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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Have Yourself a Classical Christmas With Dakota & Elle
Catch the one-night-only performance of tenor-soprano duo Dakota Reider and Elle River, in “A Classical Christmas: Dakota and Elle in Concert for the Holidays” on Friday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. in the St.…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Experience Live Music With Loved Ones at Lizzie Rose This December
December is a great time to share the experience of live music with the people you love. Lizzie Rose Music Room in Tuckerton has a full lineup of both tributes and singer-songwriters this month.…
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News••December 4, 2024
DEP Releases Map Defining Legal Roads in Wharton State Forest
Following a public engagement process spanning several years, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has released a map clearly delineating legal roads for driving vehicles within Wharton…
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News••December 4, 2024
Long Beach Township Coordinates $29,500 Donation to St. Francis Food Pantry
Long Beach Township’s construction and zoning department has continued its autumn tradition of coordinating monetary donations for the St. Francis Community Center’s food pantry in Brant Beach. Last…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Art Notes, Dec. 4
Treasure Hunt: The art gallery landscape on and around LBI is sparse this time of year, as shops close up for the winter or restrict hours to weekends or by-appointment only. But original fine art…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Church of the Holy Spirit Hosting Breakfast With Santa and Community Dinner
You can get a picture of your child or children with Santa Claus in many places this Christmas season, but can you get a free pancake breakfast as well?
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News••December 4, 2024
Redevelopment of LBI School Site Edges Closer to Reality
As some parents pick up the baton to fight the merger of all students and staff of the Island’s major school district into one building next year, that chapter appears to have ended with the Ship…
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News••December 4, 2024
Harvey Cedars Well Represented at League Conference
At the start of 2024, the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners officially adopted a set of values for all borough employees to live by. One of them is professionalism, and Mayor John Imperiale said…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Friends of the Little Egg Harbor Library to Host Raffle, Concert
The Friends of the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library, a nonprofit group that raises funds for library programs, will end the year with a holiday concert and gift basket raffle at…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Get the Facts on Sourdough at Stafford Library
The health benefits of sourdough bread attest to its popularity. But how can you be sure the loaf you’re buying is the real thing?
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Sports••December 4, 2024
College Signings Prove Prowess of 2025 Senior Class
During the last half of November, more than a dozen Southern Ocean County athletes signed the dotted lines on documents that cemented their commitments to colleges along the eastern half of the…
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Columns••December 4, 2024
Christmas in Colonial Times
What was Christmas like in colonial America? In Colonial Williamsburg, Va., historians have worked to re-create life as it was during that time. Ivor Noel Hume, who was director of the archaeological…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Spread Holiday Cheer With Christmas Caroling at Seacrest
Join the American Legion Unit 493 Auxiliary on Monday, Dec. 9 to spread some holiday cheer through Christmas caroling at Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, located at 1001 Center St. in…
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News••December 4, 2024
Little Egg Harbor School Board Introduces Student Cell Phone Policy
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education unanimously approved the first reading of a revised policy regarding the student use of cellphones and other electronic devices at its November meeting.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Don’t Sleep During This Library Program
Quality sleep time contributes to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Our needs change with time, but rest remains vital.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Garden Club Members Talk Turkey to Youth
Did you know the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in 1923 did not feature any giant balloons? But it did have animals from the Central Park Zoo. The famous balloons were introduced in 1927, and…
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Columns••December 4, 2024
Instead of Stuff, Give Gift of Music, Togetherness
Each passing year makes up a smaller fraction of our lives, which means every one passes more swiftly. Then there’s capitalism to keep it pushing ever more quickly, playing on our nostalgia and…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Stockton Performing Arts Center Celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah
Christmas isn’t the only late-autumn and early-winter holiday. There was Thanksgiving, and of course New Year’s will cap off the season, although some would say Super Bowl Sunday has become the last…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Learn How to S.A.V.E. a Veteran in Distress
A military veteran’s experiences can leave impacts that create lasting inner damage if left unchecked. There is a way to help veterans in distress, and at the Waretown branch of the Ocean County…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Master of Suspense in Virtual Talk
Spine-tingling mystery tales become even edgier – and poignant – when a family is at the center. Master suspense storyteller Laura Dave will take you inside her newest novel, The Night We Lost Him…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Program Focuses on Adolescent Grief
Emotional depths are inescapable during adolescence. But knowing, caring support can make them easier to bear.
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Arts & Entertainment••December 4, 2024
Old-Time Radio Entertainment Is Live
It’s the season of giving, and WREP – When Radio Entertained People will bring cheer from the era when families gathered around the wireless set for “Theater of the Imagination.” The troupe will…
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Sports••December 4, 2024
With White Anchoring Lineup, Barnegat Girls Look to Contend for Titles Again
As a new season begins, coach Jon Gordon summed up the main challenge for his Barnegat girls bowling squad in a single six-word statement.
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News••December 4, 2024
Family Promise of Jersey Shore Awarded $425K Grant From Bezos Day One Fund
Family Promise of the Jersey Shore continues to expand its reach and work tirelessly to subdue the effects of homelessness among families in Southern Ocean County and beyond. Last week, several…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 3, 2024
Simon and Garfunkel Tribute at STAC
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host the tribute band Forever Simon and Garfunkel at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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Opinion•November 28, 2024
Great Skate
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Surf & Skate LBI would like to express our sincere thanks to so many who helped make our free Skateboard Workshop a huge success. On Nov. 16, the Waretown…
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News••November 28, 2024
Incumbents Returned to Barnegat Township Committee
Incumbent Republicans Pasquale “Pat” Pipi and Jake Townsend won re-election over their Democratic challengers to three-year terms on the Barnegat Township Committee. The committee has been…
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Business••November 28, 2024
Small Business Saturday This Weekend at LBI Foundation
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies hosts a Small Business Saturday gathering from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 30. It will feature well-known area names such as…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 28, 2024
Surf City Has All Holiday Needs, Without Leaving Island
If Santa Claus looks a little more plump this Christmas season and his reindeer a little sluggish, it’s most likely the short turnaround time between Thanksgiving and the jolly old elf’s trip around…
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News••November 28, 2024
ACE Seeks Rate Hike Despite Request for FERC to Investigate Surge in Utility Bills
Congressman Jeff Van Drew is calling out Atlantic City Electric for its $109 million request before the N.J. Board of Public Utilities to increase delivery rates the embattled utility company said…
