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  Craft Hot Sauce Comes to the Holiday Table

  By MARIA SCANDALE - Nov 20
  BS Hot Sauce is Bryan and Samantha Stark's venture that makes eating an adventure for the taste buds. Name any food group, and there's a craft hot ...
  

• Criticism of School Comparison Mounts Ahead of December Referendum

  By GINA G. SCALA - Nov 20
  Two taxpayers groups and a community organization are critical of a report analyzing the LBI Consolidated School District's educational facilities ...
  

• County Incentivized to Implement New Energy-Efficient Measures

  By Victoria Ford - Nov 20
  With testing of the newly installed high-tech heat and power fuel cell underway, Ocean County officials anticipate energy savings and greater ...
  
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  Little Egg Harbor Cracking Down on Floating Docks

  Nov 20
  Little Egg Harbor Township is getting its lagoons cleaned up – dredging of the lagoons on the east side of Radio Road in Mystic Island is halfway ...
  
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  Long Beach Island Grade School Musicians Give Ukuleles a Strum

  Nov 20
  Student-musicians at the Long Beach Island Grade School, in Ship Bottom, have taken on a new, melodious challenge: the ukulele. As the Long Beach ...
  
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  Army Corps, Coast Guard Tackle Shoaling as Dredge Project in Intracoastal Waterway Begins

  By GINA G. SCALA - Nov 20
  Christmas is coming early for recreational boaters who navigate the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. The U.S. Army Corps has awarded a more than ...
  

• Beach Haven Hotel Proposal to Be Heard Dec. 2

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  Developer Christopher Vernon's plan to build a 102-room hotel in Beach Haven at the vacant site of Morrison's Restaurant will come before the ...
  

• Barnegat Schools Introduce Mobile App

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  The Barnegat School District has launched a mobile app enabling parents and students to easily access information. District Superintendent Brian ...
  

• Shoppers Wrapping It Up Earlier, So Stores Should Be Ready

  By Maria Scandale - Nov 20
  There are only 26 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, and somehow, those are the shortest days of the year. They're also-jam-packed ...
  
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  Barnegat Athletic Field Getting Artificial Turf Makeover

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  Last week, the Barnegat Township Board of Education awarded a $1.4 million bid to replace the high school football field with artificial turf. The ...
  
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  Streetscape Measures Required in New Beach Haven Ordinance

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  New construction or substantial renovation projects within the Beach Haven business district will be subject to streetscape improvements, according...
  

• Now ‘Greener’ Tattoos at 777

  By Victoria Ford - Nov 20
  At 777 Tattoos, with locations in Manahawkin and Tuckerton, staying on the cutting edge has always been a priority – in terms of not only technolog...
  

• Tuckerton Must Find Alternate Funds for Lagoon Dredging

  By Pat Johnson - Nov 20
  There was no joy in Mudville Monday night as residents of Tuckerton Beach, waiting for some good news on the dredging of their lagoons, were told ...
  
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  LBI School Board, Surf City Negotiating for Sale of EJ School

  By Gina G. Scala - Nov 20
  The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education on Tuesday night agreed to enter into negotiations with the borough of Surf City for the ...
  

• Hearts of Mercy Seeks Tutors, Mentors

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  Hearts of Mercy, a Barnegat Township group that reaches out to individuals and families in need, is seeking volunteers to work with children on ...
  

• Get on Digital Map Now With Chamber’s Gift Guide

  By Maria Scandale - Nov 20
  After a 38-minute-long list of holiday special events was given by members who each stood up at a recent Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce ...
  
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  Save Our Seas 2.0, Bill to Tackle Marine Pollution, Passes Key Hurdle

  By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Nov 20
  The Save Our Seas 2.0 legislation, created to address the plastic pollution crisis in the world's oceans, passed the Senate Commerce Committee ...
  

• Business Owners Propose Trolley Service for Beach Haven

  By Eric Englund - Nov 20
  A group of Beach Haven business owners is trying to drum up support for a proposed trolley transportation system in the borough that they hope can ...
  
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  Green Sea Turtles Washing Up on Long Beach Island

  By Pat Johnson - Nov 20
  The Marine Mammal Stranding Center is asking the public to keep an eye out for cold-stunned green turtles that have been washing up on Long Beach ...