By Gina G. Scala, Maria Scandale and Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | August 13, 2022
While the final numbers won’t be tallied for some time, the summer of 2022 on Long Beach Island, for many, certainly looks, feels and sounds like it did pre-pandemic. That includes limited outdoor dining in some towns. “We’re back to normal,” Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck said Monday afternoon when...
Stafford LeaderBy David Biggy | August 12, 2022
For the first time in many years, the Southern Regional Board of Education is going to have a contested race for several of its seats on Election Day. Following the late-July deadline for candidates to file their petitions to seek school board positions, five individuals emerged as potential Long Beach...
Daring Dive Under Boat Could Have Had Very Different OutcomeBy MARIA SCANDALE and GINA G. SCALA | August 11, 2022
What rescuer Bob Selfridge said to the 4-year-old girl and her mother trapped in the submerging cabin of the capsized boat outside Barnegat Inlet was “OK, I’m here, let me get you out of here.” The words made it sound reassuringly matter-of-fact. The circumstances were not. Inside the 22-foot craft’s...
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | August 11, 2022
The brand-new pickleball courts in the Beach Haven Terrace section of Long Beach Township are now open for play. Hours for these courts, on the old M&M Steam Bar lot between Delaware Avenue and 34th Street, are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Annual passes to use any tennis and pickleball...
By David Biggy | August 11, 2022
At one end of the “Black Team” table, Allan Eaglesham, Jan O’Connell and Joy Power funneled dry macaroni into sealable pouches. On the other side, Leon Kanopka shoveled dozens of completed bags of mac and cheese into a box. In between, a half-dozen other volunteers made sure each meal was...
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