Pat Johnson


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Street Signs Go Missing in Tuckerton

Tuckerton Borough Police Chief Brian Olsen is asking residents of streets on the south side of Route 9 to check their home security cameras in case there is any footage of vandals stealing street signs from Bay Avenue, Marshall Avenue, Cox and Cedar streets, and Brigantine and Tip Seaman drives. During the Jan. 18 municipal meeting, Councilman Ron Peterson said... READ MORE >

Interior Department Is Leasing More Offshore Land to Wind Energy Companies

As part of the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change, on Jan. 12, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold a wind energy auction on Feb. 23 for 488,201 acres in the New York Bight, an area that encompasses two leases off Long Beach Island about 50 nautical miles from shore.... READ MORE >

Little Egg Harbor Appoints New Committeeman Kenneth Laney

The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee appointed local businessman Kenneth Laney Jr. to fill the unexpired term of Barbara Jo Crea, who has left to take her position on the Ocean County Board of Commissioners. Laney took the oath of office at the Jan. 13 committee meeting. At the same meeting, police Lt. Troy Bezak was promoted to captain and... READ MORE >

Art Notes January 19

BRRRR: ‘Snowy Creek’ water media by Margaret Hartwell illustrates recent weather in South Jersey. Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is now closed for the winter, but plans are in the making for an event-filled 2022 season. Its first event of the year, “Deep Freeze,” will be on Feb. 19 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.... READ MORE >

Art Notes January 12

Hibernating: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is now closed for the winter, but plans are in the making for an event-filled 2022 season. Although the LBIF is closed, Linda Ramsay’s studio is still open for DYOT Tuesdays on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month for making some art in whatever medium you use.... READ MORE >

Dr. Sanjay Gupta Speaks on ‘Chasing Life’ at OCC Grunin Center

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Emmy award-winning journalist and chief medical correspondent for CNN, will speak at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Feb., 2 at 6:30 p.m. Gupta, host of the CNN original series “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,” is also a New York Times best-selling author and practicing neurosurgeon. Gupta will discuss “Chasing... READ MORE >

Little Egg Harbor Genealogy Club Invites Author of Piney Culture to Speak

A free program sponsored by the Little Egg Harbor Genealogy Club will be held Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. in the parish hall of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 220 East Main St., Tuckerton. Author William J. Lewis will speak on his latest book, New Jersey’s Lost Piney Culture. Six books will raffled and Lewis will also have... READ MORE >

Two of Governor’s Appointees to Pinelands Commission Serve Industry

During the lame duck session of the New Jersey state Legislature, two controversial appointments by Gov. Phil Murphy to the Pinelands Commission were approved by the state Senate. Davon McCurry is deputy head of market and government affairs at Ørsted, a wind energy firm that is developing offshore wind turbines off the Jersey Shore. Laura Matos is a managing director... READ MORE >

DCA Awards Recreation Grants to Little Egg Harbor, Stafford and Surf City

The N.J. Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Local Government Services has announced the award of $10 million in Local Recreation Improvement Grants to counties, municipalities and school districts across New Jersey to ensure public access to quality outdoor recreation and community resources. The grants were awarded to 162 local governments after a competitive application process. Locally, Little Egg Harbor... READ MORE >

Tuckerton Borough Council Reorganizes

Professional appointments, committee appointments and council duties were assigned during the Tuckerton Borough Council reorganization meeting on New Year’s Day. Mayor Susan Marshall continues to be a member of each committee and appointed Councilman Brian Martin as chair of the finance committee along with Councilwoman Suzanne Taylor as member. Taylor heads the administration committee with Martin as member. Councilman Ron... READ MORE >