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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Gypsy Moon
STYLE: Acoustic covers in a variety of genres: classic rock, modern country, oldies, classic and contemporary pop.
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News••May 29, 2024
Offshore Wind Project Clears Hurdle as Final Impact Report Issued
A week before being publicly available and just ahead of the unofficial start of summer at the Jersey Shore, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it had issued the final environmental…
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Business••May 29, 2024
Neptune Market Enters a Whole New Era
Memorial Day weekend kicked off in Harvey Cedars with one of its most iconic places holding a grand reopening. Although Michael Epstein and Karen Robbins purchased the Neptune Market from Albert and…
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Opinion••May 29, 2024
Generation Gap Shrinks When Stephen Moves In
It was late August when our grandson innocently asked, “If I got a job down here next summer could I live here with you and Pop Pop?”
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Columns••May 29, 2024
EPA Questions Oyster Creek Approval
At the time few people realized that a fish kill in August 1973 at the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor on Route 9 in Lacey Township would trigger a series of events that would affect the nation’s energy…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Learn About Beeswax Food Wraps at Two Libraries
One way to elevate your environmental sensibilities in the kitchen is using sustainable food wraps made from beeswax. This is the topic of special workshops at the Waretown branch of the Ocean County…
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Opinion•May 29, 2024
Senior Thanks
Hail to the king and queen of the Stafford 2024 Senior Prom, Joe Murphy and Minnie Ciao. Both were selected by the recreation staff and are residents of Perry’s Lake. The prom was held at the…
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News••May 29, 2024
Ocean County Urges Families to Learn Food Aid New Eligibility
The Ocean County Health Department has announced the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, or WIC, has released its new income guidelines, effective June 1.
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Opinion•May 29, 2024
Invaluable Asset
In 2012 during Superstorm Sandy, Joe Valyo walked into the borough to volunteer to help. His background as a fire marshal and in emergency services soon became noticed.
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Opinion•May 29, 2024
Much to Be Lost
Think of the words to the Pledge of Allegiance, then think of the mess our nation is in. Consider the following words in the pledge…
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Opinion•May 29, 2024
Controversial Tenure
I feel the need to respond to William Fenimore’s “Time for Change” letter (5/22). As some may know, he is running for Ship Bottom Council. Mr. Fenimore seems to have misrepresented his role in the…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
‘Lions, Tigers & Beers’ at Popcorn Park Animal Refuge June 8-9
Have a Pilsner among the peacocks, or a Belgian near the bears, as Popcorn Park Animal Refuge hosts its third annual Lions, Tigers & Beers Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. The weekend…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Tom Petty Tribute Band and Jazz Trio Open the Grunin Center’s Summer Schedule
Ocean County College’s Jay and Linda Grunin Center isn’t going away after the end of the college’s school year. At 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 The Breakers, a Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers tribute…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
LIFF Is More Than Watching Films
The Lighthouse International Film Festival is more, far more, than film screenings.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Matt Fisher
STYLE: A blend of originals and acoustic covers ranging from Taylor Swift to Frank Sinatra.
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Sports••May 29, 2024
Southern Regional Shut Out in First-Ever Conference Final Appearance
Under the lights of ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, in one of the biggest games in program history, the Southern Regional baseball team felt the humbling heartbreak of defeat.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Art Notes, May 29
One of a Kind: Make a sterling silver sea glass necklace with artist-instructor Jen O’Reilly of JO’s Oyster Garden on Wednesday, June 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Foundation of…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 29, 2024
Little Mouse, Big Dreams in Early Reader Book by Beach Haven West Author
Lighthouse Cheese Factory is a new children’s book about a mouse named Bleu who dreams of becoming an inventor. Throughout the book the reader sees Bleu and her friends face many challenges. The book…
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Sports••May 29, 2024
Barnegat’s Germano Named Ocean County Athletic Director of the Year
After 20 years at the helm of Barnegat High School’s athletic department, John Germano was named the Shore Conference’s 2023-24 Ocean County Athletic Director of the Year for the first time.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 28, 2024
Area Locales, Local Filmmakers Playing Major Roles in 2024 Festival
The 2024 Lighthouse International Film Festival will feature dozens of short films from many countries. But there are several shorts shot on LBI or made by area filmmakers at this year’s festival.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2024
Celine Dion Tribute Opens Stafford Township Arts Center’s Summer
The Stafford Township Arts Center’s first summer show of 2024 will be “Celebrating Celine with Jenene Caramielo” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 27, 2024
Old Songs of the Sea at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library is an appropriate setting for a program titled “Songs and Stories of Old Sailing Days” on Friday, May 31 at 2 p.m.
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News••May 27, 2024
Historian Thomas Farner Receives Ocean County Lifetime Achievement Award
From storms to shark attacks, nuclear reactors proposed to float off Holgate and Harvey Cedars, even a Revolutionary War skirmish fought in our own Barnegat Township, Thomas Farner’s history column…
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News••May 26, 2024
‘Hero’ Mailman Tom Logue Calling It a Career
Beginning in June, hundreds of homeowners on the north end of Long Beach Island will have to get accustomed to a new person delivering the mail. On Friday, May 31, Tom Logue will call it a career…
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Columns••May 25, 2024
MDW Is Here at Long Last, and Are We Ever Ready for Summer
It’s safe to say we’re ready for summer. I, for one, am ready for a Pamwich from Barry’s, sunglasses and the squeak of an old beach cruiser that has gotten rained on 28 days in the past month. I’m…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 24, 2024
Paying Tribute to the Fallen
Across the country, Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with the unofficial start of summer. Its beginning, however, was more solemn. In 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, May 30 was…
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News••May 23, 2024
Overnight Causeway Work Rings in Another Summer Season for LBI Region
Changes to the Long Beach Island landscape abound this spring, but, perhaps the biggest is the removal of the large pile of sand that has sat at the entrance to the barrier island for years now.
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News••May 23, 2024
Temporary Relief for Outdoor Dining Approved in Surf City
A week after Surf City residents flooded the courtroom to discuss outdoor dining, there were plenty of empty chairs at a special meeting of the borough council where the topic was back on the menu…
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News••May 23, 2024
Beach Haven to Place Surfline Surf Cams on Beachfront
This summer, the Beach Haven Beach Patrol will install Surfline surf cams to get a better handle on beach conditions.
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News••May 23, 2024
Hundreds Celebrate Beach Haven’s 150th Anniversary at Heritage Day
Over 300 people celebrated Beach Haven’s 150th anniversary on Saturday, May 18 at the inaugural Heritage Day, an event that captured the past and present spirit of the Queen City.
