Contemptuous Clinton

Letters

To the Editor: Hillary Clinton points to others’ bad behavior to justify her crooked, lying email scandal. Bill O’Reilly is always saying to the left and liberals: Don’t point to others’ bad behaviors to justify your bad behavior. I would add actions or policy. Anyone remember four dead Americans in Benghazi? Even the Obama administration says we can’t do what […]

Following the Brexit Vote, We Find It’s a Small World After All

Commentary

There is much for Americans to fret about in the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, and not just that financial markets initially collapsed and extreme volatility will be the norm for the foreseeable future. I, for one, happily retired, am prepared to apply for a job at Wawa if the “Brexit” vote brings a long-term slide in […]

Magician, Author Entertaining at the LBI Library

A magician and children’s bookauthor will be visiting the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City next week. Jim Vagias will bring his magic acton Wednesday, July 13, at 7 p.m. Author Doug Snelsonvisits Thursday, July 14, at 2:30 p.m. A former schoolteacher, Vagias combines his magic routinesand humorous storytelling to promote reading and libraries, […]

Art Notes July 6

Abounding Art Shows: St. Francis holds its annual Summer Art Show and Sale onSaturday, July 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, July 10, from 9:30 to 2 p.m. in the Community Center, 47th Street and Long Beach Boulevard in Brant Beach. Admission is free. Viking Village holds its annual Summer Art and Crafts show on Sunday, July […]

Surf City Fire Co. Receives Donated Siren From Marmora Firefighters

The fire siren in Surf City should be up and running again in a few weeks, thanks to the Marmora Volunteer Fire Co., which has donated its old siren as a replacement. The siren is made by Federal Signal, which is the same model as the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS’s current siren that unexpectedly stopped working a […]

American Idol’s Cara Samantha to Perform at Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club

Island Gala is Local Cancer Foundation's ‘Most Successful Fundraiser of the Year'

American Idol’s pop-soul singer Cara Samantha of New York City will make a special appearance at David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation’s fourth annual “Hope Under the Stars” Island Gala at the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven on Aug. 5. Samantha sang before Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj and Randy Jackson, who gave her a […]

Bus Tour of Historic Beach Haven ‘Covers What Is Still Here and What Was Here But Is Now Gone’

A monthly Bus Tour of Historic Beach Haven, led by borough historian Jeanette Lloyd, will offer interested residents and visitors a glimpse into the area’s rich past. Tours will take place on Wednesdays, July 13 and Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. The historic district is 30 square blocks, covering from Bay Avenue (not including the commercial lots) to Atlantic Avenue […]

Pickleballers Unite as Game Grows and Courts Pop Up All Over


Pickleball. Say it again just for kicks – Pickleball. Sure, it’s a funny-sounding sport. But what started on the fly back in 1966 on Bainbridge Island, Wash., in the yard of a state representative whose dog just happened to be named Pickles has feverishly grown in popularity during the past couple of decades. The sport’s played from Summerfield, Fla., to […]

Haig Sisters, Pearce Brothers Top Standings at Junior Commodore Regatta

Emily and Dana Haig seem to have grown accustomed to winning together. And they did so again on July 1 during the 39th annual Junior Commodore’s Regatta, hosted by Surf City Yacht Club. “We were away for a while, and when we came back on Monday, our mom asked if we wanted to get in this race,” said Dana, who […]

Beach Haven, Surf City Among Favorite Beaches in N.J. Sea Grant Consortium Poll

Beach Haven and Surf City were included among the best beaches in Ocean County as part of New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium’s 2016 New Jersey’s Favorite Beach Poll. Ocean City again took the overall top honor. The Ocean County winners, from first to fifth, were as follows: Seaside Heights, Point Pleasant Beach, Beach Haven, Island Beach State Park and Surf […]