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•April 13, 2024
New Walking Program Aims for Community of Residents Devoted to Health and Wellness
Sure, it was a brisk, breezy morning. But after the sun hadn’t shown itself for several days, Mayor Robert Henken, Debbie Dooley, Barbara Reynolds and a handful of others welcomed the light for the…
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•April 12, 2024
Stafford Police Wrap Up Busy March With Apprehension of Stolen Vehicle Suspects
Late in March, the Stafford Township Police Department successfully apprehended multiple suspects in a stolen vehicle incident, according to a statement released by the department on March 30.
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•April 12, 2024
Welcome Sunlight Home, Spring Into the Brightest Season Ever
It is a hopeful time of year for shore folk, many of whom thrive not only on summer industry, but sunlight in general. Ever notice how that first sunny day after a long, cold winter is always an…
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•April 11, 2024
Third Whale in Seven Months Washes Ashore on LBI
Injuries consistent with blunt force trauma are part of the preliminary necropsy results of the 24-foot, 10-inch juvenile male Humpback whale discovered dead in the surf on April 11 on the 51st…
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•April 11, 2024
Eagles Nest News: Fencing, Visibility Improvements, Outreach, Education
Eagles Nest Airport in Eagleswood will install fencing around the entire property thanks to a grant from the N.J. Department of Transportation in the amount of $650,000.
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•April 11, 2024
Beach Haven Chamber Taking Over Chowderfest
For the first time since its inception in 1989, Chowderfest in Beach Haven will have a new coordinator as the Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is taking it over from the Southern Ocean County Chamber…
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•April 11, 2024
Partial Eclipse Makes for Eventful Afternoon
On Monday afternoon, parking spaces were filling up at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light. It was one of the Island hot spots to watch the partial solar eclipse, in which 90% of the sun…
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•April 11, 2024
Offshore Wind Fight Focuses on Funding Local Opponents
A Brown University professor is clapping back against opponents of New Jersey’s offshore wind farm program, saying local groups are not as autonomous as they’d like homeowners to believe.
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•April 10, 2024
Ship Bottom Police Recognized for Pedestrian Safety Video
The unofficial start of summer arrives in about seven weeks, bringing with it not just warmer temps but an increase in pedestrian traffic and, often, a social media storm about the rules of the road.…
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•April 10, 2024
Meet the Two Leading Candidates for New Jersey’s GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate
It has become pretty clear that Congressman Andy Kim will secure the Democratic nomination in the June primary to run for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat currently held by the disgraced and federally…
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•April 10, 2024
NRC, HDI to Undertake Readiness Assessment of Oyster Creek License Termination Plan
Federal regulators are preparing to conduct a readiness assessment ahead of the submission of the planned license termination plan for the former Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey…
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•April 10, 2024
Barnegat Day at the Bay Returning This Summer
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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•April 10, 2024
Barnegat Township Committee Honors Centenarian
On Easter Sunday, March 31, Barnegat Township resident Marion Rita Egan turned 100 years old. Two days later, she was honored with a proclamation by the township committee.
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•April 10, 2024
Barnegat Police Plan Talk on Common Scams
The Barnegat Police Department sponsors a program on common scams Wednesday, April 17, 6 to 8 p.m. in the recreation center, located in the municipal complex at 900 W. Bay Ave.
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•April 10, 2024
Climatologist on Earthquake: We Dodged a Bullet
According to David Robinson, New Jersey state climatologist from Rutgers University, earthquakes in New Jersey aren’t unusual at all. It’s just that they often are so far down the Richter Scale…
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•April 10, 2024
Theater Liquor License Ordinance Introduced in Beach Haven
At its meeting Monday night, April 8, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced an ordinance to allow for a plenary retail consumption license for Surflight Theatre.
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•April 10, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Board Tells Public, ‘Our Schools Need Your Help’
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education is asking the township’s residents to take action.
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•April 10, 2024
As Wildfire Season Starts Slowly, DEP Advises: Don’t Become Complacent
A rather wet March and early April have kept wildfires in New Jersey at a minimum this year. But officials from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service remind residents…
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•April 10, 2024
Barnegat Town Budget at $34.5 Million
Last week, the Barnegat Township Committee adopted a municipal budget of $34,598,841, approximately $1.2 million higher than last year’s spending outlay. There was no comment when the budget was up…
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•April 10, 2024
Route 72 Traffic Shift in Place Until Fall
Split travel lanes on Route 72 east and west in Stafford Township are a thing of the past, but some lane and road closures remained in Ship Bottom this week.
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•April 10, 2024
Hurricane Forecasters Calling for a Rocky 2024 Season
Batten down your hatches and hoist up your landlubbers – the U.S. could be in for many a big blow in 2024.
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•April 9, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Get a ‘Welcome Home’ in Barnegat
The mood at the Barnegat High School gym took on a more somber tone than the cheering at an athletic event March 27 as it was the site of a Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration ceremony.
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•April 8, 2024
Long Beach Township Trying Out New Spartan Fire Hydrant
A distinctive-looking fire hydrant has been installed in Brant Beach, in the vicinity of Long Beach Township’s municipal building, as township officials consider whether to switch over to the new…
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•April 6, 2024
Great Bay EMS Delivers – Literally
Heralding the birth of Gianni Joseph Pugliese on the evening of Wednesday, March 20 in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township were a crowd and a light show of colorful strobes from…
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•April 5, 2024
Tuckerton Council Adopts $5.4 Million 2024 Municipal Budget
Tuckerton Borough Council adopted the 2024 municipal budget totaling $5.4 million at its April 1 council meeting.
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•April 4, 2024
Split Lanes in Stafford Remain as Mother Nature Blamed for Delays
Weather was a factor in the delay of two traffic reconfiguration patterns N.J. Department of Transportation officials had agreed would happen in Stafford Township and on Long Beach Island ahead of…
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•April 4, 2024
Alcohol Could Be on the Bill at Surflight Theatre
Legislation signed into law last year by Gov. Phil Murphy will enable nonprofit theaters and arts centers to serve alcohol, albeit on a limited basis.
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•April 4, 2024
West Creek Dock Road Set for Beauty Treatment
Dock Road in West Creek soon will undergo a resurfacing project to raise and repave about three miles of the county-owned roadway.
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•April 4, 2024
Meals On Wheels Recognized for Save Lunch Campaign
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee honored Meals On Wheels with a proclamation at its March 14 meeting, recognizing its #SaveLunch campaign and its positive impact on the food insecure among…
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•April 3, 2024
Research Funding Addresses Offshore Wind Impact on Marine Ecosystems
State environmental officials and utility regulators announced plans last week for their coordinated Offshore Wind Research and Monitoring Initiative, earmarking nearly $3.7 million in funding for…
