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News••January 31, 2024
Pallone, Environmentalists Want Shipping Speeding Rules Enforced
Is the sonar activity related to offshore wind farms leading to whale deaths? The debate rages on.
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Opinion•January 31, 2024
Losing Battle
I agree 100% with Jon Coen’s prediction #4, “Money wins,” in his Jan. 10 Liquid Lines column.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
No Winter Doldrums for Gardening Enthusiasts
Josephine Nuese, a well-known gardening author, has said most people think gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall.
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Columns••January 31, 2024
Incredible Survival of ‘USS Shenandoah’
In January 1924 in preparation for a polar expedition, the dirigible USS Shenandoah was moored to its 160-foot-tall mast for a series of tests to see if she could withstand a violent storm. As…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
Talk to Focus on U-Boats and Jersey Shore
The New Jersey Maritime Museum’s next monthly presentation at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven Friday, Feb. 9 will feature guest speaker K.A. Nelson, author of the nonfiction book…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
Oldies Dance Party at Ship Bottom Firehouse
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is hosting an oldies night party on Friday, Feb. 16 from 6 to 9:30 at the firehouse, located at 206 Central Ave.
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News••January 31, 2024
Weigh in on Proposed Wharton State Forest Visiting Vehicle Use Map
The state Department of Environmental Protection is accepting online comments from the public until March 9 for the proposed Wharton State Forest Visiting Vehicle Use Map, which designates legal…
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News••January 31, 2024
Pinelands Regional Board of Ed Meeting Features Accomplishments and Explanations
The January meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education was over two hours long, filled with good news, a rather thorough explanation of the district’s Use of Facilities policy, a musical…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
Tessa Bailey Discusses ‘Fangirl Down’ on Feb. 8
Tessa Bailey’s recipe for “spice, spirit and swoon” keeps her bubbling atop the New York Times bestseller lists. She’ll divulge details of Fangirl Down, the first half of her new sports romance…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
Workshop Focus Is Sensory Processing Disorder
Bright lights, loud sounds, certain aromas, colors and textures can be problematic for people with sensory processing disorder. Learn its effects and ways to help loved ones cope in a workshop at the…
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News••January 31, 2024
Businesses Help Donate Barnegat High School Scholarships
More than a dozen businesses and organizations from cultural clubs to medical practices attended Barnegat Township School District’s recent annual Scholarship Donor Breakfast information session on…
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Opinion•January 31, 2024
Deadly ‘Harassment’
One of the most enjoyable experiences is sitting on the beach with friends and family, watching pods of dolphins passing by. The mere sight of dolphins creates a buzz up and down the beach which only…
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News••January 31, 2024
Amato, Rumpf and Myhre Get Legislative Committee Assignments
Members of the 9th District legislative team, who represent all of Southern Ocean County in Trenton, have received their committee assignments for the 2024-25 legislative session.
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Sports••January 31, 2024
Thornton, Fitzpatrick Lead Barnegat Past Pinelands Regional
A week ago, Emma Thornton celebrated a milestone in her career many players don’t ever reach.
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Sports••January 31, 2024
Southern Regional Boys, Girls Swimmers Cruise Past Brick Memorial
Back in his homeland of Ukraine, Yaroslav Soria had some swimming experience, but nothing quite like he has experienced during the last two seasons with the Southern Regional boys swim team.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 31
Art Everywhere: Register by Feb. 20 for a free five-week professional development series for artists titled “Making It Public,” designed to strengthen local capacity to support, create and promote…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 31, 2024
New Trend Spotlights Original Songwriters; Recent Bill Means More Music at Breweries
The local scene is celebrating a recent win for breweries across New Jersey, after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a liquor modernization bill into law. The bill puts, at long last, an end to antiquated…
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Columns••January 30, 2024
‘Hallucinate’ Within an Arriving Word-of-Year Flood; Looking for the Toothiest Critters on the Planet
Hey, Dictionary.com, after much word-usage analysis, has chosen “hallucinate” as its 2023 “word of the year.”
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Arts & Entertainment••January 29, 2024
Music of the East and West Offered at Stockton University Performing Arts Center
The Stockton University Performing Arts Center is going highbrow in early February. At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4 the center will host a program titled “Cellogayageum.” Then at 7:30 p.m. on Friday…
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Business••January 29, 2024
With Fanciful Gnomes and More, LBI Rotary Club’s Holiday Gala Is Record-Breaking Success
For the first time in the event’s 38-year history, the Long Beach Island Rotary Club’s Holiday Auction, held Thursday, Dec. 7 at The Mainland Holiday Inn in Manahawkin, exceeded $100,000 in funds…
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News••January 27, 2024
Heavy Surf Brings Training Opportunity for Coast Guard
On a dry, sunny January morning, there are few individuals thinking about the thunderous winter storms, like the one earlier this month, that blow across Long Beach Island, bringing winds, tidal…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 26, 2024
Strictly Bluegrass at Albert Music Hall Feb. 10
There will be an evening of real rootsy music when the Pinelands Cultural Society presents a bluegrass festival on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown. Doors open at 5, with music…
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Sports••January 26, 2024
Southern Regional Boys, Girls Swim Squads Snag County Crowns Again
For the first time in several seasons, the Southern Regional boys swim team may not have been considered the favorite going into the Ocean County Championships. The Rams are a bit of a young team…
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News••January 25, 2024
Accumulating Snow: What a Concept
With winter precipitation limited to a few dustings last year, snow shovels and snowplows were able to stay in hibernation. But that all changed last week, with fresh white stuff falling on Tuesday…
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News••January 25, 2024
E.J. School Expansion Expected to Begin Next Year
“The Way Forward” is more than three words marking a subpage of the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District’s website. Those words represent the district’s future, and school officials have…
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News••January 25, 2024
New Bayside Pastor Rose From the Depths of Despair
On New Year’s Eve, the Rev. Ken Carlson became the new lead pastor at Bayside Chapel in Barnegat Township. And to mark that occasion, the retiring lead pastor, the Rev. Dave Ridder, literally passed…
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Columns••January 25, 2024
A Couple More MegaSwells and a Milestone; Seeing Where El Niño Takes Us
Thirty-three degrees and raining might be about the most miserable weather New Jersey can get.
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Business••January 25, 2024
Seeking Inspiration – From India to Our Own Backyard
Yaatree Bazaar proprietress Taylor Thorn has been traveling in India of late, to find inspiration for new items in her Barnegat Light boutique. Happiest in a pile of vibrant fabrics, Thorn said she…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 25, 2024
Colors Harmonize in Pine Shores Combo Show
Paul Daukas (pronounced DOE-kiss) and Lois Mullen, who call themselves “snowbirds” – summer in Harvey Cedars and winter in The Dunes. The two artists met as members of Pine Shores Art Association and…
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News••January 25, 2024
N.J.’s Bald Eagles Continued to Thrive in 2023
According to a report from Conserve Wildlife Foundation and N.J. Fish and Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program, the state’s bald eagles logged a successful 2023. Larissa Smith, senior…
