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News••February 14, 2024
Ordinances Clarify Easement Landscaping, Off-Street Parking in Long Beach Township
Long Beach Township’s board of commissioners has approved, on first reading, an ordinance that would add a zoning permit requirement to install landscaping that exceeds 12 inches in height in any…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
Bluegrass Turns to Green at Albert Music Hall Show
Music historians have often cited that bluegrass has its origin in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music. That will likely be pointed out when the Albert Music Hall in Waretown holds an…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
Lacey Library Presents Pete Wagula in Concert
The Ocean County Library’s Lacey branch will present local musician Pete Wagula in concert on Saturday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.
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News••February 14, 2024
New Jersey Launches School Bus Electrification Program
New Jersey has commenced a new, groundbreaking program to provide up to $45 million in funding over three years for school districts and school bus operators to replace diesel school buses with…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
Winter Book Sale Planned Feb. 17
On a cold day when you want to be indoors, that’s the ideal time to curl up to a good book.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
LIFS Brings Back ‘Rose,’ One of the Favorite Films at 2023 LIFF
The Lighthouse International Film Society, the St. Francis Center Counseling Service and Ocean County College are joining to present a screening of the 2022 Danish film “Rose” at 1 p.m. on Tuesday…
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News••February 14, 2024
Stay Vigilant to Energy-Related Scams, Atlantic City Electric Warns
Atlantic City Electric customers lost more than $205,000 to phone scams in 2023 – nearly 30% more than the previous year. Candice Womer, senior communications specialist at ACE, said the company has…
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News••February 14, 2024
Coast Guard Distress Training Reaches New Heights
Smoke on the water and fire in the sky wasn’t about lyrics to a classic rock song for some graduates of the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, who participated in pyrotechnic exercises in…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
‘Belles’ Is Staged at Toms River Library Feb. 21
The Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch presents the Guild Theatreworks production of Mark Dunn’s bittersweet dramatic comedy “Belles” in Mancini Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
‘Species on the Edge 2.0’ Contest Open to NJ High School Students
High schoolers from throughout New Jersey can win scholarship money by entering Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s 2024 “Species on the Edge 2.0” contest, which involves the creation of a video to bring…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
This Subject Will Be a Hell of a Book
How is the black experience in America reflected in works of fiction? What are the hidden costs of injustice for black citizens, and for all Americans?
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Arts & Entertainment••February 14, 2024
Barnegat Bay Partnership Director Leads Feb. 17 Science Saturday
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences will welcome Barnegat Bay Partnership’s Stan Hales for the next installment of Science Saturday, scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 17, on Zoom.…
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News••February 14, 2024
Republicans Select Candidates for Stafford Council Seat
With Robert Henken now serving as Stafford Township’s mayor, somebody soon will need to fill the chair sitting empty on the township council. The county Republican committee representing the township…
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Sports••February 14, 2024
Newsome, Wildcats Score Pair of Wins in Coaches Cup Tourney
Even though the Pinelands Regional boys basketball team didn’t qualify for the conference or state tournaments, there’s no doubt head coach Fred Johnson wants his Wildcats to finish the season…
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News••February 13, 2024
District 9 Legislators to Murphy: Stop the Toll Hikes
In a recent letter to the Murphy administration, District 9 legislators Sen. Carmen Amato and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Greg Myhre called on the governor to veto the New Jersey Turnpike Authority…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 12, 2024
Custom Floral Design Brings Welcome Challenges
The three-dimensional art of floral design combines elements of various creative disciplines. In floristry, processing a fresh shipment is like preparing an artist’s palette, but the medium is far…
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News••February 11, 2024
Germain Retiring as Barnegat Police Chief
Saying he had “accomplished everything” he had set out to do, Barnegat Police Chief Keith Germain announced his retirement at the township committee meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6.
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News••February 10, 2024
Henken Ready to Throw Around Some Dad Jokes, Get to Work as Mayor
Still a young man not out of college for too long, Robert Henken returned to his hometown of Brick in the early 1990s after many years living in Wapheton, N.D., where he had raced motorcycles.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 9, 2024
Wellness, Prevention Workshop Offered for Stafford Seniors
Coping tools and resources, the importance of leisure and recreation, and reintegrating post-COVID are a few of the free services available on Friday, March 15, as representatives from Preferred…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 9, 2024
It’s Early, But Start Preparing for Summer Camps Now
As always, the Stafford Township Recreation Department has a lot of things in motion to provide residents with engaging and fun experiences within town and elsewhere.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 9, 2024
Can Older Adults Find Love?
The need for companionship, love and intimacy doesn’t fade with age. Older adults can build new relationships with just a screen and a keyboard.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 9, 2024
Beach Haven Library Celebrating Centennial
This year is a very special time for the Beach Haven Public Library: It’s celebrating its 100th anniversary. The first celebration of the milestone is planned on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
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Sports••February 8, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Swim Squad’s Impressive Stretch Includes State Tourney Win
Summarizing the past nine days for the Southern Regional girls swim team is easy. What started with another awesome regular season coming to an end continued with some outstanding efforts in the…
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News••February 8, 2024
State’s New Storm Drains in Ship Bottom Applauded, But Maintenance Questioned
Whether a remedy is determined to address sand and water issues in the work area for the final phase of the Causeway project in Ship Bottom is unclear, but at least one borough official is hopeful…
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News••February 8, 2024
West Creek, Parkertown Communities Mourn Tragic Death of Firefighter, Recycling Supervisor
West Creek resident Tim Hannold, 50, died Wednesday, Jan. 31, when he was crushed in a dumpster at the Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 8, 2024
Eagles Music Will Fly at Surflight Over Presidents’ Day Weekend
Take it easy, take it easy, don’t let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy with two performances by Winslow at Surflight Theatre over the long Presidents’ Day weekend and .
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News••February 8, 2024
Ship Bottom Eyes New Curfew Regulations
It might still be winter on the calendar with overnight temps dipping too low for outside late-night escapades, but warmer weather is around the corner and Ship Bottom officials have their eyes…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 8, 2024
Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market This Saturday, Feb. 10
Hook some great deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Show, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. this coming Saturday, Feb. 10. The event, held in the…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 8, 2024
20th Annual Super Plunge Set for Saturday, Feb. 10
St. Francis Community Center’s much-anticipated Super Plunge challenges local residents to tap into their inner polar bear and take a leap into the ocean in winter. This year the event – the 20th…
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News••February 8, 2024
‘Not One More’ Campaign Reports Progress in Mission to End Overdose Crisis
The grassroots campaign “Not One More” has announced multiple victories in the fight for solutions to “crush stigma” against substance use disorder and to end the state’s overdose crisis: The Ocean…
