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News••November 15, 2023
Barnegat Quakers Take Stand on Gun Violence
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) are taking a stand against gun violence, and they are punctuating this cause with a display outside their meeting house at 614 East Bay Ave. in…
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News••November 15, 2023
Seniors Vulnerable to New Scam Phone Calls
Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Joseph H. Vicari is urging senior residents to be cautious of scam phone calls that are targeting senior residents. Scammers are always finding new…
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Small-Town Win
Barnegat Light voters, you did it! You voted by a decisive number of write-in votes to preserve what you love about your special town. Who won the election? Small-Town America. You voted to keep a…
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News••November 15, 2023
A Step Up in Competition for Marching Bengals
Coming off of their first ever Tournament of Band Atlantic Coast Championship victory in 2022, the Barnegat High School Marching Bengals were promoted to the Tournament of Bands Open Class for this…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Annual St. Francis Dinner on Dec. 1
The St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Center in Brant Beach is holding its annual beefsteak dinner on Friday, Dec. 1. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner is served 6:30.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Art Notes, Nov. 15
Pass It On: The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has announced the deadline schedule for the FY2025 Folk and Traditional Arts Project grant program, which can provide up to $10,000 to eligible…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Jeff’s Camp Hosting Holiday Event Nov. 25
Jeff’s Camp: A Home for Heroes is hosting a holiday tree lighting on Saturday, Nov. 25, beginning at 6 p.m. at 308 Route 72 in Barnegat Township. The event is free; donations will be accepted.
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News••November 15, 2023
Redevelopment, Bond Ordinances Adopted in Beach Haven
At its meeting on Monday, Nov. 13, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted an ordinance approving a redevelopment plan for Queen City East and Queen City West.
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Columns••November 15, 2023
Slippery Slope to Safety
Sometimes as I do research for a series I come across an unrelated but interesting article that gets me to thinking. That’s what happened as the series on detective Ellis Parker was drawing to a…
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News••November 15, 2023
Both Sides of Offshore Wind Claim Victory
If there’s a message proponents of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey want to make clear in the wake of Ørsted’s announcement that it was abandoning its two projects, it’s this: It isn’t…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Music, Poetry, Food Drive at Union Market
The Union Market and Gallery invites the community to gather Saturday, Nov. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. for a holiday food drive presented by Soup Can Magazine.
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News••November 15, 2023
Surveying Grassland Birds at Joint Base Airfield
Since 2017, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey has teamed up with partners from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Jersey Field Office, to survey the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst…
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News••November 15, 2023
Ocean County Promoting State‘s New Credit Card Surcharge Rules
The Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs is unveiling a new campaign aimed at warning and checking on businesses that impose surcharges on consumers after the state rolled out new rules…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Model Train Show Chugs Into Barnegat Rec Center
Following last year’s successful inaugural event, the Barnegat-Waretown Little League holiday model train exhibit is returning to the Barnegat Recreation Center, located in the municipal complex on…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Harvey Cedars Police Foundation Toy Drive Underway
As the holiday season approaches, the Harvey Cedars Police Department and its nonprofit affiliate, the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation, will be hosting their third annual “Fill A Patrol Car” toy…
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Opinion•November 15, 2023
Thanks for Support
I would like to thank the voters of Beach Haven for turning out Nov. 8 and supporting me in the election. While out campaigning, it was a pleasure talking with them and listening to all of their…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
An Agatha Christie Classic Taking Life at LEHT Community Center
The Little Egg Theatre Co. will be performing Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” at 7 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 16 to 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19 at Little Egg…
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Opinion••November 15, 2023
Thanksgiving Comes Early for Indigenous People
It goes almost without saying – but I’ll say it anyway – that all the land in New Jersey once belonged to the Indigenous people who lived here for millennia before European colonization. After 400…
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Opinion••November 15, 2023
Is All Math Education Needed in the Age of Smartphones?
Boards of education and administrators in school districts throughout the area, the state and indeed the whole nation are freaking out because of low scores on standardized math tests in all grade…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
Classical Piano, Jazz in Spotlight at OCC’s Grunin Center for the Arts
Ocean County residents have plenty of opportunities to listen to live music at bars, clubs, theaters and venues such as Tuckerton’s Lizzie Rose Music Room, Folk Across the Street’s barn and…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2023
It’s Turkey Time at Tuckerton’s Red Men Lodge
Tuckerton’s Red Men Lodge will once again host its free pre-Thanksgiving community dinner on Sunday, Nov. 19.
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Opinion••November 14, 2023
Another Take on the Big One That Got Away
Over the years, our next door neighbor, Capt. Joe, owned several boats, culminating with a stout 38-foot Henriques sportfish built in Bayville. I was kind of a natural at boat handling while Joe’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2023
Pinelands Thespians Deal With Worst House Guest Ever in ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’
The Pinelands Thespians will perform the comedy classic “The Man Who Came to Dinner” at 7 p.m. from Thursday, Nov. 16 to Saturday, Nov. 18 in the Pinelands Regional High School auditorium.
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News••November 13, 2023
Harvey Cedars Results Still Up in the Air
The official votes for the three seats on the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission may not be known until next week.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2023
See ‘One Sky’ Project at Novins Planetarium This Thursday
The international collaborative project “One Sky” – a presentation focused on increasing understanding about cultural and indigenous astronomy, its historical and modern applications and how one sky…
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Sports••November 13, 2023
Southern Regional Dominates Morristown to Capture Group 4 Championship
Sarah Capone’s first hit on one of Molly Regulski’s sets looked and felt like a lighting bolt shot through the Morristown defense.
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News••November 12, 2023
Beach Haven School Bus Driver Is an Unsung Hero
Vernon Berube, a bus driver for the Beach Haven School, has been named as one of the “Unsung Superheroes in Education” by the New Jersey School Boards Association.
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News••November 11, 2023
Tree Lighting, Decoration Contest Planned in Barnegat
Barnegat Township rings in the holidays with special events at the Frederick Watts Gazebo Park on Saturday, Dec. 2 from noon to 5 p.m.
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News••November 11, 2023
Long-Time Harvey Cedars Resident and Navy Veteran Turns 100
Long-time Harvey Cedars resident Frederick L. Lynch III – a man of many talents including decoy carving, who built his own home as well as a sailboat that plied the waters of Barnegat Bay – will…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 11, 2023
Area Theaters Will Be Busy, Busier, Busiest This Holiday Season
The word “plethora” was once extremely overused in journalistic circles, but it must be dusted off when describing the huge number of holiday-related shows that are scheduled at area theaters this…
