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‘Bigger and Better’ Is
First Aid Squad’s Goal for This Year

As it gets closer to its 70th anniversary, the Barnegat Township First Aid Squad’s goals for 2012 is to bring in new members and to keep up with the latest technological and training procedures.
“My goal is not for us to be the crown jewel in Ocean County; I want to be a crown jewel for the whole state,” said squad President James Goldstein.

The squad was founded in 1944, when the community was known as Union Township. With 12 members and a 1939 Buick LaSalle, the group had 37 calls. It had an operating budget of $368.
“In 2011, we went out on 1,288 calls,” said Goldstein. “And we can expect that over the years, that number should increase. And we don’t charge for calls.” Click here to read more.
 
The Lobster Record Keeper
By PAT JOHNSON

Every fisherman has his stories of the giant that got away and the one that fought like hell but was bested and boated. But few get to leave their legacy on the state’s fish registry, like Little Egg Harbor’s Bill Sharp, who caught the state’s biggest lobster back in 2003. Due to recent changes in fisheries management that prohibit harvesting big lobsters, Sharp will probably hold the record forever.

Sharp caught the 15-pound 3-ounce lobster off Absecon inlet on July 4, 2003, on a diving trip. He knew it was big but didn’t realize he had a record-maker until a few days later.
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for
the Capsized Mandy Ness Fishing Boat
The U.S. Coast Guard announced on Tuesday that it has suspended its search for the capsized fishing vessel Mandy Ness.

 Coast Guard spokeswoman Petty Officer Crystalynn Kneen said that “multiple and extensive” searches by both air and boat crews had been unable to locate the 42-foot scalloper/monkfisher. She added the search would be resumed if other information became available, such as if a passing vessel came upon evidence of the fishing boat’s location. Click here to read more.