News
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•November 22, 2023
Negotiations Continue as Utility Workers Strike Lingers
Roughly 400 Atlantic City Electric workers will mark their Thanksgiving holiday this week on strike, as the work stoppage enters its third week.
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•November 22, 2023
Wednesday Means Wellness at Beach Haven School
At the Beach Haven School, the basics are more than reading, writing and arithmetic. During the middle of the week, students engage in health-promoting programs and activities on “Wellness…
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•November 22, 2023
New Physical Therapy Center Geared to Children
As an early intervention specialist and evaluator in Southern Ocean County, Marcella Lippman was getting feedback that the area needed an outpatient physical/occupational therapy center geared to…
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•November 22, 2023
Pageant Winner Speaks of Hope to Students
While it’s not unusual for former Beach Haven School students to drop by and reminisce a little, there was extra buzz in the air when Julia Carrano recently walked through the doors.
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•November 22, 2023
Buy Holiday Beach Badges in Beach Haven
Beach Haven’s special holiday beach badges, designed by Hannah Allen, a second-grade student at Beach Haven Elementary School, are now on sale.
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•November 22, 2023
Military Times Names Ocean County College a ‘Best for Vets’ Institution
Ocean County College has again been named one of Military Times’ “Best for Vets” colleges. For 2023, 325 schools made the magazine’s list – the largest and most comprehensive annual ranking of…
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•November 22, 2023
Soil Organisms Pivotal to Healthy Gardens, Says Conservation District
Autumn is here, gardens have withered, leaves are falling and “we are witnessing a bountiful food supply delivered directly to soil organisms,” which the Ocean County Soil Conservation District deems…
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•November 22, 2023
Tuckerton, Little Egg Harbor Officials Criticize AC Electric’s New Smart Meters
During Tuckerton’s Nov. 6 borough council meeting, Councilman Mike Dupuis shared his concern about Atlantic City Electric’s installation of new smart meters, which he described as a “lapse in…
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•November 22, 2023
Southern Regional School Board Receives Updates on E-Sports, Other Initiatives
With a light agenda following the district’s fall break, last week’s Southern Regional Board of Education meeting was a brief one. In fact, the “educational highlights” portion, during which the…
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•November 20, 2023
NRC Proposes Fine for Oyster Creek Shipment That Exceeded Radiation Limit
The decommissioning operator of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township could be slapped with a $43,750 fine for shipping radioactive materials that exceeded regulatory…
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•November 19, 2023
Island Bible Church Eyes Ministry Expansion With Historic ‘Seven Sisters’ Design
On Sunday, Nov. 12, Island Bible (formerly Baptist) Church in Beach Haven held a groundbreaking for a new building that will serve as the parsonage and Life Center.
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•November 17, 2023
Marte, Cirulli Win Re-election
In Barnegat Township, incumbent Republican Deputy Mayor Joseph Marte and Committeeman Alfonso Cirulli won re-election to three-year terms on the township committee over Democratic challengers Charles…
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•November 16, 2023
Ocean County’s New Voting Machines Didn’t Have a Single Hitch on Election Day
Ocean County voters had to get accustomed to new voting machines in 2023.
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•November 16, 2023
Write-In Votes Counted for Council Reinstatement in Barnegat Light
Voters returned Republican incumbent Dottie Reynolds to Barnegat Light Borough Council for the 38th year, in suspense that did not end until election night due to the rare event of a write-in…
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•November 16, 2023
After Two Terms on Stafford School Board, Formica Falls Short in Re-Election Bid
After serving two consecutive terms with the Stafford Township Board of Education, Patricia Formica soon will be getting a break from Monday evening meetings. Three candidates vying for the three…
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•November 15, 2023
Barnegat Adopt-a-Street Has New Leaders
Although Barnegat Township’s Adopt-a-Street fall cleanup initiative was canceled due to inclement weather, the group hopes to draw plenty of volunteers over the next several months so that there will…
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•November 15, 2023
New Study Renews Call to Investigate Marine Mammal Deaths, Survey Vessel Link
Citing worldwide whale strandings, device comparisons and data from seismic survey associations, a local grassroots organization believes its new study supports a correlation between the increase in…
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•November 15, 2023
Churney, Continanza, Fedorczyk Win Board Seats
An incumbent and two former members won three-year terms on the Barnegat Township Board of Education last week.
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•November 15, 2023
Little Egg Harbor School Meeting Was Long One
A wide variety of issues were discussed at the October meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education. Transportation was one of them.
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•November 15, 2023
Barnegat Quakers Take Stand on Gun Violence
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) are taking a stand against gun violence, and they are punctuating this cause with a display outside their meeting house at 614 East Bay Ave. in…
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•November 15, 2023
Seniors Vulnerable to New Scam Phone Calls
Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Joseph H. Vicari is urging senior residents to be cautious of scam phone calls that are targeting senior residents. Scammers are always finding new…
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•November 15, 2023
A Step Up in Competition for Marching Bengals
Coming off of their first ever Tournament of Band Atlantic Coast Championship victory in 2022, the Barnegat High School Marching Bengals were promoted to the Tournament of Bands Open Class for this…
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•November 15, 2023
Redevelopment, Bond Ordinances Adopted in Beach Haven
At its meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted an ordinance approving a redevelopment plan for Queen City East and Queen City West.
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•November 15, 2023
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory
If there’s a message proponents of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey want to make clear in the wake of Ørsted’s announcement that it was abandoning its two projects, it’s this: It isn’t…
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•November 15, 2023
Surveying Grassland Birds at Joint Base Airfield
Since 2017, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey has teamed up with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, to survey the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst…
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•November 15, 2023
Ocean County Promoting State‘s New Credit Card Surcharge Rules
The Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs is unveiling a new campaign aimed at warning and checking on businesses that impose surcharges on consumers after the state rolled out new rules…
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•November 13, 2023
Harvey Cedars Results Still Up in the Air
The official votes for the three seats on the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission may not be known until next week.
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•November 12, 2023
Beach Haven School Bus Driver Is an Unsung Hero
Vernon Berube, a bus driver for the Beach Haven School, has been named as one of the “Unsung Superheroes in Education” by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
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•November 11, 2023
Tree Lighting, Decoration Contest Planned in Barnegat
Barnegat Township rings in the holidays with special events at the Frederick Watts Gazebo Park on Saturday, Dec. 2 from noon to 5 p.m.
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•November 11, 2023
Long-Time Harvey Cedars Resident and Navy Veteran Turns 100
Long-time Harvey Cedars resident Frederick L. Lynch III – a man of many talents including decoy carving, who built his own home as well as a sailboat that plied the waters of Barnegat Bay – will…
