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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
St. Mary Academy Offers Fun and Fascinating Summer Camps
Summer camps are popular around here, and now is the time to get registered. St. Mary Academy has options for parents in Stafford Township and beyond.
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News••May 22, 2024
BH Taxpayers Holding Open Meeting
The Beach Haven Taxpayers Association invites the community to an open public meeting on Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. to noon at the Beach Haven First Aid Squad building.
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Sports••May 22, 2024
LBT PBA 373 Holds Inaugural 3×3 Co-Ed Basketball Tournament
Long Beach Township Police Benevolent Association 373 and the LBT Police Department will host their first-ever 3×3 co-ed basketball tournament on Saturday, June 8 at the municipal complex basketball…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Barnegat History Talk Opens Speaker Series
The Barnegat Historical Society’s 2024 speaker series begins on Saturday, May 25 at 3 p.m. at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
‘Old’s Cool’ Is Motto at Ol’ Barney VW Camper Rally
Anyone on LBI this weekend may have noticed, or been stuck driving behind, an inordinate number of charming vintage Volkswagen buses and camper vans. On Saturday, May 18, Barnegat Lighthouse State…
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News••May 22, 2024
Free Farmers Market for Clients of St. Francis Food Pantry
St. Francis Human Concerns Food Pantry is partnering with Ramblin’ Sol Farm next month to provide a free farmers market for local families in need. Produce provided from the farm through the Local…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Five-Day Book Sale at Lacey Branch
Looking to stock up on summer reading materials? The Friends of the Lacey Branch of the Ocean County Library hold a book sale Tuesday June 4, through Saturday, June 8 in the Ocean County Library…
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200 Plus••May 22, 2024
Concerns Grow About Nuclear Power
The saying that small events can have large consequences might use a fish kill caused by the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor in August 1973 as an example. Just days later, the local Lacey Township…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Hit the Mini Golf Links, Try to Beat SandPaper Pro During Season 6
Let the mini golfing fun begin. “Can You Beat Biggy?” Season 6 is on the way, beginning in mid-June and running through Labor Day weekend.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
LBI Garden Tour Has Tickets Available
Tickets are now on sale for the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s Outdoor Living Garden Tour and Art Show on Thursday, June 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Spotlight on Ocean County World War II Hero
D-Day, the military operation credited with turning the tide of World War II, has a pivotal Jersey Shore connection in the fearless actions of Leonard “Bud” Lomell. Join Toms River Township historian…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Retake Beach Haven Historic House Tour Through App
For those who went on the Beach Haven historic house tour but felt they would like to take it again, a video company has made that possible.
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News••May 22, 2024
Ocean County Library Announces Strategic Plan ‘Road Map’
The Ocean County Library has released its new strategic plan, designed to enhance and enrich the library’s services and resources for the benefit of the community.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
ReClam the Bay Giving Talk at LBI Library
Since 2005, ReClam the Bay has provided education about water quality in the Barnegat Bay Watershed and the indispensable role of shellfish to maintain it. Learn about local efforts to restore the…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Nature and Forest Therapy Walk at LBI Foundation June 2
Join nature and forest therapy guide Richard Collins for “forest bathing” on the grounds of the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies on Sunday, June 2.
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News••May 22, 2024
Tuckerton Adopts 2024 Budget, Faces Questions From Former Fire Chief
Tuckerton Borough Council adopted the $5.4 million 2024 municipal budget Monday night, despite high tensions during the public hearing.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Beach Haven Concerts Open With The Pickles
The Beach Haven Community Arts Program recently announced its schedule of free Wednesday-night summer concerts, beginning with the classic rock sounds of The Pickles on June 26 at Veterans Memorial…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Lick of Sense
HOME BASE: Manahawkin STYLE: Classic rock covers LINEUP: Bruce Crawford, guitar, vocals; Donna Hewitt, guitar, vocals; Mark Hettinger, drums, vocals; Greg Canellis, bass. WORD UP: The band’s catch…
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Sports••May 22, 2024
Annual Stump Jumper Hare Scramble Hits Sand in Eagleswood
As racers trekked through the course, the Sahara Sand mining facility, located on Route 9 in Eagleswood, celebrated its 13th annual MCI Stump Jumper Hare Scramble.
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News••May 22, 2024
Legislators Propose Property Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of First Responders
Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Gregory Myhre of the 9th Legislative District have introduced legislation – SCR-106/ACR-136 – to provide a property tax exemption for the…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Beach Badge Book Wins Prestigious Award
Down The Shore Publishing’s 55 Years of Long Beach Island Beach Badges 1967-2022 by local collector and author Bob Kugel has won a Silver Award in the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Book Awards, one of the…
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News••May 22, 2024
Stafford Police Unveil ‘Blue Envelope’ Autism Program
In 2020, about 1 in 36 children had been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
The Danksters
HOME BASE: LBI STYLE: Surf-rock, reggae, plus various fusions LINEUP: Kenny Burkhardt (vocals, guitar, keyboard); Chris Burkhardt (guitar, vocals); Taylor Stokes (bass); Adam Gordon (drums). They are…
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News••May 22, 2024
Ship Bottom Board Consultant Finds Grounds for LBI School Condemnation
An investigation and subsequent report by a Ship Bottom Land Use Board consultant into whether the LBI Grade School property qualifies as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment found…
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News••May 22, 2024
Barnegat School Board Signs Off on $67M Budget
At a recent meeting, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a 2024-25 school budget of $67.7 million, approximately $837,000 more than the current spending plan in effect.
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News••May 22, 2024
Harvey Cedars Adopts Lighting, Outdoor Music Rules
“No outdoor lighting or outdoor light fixtures shall shine directly upon any neighboring property in such a manner that the lighting constitutes an objectionable glare source of light trespass.”
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
Autism Resources Fair Videos Available
Those who missed the education-oriented presentations during the Ocean County Library’s recent Autism Resources Fair or wish to see them again can view them and related videos on the OCL YouTube…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 22, 2024
LBI Garden Club Introduces Kids to Pollinators
April showers did, indeed, bring May flowers. The Youth Committee of the Garden Club of LBI met at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library on May 15 to create seasonal arrangements…
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Business••May 22, 2024
Elite Fitness Celebrates Silver Anniversary
This year, LBI’S only gym, Elite Fitness in Beach Haven Terrace, celebrates 25 years in business, a declaration of owner Dawn Anastasi’s resilience and passion for fitness.
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News••May 22, 2024
Murphy Proclamation Honors EMS Personnel
Gov. Phil Murphy recently proclaimed May 19-25 as National Emergency Medical Services Week, the 50th anniversary of the week’s authorization by President Gerald Ford.
