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  • Opinion•By Taylor Mason•May 22, 2024

    Viewing LBI Road Construction in Another Way: Let’s Party!

    In a nation by every issue you can name, there are few – very few – issues that unite us. Maybe our coast-to-coast devotion to team sports? Beyoncé’s country music album? Our addiction to cellphones…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Jenna Marcy•May 22, 2024

    Scotty Z Lights Things Up at Tuckers Tavern

    A damp and dreary Friday could not deter patrons of Tuckers Tavern from seeking refuge within its walls to hear the folksy melodies of Scotty Z. Despite the chill outside, the bar area radiated as…

  • Business•By Victoria Ford•May 22, 2024

    More Mexican Cuisine Comes to Manahawkin; Retailers Relocate; Pickleball Clinics Announced

    The Monmouth County-based Mexican restaurant Los Barbaros Birria has come to Manahawkin, having opened its third location May 12 in the Driftwood Plaza on Route 72. Birria is a slow-cooked technique…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Rick Mellerup•May 22, 2024

    There Will Be a Whole Lot of Shakin’ Goin’ On When ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ Hits Surflight

    Surflight Theatre will open its 75th season with the musical “Million Dollar Quartet,” which will run from May 30 through June 16.…

  • Opinion•May 22, 2024

    Flag Question

    As a patriotic American, I am curious as to why the American flag is not being flown when the Beach Haven elementary school is in session.

  • Business•By Amanda Sheward•May 22, 2024

    How You Brewin Turns 20, Rooted in Community

    This month marks How You Brewin Coffee Co.’s 20th anniversary. The first location, in Barnegat Light, is a traditional coffee bar shop. The second location, in Surf City, which opened three years…

  • Opinion•May 22, 2024

    Huge Success

    The post office food drive was a huge success thanks to the generosity of the Greater Tuckerton/Little Egg Harbor community. To all who filled a bag on Saturday, May 11, we thank you. A total of…

  • News•By Jake Tiger•May 22, 2024

    GOP Candidates Square Off in Contested Ship Bottom Primary

    Ship Bottom’s Republican primary election is shaping up to be a crowded race, with four candidates vying for two seats when ballots are cast June 4.

  • Sports•By David Biggy•May 22, 2024

    As Senior’s Career Winds Down, Pinelands Regional Still Hunts for Division Crown

    Even as Brandan Tyhanic’s high school career nears its end, he’s not concerned about his personal influence on the Pinelands Regional golf program. He’s simply too modest for that kind of thinking.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Monique M. Demopoulos•May 22, 2024

    Playlist Locked, Loaded; Now Streaming Summer

    It’s been a slow and gloomy spring, but summer is just within reach. That means it’s time to refresh listening playlists for summertime hangs, tailgates and road trips.

  • Opinion•By Kathy King•May 21, 2024

    Gentrification Has Harmed LBI Human Framework

    According to the Miriam-Webster dictionary, gentrification is “a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and…

  • Sports•By David Biggy•May 21, 2024

    Southern Regional Baseball Squad Reaches SCT Championship for First Time

    For the first time in the program’s history, the Southern Regional baseball team will play for the Shore Conference Tournament championship.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Monique M. Demopoulos•May 20, 2024

    Vibrant Vinyasa Yoga, Sound Bath Benefits Surfrider Foundation

    Yogis, surfers and movers alike are invited to Yoga Bohemia this Saturday, May 25, for a vibrant vinyasa yoga class and sound bath, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bay Village location, 830 North…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch•May 20, 2024

    Long Beach Township Announces Lineup for Firepit Fridays, Sunday Concerts

    Summer is on the horizon, and Long Beach Township is working to get its free seasonal entertainment schedule squared away. The municipality has just finalized the musical lineups for both its Firepit…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 19, 2024

    Barnegat Senior Wins ‘Shout Down Drugs’ Competition

    Jordon Ford, a senior at Barnegat High School, clinched first place in the 20th annual Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs competition, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey.

  • Sports•By David Biggy•May 18, 2024

    Southern Regional Sailors Qualify for National Championship Regatta

    It’s been 20 years since it last occurred, but the Southern Regional sailing team is on its way to the national championship regatta.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 17, 2024

    Pride Month Art at Barnegat Branch

    Teens can show support of Pride Month by making a unique memento at the Barnegat Branch of the Ocean County Library on Wednesday, June 12, 6:30 p.m.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 17, 2024

    Rock at the Dock With Barnegat Concerts

    Joey D and Johnny B’s Rockin’ Oldies band will open the Barnegat Township Recreation Department’s free Saturday night concert series at the dock on Saturday, June 15. All concerts begin at 6:30.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 17, 2024

    Barnegat Garden Club Plans Rail Trail Tour

    The Barnegat Garden Club will lead a plant tour of the Barnegat Branch Trail on Friday, May 31, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 17, 2024

    ‘Tie One On’ at Barnegat Branch

    Teens can discover the art of embroidery in the Ocean County Library’s beginner-friendly instructional program.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 17, 2024

    Get Jazzed Up With Red Hot Ramblers

    Get your fill of Jazz Age tunes when the Red Hot Ramblers romp and stomp at the Ocean County Library Barnegat Branch on Tuesday, June 4, 6:30 p.m.

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Jenna Marcy•May 17, 2024

    Seaport’s Carve Wars Highlights Longstanding South Jersey Folk Art

    Nestled along the picturesque shores of New Jersey’s coast lies a hidden gem, a thriving community of folk artists tucked away from the more commercial tourist attractions on and around LBI. Among…

  • News•By Gina G. Scala•May 16, 2024

    Ship Bottom Sets LBI School Site Condemnation Hearing

    A little more than three months after being authorized to begin a preliminary investigation into whether the LBI Grade School property qualifies as a condemnation area in need of redevelopment, a…

  • News•By Victoria Ford•May 16, 2024

    Plea to Protect Nesting Plovers Aired in Barnegat Light

    Councilwoman Dottie Reynolds reported at the May 8 council meeting that the news is not all good for shorebirds that nest in Barnegat Light, particularly the piping plovers.

  • News•By Gina G. Scala•May 16, 2024

    Cycling Traffic Lights Signal Summer as Road Work Winds Down on LBI

    With the unofficial start of the summer season on the horizon, changes to Long Beach Boulevard this spring go beyond the annual return of fully functioning traffic lights and the lowering of speed…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Rick Mellerup•May 16, 2024

    LIFF Opening Film Shows Just How Far People Will Go to Be Free

    The 2024 Lighthouse International Film Festival’s opening film will be “Los Frikis.”

  • News•By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch•May 16, 2024

    Barnegat Bay Partnership: Black Drum Venturing North

    According to the Barnegat Bay Partnership, the fish species black drum – a member of the Sciaenidae family, categorized by the throbbing or drumming sound they emit – is most often found locally in…

  • News•By Eric Englund•May 16, 2024

    Beach Haven Mooring Ordinance Repealed

    It’s back to the drawing board for an ordinance adopted late last month by the Beach Haven Borough Council that set requirements for mooring boats in the borough’s riparian grant area at the corner…

  • Columns•By Jon Coen•May 16, 2024

    Surf and Weather Have Been Depressing But Better Days Ahead

    As we’ve muddled through May with the fireplace on, trying to keep Mom warm on Sunday and get our punch list done in the wind and rain before the unofficial start of summer, there’s been some news…

  • Arts & Entertainment•By Eric Englund•May 16, 2024

    Barnegat High School Has an Answer to ‘The Voice’

    While ‘The Voice’ and ‘American Idol’ are getting down to the nitty gritty as to who this season’s winners will be, the audience in the Barnegat High School auditorium were all focused on six…

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