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News••July 2, 2025
Bill Would Strengthen Job, Benefit Protections for Military Service Members
The state Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee has advanced legislation sponsored by Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9th) that would strengthen job and benefit protections for public employees who…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2025
Mushmouth Opens Sunset Park Concerts
The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee has announced its schedule of free Wednesday night concerts in Sunset Park, at 6:30, beginning July 9. Donations to the committee are appreciated.
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News••July 2, 2025
LBI Kiwanis Seeks Socks Donations
Kiwanis of LBI has launched its annual “Happy Feet” new sock project. Now in its 10th year, the drive will run through Dec. 3.
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News••July 2, 2025
OCC and Stockton Build New Pathways for Arts and Humanities Students
A series of new articulation agreements signed this month by Ocean County College and Stockton University will provide students in the arts and humanities with a direct pathway between an associate’s…
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News••July 2, 2025
Garden Club Awards Scholarships
Three students from Southern Regional High School and MATES (Marine Academy of Science and Technology) were named the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s scholarship recipients for 2025-26. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2025
Strictly Bluegrass Night at Albert Music Hall
When the Pinelands Cultural Society began hosting concerts 50 years ago, its primary offering was bluegrass, with a little country and folk mixed in. In recent years, the PCS’s venue, Albert Music…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2025
Five Chances to Win in St. Francis’ 2025 Car Raffle
Support St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Community Center while also throwing one’s hat into the ring for the possibility to win a brand-new vehicle. Tickets for the annual car raffle are sold in…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2025
Free Skin Cancer Screening at Bayview Park July 12
Take a break from the sun to devote just a few minutes to a skin cancer screening in the Bayview Park pavilion in Brant Beach on Saturday, July 12. The Long Beach Island Health Department will host…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 2, 2025
‘Beach Santa’ a Children’s Story of Joy, Generosity, Inclusion
Mary Beth Paradise didn’t originally set out to write a children’s book that would sell nearly 5,000 copies, but she simply couldn’t get one specific experience out of her mind.
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News••July 2, 2025
Jewish Community Center of LBI Turns 75: Roots Strong, Future Bright
A single sheet of paper from 1957 announced the groundbreaking of a synagogue that was never built. The planned location, between Bay and Beach avenues in Beach Haven, was later deemed unsuitable…
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News••July 2, 2025
Opioid Abuse Increasing Among Seniors
What age group now has the fastest rate of growth when it comes to opioid use and misuse?
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News••July 2, 2025
Report Expected After Abandoned Fuel Tank Removed at LBI School
An oil tank located near the bus garage on the LBI Grade School property in Ship Bottom was removed last month under the supervision of an environmental consultant from Trident Environmental of Toms…
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Sports••July 2, 2025
Stafford, Pinelands Softball Squads Advance in Tournaments
It’s all-star tournament time for Little League International and Babe Ruth squads throughout the state, and that includes baseball and softball teams from Southern Ocean County. In fact, several…
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Sports••July 2, 2025
Awaiting Big M15 Race, LBI Yacht Clubs Have Full Summer Schedule
The Melges 15 is the fastest growing class of sailboat in the United States right now, and this year its national championship regatta will be contested on Long Beach Island.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 1, 2025
Get a Complimentary Car Wash and Goldfish to Take on the Road
Summertime often means a significant amount of travel for families across the United States. Of course, thousands of families visit Long Beach Island each summer, traversing the Causeway corridor of…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 1, 2025
St. Francis Festival of the Sea July 1-5 in Brant Beach
Early July this year marks the start of the Festival of the Sea, which will run from Tuesday, July 1, through Saturday, July 5. Don’t miss this LBI summertime highlight in the parking lot of the St.…
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News••June 30, 2025
Former Stafford Teacher to Be Inducted Into National Hall of Fame
Twenty-two years ago, Michael Dunlea stepped into a career as a teacher with a goal of making a bigger impact on the world around him. Now, he’s being recognized for his commitment to students and…
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Columns••June 29, 2025
Having a Hot Time Works for Tourists, But Not for Bees
For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it?
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News••June 28, 2025
Coast Guard Kicks Off Summer With Busy Weekend
Mother Nature stopped playing games with the spring weather just in time for the arrival of summer on the calendar and on the Island. For crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, that…
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News••June 27, 2025
Visit LBI Grade School One Last Time During June 30 Open House
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District graduates and families as well as members of the local community are invited to visit the LBI Grade School from 5 to 7 p.m. next Monday, June 30, to…
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News••June 26, 2025
LBT Land Use Board Approves Mixed-Use Building on Old Kubel’s Too Lot
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board has approved the application from the owner of the property at 8200 Long Beach Blvd. in Brighton Beach – formerly Kubel’s Too – to construct a two-story…
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News••June 26, 2025
Mock Lighthouse Rescue Helps Prepare Responders for Real Thing
A mother and her newborn were rescued from atop the Barnegat Lighthouse, and a third person was extricated from the towering structure after falling down a flight of stairs and suffered a femur…
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Columns••June 26, 2025
Someone Switched on Summer, The Benefits of a Good Small-Wave Board and When to Watch the Tropics
Where in the world can you see a humpback whale, a hip hop show, a rainbow and a burst of flora all in the same weekend? They can show up at barrier islands at the same time. And it would mean that…
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News••June 26, 2025
New 9th Legislative District Office Doors Open in Stafford Township
Assemblyman Brian Rumpf glanced around and pointed to the light-colored walls inside the office where his desk now resides.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2025
‘Surfboard Taxidermist’ Michael Clineman’s Creative Spirit Cultivated in LBI Waters
This year’s Beach Haven Art Walk brought dozens of visual artists and artisans to the Queen City to display and sell their works of art in two and three dimensions, but one, Michael Clineman, stood…
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Sports••June 26, 2025
Windsurfers Take to the Water Off Bayview Park
CRUISING: (Above) Ally Latham, Patrice Boily and Geoffrey Morrisey from Quebec, Canada participate in the Windsurfer LT Regatta, a United States Windsurfer Class Association event hosted hosted by…
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Columns••June 26, 2025
Eliot Lewis of Hall & Oates Fame Brings Storied Solo Act to Lizzie Rose
His coming of age story was written, note for note, in jam sessions with some of rock music’s most revered icons. He has spent his adult life enriching that story and telling it through song all over…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 26, 2025
Enthusiastic, Nostalgic Challengers Seek Sand Trap Glory
When Barbara Crystal approached me at a Stafford Township Council meeting last August and asked to get on the “Can You Beat Biggy?” schedule, I wasn’t sure if she was serious or joking.
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News••June 26, 2025
Stafford Meets Agreement With State on Affordable Housing
On paper, the N.J. Department of Community Affairs figured Stafford Township had a lot of space to provide affordable housing. In reality, the number of potential units isn’t 400 or anywhere close to…
