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News••July 9, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Residents Protest Proposed Housing Development
The Little Egg Harbor Township meeting room overflowed with displeased residents who came out in droves to protest plans for an age-restricted housing development, at a planning board meeting on…
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Opinion••July 9, 2025
Settlement Fund Reallocation Deals a Blow to Opioid Crisis
The other day I woke up grieving and furious.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns
HOME BASE: Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Alaine Portner, “Happy Medium,” to Return to LBIF for Longstanding Spiritual Engagement
Gifted medium, meditation coach and author Alaine Portner will return to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies on Monday, July 14, for what’s become an anticipated…
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Opinion•July 9, 2025
Just Wow
Every now and then, the world gives us a simple little reminder that we should be thankful the we are ourself, and not somebody else. So thanks for publishing that letter from Tommy Klecan (“Drive…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Skip Winters
STYLE: Indie rock, folk, Americana, reggae and more – anything with a beachy, laidback vibe.
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News••July 9, 2025
Jet Ski Operator Successfully Rescued
On Wednesday, July 2 shortly before 9 p.m., the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. was dispatched to assist with a water rescue from reports of a female stranded on a personal watercraft near the sedges…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Long Beach Township Holds Free Pickleball Clinics for Kids 10-14
From now through Aug. 27, kids ages 10-14 can learn pickleball basics at a free clinic at the Long Beach Township courts on 68th Street in Brant Beach. The Picklr-Manahawkin-LBI – a new indoor…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Photographic Journey Through Old Barnegat Light
Local historian/author Margaret Thomas Buchholz will present her annual history talk at the High Point firehouse in Harvey Cedars on Thursday, July 24, 7 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Art Notes, July 9
Live Event: “Meet the Artist” this Sunday afternoon at Wildflowers Too in Barnegat Light when photographer Frederick Ballet (pronounced “ballot”) presents his unique vision from 2 to 4 p.m. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Hear Summer Songs at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library will present “Jay Daniels Road Trip” on Friday, July 11, 1 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 9, 2025
Boggs Center Presentation at Lacey Library
In commemoration of Disability Pride Month, learn about a New Jersey-based catalyst for inclusion and self-determination in a presentation by the Boggs Center on Disability and Human Development at…
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News••July 9, 2025
E-Bikers in Stafford Township Should Make Sure Laws Are Obeyed
As the weather heated up, so did the electric bicycle activity within Stafford Township, particularly in the Ocean Acres section, which led to an increase in Facebook posts about youngsters…
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Columns••July 9, 2025
Evolution of America’s Music Industry, Part Two
Last week, Sound Waves took a plunge into earliest days of the music industry, outlining the historic evolution from music-related commerce generated by minstrel and vaudeville performances and sheet…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 8, 2025
Trophies, Accolades, Plain Old Fun Are Hallmarks of Weekly Mini Golf Tourneys
For some, it’s a rite of passage to play mini golf in one of the weekly tournaments on Long Beach Island during the summer. Take Todd Foster for example. The man visits from Scottsdale, Ariz., for…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 7, 2025
Fire Company Block Party Celebrates Community in Ship Bottom
Not sure what to do after a day at the beach? One option is attending the annual Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co.’s biggest bash of the year: its block party, where attendees can enjoy great local…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 7, 2025
Have ‘Coffee With a Cop’ in Harvey Cedars
A summer tradition in Harvey Cedars is the police department’s “Coffee With a Cop” initiative, which has announced four dates.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 7, 2025
Simmerr
STYLE: Indie-pop with added flavor; Simmerr infuses both its covers and originals with creative touches of jazz, soul and funk elements.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 7, 2025
Fun for All Ages at LBI Foundation’s Barnegat Bay Day July 9
Visit the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9 for educational family fun at the 19th annual Barnegat Bay Day. Each year, this event…
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News••July 7, 2025
Beach Haven Taxpayers Welcome Councilman McCaffrey
The Beach Haven Taxpayers Association will hold an open public meeting on Saturday, July 12, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Beach Haven First Aid Squad building, 321 Engleside Ave. Light refreshments…
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News••July 7, 2025
Long Beach Township Gets Additional Funding, Permits for Clam Cove Project
Clam Cove Reserve, a 22-acre wetland parcel adjacent to the Long Beach Township Field Station in Holgate, has transformed from a peninsula into an island over the past few years as erosion created…
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News••July 6, 2025
Coast Guardsman Saves Man Hit by Boat Propeller
A member of U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light is among the lifeguards credited with saving a 55-year-old man ejected from a boat and hit by a propeller off the Fifth Street beach in Asbury Park…
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Sports••July 5, 2025
Surf City Snags Title in 20th Epic Tourney to Open Competition Season
Shane Stauffer had a decent lead coming around the final turn of the Swim Relay but decided to do something a little different, rather than simply swim toward the shore. He swam backward so he could…
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News••July 4, 2025
Bay Village Marks 60th Summer
It was the mid-1960s and Beatlemania was still the cultural rage. But in Beach Haven it marked the beginning of something new: Bay Village, which is celebrating its 60th summer of “aspiring to be a…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2025
This Fourth, Honor Stars, Stripes All Around Area
The nation turns 249 this year, and the celebratory shows of patriotism will line the streets and color the skies accordingly. The truly ambitious could even make it to all five community events…
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News••July 3, 2025
Former XPO Returns to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as Commander
When Drew Norris received his orders to report to Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light as its new commanding officer, it was as though he was coming home after a two-year absence. Sort of.
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News••July 3, 2025
Nesting Plovers Having ‘Exceptional Year’
The first nest hatched May 29. That was the start of what is now being characterized as “an exceptional year at the restoration area” by Emily Heiser, senior zoologist with New Jersey Fish and…
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News••July 3, 2025
Local Docks to Big City: Christine Tomasco Deep Dives Into Sustainable Seafood
“The first fish I ever caught was a striper,” said a reflective Christine “Chrissy” Tomasco, reminiscing on her childhood spent in Barnegat Light. “I was only 6 years old, and I want to say it was…
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News••July 3, 2025
Surprise Pizza Party Marks 68 Years of Happily Ever After
The Mickiewicz household in Manahawkin was filled with celebration on Saturday, June 28 as the family commemorated 68 years of marriage for Bob and Gerry, and Gerry’s 88th birthday. But another, more…
