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Arts & Entertainment••September 24, 2025
Excitement Builds for Chowder Cook-Off
The Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off weekend, scheduled for Oct. 4 and 5, will bring some new flavors to the competition expected to draw thousands of festival goers to the Taylor Avenue ball field.
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News••September 23, 2025
Buy Brews for Builds at Nonprofit Fundraiser
Learn about Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County’s mission to provide affordable housing and empower communities at its Brews for Builds fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 27 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 23, 2025
Double Down for a Good Time, Good Cause in Surf City
The Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS are raising the (fundraising) stakes with its first-ever casino night Saturday, Sept. 27.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 23, 2025
Team Up for a Cleanup of Forsythe Refuge in Holgate This Friday
Help beautify the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, on Long Beach Island’s south end, this Friday, Sept. 26. Alliance for a Living Ocean, Long Beach Township and the Holgate Taxpayers…
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News••September 23, 2025
Commercial Portion of Former K2 Property Up for Sale
A new listing has hit the real estate market on Long Beach Island: the 17,600-square-foot commercial lot at 8200 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach, which was formerly the site of Kubel’s Too, and is…
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News••September 22, 2025
A Glimpse Into the Crab Island Fish Factory’s Past
A few miles out in the Great Bay, a steel skeleton, swallowed by tall grasses and poison ivy, rises from an island. Though it is now little more than a reminder of a bygone era, the decaying…
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News••September 20, 2025
Surf City Badge Sales Near $1 Million; Costs Rising Next Year
Despite a change in time to ensure a quorum, regular attendees of Surf City Borough Council meetings turned out for the Sept. 10 morning session but did not offer any comment during a public hearing…
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News••September 18, 2025
Van Drew Pushes New Funding Source for Beach Replenishment
While it remains unclear whether Surf City will benefit from beach replenishment in the near future, Congressman Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J. 2nd Dist.) has a long-term plan to ensure permanent and reliable…
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News••September 18, 2025
McKinley Students Remember Those Lost on 9/11
Stafford Township Police Lt. John Morrin recalls Sept. 11, 2001 well. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps at the time, with a unit in New Jersey.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 18, 2025
Four Newcomers to Chowder Contest Will Face Off Against Seasoned Competitors
Of the 12 restaurants signed up for this year’s Chowder Cook-Off, Oct. 5, four are brand-new to the competition: Dolce Liberta and Element, both in Manahawkin, Isola Italian Trattoria in Beach Haven…
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Columns••September 18, 2025
Best Season for Free Finds, Surf Stays Consistent and Tropics May Kick On
It was a precarious moment, as we were sitting at a light on Saturday morning. A car making a left turn southbound on the Boulevard caused a commotion when the coffee tumbler inadvertently left on…
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Sports••September 18, 2025
Pinelands Overcomes Mishaps to Oust Barnegat
It never fails. Whenever the Pinelands Regional and Barnegat girls volleyball teams get together for their first clash of the season, things get a little wonky.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 18, 2025
Add Surflight’s ‘Calendar Girls’ to Your Calendar
Surflight Theatre’s current show, “Calendar Girls,” must be described as sweet, which Merriam-Webster describes as “pleasing to the mind or feelings: agreeable, gratifying.”
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News••September 18, 2025
Save Barnegat Bay, Residents Address Planned Little Egg Harbor Development
At the Sept. 11 regular meeting of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee, much of the public comment portion was dedicated to an ongoing topic of discussion in the township – Lennar Corp.’s…
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Opinion•September 18, 2025
Caring Community
Our family is honored to extend our deepest gratitude to several local businesses whose generosity recently brightened the lives of two families confronting the challenges of childhood cancer. Thanks…
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News••September 18, 2025
Demand for New State Energy Plan Sparked by Rate Hikes
A coalition representing nearly a million constituents of the New Jersey Legislature is pushing back against Gov. Phil Murphy’s call to codify his energy master plan, which includes electrification…
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Opinion•September 18, 2025
Requiem for the Mast: Gone But Never Forgotten
through calm, through gale, through endless dark.
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Opinion•September 18, 2025
Service Appreciated
The Ship Bottom Taxpayers Association held its annual membership meeting on Saturday, and we were honored to welcome Chief Matthew Whitlow, executive petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard station in…
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Sports••September 17, 2025
Balanced Productivity for Barnegat Girls Tennis Team as Winning Continues
Ivy Lu and Hannah Manlulu are no longer doubles partners, and that’s not a bad thing. They’re the leaders of the Barnegat girls tennis team now, and leading means taking steps they otherwise may not…
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Opinion•September 17, 2025
Thanks for Support
The summer has come quickly to a close after a vibrant and busy couple of months. The all-volunteer Surf City Fire Co. and Emergency Medical Services experienced a very demanding summer responding to…
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News••September 17, 2025
Drainage, Flood Improvement Work Greenlight in Surf City
The Surf City Borough Council last week unanimously awarded a $1.2 million contract for the 2025 American Rescue Plan drainage and flood improvement project on nine roadways in town.
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Opinion•September 17, 2025
Had to Be There
As a kid on LBI in the early ’60s, hanging around Ron Jon’s was a requirement for our admittedly narrow definition of “being cool.” We’d browse the boards, pointing to the ones we were definitely…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 17, 2025
Black-Eyed Susans Hosting ‘Shark Shindig’
Black-Eyed Susans Tavern and Restaurant in Harvey Cedars is partnering with the Nature Conservancy for a “shark shindig” on Friday, Sept. 26 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Sports••September 17, 2025
Barnegat Football Squad Limited By Toms River East in First Loss
Barnegat football head coach Paul Covine certainly wasn’t expecting his squad to have just five possessions against Toms River East on Sept. 12. Nor did he expect his Bengals to have the ball for a…
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Columns••September 17, 2025
A New Farming System Targets Our Ocean-Top
For fall aficionados, the skies have been highly accommodating. Where summer is dominated by big, hot Bermuda highs, we’ve lately been hosting cool northern high-pressure systems, a huge one…
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Opinion•September 17, 2025
Youth Falling Behind
As a nursing student and nurse advocate, I want to draw attention to a growing concern in Ocean County: adolescent physical inactivity and its impact on obesity and mental health. Healthy People 2030…
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Business••September 17, 2025
Pet Groomer Adds Pooper Scoop Yard Service
Last summer, Mari’s Grooming added a second location in Barnegat Township. A little more than a year later, the pet-oriented business launched a whole new venture – the Pooper Scooper Crew.
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Sports••September 17, 2025
Classmates Chamorro, Stolte Connect to Push Barnegat Past Pinelands
As Leo Chamorro gained possession of the ball along the left sideline, about 25 yards from goal, he looked up and toward the goalkeeper’s box.
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News••September 17, 2025
Surf City Officials Slam NJ Resiliency Rule Change
Shortly before the Surf City Borough Council passed a resolution vehemently opposing a N.J. Department of Environmental Protection resiliency rule change on track to take effect early next year…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 17, 2025
Barnegat Democrats Host Talk on Constitution
On Monday, Sept. 29 at 6:30 p.m., the Barnegat Township Democratic Club will host a presentation on the Constitution by Harvey Cedars Mayor John Imperiale at the Barnegat Community and Recreation…
