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News••January 25, 2025
LBI Rotary Fundraiser Tops $100K
The Rotary Club of Long Beach Island raised over $100,000 for local organizations and causes at its 39th annual holiday auction and gala, held at Manahawkin’s Mainland Holiday Inn on Dec. 12. The…
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News••January 24, 2025
LBI Beachfill Work on South End Wraps Up
Beach replenishment in Beach Haven, North Beach Haven and Holgate is complete as of Jan. 12, according to Steve Rochette, public affairs officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia…
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News••January 23, 2025
New Barnegat Town Hall Opens Its Doors
Barnegat Township employees showed up for work on Wednesday morning, Jan. 22, in totally different surroundings – the long awaited new township hall, located on West Bay Avenue behind the current…
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News••January 23, 2025
Surfers Helping Surfers: Jetty Organizes California Wildfire Relief Initiative
The Jetty Rock Foundation, born in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, has organized campaigns to help those affected by natural disasters since devastation hit the New Jersey coastline in 2012. Now…
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News••January 23, 2025
Pinelands Regional Kicks Butt in State Theater Competition for 20th Straight Year
There have many super dynasties in the world of sports. The New York Yankees in baseball. The New England Patriots in football. The Montreal Canadiens in hockey. The Boston Celtics in basketball.
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News••January 23, 2025
Unsafe Sand Near Barnegat Lighthouse Raises Alarm
Jointly, the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad and Volunteer Fire Co. issued a public service announcement this week to warn beach walkers about some unstable sand along the lighthouse/jetty walkway in…
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News••January 23, 2025
Causeway CARes Donates Service Vehicle to Sea Change
Sea Change Recovery Community Organization ushers in “a new era of support” with the new year, as a donated Honda Odyssey minivan from Causeway CARes is transforming its outreach and recovery…
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Business••January 23, 2025
Pinelands Brewing Reflects Back on Successful Decade
With a decade under its belt, Pinelands Brewing Co. in Little Egg Harbor will enter its 11th year this March reflecting on the community it’s built and focusing on what’s been working to build the…
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Opinion•January 23, 2025
Bridge Project Comparisons Beg Question ‘Why So Long?’
Perspective is “a way of thinking about and understanding something.” I am thinking about and trying to understand why it has taken so long to complete the Manahawkin Bay Bridge and infrastructure…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2025
Angle for New, Used Gear at Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market Feb. 8
Reel in great deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Show, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. The event, held in the cafeteria…
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News••January 22, 2025
Trump Halts Offshore Wind Development
With the stroke of his pen, President Donald J. Trump temporarily withdrew offshore wind leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf and implemented a review of the federal government’s leasing and…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2025
See Marion Lotka’s Thoughtful Paintings in Group Show at Noyes
Abstract impressionist/expressionist acrylic painter and mixed media artist Marion Lotka is a member of the Southern Ocean County-based Art Chat, a twice-monthly group art support session under the…
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Columns••January 22, 2025
Taking Steps Toward Rebellion
In the fall of 1774, 12 British colonies (Georgia did not attend) sent representatives to the first Continental Congress, in Philadelphia, to respond to Parliament passing the Intolerable Acts…
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News••January 22, 2025
Sen. Amato Calls for Public Briefing on State’s Fire Preparedness
In a recent letter addressed to N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette, state Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. (R-9th Dist.) requested a public information session on state…
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News••January 22, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Police Announce Citizens Academy
The Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department will host a Citizens Police Academy beginning in February, Mayor Dan Maxwell announced at the Jan. 9 township committee meeting.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2025
Art Notes, Jan. 22
Art Herstory: Wildflowers Too Gallery in Barnegat Light presents “Women in Art,” a five-week series of educational and creative workshops focusing on different influential women artists, held on the…
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Opinion••January 22, 2025
My Water Adventures Show Smaller’s Better Than Bigger
I’m talking boats, of course. My first boat many decades ago was a 12-foot aluminum pram. It weighed about 35 pounds. I could easily slide it into the back of my station wagon and take it anywhere.…
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Columns••January 22, 2025
Local Open Mics to Maintain Vibrant Winter Music Scene
Long Beach Island is an environment of opportunity for any and every enthusiast of music. Even when tourism business slows down in the dead of winter, live music continues to grow and thrive.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2025
Legendary Gospel Group Blind Boys of Alabama Will Sing at Stockton PAC
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center will be hosting the Blinds Boys of Alabama at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1.
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Business••January 22, 2025
Hype Is Real as LEGO Store Makes Big Splash in Stafford
For those who utilize Facebook, we all know the platform’s algorithm can turn our social media experience into a maze of tedious navigation. But in Chris South’s case, the nuisance that can be the…
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Opinion•January 22, 2025
Future Cuts?
Now that Donald Trump is the 47th U.S. president, what does that mean for Long Beach Island? Well, we might not have to argue about wind turbines anymore. However, what about Elon Musk’s and Vivek…
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Opinion•January 22, 2025
2024 Ends With a Bang in One Local Household
New Year’s Eve at the Maguires in the Sunrise Bay community began uneventfully despite a wind-driven thunderstorm. That all changed in an instant.
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News••January 22, 2025
Eagleswood: No New Development on Cox Avenue
The Eagleswood Township Land Use Board unanimously denied an application by The Creek Estates to build five single-family residences, between Cox Avenue and Forge Road, on a 28.8-acre parcel of “very…
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News••January 22, 2025
Leadership Remains the Same on Barnegat School Board
At the recent reorganization meeting, Scott Sarno and Doreen Continanza were re-elected president and vice president, respectively, of the Barnegat Township Board of Education.
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News••January 22, 2025
LBI Garden Club Offers Green Ideas for 2025
The environmental committee of the Garden Club of Long Beach Island provides residents with information on the protection, preservation, management and restoration of the natural environment of LBI…
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News••January 22, 2025
Students ‘Challenged’ to Be Compassionate
Barnegat High School students learned how to develop better, more meaningful connections with their peers and community through powerful, interactive exercises during Challenge Day, held on Jan. 13.
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News••January 22, 2025
Lane Closures Expected to Return to Route 72 in Both Directions
Unannounced lane closures greeted some morning commuters to Long Beach Island last week with gridlock conditions during what is expected to be the final stretch of the N.J. Department of…
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News••January 22, 2025
Bird Flu Kills First American, CDC Says
Could the threat of another worldwide pandemic be on the way?
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Sports••January 22, 2025
Barnegat Girls Hoops Squad Wins Sixth Straight, Ups Record to 11-1
Since losing for the first time this season several weeks ago, the Barnegat girls basketball team has been on a tear. The Bengals extended their winning streak to six games last week, cruising…
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Sports••January 22, 2025
Vigilante Makes Statement Despite Southern Loss to Jackson Memorial
Southern Regional sophomore Makayla Vigilante walked to the center of the mat, a shocked half-smile lighting up her face.
