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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2024
Check Out ‘Hindenburg Experience’ May 7
Airships appeared to be the future of passenger aviation until May 6, 1937, when the Hindenburg crashed in a stunning fireball at New Jersey’s Naval Air Station Lakehurst. Relive its last flight…
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News••May 1, 2024
MATES Student Researchers Recognized at Science Symposium
Two students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, in Manahawkin, were honored at this year’s New Jersey Southern Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, held at Lakehurst…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2024
Speaker to Discuss Superstorm Sandy May 7
Superstorm Sandy’s destruction of lives and property will be long remembered. For Mark Haug, it led to an ongoing mission to help people in distress. Join the founder of Hold On I’m Coming for…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2024
Ocean County Library Combatting Hate Series Continues
When the threat of genocide ran rampant in Europe and around the globe during World War II, was American intervention adequate, or even possible? See the Holocaust in the context of the time during…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2024
Last Science Saturday of the Season May 11 at LBIF
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is set to host the final installment of this season’s Science Saturdays at 11 a.m. on May 11. Join architect Samuel Gordon for his talk –…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2024
Junior Duck Stamp Exhibit Returns to Tuckerton Seaport
It’s that time of year again, as buffleheads, mergansers, mallards and more are on display at the Tuckerton Seaport.
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Opinion•May 1, 2024
Efforts Applauded
I recently learned about a $772,300 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant awarded to Long Beach Township for bay island restoration projects on Clam Cove Island and West Marshelder Island. This…
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News••May 1, 2024
Stafford Approves 2024-25 School Budget With Modest Tax Increase
While it wasn’t nearly as bad as what occurred last year, the Stafford Township School District’s 2024-25 budget still needed some tailoring and fine-tuning to make everything work. Still, with a…
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Sports••May 1, 2024
Southern Golfers Wrap Busy Run With Solid Effort at Invitational
The Southern Regional golfers have been busy, winning regular season matches as well as competing in multiple tournaments.
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Sports••April 30, 2024
Lesiak Fires No-Hitter, Leads Southern to 10th Victory
Anybody who had never watched Brady Lesiak pitch before may have been taken aback by his quick work on the hill April 24.
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News••April 30, 2024
Ship Bottom Fire Chief Urges Summering First Responders to Volunteer
Retired and vacationing first responders are already bridging the gap of volunteerism some Island fire companies and emergency medical service organizations have been experiencing for years, bringing…
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Opinion••April 30, 2024
Birds in the Balance: Audubon Makes Unholy Alliance
I’ve been an avid nature photographer for close to 40 years. One of the great nature events in New Jersey is the annual shore bird migration at Cape May. It is considered the largest gathering of…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 30, 2024
Vendors, Cornholers and Music Enthusiasts, Get Ready to Celebrate Spring
A good recipe for enjoyment on a Saturday in May is simple: Mix cornhole, crafters, music and food as the weather warms up.
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Columns••April 30, 2024
How Ridiculous Short-Term Rental Sites Have Become; Ocean Temp Hits 50
Does anyone remember when Airbnb and VRBO were actually worthwhile?
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News••April 30, 2024
Surf City Awaits Reconsideration of Central Avenue Redesign
With the flip of the calendar to May, just about two weeks remain before the final phase of the Causeway project is expected to be shut down ahead of the unofficial start of the summer season on Long…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2024
May 2 Webinar Breaks Down Science of Offshore Wind
Join the New Jersey Wind Works coalition for a webinar on “The Ocean and Offshore Wind” from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2. This virtual community event, organized by the New Jersey League of…
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Columns••April 28, 2024
Troubling Bufflehead Duck Die-Off Goes Viral; Recipe Calls for ‘60 Freshly Emerged Cicada’
Why won’t this chill just take a chill pill? It has been quite the raw spring, irksomely so to us non-snowbirds.
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Sports••April 27, 2024
Disc Golfers Converge at Doc Cramer Park, Throw the Distance for David’s Dream and Believe
Never mind the fact Greg Glazebrook was on the team that won the mixed amateur division at the third annual Throw the Distance triples disc golf tournament – he wasn’t at Doc Cramer Park in Stafford…
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News••April 26, 2024
Coast Guard Hears Vessel Transit Safety Concerns From Commercial Fishing Industry
Roughly 14 miles from the nearest beach, in a semi-secluded Stockton University classroom, the impact of planned offshore wind power farms on the commercial fishing industry’s ability to safely…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 25, 2024
Jen’s Links the Site of First Pro-Level Mini Golf Tournament on LBI
Something big is coming to Jen’s Links at Lighthouse Cove in Barnegat Light on Saturday, May 4 – no, it’s not another shark – and mini golfers of all ages and skill levels are invited to get in it to…
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News••April 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars Tackling Bayfront Street Flooding
Harvey Cedars homeowners living on bay streets – especially Bay Terrace, Essex Avenue, West 78th Street and others – have long suffered with flooding during even the smallest storm events.
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News••April 25, 2024
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to Lead National Exercise Tiger Remembrance
On Friday, April 28, 1944, the American military conducted a top-secret naval training operation on the Slapton Sands beach in England to prepare the Army and Navy forces for the D-Day invasion just…
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News••April 25, 2024
Mayors Seek to Stop Atlantic Shores Rebid of Offshore Wind Contract
Mayors from eight Jersey Shore communities, including all six on Long Beach Island, are opposing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ plan to allow wind developers to rebid previously approved…
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News••April 25, 2024
Elevated Gas Levels Prompt Evacuation in Ship Bottom
First responders cleared block 100 of 15th Street on the morning of April 17 due to a gas leak, Ship Bottom fire officials reported.
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Sports••April 25, 2024
Southern Regional Edges Jackson Memorial in Extra Innings to Improve to 8-0
Emily Evans returned to the dugout following the top half of the seventh inning on April 19 and made a general announcement, or perhaps she was just thinking out loud.
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News••April 25, 2024
Trump Returning to Wildwood on May 11
The lyrics of a Fats Waller’s 1937 jazz classic, “The joint is jumpin’, it’s really jumpin’,” perfectly described the last time Donald Trump visited Wildwood.
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Opinion••April 25, 2024
The Island’s Past Is Prologue – Today’s Turtle Totem Tribute
My metathesiophobia has really been acting up lately. Yours too, huh? Yeah, that’s no surprise. I mean, anyone who does social media regarding Long Beach Island – or simply drives around with open…
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Opinion•April 25, 2024
Huge Success
Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) – Surf LBI would like to express our thanks to so many who helped make our free Skateboard Workshop a huge success. On April 13, the Barnegat Light Skateboard…
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News••April 24, 2024
Tuckerton Council Remembers Peter Gioiello, a Driving Force Behind the Scenes
Mayor Sue Marshall began the April 15 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting with a moment of silence in remembrance of Peter Gioiello, who was president of the Tuckerton Beach Association, a member of…
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Opinion•April 24, 2024
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On Tuesday, April 16, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management held an open forum regarding the Atlantic Shores turbine project planned for off the coast of LBI. Several LBI residents were on the call…
