Spring: a Time of Restoration

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Everyone loves spring, the beautiful season that lifts our spirits and seduces our senses with its exquisite colors, transporting fragrances and those wonderful bird whistles and chirps that make everyone feel good. But spring is also a time of restoration, and one thing which needed restoring at our house was our statue of St. Francis of Assisi. Over the years, […]

A Closeup of Coastal Volunteers in Medicine’s ‘Culture of Caring’

Serving the Medical Needs of the ‘Underserved'

One measure of Coastal Volunteers in Medicine’s impact is in the numbers – 714 people helped who were otherwise having trouble obtaining medical care. But one is the real number, one at a time in a “culture of caring.” Patients like 57-year-old Marie of Barnegat are the “underserved” who may fall through the cracks of the healthcare system at no […]

Golda Meir Portrayed at LBI Library Program

The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City celebrates Women’s History Month with “Golda Meir: a Life of Purpose” on Monday, March 27, at 7 p.m. This theatrical monologue, written and performed by actress Rene Goodwin, portraysMeir just months before the signing of the Israeli declaration of independence. Goodwin said the program focuses on Meirnot […]

LBI Featured on Two Upcoming Episodes of HGTV’s ‘Island Life’

Over the bridge, then north or south, to our Island house we go. It’s a hope of many to own a piece of Long Beach Island’s incomparable 18 miles. On two upcoming episodes of HGTV’s program “Island Life,” the Heffernan family and the Clewell family, with the help of local real estate agents, do just that: They find their permanent […]

Ship Bottom Sprint for Life Looking for Runners to Sign Up

March is the time for people toput on their running shoes and hit the road after the winter layoff.Maria Pennisi is hoping such enthusiasts will participate in the Saturday, April 8, Sprint for Life in Ship Bottom, an event she organized 15 years ago to raise money for the National Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of New Jersey. The sprint begins […]

Town Appoints Dockmaster; Parking Area to Get Repaved

Michael Ball, Barnegat Township superintendent of public works, has an additionaljob title, as a resolution approved last week by the township committee designated him as dockmaster. He replaces Phil Greco,who retired last year after22 years.Dockmaster responsibilitiesinclude safe traffic and mooring of vessels, general operation of thedocks and maintaining a safe and clean environment throughout the facility. Ball was hired sinceas […]

Richard Dugan Named Barnegat Police Chief

The Barnegat Township Committee appointed Richard Dugan as police chief last week, replacing Arthur Drexler, who reached a termination settlement with the township last month. A 30-year veteran of the force, Dugan hadbeen in charge ofday-to-day police department operations since late July, when Drexler was initially suspended over a dispute involving compensatory time. Dugan was named acting chief last November […]

Kids Consignment Shop Getting New Home

At the end of next month,Spoiled Rotten Kids Consignment in Barnegat Township will be operating at a new location: 455 N. Main St. (Route 9) in the former site of the Hometown Plaza hardware store. The business has been located in the Gunning River Mall since opening in 2010, “Consignment shops have become pretty popular over the years,” said store […]

Barnegat Cub Scouts Host Painting Party March 24

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Cub Scout Pack 26 in Barnegat Township is hosting a “Paint & Sip” party on Friday, March 24, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Mariner’s Masonic Lodge on East Bay Avenue. Erica Cipro, pack president, said tickets are $35 each. “No painting experience is necessary,” saidCipro. “People will be paintingwith a spring theme.” She saidparticipants are welcome to bring their […]

Get Your Irish Up at March 25 Albert Hall Concert

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There will be music and dancing from the Emerald Isle when the Albert Music Hall in Waretown holds an “Irish Night” on Saturday, March 25. Doors open at 6; live music begins at 7:30 and continues until 11:30. Scheduled performers include the Devrin Academy Step Dancers,Church Street Revival Irish Band,the River Drivers Band, and Martin Kavanaugh and the Hard Road […]