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•September 13, 2023
DEP’s New Online Mapping Tool Monitors Coastal Resilience Projects
A new online mapping tool created by the state Department of Environmental Protection will help the public, stakeholders and government officials advance work needed to bolster the resilience of New…
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•September 13, 2023
Calling All North Beach Residents: Consider Joining Taxpayers Association
The North Beach Taxpayers Association was established in July 1954 to benefit the property owners in this northern section of Long Beach Township, which is the only non-contiguous municipality on…
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•September 13, 2023
Barnegat Township Committee Blasts School District’s Curriculum Vote
The Barnegat Township Board of Education’s recent approval of the 2023-24 school year curriculum found its way to the township committee, which at its Sept. 5 meeting criticized it for its changes in…
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•September 13, 2023
Barnegat Hires Information Technology Director
An ordinance introduced by the Barnegat Township Committee last week creates the position of information technology director.
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•September 13, 2023
Tuckerton, Ocean County Acquire Land for Open Space
During Tuckerton borough’s Sept. 5 council meeting, a resolution was passed to support the borough’s partnering with Ocean County for the acquisition of 40.6 acres to utilize for open space. The…
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•September 13, 2023
Redevelopment Ordinances Put on Hold in Beach Haven
Ordinances approving redevelopment plans for two sites were put on hold by the Beach Haven Borough Council Monday night as officials want to continue talks with the property owners.
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•September 13, 2023
Two Men Charged With Attempted Murder, Robbery After LEH Shooting
On Saturday, Sept. 9, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Little Egg Harbor Township Chief of Police James Hawkins announced that on that same day Christopher Miller, 36, of Paterson was…
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•September 13, 2023
It’s ‘Show’ Time for Beach Haven Candidates
The Beach Haven Taxpayers Association is sponsoring a borough council candidates forum on Friday, Sept. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Show Place Ice Cream Parlour. Saturday, Sept. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at…
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•September 13, 2023
LBI Health Department Is Next Harvey Cedars Community Forum Guest
Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forums resume on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. at borough hall with a presentation by the Long Beach Island Health Department.
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•September 12, 2023
Flashing Traffic Signals Return on LBI’s North End
For those who have not ventured north of Ship Bottom recently, this is your reminder that crews from the Ocean County Road Department returned traffic signals on the north end of the Island from…
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•September 8, 2023
Fun in the Fall: Composting Makes Sense Even as Weather Turns Colder
Fall is a great time of year for all sorts of fun activities – pumpkin and apple picking, haunted hayrides, football games, festivals. As the weather turns cooler, with it comes lots of exciting…
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•September 8, 2023
Holgate Wilderness Area Now Partially Open
As of Sept. 1, the Holgate Wilderness Area of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, on Long Beach Island’s south end, is partly open. The southern tip of the peninsula will remain closed…
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•September 7, 2023
Beach Haven Woman ‘Climbs’ Mt. Everest
When it comes to mountain climbing, the apex of the experience is to scale Mt. Everest, rising 29,029 feet in the Himalayas.
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•September 7, 2023
Beach Patrol, Volunteers Rally to Beached Whale in Loveladies
On his day off as co-captain of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol in Loveladies, Nick Delfico simply stopped by to check out the waves. Instead, he found himself assisting with a stranded pygmy…
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•September 7, 2023
Young Man Drowns in Ocean Off Beach Haven
A 22-year-old male drowned after he and two other swimmers were caught in a rip current off Fifth Street in Beach Haven Sunday afternoon.
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•September 7, 2023
Oldham Withdraws From Harvey Cedars Commission Race
Last month, longtime Harvey Cedars Mayor Jonathan Oldham had planned to seek another four-year term on the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission. But that all changed when the Harvey Cedars Bible…
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•September 7, 2023
Save LBI Fighting Proposed Changes to Federal Environmental Law
The federal government is proposing changes to the National Environmental Policy Act that would, if approved, delay the preparation of impact statements until the end of its decision-making process…
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•September 6, 2023
Developer Delays NJ’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Calling the postponement of New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm a victory, Congressman Jeff Van Drew also urged caution.
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•September 6, 2023
Barnegat School Board Approves Curriculum at the 11th Hour
At a special meeting on Aug. 31, the Barnegat Township Board of Education voted to approve the school district’s 2023-24 curriculum.
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•September 6, 2023
Route 72 Road Work Resumes After Summer Hiatus
Motorists traveling to and from Long Beach Island, mark your calendars; roadwork related to the final phase of the Causeway project resumes at 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15.
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•September 6, 2023
Kite Surfer Rescued Near Sledge Island
A kite surfer was rescued from a sandbar about a mile from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, near Sledge Island, on the afternoon of Aug. 31.
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•September 6, 2023
Junior Firefighters in Beach Haven Get Green Light
In a move to hopefully draw young people interested in joining, the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. is starting a junior firefighters auxiliary program. An ordinance authorizing the program was…
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•September 6, 2023
September Is National Preparedness Month: Be Ready for Weather Emergencies
The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, on Sept. 10, coincides with National Preparedness Month – and the N.J. Office of Emergency Management, along with the state Department of Environmental…
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•September 6, 2023
Harvey Cedars Police Go Under the Microscope Sept. 11
On Monday, Sept. 11, a team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police will examine all aspects of the Harvey Cedars Police Department policies and procedures, management…
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•September 6, 2023
Early Indicators of Offshore Survey Work Raise Concern for Seafood Production
Beachgoers spent their summer enjoying a reprieve from scorching temperatures, frolicking in the Atlantic Ocean, but marine life had a more difficult summer in the water as seismic testing related to…
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•September 6, 2023
Murphy, Van Drew Say No to New York City Asylum Seekers
It isn’t often that New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, and Congressman Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who represents New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, agree. But the issue of possibly…
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•September 1, 2023
Beach Patrol Chief Has New Job: Motherhood
For Beach Haven Beach Patrol Chief Meghan Marro, the summer of 2023 was unlike no other season.
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•August 31, 2023
Few Beaches Guarded After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend.
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•August 31, 2023
Township to Host Bulk of Ninth Annual LBI Kite Festival
The ninth annual LBI International Kite Festival is on the move as some of the Columbus Day weekend events will be held exclusively in Long Beach Township.
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•August 31, 2023
New Legislation Includes Local Shellfish Farmers in New Jersey’s Right to Farm Act
There was a time that New Jersey had a robust shellfish industry. The entire Barnegat Bay watershed bustled with shellfishing – specifically clams and oysters. Downtown Tuckerton was actually known…
