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Opinion•July 31, 2024
In Agreement
Jim Smith’s photo and comments on last week’s page 12 (“Rude Behavior”) should be front page next week. I could not agree more!
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Columns••July 31, 2024
Review: The Soft Top Not To Buy; Tropics Shake off the Dust
The other night we were surfing some tiny little onshore waves at low tide. The sandbars are amazing right now.
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News••July 31, 2024
Meals On Wheels Funding May Be Imperiled
Both houses of Congress will be in recess from Aug. 3 through Sept. 8. Then they’ll be out from Sept. 28 through Nov. 12.
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Sports••July 31, 2024
Kolman’s Love of Swimming, Teaching Carry on Through Family Fund
Mark Kolman loved to swim and thoroughly enjoyed teaching others to swim.
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News••July 30, 2024
LBI Board of Ed Reduces Purchase Price of School
The final bell at the Long Beach Island Grade School doesn’t toll until next June, but the future of the 4-acre property took two giant strides forward last week as Ship Bottom borough officials and…
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Sports••July 30, 2024
Sydney Naklicki’s Swimming Success Starts With a Strong Kick and Tacos
Sydney Naklicki loves tacos, especially from La Jarochita in Manahawkin. She also loves animals and babies and enjoys fishing.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 29, 2024
Annual Auction to Benefit Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. This Saturday
Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co.’s 41st annual auction is Saturday, Aug. 3 at 6:30 p.m., with an auction preview from 5:30 to 6:30, at the firehouse at the corner of 10th Street and Central Avenue.…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 29, 2024
Bellarine Theatre Co. Performing ‘Joseph’ at Barnegat High School
The Bellarine Theatre Co. will be performing “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 2 and 3, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4 in the…
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News••July 29, 2024
Surf City Church Celebrates 90 Years of Faith, Community
A 90-year-old, black iron bell rang out 10 times, beckoning the community to the United Church of Surf City for a day decades in the making. Inside, locals laughed and reconnected as they filed into…
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News••July 28, 2024
Longtime Bagpiper Talks ‘Special Dedication’ to Play ‘Unique Instrument’
Playing the bagpipes is not easy, musically or physically – which is why Geoffrey Knudson practices daily, in addition to attending band practice twice a week. The Manahawkin resident, 72, has played…
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News••July 27, 2024
LBI Kite Festival to Celebrate 10 Years with New Name, New Partners
Changes to the annual, high-flying Long Beach Island kite festival ahead of its 10th season this fall include a new name: the LBI FLY Invitational Kitefest.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 26, 2024
Beach Haven Lifeguards Give Talk at Library
Members of the Beach Haven Beach Patrol will be special guests of the Beach Haven Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 1 at 2 p.m.
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Columns••July 26, 2024
Surfing in the OIympics This Week, You Might Actually Care; Water Warms, Summer Is Replenishment-Free
When the Summer Olympics’ opening ceremonies are held on Friday, there won’t be any surfers in Paris. Now, that’s not because surfing is shut out. It’s just that the Olympic surfers will be on the…
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News••July 25, 2024
Nantucket Wind Farm Incident Worries Jersey Offshore Turbine Opponents
Opponents of wind farms off the coast of the Jersey Shore including Long Beach Island had their energy recharged this past week because of an incident in Nantucket, Mass.
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News••July 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars ‘Agitates’ to Prevent Potential Serious Fish Kill
Two years ago, Kinsey Cove and Harvest Cove in Harvey Cedars were overwhelmed with dead fish. High water temperatures and low oxygen levels resulted in hundreds of dead bunker fish, creating an awful…
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Columns••July 25, 2024
Lice by Any Other Name Still Itch to Hell and Back; Virtual Trip to Micronation of Molossia
Lest I jinx it, I’ll mention in a nonchalant manner, i.e. in a whisper, the ocean water has finally warmed to the summer task. Nothing balmy just yet, but last weekend saw many bathers hitting the…
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News••July 25, 2024
Future of LBI School Site to Be Determined
Members of the public were expected to have an opportunity to address the Ship Bottom Borough Council on its plans for the LBI Grade School property at its July 23 meeting, a week after learning…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 25, 2024
LBIF Amplifies Young Voices With ‘35 Under 35’
There will always be another Edward Brezinski. There will always be a young artist who is struggling, who has something to say.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 25, 2024
Saturday Night Fever at the Barnegat Dock
During the day on Saturdays, the Barnegat Township Municipal Dock is a hotbed for fishing, crabbing and boating activities. But come evening, the area transforms itself into an outdoor dance club…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 25, 2024
Catch Live Music Like a Mainland Local
Every travel magazine features a “do (insert tourist city here) like a local” article, which usually is a list of about 10 of the most overrated bucket list items belonging to the tourists of that…
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Opinion••July 25, 2024
Words of Wisdom for a Brand New Granddaughter
My daughter-in-law delivered a beautiful baby girl on June 22. Mae was 7 pounds, 5 ounces, 20 inches long, 10 fingers, 10 toes. Everyone’s fine including big sister Cora – so far. We stayed over at…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 24, 2024
Art Notes, July 24
Down 9: Learn ceramics and glassblowing at Makers Station Gallery in downtown West Creek. The studio offers six-week classes on Mondays and Tuesday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. for beginner and…
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News••July 24, 2024
Kim Could Replace Menendez in U.S. Senate Before Election
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, infamous for his stash of gold bars, was convicted of all 16 federal criminal counts he had been charged with, including bribery, at his corruption trial in…
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Opinion•July 24, 2024
Rude Behavior
Nothing like renters setting up 40 yards’ worth of beach chairs at 8:30 a.m., and then coming to the beach at 11:30 a.m. when they wake up. Locals would never do this as this is rude and obnoxious.
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Opinion•July 24, 2024
Opposite Result
In response to the Commentary “Easier Said Than Done: We Must Come Together Again” (7/17), the entire column, except for the first sentence, provided just the opposite result. What the writer was…
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Opinion•July 24, 2024
Rethink Shade Ban
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini.
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Opinion••July 24, 2024
Stop Offshore Wind Projects: Here Are Ten Reasons Why
If you live on LBI or in a surrounding shore community, it’s time to stand up and fight back against a reckless plan that would wreak havoc along the pristine coastline of LBI and other Jersey Shore…
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Opinion•July 24, 2024
Canary in Coal Mine
Years ago when wind farms were proposed for Hyannis, Mass., right off of the Kennedy compound, Ted Kennedy famously commented, “You wouldn’t build wind farms in Yellowstone and you shouldn’t build…
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Opinion••July 24, 2024
Thanks, Lifesavers
I am writing to publicly thank the Long Beach Township police and the volunteer emergency responders for saving the life of my husband.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 24, 2024
’Past Champion’ Chick-fil-A Head Man Tries to Make It Two in a Row
Matt Baals is a trash talker. He’s friendly about it, but he still engages in the back-and-forth of verbal potshots.
