ Southern Graduate
Shortly after receiving his diploma, tossing his cap and walking off the Goldberger Memorial Stadium field, Yaroslav Soria put in a FaceTime call to his parents back home in Ukraine.
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•June 20, 2024
Coast Guard Terminates Passenger Voyage for Unsafe Conditions
A safety boarding by Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light personnel June 12 resulted in the termination of the voyage of a small passenger vessel operating in violation of a captain of the port order…
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•June 20, 2024
Beach Cleanup Station More Than Just Trash Collection
Periodically, flashing electronic road signs on Route 72 remind beachgoers headed to Long Beach Island for summer fun in the sun, on the sand and in the sea to put down their phones. On the Island…
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•June 20, 2024
Blessing of the Fleet Brings Community Together
Hope, family, community and safety were themes at the annual Blessing of the Fleet Sunday, June 16 at Barnegat Light Yacht Basin. The event was described as an interdenominational service where…
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•June 20, 2024
Surf City Courts Community as Pickleball Area Opens
Pickleball’s popularity continues to grow unabated. Locally, the most epic pickleball-related news this spring is the opening of the updated courts in Surf City.
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•June 19, 2024
Daughters of the American Revolution Awards Southern Regional Students
This year’s Great John Mathis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution annual student awards dinner was held in the intimate setting of DAR member and former Southern Regional High School…
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•June 19, 2024
Stafford Police Make Arrests in Connection With Burglaries
Following a joint-investigation with law enforcement agencies throughout the tri-state area, the Stafford Township Police Department made multiple arrests in connection with several burglaries last…
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•June 19, 2024
Petey, Piggie and Other Shelter Pets Seek a Loving Home
Every shelter pet deserves a home where they feel safe and loved. Currently, 22 dogs and 16 cats are available for adoption at the Southern Ocean County Animal Facility in Manahawkin – among them a…
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•June 19, 2024
Ladies Tennis Group Back in the Swing of Things
On Tuesday, June 25, LBI’s Ladies Tennis League will start its second year of play. Known around the Island as “18 Miles of Tennis,” the league premiered last summer and was a huge success.
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•June 19, 2024
Barnegat Day on the Bay Seeks Donations, Volunteers
Donations and volunteers are being sought for the Day on the Bay, sponsored by the Barnegat Recreation Disability Advisory Board and taking place on Sunday, July 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at…
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•June 19, 2024
New Municipal Clerk No Stranger to Harvey Cedars
The Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners has appointed Christine Lisiewski as acting municipal clerk.
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•June 19, 2024
Barnegat Light Talks Trees, Traffic, Beaches in Preparation for Summer
With the summer tourist season looming, the borough of Barnegat Light’s June 12 regular council meeting was packed with news and the room with people.
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•June 19, 2024
9th District Legislators Want Studies Done Before Low-Income Housing Can Be Built
State Sen. Carmen Amato, Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre, the representatives of New Jersey’s 9th Legislative District, introduced legislation this week that would require traffic…
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•June 19, 2024
Students Get a Primer on Beach Safety
With summer recess around the corner, students at the Beach Haven School were no doubt getting excited about spending a lot of time at the beach, so Principal/Superintendent Ted Loeffler figured it…
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•June 19, 2024
Harvey Cedars Commissioners Presenting Six-Month Update
Harvey Cedars Mayor John Imperiale said it has been a “very productive first half of the year” for the new borough board of commissioners, and they want residents to know the status of the myriad…
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•June 19, 2024
’Unique’ Class of 2024 Bids Farewell to Southern Regional High School
As the late afternoon hours prior to Southern Regional High School’s 67th commencement ceremony dragged on, senior Skylar Soltis kept one thing front and center in her mind.
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•June 18, 2024
New App Provides Digital Beach Badges for Some LBI Towns
With a new smartphone app, the days of hustling down to the beach and forgetting to grab a badge amid the rush could be a thing of the past.
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•June 16, 2024
Dad Leads Way as Son Follows Volunteerism Footsteps
American inventor Charles Kettering was only partially correct when he said “every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.” At least in the case of…
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•June 15, 2024
Demolition Reveals a Blast From the Past
As the Silver Sun Mall was demolished last week, a piece of Beach Haven history resurfaced.
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•June 14, 2024
Wiatrowski, Venus Place Second Overall in National Narcotics Detection Trials
Soon after he was sworn in as police chief, James Haldenwang praised the ongoing efforts of the Stafford Township Police Department’s personnel pertaining to physical fitness and pertinent skills.
