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Island Summer Meets Winter Wonderland at Ship Bottom Parade This Saturday

Gina G. Scala | December 1, 2022

Rams Settle on Division I or II Collegiate Programs

By David Biggy | December 1, 2022

State Osprey Productivity Impacted By Stormy Spring Weather

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

‘El Presidente’ Finishes Big While Defending Classic Crown at Sand Trap

By David Biggy | December 1, 2022

Art Notes, Nov. 30

| December 1, 2022

Ocean County College Will Welcome New President in 2023

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

Pinelands Will Now Allow Home-Schoolers to Participate in Sports, Other Activities

By Rick Mellerup | December 1, 2022

Viking Village Dedicates Day to Art, Craft

| December 1, 2022

Three Holiday Shows on Tap at STAC

By Rick Mellerup | December 1, 2022

LBT Building and Zoning Department Collects $25,000 for St. Francis Food Pantry

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

News

State Osprey Productivity Impacted By Stormy Spring Weather

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

A nor’easter that stalled off the coast in early May seems to have resulted in reduced osprey productivity in New Jersey this year, according to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation, which has evaluated the preliminary results for the species. “As aerial predators of fish,” CWF Habitat Program Manager Ben Wurst pointed...

Ocean County College Will Welcome New President in 2023

Jon H. Larson Stepping Down After 23 Years

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

Jon H. Larson will retire from his role as president of Ocean County College next year after more than two decades. On July 1, 2023, OCC will welcome Pamela Monaco as its new president, while Larson will continue, for two years, to work for the college as a part-time consultant....

Pinelands Will Now Allow Home-Schoolers to Participate in Sports, Other Activities

Board Unanimously Overturns 2017 Decision Not to Do So

By Rick Mellerup | December 1, 2022

At its Nov. 21 meeting the Pinelands Regional Board of Education voted unanimously to allow home-schooled students to “try out for, and participate in, district sponsored after school co-curricular activities as well as programs of athletic competition, as defined in Board Policy 2431 Athletic Competition.” “Mr. (board member Raymond) Bartlett...

LBT Building and Zoning Department Collects $25,000 for St. Francis Food Pantry

Builders, Landscapers, Realtors Among Those Aiding Community

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | December 1, 2022

It’s that time of the year most associated with giving back and spreading joy. In Long Beach Township, the municipality’s building and zoning department continues its tradition of helping the surrounding community by coordinating monetary donations for the St. Francis Community Center’s food pantry. This month, the municipality was thrilled...

Redevelopment Plan on Beach Haven Council Agenda

By Eric Englund | December 1, 2022

The Beach Haven Borough Council will discuss and possibly vote on a redevelopment plan for Queen City East/Queen City West at an agenda meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. In a presentation made to the borough council Nov. 14, architect Michael Pagnotta said Queen City West is the...

LBI NightlifeFree Access

Fall is here on LBI, but there's still time to get out and experience our local watering holes to listen to your favorite tunes while supporting the local musicians. With the crowds and the commerce, the Island comes alive after dusk – it blushes on its avenues, whispers on its...

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Island Summer Meets Winter Wonderland at Ship Bottom Parade This Saturday

Holiday Beach Badges For Sale

Gina G. Scala | December 1, 2022

With the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the rearview window, the holiday arrived in Ship Bottom earlier this year than in the past. It continues this week with the sale of holiday beach badge sales before hitting the high note with the borough’s 43rd annual...

‘El Presidente’ Finishes Big While Defending Classic Crown at Sand Trap

His 35 Could Be Course Record

By David Biggy | December 1, 2022

A year ago, Aaron Kaminski shook the monkey from his back and captured the top spot in the “Can You Beat Biggy?” Thanksgiving Classic. Unfortunately, the guy he had expected to challenge him, Sal Caporale, who had won the tournament the previous two years, took...

Art Notes, Nov. 30

December 1, 2022

Light Landing: Harvey Cedars photographer John Vlahakis has had two images selected for display in the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, along with 22 other New Jersey-based artists. The news was announced at the Nov. 15 ribbon cutting celebration. The new $2.7...

Rams Settle on Division I or II Collegiate Programs

By David Biggy | December 1, 2022

Typically, November is a light month at Southern Regional High School. But within a week’s time, seven Rams signed the dotted line on national letters of intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at NCAA Division I or II schools. But while it wasn’t...

Bayville Runner Outpaces Huge Field to Win Gobble Wobble 5K

By David Biggy | November 30, 2022

Talk about consistency. For two straight years, Joseph D’Amico has led the pack at the annual Gobble Wobble 5K, and for two straight years the Bayville runner has posted the same exact time while doing so. On Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 24, the 25-year-old D’Amico outraced...

From ‘Little Freshie’ to Goals Leader, Gianna Simon’s Career Had Greatness Written All Over It

By David Biggy | November 30, 2022

To hear Gianna Simon tell the story, it would be easy to believe Megan Lockwood was the ultimate evil monster, the type that showed up in a movie and sent chills down your spine. “Back when I was 10 and playing in the Stafford soccer...

Time to Hire Summer International Workers, Chamber Members Advised

Southern Ocean Chamber Covering Seasonal Bases

By Maria Scandale | November 23, 2022

Securing summer help through the J-1 visa program was the topic updated by Leslie Colossi of InterExchange at the Nov. 16 Southern Ocean County Chamber...

Heels & Hammers Gives Women the Tools for Real Estate Investment

Level Footing for Women

By Maria Scandale | November 16, 2022

The mentoring program Heels & Hammers was founded in 2018 for women to gain strategies and techniques to help build their real estate investment business....

‘Market, Mingle and Multiply’ Encourages Women Entrepreneurs

By ‘Fearlessly Female,’ Held at LBI Table

By Maria Scandale | November 16, 2022

The Fearlessly Female community is hosting its first event locally for female entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs. Titled “Market, Mingle, and Multiply,” the program will take...

Opinion

Utility Poles, Wires Worse Than Wind Turbines

Commentary

By MARIANO D. MOLINA | November 30, 2022

If we had to choose between wind turbine generators miles away from LBI shores or primitive street poles, transformers and wires just over our heads on Long Beach Boulevard and local streets, we should choose the former. There is an urgency for the installation of renewable, pollution-free energy, such as wind power and solar energy,...

Divisive Doctrine

Letters

. | November 30, 2022

To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of the Barnegat Friends (Quakers) and other concerned Americans and Christians about the goals of the Christian nationalism movement. This movement falsely asserts that the U.S. was founded as a specifically Christian nation, that it is necessary to be a Christian to be a true American, and...

We Can Still Solve Problems Using the Proper Approach

Commentary

By TOM MEREDITH | November 30, 2022

It is no news to anyone that this year as well as the last several have been politically tumultuous for our country, giving rise to deeper and deeper divides. These divides are not between political positions exclusively, but along the lines of income, education, white collar vs. blue collar workers, haves and have-nots. I’m sure...

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