Southern Rebuilding While Barnegat, Pinelands Look to Climb Higher

Baseball Preview

For the past few years, Ed Truitt learned a lot about playing a new brand of ball, and he did a good job as an assistant softball coach alongside Jamie Bernaldo. But now he’s returning to his roots, taking over the reins of the Southern Regional High School baseball program. Interestingly, the former Pinelands standout isn’t going to be alone […]

Noise-Polluting Vehicles

Letters

To the Editor: This letter references “Disturbing the Peace” (3/9) by Mark Harrison. I agree with Mr. Harrison. There are too many unnecessarily noisy vehicles on the road. There’s no reason for a vehicle or a motorcycle to be louder than an 18-wheeler. It’s a quality of life issue. Noise pollution has an adverse effect on mental health. Everyone is […]

Hackneyed Chants

Letters

To the Editor: I write in support of John Marcinski’s letter of 3/9 (“Clear Choice”) and in reply to Edward Schwind’s diatribe in opposition (“Scratching Our Heads” 3/16). No doubt Mr. Schwind has every right to harbor his view and reject the opinions expressed by Mr. Marcinski. Sadly, however, Mr. Schwind offers a sweeping conclusion without bothering to state any […]

Feeling Helpless? Pray for Ukraine

Commentary

As the Christian church finds itself in the heart of the season of Lent, it calls all people of the world to turn to the God of peace and justice to pray for a credible ceasefire to Russia’s indiscriminate killing of innocent Ukrainian civilians and insanely reckless attacks on nuclear facilities. The universe has a deranged leader, the likes of […]

Little Egg Harbor Resident Updates Center Street Project

Center Street Project Research Uncovers Severe Drainage Issues

On March 10, Dr. John Edmunds of Spruce Drive gave a hefty address during the public comment portion of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee meeting. First, Edmunds gave an update on the Center Street Road project, which began in 2020 as a petition authored by Edmunds and signed by 36 residents along Center Street to impede speeding. The collective […]

With Senior Pitcher Leading the Way, Southern Regional Softball Squad Should Be Solid

Softball Preview

After winning 15 of its first 16 games last spring, everything was going great for the Southern Regional softball team, and then head coach Jamie Bernaldo’s son decided it was time to be born. Days later, the Rams hit a wall, lost three straight games between Wednesday and Friday, and by the second weekend of June the season was over. […]

St. Francis Offers Evening of Prayer for Peace in Ukraine


The centerpiece of a special prayer service for peace in Ukraine last Friday evening at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach was a responsive prayer of the faithful. “As followers of Christ, the Prince of Peace, we offer our prayer to the people of Ukraine, for the world, and for ourselves,” said the Rev. Francis Di Spigno, introducing […]

Solar Solution?

Letters

To the Editor: Our home has a large southern-facing roof. I’ve spoken with multiple solar panel installation vendors and they have all told me that the maximum number of panels that the N.J. Board of Public Utilities will allow me to install is somewhere between six and eight. The roof surface could easily accommodate closer to 20. BPU regulations dictate that […]

Outdoor Seating Must Be Approved by Land Use Board in Ship Bottom

Pandemic-Driven Rules Expired in November 2021

Ship Bottom officials are standing behind their decision to end dining al fresco without specific approval from the borough’s land use review board, even as the state once again extended its own emergency-enacted guidelines into November. The borough’s temporary approval process for food establishments with indoor seating to create or expand outdoor seating areas without going to the land use […]

Will Bridge Tender Go to Jail?

200 Plus

On Oct. 28, 1906, a newly inaugurated electric railroad express train derailed on the drawbridge entering Atlantic City, toppling into the bay and killing over 50 people. A coroner’s inquiry was launched to affix the blame even as bodies were still being recovered The New York Times reported on Nov. 1, “While divers in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad […]