News

• School News: Middle Schoolers Find Inspiration at Tween Tech

  Jan 17
  A group of Southern Regional Middle School female students attended workshops at the Tween Tech conference Jan. 3 at Stockton University, designed ...
  

• 2024 New Completion Date for Marsha Drive Intersection Improvements

  By Gina G. Scala - Jan 17
  The final phase of the $320 million federally funded Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project is expected to begin in September with a ...
  
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  Dr. Diane Eigner the ‘Cat Whispurrr’ Offers Home Hospice and Palliative Care for Cats

  By MONIQUE M. DEMOPOULOS - Jan 15
  Arguably the hardest experiences in life involve saying goodbye to loved ones. Worse still is helplessly witnessing them suffer. For pets, who ...
  
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  Eagleswood to Launch New Website and Brochures in a ‘Rebranding of the Community’

  By Monique M. Demopoulos - Jan 15
  On Jan. 7, Eagleswood Township's Economic Development Committee held its first meeting to discuss upcoming brochures and a website overhaul as ...
  
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  LBI School Students Gain Real-Life Experience During Career Day

  By Gina G. Scala - Jan 15
  Anyone walking into the LBI Grade School the morning of Jan. 10 would have thought they arrived at the site of a job fair, not an elementary ...
  
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  Stem Cell Therapy for Dogs and Cats Is Innovative at Stafford Veterinary Hospital

  By MARIA SCANDALE - Jan 15
  Stem cell therapy is an incredible process for healing damaged tissue, so it seems remarkable that it is available – for pets – right here in ...
  
• Business Brief

  Freelancers Free From New Regs, for Now

  By Maria Scandale - Jan 15
  A contentious bill affecting independent contractors would not be voted on before the New Jersey legislative session ended Jan. 14, Senate ...
  
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  Top 20 Stories: Controversy Ruled in 2019

  By RICK MELLERUP - Jan 15
  There was plenty of controversy in America in 2019 as the gap between political parties split wider. Southern Ocean County fit right in, with some ...
  

• Southern Fit Offers Boot Camp Style Exercise Regimen

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  Southern Fit recently opened in Manahawkin at 100 McKinley Ave., Suite 2. Unlike most gyms, where people work out on their own, Southern Fit ...
  

• LBI School District Awarded Grants to Fund Wellness Projects

  By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Jan 15
  Each year the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, comprised of the LBI Grade School and the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School, ...
  
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  Save Our Seas 2.0 Act Passes Senate Unanimously

  By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Jan 15
  The U.S. Senate has voted unanimously to pass the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act, legislation to tackle the plastic pollution crisis threatening coastal ...
  

• 9th District Bill Would Exempt Disabled Vets From Beach Buggy Permit Fees

  By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Jan 15
  Legislation introduced by state Sen. Christopher J. Connors, Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf and Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove to exempt disabled ...
  
• Business Brief

  Let’s Talk Entrepreneurship at How You Brewin? Jan. 25

  By Victoria Ford - Jan 15
  How You Brewin? Coffee Co. calls all budding entrepreneurs to a discussion on “Exploring Entrepreneurship” at its Surf City location on Saturday, ...
  
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  Cedar Bonnet Island Resident to Be Heard on Traffic Safety Concerns

  By Gina G. Scala - Jan 15
  Laurie Hens is marking off the days until Thursday, Feb. 6. That's when the Cedar Bonnet Island resident is expected to meet with state Department ...
  
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  Ocean County Library’s Little Egg Harbor Branch Reopens Monday

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  After being closed since mid-October, the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library will reopen on Monday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. Located ...
  

• Barnegat Crime Reduction Unit Records Drug-Related Arrests

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  The Barnegat Police Crime Reduction Unit had another busy year in 2019 as the agency continues to focus on drug distribution and gang-related ...
  

• Beach Haven Seeks Two More Electric Car Charging Spots

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  Beach Haven is applying for a state Department of Environmental Protection grant to set up two additional charging stations for owners of electric-...
  

• Fusaro’s Opens Additional Location in Forked River

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  Fusaro's Pizza and Pasta, which opened in Manahawkin 10 years ago, now has a second area location, in Forked River at 725 South Main St. (Route ...
  
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  Mirage Residents, High Schoolers Battle in ‘Fun Bowl’

  By Eric Englund - Jan 15
  When Superstorm Sandy severely damaged the St. Francis Community Center and its aquatic center in Brant Beach in 2012, competitive swimming teams ...