Barnegat Officers to Be Honored for Rescuing Man From Burning Car

Three Barnegat Township police officers who pulled anelderly man to safety from a burning vehicle following a one-car accident in a remote area of Route 72 on Aug. 31 will receive commendations at the next township committee meeting Oct. 1. According to Lt. Keith Germain, PatrolmenNicholas Venuto, Andrew Parsley and George Martin arrived at an area along the highway near […]

Four for Three Seats in Barnegat School Board Race

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There will be at least two new faces on the Barnegat Township Board of Education after voters go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Like most New Jersey communities, Barnegat took advantage of a state law giving districts the option of moving the elections from April to November. Since the school budget fell within the state-mandated spending increase cap […]

Programs Celebrate Pinelands Region; Latin Jazz Concert Planned

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Barnegat Branch Ocean County Library 112 Burr St. (609-698-3331) Theoceancountylibrary.org You can get a unique look of the Pinelands region in September and October with a photo exhibit featuring the Pinelands Photography Group. Group member Ann-Marie Woods said the photos would show the geographic diversity of the Pinelands. “You have western and eastern areas where it is dry and arid, […]

Styling Your Favorite Ride With the Experts at Tronix


Your vehicle can be a great place for music listening, but many commuters suffer for hours each day with inferior sound quality that they’d never tolerate from their systems at home. Others assemble sophisticated sound systems in their cars that don’t reach their full potential because of some common mistakes. The experts at Tronix on Route 9 in Barnegat have […]

New Barnegat Fireman at Top of His Class

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Barnegat Township is quite confidentabout the abilities ofthe newest member of Volunteer Fire Company 1, Matthew “Andy” Watts, who was sworn in at the Sept. 18 township committee meeting. Mayor Al Cirulli said Wattswas ranked first in the most recent graduating class at the Ocean County Fire Academy in Waretown. The 40-year-old Watts, who works as a sales representative for […]

‘Green Shirts’ Want Deforestation Stopped

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Over the years, Sunday D’Arcangelo said she has been concerned about the gradual deforestation of areas in Barnegat Township. A resident ofStafford Township whose home is near the Barnegat border in the Ocean Acres section, D’Arcangelo said it disturbed her when during the summer, trees were cut down to make room for the Laurel Oaks Walter’s Homes residential development on […]