Queen City Runraiser 5K in Beach Haven to Lap Superstorm Sandy Recovery, Help Support Broader Community Needs

The do-gooders behind the Let’s Get Sandy Run for a Cause, a 5K race that brought together nearly 850 people who helped raise a total of $42,000 in 2012 and 2013for local Superstorm Sandy aid, have decided to donate this year’s event proceeds to local issues that incorporate more than just storm recovery. The third annual event in Beach Haven […]

Garden Club of Long Beach Island Takes on LEED Home for Holiday House Tour

The annual Holiday House Tour is the only fundraiser the Garden Club of Long Beach Island relies on to supportits various environmental educational activities and scholarship program. It is so popular among Island residents that tickets for the tour sell out quickly as they did this year – on the first day they were available! Garden club members are taking […]

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Letters

To the Editor: An article from the Oct. 5 edition of the Sunday Capital, a newspaper in the Crofton area of Maryland, describes the ways local theatersare trying to generate additional revenue sothey can stay in business. These include educational workshops and facility rentals. This article has been mailed to Surflight Theatre with a cover letter explaining why I sent […]

LBI Chamber Recognizes Effort Behind Summer Shuttle Service

The Long Beach Island Chamber of Commerce honored Long Beach Township Commissioner Joseph Lattanzi and Lt. Paul Vereb of the township police department at last Friday’s board of commissioners meeting for the duo’s efforts in launching the free summertime shuttle bus service on the Island. Outgoing LBI Chamber President Kevin Thomas – joined by Vice President Bill Hutson and board […]

‘Retrieval and Rebirth’ at the Noyes Museum Makes a Statement With Industrial Detritus

The ‘Retrieval and Rebirth’ exhibit at the Noyes Museum, a retrospective culled from 50 years of work by artist Janet Sullivan Turner, is a tribute to the artist’s courage and tenacity. A woman artist starting out in 1964 had as much chance at success as a bird in a hailstorm. There were few known names: painter Georgia O’Keefe, sculptor Louise […]

The Walker Leads to a Somers Mystery

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Sometimes as you dig into one chapter of history you stumble onto another. That’s what happened when researching the sinking of the 132-foot Coast Survey vessel Robert J. Walker off the Jersey Shore in 1860. Some may say the story is a curse, others a coincidence. I will simply say interesting, very interesting. The story starts around 1779 with the […]

Family Success Centers Set Up Shop in Libraries

Superstorm Sandy may be more than two years old, but some Ocean County residents are still having difficulties in getting their lives and their families back in order. Lending a helping hand is the Ocean County Family Success Center. Based in Toms River and part of the Children’s Home Society, the organization formed a partnership with the Ocean County Library […]

Wine Tasting, Auction for Technology Improvements at All Saints

All Saints Regional Catholic School invites the public (21 and older) to its third annual Wine Tasting and Auction fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Manahawkin. Learn about interesting wine selections while enjoying cocktail party fare from Sweet Jenny’s and Mud City Crab House and desserts by Café de Ville at Sur […]

Depending on Angler Undies; Enough Oil to Drown OPEC

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ANGLER UNDIES: As a sports writer, I got an offer for free samples of the latest Depend line of underwear for men. It’s part of the company’s emerging effort to convince every age group of an apparently growing need to wear drippage-containment undergarments, i.e. diapers. On first hearing of Depend undergarments, I was all “What kinda piss-poor promotional gimmick is […]

Theft Investigation Leads to Drug Charges in Surf City

During a theft investigation on Oct. 27, Surf City police discovered drugs at a residence on Ninth Street, according to Police Chief William Collins, which later led to drug charges. “(Officer Sarah Collins) was on an investigation on a theft report and came across something,” Collins said. “One investigation led into another.” Mark Cotton, 50, of Richboro, Pa., and Negroeo […]