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Columns••August 7, 2024
Deadhead Deep Dive Into ’Days Between‘
The first day of August marked what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 82nd birthday and the beginning of a nine-day celebration of life that Deadheads call the Days Between. The Days Between references…
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Unique Opportunity
The recent letter “Tranquility at Risk” (7/31) paints a beautiful picture of the Jersey Shore, and I too share in the appreciation and passion for preserving the serene beauty and tranquility of our…
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News••August 7, 2024
Conserve Wildlife: Promising Results of Forest Bird Surveys at Joint Base
Throughout the year, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey teams up with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s state field office and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s natural…
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News••August 7, 2024
Southern Regional FCCLA Students Have Success at National Conference
Success at the national level of anything is a greatly positive thing, especially for high school students. For the Southern Regional Family, Career and Community Leaders of America program, it’s now…
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News••August 7, 2024
Area 2024 School Board Candidates Announced
In the past few years school board elections have been hotly contested in many of the municipalities of Southern Ocean County.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Black Bay Training Group Offers Free Family Water Safety Course at LBIF
The Black Bay Training Group will present a free family-friendly water safety course on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies. The course will be…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Conserve Wildlife Foundation Wraps Up 2024 Wildlife Science Summer Camps
For summer 2024, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, the Osprey Foundation and the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies partnered for two weeks of kids’ camps…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Art Notes, Aug. 7
Good News: At its 58th annual meeting in Trenton on July 30, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts awarded more than $30 million in grants to support approximately 900 arts organizations, projects…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Learn About Jersey Shore Shipwrecks
Many a seaworthy vessel met its end in the waters off the New Jersey coast. Join one of New Jersey’s most experienced historical divers for compelling tales from nearly 300 years of local maritime…
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News••August 7, 2024
Progress Made on Beach Haven Parks/Rec Projects
Earlier this year, the Beach Haven Parks and Recreation Committee presented recommendations to improve parks, beach and bay in the borough, based on a widely-distributed community survey. In strong…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Barnegat Garden Club Plans Nature Walk
The Barnegat Garden Club invites people for a short, leisurely walk on the Ocean County Parks Barnegat Branch Trail on Friday, Aug. 9, starting at 6:30 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
‘My Summer with Ospreys’ Presentation at LBI Foundation Aug. 14
Join author, environmentalist and therapist Pamela Lowell at the Long Beach Island Foundation of Arts and Sciences next Wednesday, Aug. 14 as she presents “My Summer with Ospreys: A Therapist’s…
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Good Neighbor
This is a good neighbor story. Jack Gartland drives by the home of his late friend, Frank Reilly, just in time. Frank’s wife, Cathy, was on a ladder trying to get a squirrel’s nest out of her tree.…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Name That Tune at Beach Club Weekly With ‘Singo!’
Test luck and musical knowledge on Wednesday nights at the Surf City Hotel with a new interactive audio-visual game called Singo – just like Bingo, but with songs, where competitors also must figure…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Learn About Invasive Plants at Stafford Library
They’re easy to find and they’re often attractive. But invasive plants are also insidious, wiping out native plants as they spread. Learn the “Dirty Secrets of Invasive Plants” and how to combat them…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
College Admissions Is Virtual Talk Topic
Teens and parents feeling the pressure and uncertainty of college applications will want to hear what Irena Smith learned through experience. The former Stanford University admissions officer will…
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Opinion••August 7, 2024
More Morrison’s Memories of Hard But Rewarding Job
This Memorial Day weekend I had the pleasure of reading L.J. Wallace’s SpeakEasy column titled “Surviving ‘The Hole’ in the Middle of Summer.” It was mostly about working at Morrison’s Restaurant on…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
‘Zoophoria’ Critters at Beach Haven Library
If your children love creepy crawly things, bring them to the Beach Haven Public Library for “Zoophoria” on Thursday, Aug. 8, 1 p.m. The program will take place at the outdoor garden; it will be held…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Boogie Boarders Compete for ‘Flash’
The Beach Haven Beach Patrol brought waves of fun and laughter to Essex Avenue last Saturday with the third annual Boogie Boarding competition. Held in memory of legendary Boogie Boarder Arthur Koch…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Surflight’s ‘Titanic’ Is Worthy of Its Name
“Titanic,” the current mainstage offering at Surflight Theatre, is nothing short of titanic.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Tribute to James Taylor, Carly Simon and Carole King at STAC
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host “Taylor Simon King, a Tribute to 3 American Troubadours” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10.
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Columns••August 7, 2024
Shipwrecks Meet Explosive Conclusion
The normal story for wrecks along the Jersey Shore involves a storm causing a ship to be beached, followed by its destruction at the hands of pounding waves. The story of the 1890 collision of two…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Miss Barnegat Light Is Floating Classroom for Marine Biology Studies
The Miss Barnegat Light, a fishing vessel out of Viking Village in Barnegat Light, combines water recreation and education with twice-weekly marine biology excursions led by Capt. Lou Van Bergen. All…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2024
Join ’Highlighter,’ Others at Island Golf to Celebrate Cecily, Raise Money for DDBCF
The “Highlighter,” aka Mark Novicki, has planned a return visit, but whether he wins the “Celebrate Cecily” trophy for a second straight year will be up in the air on Saturday, Aug. 10, the day the…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2024
Todd Meredith
STYLE: Acoustic covers of rock and roll, particularly from the ’50s and ’60s. Meredith also mixes in some country, pop, rock and originals from all decades.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2024
Tom Pernal
STYLE: Acoustic covers of classic rock, folk and Americana spanning several decades. As he put it, “everything from Bob Dylan to the Foo Fighters.”
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2024
Justin Jones
STYLE: Acoustic covers of songs from the 1950s to present day with a punk-rock flair.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 4, 2024
LBIF’s Annual Seashore House Tour Presents Glory, Comfort of Coastal Living
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Seashore House Tour returns for its 58th annual installment on Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 10:30 to 4:30 p.m. The self-guided tour allows a…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2024
Beach Haven Cook-Off to Revive Chowderfest Tradition
This October, Long Beach Island’s favorite chowder-filled weekend has a new name, a new look and new leadership, as well as a key charitable component: to meet the basic food needs of area residents…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 2, 2024
Hearts and Harleys’ Captain Cow Chopper Unveiled
After about four months of hard work and anticipation, Jon Miller and his team of volunteers unveiled Hearts and Harleys’ brand new Captain Cow chopper at their poker run on July 26.
