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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
Learn About Marsh Restoration and Migratory Birds at April 13 Science Saturday
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences welcomes Virginia Rettig, manager of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, for the April 13 installment of Science Saturday, set…
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News••April 10, 2024
Route 72 Traffic Shift in Place Until Fall
Split travel lanes on Route 72 east and west in Stafford Township are a thing of the past, but some lane and road closures remained in Ship Bottom this week.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 10, 2024
LIFF Fundraiser Will Feature a Murder Mystery About a Film Starlet
The Lighthouse International Film Festival is holding a fundraiser at the Beach Haven Tuna and Marlin Club, located at 300 Pennsylvania Ave. in Beach Haven, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April…
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News••April 10, 2024
Hurricane Forecasters Calling for a Rocky 2024 Season
Batten down your hatches and hoist up your landlubbers – the U.S. could be in for many a big blow in 2024.
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Columns••April 10, 2024
Ocean-Based Nuclear Project Moves Ahead
By the spring of 1972 there had been several news articles announcing plans to build a series of floating nuclear reactors just off the coast of New Jersey. As the project proceeded, there was a need…
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News••April 9, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Get a ‘Welcome Home’ in Barnegat
The mood at the Barnegat High School gym took on a more somber tone than the cheering at an athletic event March 27 as it was the site of a Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration ceremony.
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News••April 8, 2024
Long Beach Township Trying Out New Spartan Fire Hydrant
A distinctive-looking fire hydrant has been installed in Brant Beach, in the vicinity of Long Beach Township’s municipal building, as township officials consider whether to switch over to the new…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 7, 2024
Changes Coming to St. Francis Festival of the Sea Including New Dates
Mark the calendars for the July 4th holiday week: The Festival of the Sea has new dates – Tuesday, July 2 through Saturday, July 6 – and all-new attractions for 2024. Don’t miss this summer highlight…
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News••April 6, 2024
Great Bay EMS Delivers – Literally
Heralding the birth of Gianni Joseph Pugliese on the evening of Wednesday, March 20 in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township were a crowd and a light show of colorful strobes from…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 6, 2024
April Showers Can’t Rain on Tuckerton Seaport Events
The Tuckerton Seaport won’t let April showers rain on its parade. There is a variety of workshops and other spring happenings for the whole family to enjoy all month long.
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News••April 5, 2024
Tuckerton Council Adopts $5.4 Million 2024 Municipal Budget
Tuckerton Borough Council adopted the 2024 municipal budget totaling $5.4 million at its April 1 council meeting.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 5, 2024
Bunco Fundraiser Set for April 22
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, located at 220 East Main St. (Route 9), will host a “Bunco Night” at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 22.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 4, 2024
Are You Ready for April 8 Partial Eclipse?
On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, people in the area will be treated to the Great North American Eclipse, when parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada will see the entire sun blocked by the…
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News••April 4, 2024
Split Lanes in Stafford Remain as Mother Nature Blamed for Delays
Weather was a factor in the delay of two traffic reconfiguration patterns N.J. Department of Transportation officials had agreed would happen in Stafford Township and on Long Beach Island ahead of…
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News••April 4, 2024
Alcohol Could Be on the Bill at Surflight Theatre
Legislation signed into law last year by Gov. Phil Murphy will enable nonprofit theaters and arts centers to serve alcohol, albeit on a limited basis.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 4, 2024
STAC Will Be Filled With the Sounds of the ’50s and ’60s This Weekend
Happy days are here again for local fans of American pop rock and doo wop groups of the 1950s and 1960s, thanks to the Stafford Township Arts Center.
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Sports••April 4, 2024
Southern Regional, Barnegat, Pinelands Must Prove Capabilities in New Divisions
Much like the boys, the Shore Conference girls lacrosse divisions have been restructured. And what a shift it is for Southern Regional and Barnegat.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 4, 2024
For Lensman William Jones, Digital Medium Makes Reality Artful
Wilmington, Del.-based digital photographer William Jones, who has a vacation home in Beach Haven, is an exhibiting artist at Art & Décor at Surf City. Specializing in floral, oceanscape and scenic…
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News••April 4, 2024
West Creek Dock Road Set for Beauty Treatment
Dock Road in West Creek soon will undergo a resurfacing project to raise and repave about three miles of the county-owned roadway.
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Opinion••April 4, 2024
Wind Meetings Not Held in Most Impacted Areas
If you ever doubted the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s contempt for New Jersey residents, see the article titled “Public Comment Period on Wind Farm Plan Open”(3/20).
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Opinion•April 4, 2024
Important Factor
There have been some recent letters opposing the sale of the LBI School and renovation of the Ethel Jacobsen School. Our family has been year-round residents since 1999 on the property purchased by…
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Opinion•April 4, 2024
Holy Week Disgrace
I learned last week that Donald Trump is now selling Bibles allegedly to pay for mounting legal fees and court costs. Mr. Trump said in his video posted on Truth Social that “All Americans need a…
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Opinion•April 4, 2024
Ocean County’s Loss
In the high-stakes world of politics, there are highs and there are lows. Ocean County Commissioners Bobbi Jo Crea and Gary Quinn experienced one of those lows when the Republican screening committee…
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Opinion••April 4, 2024
It Was a Wonderful Life … for Shore
Author’s Note: As an avid writer of tales and tidbits, religion, Hollywood, politics, life and love, I’d like to think if my dad, a contributor to this page, were here to write one more article about…
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News••April 4, 2024
Meals On Wheels Recognized for Save Lunch Campaign
The Little Egg Harbor Township Committee honored Meals On Wheels with a proclamation at its March 14 meeting, recognizing its #SaveLunch campaign and its positive impact on the food insecure among…
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News••April 3, 2024
Research Funding Addresses Offshore Wind Impact on Marine Ecosystems
State environmental officials and utility regulators announced plans last week for their coordinated Offshore Wind Research and Monitoring Initiative, earmarking nearly $3.7 million in funding for…
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News••April 3, 2024
Surf City Hotel Al Fresco Dining Plan Rejected, Despite Concessions
Following more than six hours of testimony from professionals, neighbors and other interested parties over two separate meetings, the Surf City Land Use Board narrowly denied an application for a…
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Columns••April 3, 2024
Early Indications for Wild Hurricane Season Give You Time to Make Tinfoil Hat
OK, it’s the first week of April. So let’s see … the conspiracy theorists have about four months to start thinking of crazy stuff to account for whatever happens this year at the peak of hurricane…
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Sports••April 3, 2024
Plenty of Pop in the Lineup as Southern Regional Takes Aim at Potentially Big Spring
Looking back at last spring, Southern Regional softball coach Jamie Bernaldo-Olsen should be excited about the new season starting this week — as soon as the rain stops — because her squad has some…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 3, 2024
Ocean County Parks and Rec Spring Program Guide Now Online
Ocean County’s Department of Parks and Recreation has released its spring guide online, with information about a multitude of programs, events, classes and more. Registration, for the offerings that…
