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Six Rescued From Bay After Overnight Boat Collision
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Giant Chicken Now Rules the Roost at Tuckerton Seaport

By Rick Mellerup | September 23, 2021

Area First Responders Escort Junior Surf City Firefighter Home After Hospital Stay

By Gina G. Scala | September 23, 2021

Six Rescued From Bay After Overnight Boat Collision

By Gina G. Scala | September 23, 2021

Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show Is Back With a Bang

By Pat Johnson | September 23, 2021

Machotka, Weber Take 15th Annual Clam Jam in Waves and Perfect Weather

By Jon Coen | September 23, 2021

Community Honors Butch McCaffrey; Garage Kept Takes Final Bow

By Monique M. Demopoulos | September 23, 2021

Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary Students Grow and Learn in Schoolyard Garden

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | September 23, 2021

Season Finale the Final Stop on the ‘Holey Moley’ Journey

By David Biggy | September 23, 2021

Eddie ‘FedEx’ Coleman Says ‘Goodbye for Now’ to LBI

By Victoria Ford | September 23, 2021

Exhibit Captures Long Beach Island Vistas in Paint

By Pat Johnson | September 23, 2021

The motorcade of fire trucks and first aid vehicles waiting near the environmental trail and scenic overlook on the eastbound Causeway during the early afternoon of Sept. 16 no doubt caused some speculation for motorists. Just days earlier, a police investigation had fully closed the bridge. It wasn’t that kind...

Recent Causeway Closure Reminder to Be Prepared

By Gina G. Scala | September 23, 2021

On a clear, sunny Sunday in September, a harsh reminder of “see something, say something” arrived on the doorstep to Long Beach Island when a suspicious bag found under a Causeway bridge was reported, prompting the full closure of the only road to and from the Island. It took state...

Six Rescued From Bay After Overnight Boat Collision

By Gina G. Scala | September 23, 2021

Six boaters were rescued from the bay waters off Long Beach Island in the early hours of Sept. 19 by the U.S. Coast Guard and the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. after their 30-foot pleasure craft struck a fixed aid to navigation in the vicinity of Ham Island. Chief Warrant...

Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary Students Grow and Learn in Schoolyard Garden

New ‘Farm-to-Table’ Collaborations With Sodexo and Small Axe Peppers

By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | September 23, 2021

All the many vegetables students are currently harvesting from the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School garden in Surf City began as seeds planted between February and April. The seedlings were tended to in a light garden in one of the E.J. classrooms until, in June, all grades took to the...

Eddie ‘FedEx’ Coleman Says ‘Goodbye for Now’ to LBI

By Victoria Ford | September 23, 2021

Eddie Coleman has been Long Beach Island’s main FedEx delivery guy for over 30 years and will soon say farewell, “until we meet again,” to the residents and business people on the route he has lovingly tended since 1987. He’s not retiring, but the time has come for him to...

LBI NightlifeFree Access

Local Summer has begun on LBI, enjoy the clam cool nights 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 bridges,...

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Giant Chicken Now Rules the Roost at Tuckerton Seaport

Piece of Americana

By Rick Mellerup | September 23, 2021

A roadside attraction that once caught the eye of motorists traveling on Route 30, a.k.a. the White Horse Pike, in Elwood, Atlantic County, now will catch the eye of drivers on Route 9, a.k.a. Main Street, in Tuckerton. Thanks to Bruce Williams, the Great White...

Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show Is Back With a Bang

By Pat Johnson | September 23, 2021

The 39th annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show returns to Tip Seaman County Park on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 26 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. – back after a COVID-19 hiatus that only...

Community Honors Butch McCaffrey; Garage Kept Takes Final Bow

By Monique M. Demopoulos | September 23, 2021

On Sunday, Buckalew’s Tavern dedicated Buck’s Backyard to Beach Haven’s beloved Butch McCaffrey, who, earlier this year, was diagnosed with Bulbar Palsy, a form of ALS. All proceeds generated will be donated to the People with ALS Foundation, per the express wishes of McCaffrey. The...

Machotka, Weber Take 15th Annual Clam Jam in Waves and Perfect Weather

By Jon Coen | September 23, 2021

Royce Weber, who grew up in Surf City, and Pete Machotka of Manahawkin met at Southern Regional Middle School some 18 years ago and have remained good friends since. And as a team, they just won the Jetty Clam Jam together on Saturday. The contest,...

Southern Gymnasts Off to Flying Start

Sports Roundup

By David Biggy | September 22, 2021

If anybody was concerned whether this year’s Southern Regional gymnastics team could or would match up with last year’s squad, despite the graduation of almost its entire starting crew, those concerns should have been put to rest following the first competition on Sept. 17. Led...

Barnegat Senior Olympian Makes Successful Comeback

By Eric Englund | September 22, 2021

Larry Adamson didn’t participate in sports much as a youngster, but as a New Jersey Senior Olympian, he’s been making up for lost time. The Barnegat Township resident recently competed in the Senior Games held in Woodbridge, the town where he lived before moving to...

Visitor/Resident Survey Looks at Pandemic’s Effect on Habits

County Rebounded in 2021 Summer

By Maria Scandale | September 22, 2021

By occupancy tax stats, occupancy in the Long Beach Island Region was down 3% to 7% in 2020’s summer, but rebounded countywide in June 2021...

Wireless Experience COO Joseph Lepordo Named to the NJBIZ 40 Under 40

By Victoria Ford | September 15, 2021

Joseph Lepordo, chief operating officer of The Wireless Experience, has been named to the 2021 NJBIZ 40 under 40, a recognition that honors the best...

Ice Cream Shop Planned for Gas Station Site on Route 72

By Maria Scandale | September 15, 2021

Plans for remodeling a building at a remediated former Texaco gas station site on Route 72 in Stafford Township will be discussed at an upcoming...

Opinion

Cease the War Against Nature Right in Our Own Backyard

Commentary

By KAREN MORELLI DUNCAN | September 22, 2021

On a gorgeous LBI morning recently, riding my bike by the bay beach, I noticed a man with a knapsack sprayer applying a liquid to the edge of the sand where the fence and sidewalk meet. Despite little green life in evidence, he informed me that his company is under contract to the town to...

Fine Rule Breakers

Letters

. | September 22, 2021

To the Editor: I’ve been intending to write a similar letter as Ms. Schwartz’s, titled “Huge Dog Problem” (9/8), for many years now regarding the presence of dogs on the beach, whether leashed or not. In North Beach, dog owners bring their dogs on the beach before the lifeguards arrive and directly after they depart....

Diversionary Tactic, II

Gail Travers | September 22, 2021

To the Editor: In a letter last week, a writer suggested that a previous letter criticizing former President Trump was a diversionary tactic to take the spotlight off of our current president’s weaknesses. Let’s talk about diversionary tactics! This week exposed a frightening example. Consider the recent news regarding the chairman of the joint chiefs...

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