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News
Life in the Fast Lane: Working on a NASCAR Pit Crew
By MARIA SCANDALE - Jul 17When Justin Clapper comes back to West Creek, the logs get fired up and the tales from his place in the NASCAR pit crew fuel the hometown campfire ...
That Conch Shell on the Ship Bottom Beach Probably Didn’t Get There By Itself
By Eric England - Jul 17If you're seashell hunting along a Ship Bottom beach and you come across something that might look a little too exotic for the Jersey Shore, ...
LBI Carts Getting Around in Beach Haven
Jul 17A new way to drive around the streets of Beach Haven is offered by LBI Carts, a golf cart rental service that opened for business at a kiosk in ...
Fire Away: Axe-It 63 Provides Positive Throwing Experience
By David Biggy - Jul 17Kelly Curtiss didn't mind at all that her fiancé was trying to throw an ax through the center board of the target on the opposite wall as opposed ...
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Playing Against the ‘Axe-pert’ Reveals More Practice Needed
By David Biggy - Jul 17Luke Searles knows a thing or two about throwing an ax. That's why he's one of the “axe-perts” at Axe-It 63 in Stafford Township. “I can't throw ...
Inside the Beach Patrols
Generation After Generation, Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Continues In Its Care for the Community
By DAVID BIGGY - Jul 17Editor's Note: From July 17 through Aug. 21, in this six-week feature series, “Inside the Beach Patrols,” Gina G. Scala and David Biggy explore ...
Jen’s Links at LBI a Hit With Mini-Golfing Masses So Far
By David Biggy - Jul 17As she knocked down putt after putt through the “Low Tide” course of Jen's Links at LBI, Magdalema Sulich didn't seem intimidated in the least. In ...
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NJ Rules May Delay Tuckerton Dredge Spoils Site
Jul 16Tuckerton Beach Association President Jamie Gross asked the Tuckerton Borough Council whether the state Department of Environmental Protection has ...
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Golf Carts May Get Wider Range in Barnegat Light
By MARIA SCANDALE - Jul 16As if to signal that it was a new subject, a golf cart rolled by Barnegat Light Borough Hall just before the monthly meeting began on July ...
Stafford Police Join Running Guides for Athlete With Autism
By VICTORIA FORD - Jul 16Matthew Monaco, a.k.a. Matty, is an Achilles Athlete from Bergen County who is on the autism spectrum. Just a few weeks ago he was in need of a ...
Visiting Popcorn Park Zoo With a Passel of Kids
By J.D. WATSON - Jul 16Deep in the wilds of the Pine Barrens, up along the northeastern edge of that million-acre expanse of pitch pines and sugar sand and not much else ...
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Banned Amplified Music Debated in Surf City
By GINA G. SCALA - Jul 16“When I hear music, it makes me dance. You got the music, here's my chance,” wrote Debbie Deb, circa 1983. Unfortunately, it's not that simple in ...
Be Sure to Stay Hydrated as the Temperature Rises
Jul 16Long Beach Township lifeguards had a busy Sunday responding to a number of serious heat-related situations on the ocean beaches. And as the ...
Coast Guard Teams Begin Removing and Replacing Hazardous Channel Markers Off LBI
By Gina G. Scala - Jul 16As promised, they're here. The Coast Guard's Aids to Navigation and East Coast dive teams are working in tandem in the Intracoastal Waterway off ...
- The Beachcomber July 2019
Notes in the Air Monday Nights in Barnegat Light
By Maria Scandale - Jul 12In Barnegat Light, Monday is for music. Like a beacon, like the lighthouse, the evening bands draw everybody to the bayside at West Sixth Street, ...
- The Beachcomber July 2019
Breezes and Sunsets Mix With the Music at Bayview Park
By Maria Scandale - Jul 12Long Beach Township brings out the music not one night a week, but two in its lineup of free concerts for the summer of 2019. On Monday and ...
- The Beachcomber July 2019
Ship Bottom Bayfront Rocks, Rolls, Jumps With Concert Series
By Maria Scandale - Jul 12Things get jumpin' at the concerts at Waterfront Park in Ship Bottom! The bayfront at 10th Street and Shore Avenue, in view of the Causeway ...
- The Beachcomber July 2019
Maritime Museum Offers Children’s Educational Programs
Jul 12It can't be all fun and games for children coming down to Long Beach Island in the summer, right? At the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach ...
- The Beachcomber July 2019
Causeway Full Access Near for Bicyclists, Pedestrians
By GINA G. SCALA - Jul 12For bicyclists and pedestrians waiting for access to the Causeway from the mainland to Ship Bottom, the wait is almost over. Median basin work, ...
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LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCAL
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Saturday 7/20 - ALLISION STELLA at 5pm
Live Music at Daddy O
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - ROB CONNELLY at 6pm Friday 7/19 - TED HAMMOCK at 6pm Saturday 7/20 - MICHAEL COLAROSS at 6pm
Check Out The Old Causeway
By Mr. LBI Insider - Jul 16Friday 7/19 - THE ROCK LOBSTERS 10pm Saturday 7/20 - KATFISH LUCY 10pm Sunday 7/21 - JIMMY BROGAN 3-6pm Monday Night TAILGATE PARTY - TED HAMMOCK ...
Live Music at Bird and Betty's
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Wednesday 7/17 - LIVE BAND KARAOKE WITH CHRIS FRITZ AND THE IMPULSIVES Thursday 7/18 - NED RYERSON AND THE GROUNDHOGS at 10pm Friday 7/19 - BILLY ...
Entertainment at Kubel's Too
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday - MAGGIE PEITRUCHA 7/18 at 9pm - 1am Friday - JUSTIN JONES 7/19 at 12pm - 5pm Saturday - RYAN ZIMMERMAN 7/20 at 6pm - 9pm Every Wednesday ...
Entertainment at Tucker's Tavern
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - MICHAEL COLAROSSI at 7pm Friday 7/19 - JASON BOOTH at 7pm Saturday 7/20 - BROTHERS PETE at 7pm Saturday 7/21 - DJ DANCE PARTY at ...
Live Music & Entertainment at the Gateway
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - JOEY D ROCKIN OLDIES at 7pm Friday 7/19 - DRUNKEN CLAMS at 8pm Saturday 7/20 - NO CLUE at 8pm Thursday 7/25 - JOEY D ROCKIN OLDIES ...
The Flamingo Flies at Terrace Tavern
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Live Music terracetavernlbi.com 13211 Long Beach Blvd., Beach Haven, NJ 08008
Live Music at The Mainland
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Check out our Live Music on Social The Mainland 151 Route 72 East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Live Music at Daymark
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday - ALLISON STELLA at 6pm Saturday - DANKSTERS at 11pm www.daymarklbi.com 404 Broadway, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
Live Entertainment at Spray Beach Hotel
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16ALL SHOWS 5:30 - 9:30 Wednesday 7/17 - DYLAN CARTER: THE ENTERTAINER Thursday 7/18 - KAREN BEALS Friday 7/19 - THE OTHER HALF DUO Saturday 7/20 - ...
Sandbar Entertainment at The Engleside Inn
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Wednesday 7/17 - DAN BROWN 3pm-7pm Thursday 7/18 - CHRIS FRITZ 3pm-7pm Friday 7/19 - SAHARA MOON 3pm-7pm Saturday 7/20 - DAN BROWN AND THE EMPATHS ...
Live Entertainment at The Marlin
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Saturday 7/20 - EVOLUTION X at 10pm The Marlin 2 South Bay Avenue, Beach Haven, NJ 08008
Live Entertainment at Joe Pop's & Tiki Joe's
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Wednesday 7/17 - THE NERDS at 10:30pm Thursday 7/18 - THE BENJAMINS at 10:30pm Friday 7/19 - JIMMY BROGAN at 3pm-7pm Friday 7/19 - HIGH 5 SWAN ...
Live Entertainment at The Sea Shell Resort & Beach Club
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16LIVE MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ON THE BEACH WEDNESDAY 7/17 DAY TIKI BAR 4-7PM - THE PICKLES BEACH FIREPITS 7-10 - GINGER COYLE 10 SOUTH LOUNGE 7-10PM ...
Musical Entertainment at Surf City Hotel
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Wednesday 7/17 - SAHARA MOON at 7pm Thursday 7/18 - GYPSY MOON at 6pm Thursday 7/18 - LB-IDOL SECOND ROUND at 9pm Friday 7/19 - SNEAK ATTACK at ...
Live Music at Black Whale
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - CHRIS FRITZ at 10pm-1am Tuesday 7/23 - CHRIS GUSTELLI at 10pm-1am Wednesday 7/24 - TY MARES at 10pm-1am Thursday 7/25 - VINCE ...
Entertainment at Plantation
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Wednesday 7/17 - KENNY B - 9pm Thursday 7/18 - TED HAMMOCK - 9pm Friday 7/19 - DJ STANLEY STYLEZ - 9:30pm Saturday 7/20 - DANKSTERS - 10pm Monday ...
Live Entertainment at Nardi's
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - PASTA AND SINATRA at 5pm Thursday 7/18 - COUNTRY NIGHT WITH TRIPLE RAIL TURN at 10pm Friday 7/19 - TIM GYSIN at 5pm Friday 7/19 - ...
Live Entertainment at Calloways
By Mr LBI Insider - Jul 16Thursday 7/18 - DJ GIAN at 9pm Every Fridays 9pm - 80's and 90's Night with DJ C GROOVE www.callowaysrestaurant.com 597 Main St West Creek, NJ ...
Columns
The Island When There’s No Way Out; Fishing Is Panning Out in a Small Way
By JAY MANN - Jul 17NO EXIT!: The heavens let loose last week. In a deluge instant, we became an island alone, insular in our inability to get off this 21-mile long ...
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When LBI’s White Sands of Time Run Out; Kingfish Showing Just Keeps on Keepin’ On
By JAY MANN - Jul 10Last week, I did a hot decidedly short walk in the Pines, taking some stoppage time to admire the area's famed sugar sand. And it truly is white ...
Liquid Lines
Every Season Has Its Song and This Is Summer’s Mix Tape
By JON COEN - Jul 17There's something about driving over the bridge in the summer. For many of us, it's a feeling of anticipation, that wondering what the surf is ...
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Fire Rips Through the Pines
By THOMAS P. FARNER - Jul 10Cedar Bridge Tavern today is the centerpiece for Ocean County's Parks Department. It stands alone in a clearing surrounded by forest, but twice ...
Opinion
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Too Much Commotion
Jul 17To the Editor: In response to the July 3 letter (“Land Transformed”), I would also like to thank Jen's Links for ruining the peace and quiet of ...
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Proud Representation
Jul 17To the Editor: Even though he is an avowed Trump supporter, Tom Meredith had me nodding in agreement with his commentary regarding Megan Rapinoe ...
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Time to Re-evaluate
Jul 10To the Editor: Mr. Imperiale writes a very informative and compelling column (“Constitution Correction Course – Is It Time to Use Article V,” ...
SpeakEasy
1950s Cedars Adventures – Stubbed Toes and All
By PERRY BENSON - Jul 10Hugh Connell, an ad man in New York I know, recently sent me three copies of The Beachcomber from August and September 1954. He sold advertising ...
- Letters
Doing Our Best
Jul 10To the Editor: Estimates of LBI's occupancy during the height of July 4 revelry range from a meager 150,000 to an all-time record-breaking 750,000 ...
- Letters
Too Congested
Jul 10To the Editor: I am not in favor of the entertainment center project at the old CVS. This area of town is too congested with auto traffic as it ...
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Professional Lifesavers
Jul 10To the Editor: We were enjoying the spectacular Fourth of July in the ocean with our grandchildren when conditions started changing rapidly. A ...
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Harvey Cedars Pride
Jul 10To the Editor: It was just the luck of the draw that we purchased an “investment property” in Harvey Cedars. After retirement we decided we would ...
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Constitution Is Clear
Jul 03To the Editor: In the June 26 Commentary (“Constituion Correction Course – It Is Time to Use Article V”), John Imperiale stated that “the Second ...
Ampersand
Plastic Surgeon: ‘The Skin-ny’ on LBI Summers
By JOANNA L. PARTRIDGE - Jul 03I spent every summer on LBI with my grandmother, Marjorie Evanson, who lived on the Island and was the elementary school nurse in Barnegat for ...
- Letters
Time to Consolidate?
Jul 17To the Editor: The article (“Former Chief Falkowski Now Police Director,” 6/10) follows up on the July 3 article regarding the Harvey Cedars ...
Artoon
Jul 17By L. Ganss
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Averting Gridlock
Jul 10To the Editor: The tragic early morning accident in Ship Bottom on Saturday, June 22 caused gridlock for those wanting to get on and off LBI. I ...
- Commentary
Social Justice Warrior Rapinoe Tests the Limits of My Patriotism
By TOM MEREDITH - Jul 10Growing up I was not really aware of my patriotism, or lack thereof. My parents, both children of the Depression, never spent much time discussing ...
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Handle With Care
Jul 10To the Editor: The Commentary by John Imperiale (“Constitution Correction Course – It Is Time to Use Article V,” 6/26), while containing a few ...
Letters
Preservation Thanks
Jul 10To the Editor: The citizens of the Bayview Park Pond Preservation Group, made up of Brant Beach homeowners, neighbors and other concerned citizens,...
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Shack Backup
Jul 10To the Editor: I very much enjoyed the June 19 article about the team of painters gathering together to create a mural of The Shack. I was further ...
- Letters
Reforms Needed
Jul 10To the Editor: I read with great interest, Mr. Imperiale's Commentary on the Article V convention. I have been following the subject for almost 20 ...
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Wrong Medicare Model
Jul 03To the Editor: There are changes being proposed to Medicare that are garnering little attention but have huge consequences for New Jersey's ...
Blogs
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Best Places to Eat in Long Beach Island, New Jersey
By Brian B. - Jun 01Are you vacationing in Long Beach Island and have no clue what to eat and where to eat? Are you visiting here the first time? Are you picky when ...
Concerts to Look Forward to This Summer at PNC Arts Center
By Brian B. - Jun 01Who doesn't love music? Who doesn't enjoy grooving to a beat and feeling that bass surging through you? In our opinion, the best way to experience ...
Comments
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Re: More on Safety
By Jean D Ragone - Jul 04Les' post is correct. Many townships will gladly provide people with a copy of the laws as they pertain to pedestrians and bicyclists. Even though ...
Sports
Surf City Yacht Club, Haven Beach Club Swimmers Know How to Have Fun While They Compete
By David Biggy - Jul 17When Linda Behr first started coaching swimmers at Surf City Yacht Club 23 years ago, the main purpose was to teach others not to be afraid of the ...
The Beachcomber July 2019
As Harvey Cedars Aims to Stay on Top, Epic Tourney Starts Lifeguard Competition Season
By David Biggy - Jul 12It's now been more than a decade since another beach patrol other than Barnegat Light or Harvey Cedars has been able to call itself king of the ...
Younger Crew Helps Push Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol to Fourth Straight Epic Tournament Title
By DAVID BIGGY - Jul 10It's just his third season with the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol, but Shane Stauffer already feels like one of the leaders. “Randy (Townsend) talked ...
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Swim Clinic With Former Olympian, NCAA Champ Coming to Haven Beach Club
By David Biggy - Jul 10Next week, Haven Beach Club is the host site for a unique opportunity open to all swimmers. Starting Tuesday, July 16, and concluding Thursday, ...
Spray Beach Yacht Club Siblings Go Down to the Wire at Junior Commodore Regatta
By David Biggy - Jul 03Back when they raced Optimist boats, Spray Beach Yacht Club's Lauren Ehnot's younger brother, Ryan, beat her a couple of times. On the Laser ...
Surf City Cruises to Another Women’s Invitational Lifeguard Tourney Crown
By DAVID BIGGY - Jul 17After winning the past two Long Beach Township Women's Invitational tournaments, the Surf City Beach Patrol had a lot of confidence going into ...
Lifeguard Competition
Local Beach Patrols Prepare for Red Bull Surf & Rescue Event
By Jon Coen - Jul 10In 2015, Red Bull Surf & Rescue first came to Atlantic City, billed as the most exciting lifeguard competition in New Jersey. Not only was it a ...
Dog Day Race No. 41 Will Be Here Soon, So Register Now
By David Biggy - Jul 10In what seemed to be closer to 18-Mile Run weather than Dog Day Race weather, which typically is low- to mid-80s with high humidity, a familiar ...
Time to Register for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim
By David Biggy - Jul 03It's probably quite unusual for somebody to show up to Long Beach Island and swim for a mile in the ocean for the first time, particularly with ...
Stafford Soccer Club Squads Fare Well at Beach Blast Tourney
By David Biggy - Jul 03Last week, the Stafford Soccer Club Fireballs Under-10 girls squad spent some time practicing their game on the beaches of Long Beach Island in ...
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Island Stylin’
New Surf City Boutique Society Beach Has a Look for Every Body
By SANDRA WEYANT - Jul 17The north end of Long Beach Island just got more fashionable with the grand opening of Society Beach, the ultimate his-and-hers shopping destinatio...
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From Southern Regional to NYC, ‘Sewing Girl’ Storms Fashion Industry
By SANDRA WEYANT - Jul 17Success feels sew good to Melinda Danko, a Southern Regional High School alumna who attributes much of her career success to the school's sewing ...
Lights, Camera, Action Doxx
By Monique M. Demopoulos - Jul 17Lucas Closs, from Bridgewater, has spent every summer in Beach Haven since he was just a year old. Fifteen years later, he and his mother were ...
Can You Beat Biggy?
Notre Dame-Michigan Rivalry an Electrifying Fit at The Sand Trap
By David Biggy - Jul 17Shannon and Tommy Gibson have quite the Notre Dame spirit. She's 18 and headed to South Bend, Ind., in the fall as a biological sciences major, ...
Painter Kevin Coogan’s New Work at Wildflowers Too
By PAT JOHNSON - Jul 17Wildflowers Too in Barnegat Light is debuting a new collection by Long Beach Island artist Kevin Coogan on July 21. “Windings of the Sea” has many ...
On Tap
The Quixote Project
By Victoria Ford - Jul 17HOME BASE: South Jersey STYLE: Original neo-roots, pulling from traditional genres to blur the lines of modern music. LINEUP: Jeff Selby, vocals ...
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LBI Foundation Offers Kayak Eco-Tours of Barnegat Bay on Wednesdays, Thursdays
Jul 17Learn about the bay by kayaking the bay! The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences offers two-hour-long, family-oriented kayak ...
On Tap
Hurricane Ruth
By Victoria Ford - Jul 16HOME BASE: Metro St. Louis, Mo. STYLE: Blues rock LINEUP: Ruth LaMaster, vocals; her backing band; and special guest guitarist Scott Holt, who ...
