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News••June 18, 2026
Long Beach Township Police Make Narcotics Arrests
Following an extensive investigation into the distribution of illegal narcotics at locations within Long Beach Township, the municipality’s police department, including its K-9 Unit and Operations…
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Opinion••June 18, 2026
Lennar Housing Development in Little Egg Not a Done Deal
The Aug. 26 Little Egg Harbor Planning Board special meeting at Pinelands Regional High School on Lennar’s proposed Venue at Summer’s Corner on Center Street made one thing clear: This community is…
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Opinion•June 18, 2026
Lifesaving Addition
For the past 10 or so years I’ve been advocating for LBI surf patrols to investigate the use of drones to help patrol our beaches. I cited several examples of beach patrols elsewhere that had…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Concert Presents Classical Music in a New Light
As a warm, candlelit glow illuminated the stained-glass window at Kynett United Methodist Church in Beach Haven, the nostalgic sound of ABBA songs, reimagined by a string trio, filled the chapel.
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Business••June 17, 2026
Experience Golden Hour at the Farm on Main, See Wedding Possibilities at Vendor Showcase
Couples planning a wedding will have the chance to walk through the unfolding of their own celebration at Golden Hour at The Farm, a vendor showcase set for June 25 from 4 to 9 p.m. at The Farm on…
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Opinion•June 17, 2026
Fab Farmers Market
On June 11 the Barnegat farmers market was saved from likely extinction.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Steamboat Messiah Sings Southern Staples at the Shell
With the stars and stripes hanging behind them, the husband-wife duo Steamboat Messiah took the Sea Shell Resort’s beach stage on June 13, decked out in Americana iconography and ready to show the…
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News••June 17, 2026
Hartney Warns Patchy Compliance Thwarts Resiliency Rule Pause
Uneven adherence to the recently paused Resilient Environment and Landscapes rule by state agencies is rendering the moratorium ineffective, while costing taxpayers additional money for a permit, a…
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News••June 17, 2026
Ocean County Voters to Weigh Open‑Space Tax Levy Hike for First Time Since 1997
After nearly three decades without change, Ocean County voters this November will decide on a ballot measure that would almost double the county’s open-space levy.
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News••June 17, 2026
Ocean County Voters to Weigh Open‑Space Tax Levy Hike for First Time Since 1997
After nearly three decades without change, Ocean County voters this November will decide on a ballot measure that would almost double the county’s open-space levy. “While the open space tax has…
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News••June 17, 2026
Ocean County Voters to Weigh Open‑Space Tax Levy Hike for First Time Since 1997
After nearly three decades without change, Ocean County voters this November will decide on a ballot measure that would almost double the county’s open-space levy. “While the open space tax has…
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News••June 17, 2026
Residents’ Concerns About Lennar Project Continue
While conversations among the public about Lennar Corp.’s 415-unit age-restricted Center Street housing development, Venue at Summers Corner, have never quite died down, the Little Egg Harbor project…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Shanti Revolution’s Music for Peace Festival Moves to Manahawkin
Music for Peace 2026 comes to the Manahawkin Flea Market this Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Organizer Jodie Emma described it as “a day full of peaceful experience, musical peace, inner…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Art Notes, June 17
Get in There: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies has a summer calendar bursting with opportunities to learn and grow as an artist and human being. Register at…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
A ‘Ripple’ Effect Is Coming to the Gateway
Long Beach Island is about to experience a massive wave of 1990s Jersey Shore music nostalgia when Dead To the Core hits the stage at the Gateway in Ship Bottom on Saturday night, June 27.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Speaker Offering a Jersey Journey
The Beach Haven Public Library hosts a talk on “Amazing New Jersey: People and Places” on Thursday, June 25 at 1 p.m.
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News••June 17, 2026
Barnegat Police Accepting Applications for Patrol Officer
The Barnegat Township Police Department will be conducting entrance testing for the purpose of establishing a hiring list for the position of patrol officer. Up to five officers may be hired.
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Opinion•June 17, 2026
Foreign Aid Helps US
Many Americans hold true that U.S. foreign aid is ineffective and a waste of our taxpayer money. Opinion polls show that a hefty amount of U.S. citizens believe that we spend upwards to 25% of our…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Beach Haven CAP Marking 25th Year
In 2001, a new group was formed to continue the 25-year-old tradition of the Beach Haven Bicentennial Park Association’s free “Concerts in the Park.”
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News••June 17, 2026
Bulkhead Repairs Coming to Lighthouse Area
In Barnegat Light, the county and state will undertake the job of replacing a portion of bulkhead “from Andy’s out to the end of the (Barnegat Lighthouse) State Park,” Borough Mayor Ed Wellington…
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Opinion•June 17, 2026
What’s With Democrats?
I am old enough to remember “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” performed by Joan Baez in the ’60s. Reflecting on the song and the thoughts conveyed in today’s world, the question might become “where…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Polish Nannies
STYLE: Party hits in the rock, pop, modern country and dance genres.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
LIFF Announces 2026 Awards
The 2026 Lighthouse International Film Festival is in the books and so are the winning competitive films as chosen by both the judges and the public.
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News••June 17, 2026
Beach Haven Gator Taxi Service Taking Appointments
Beach Haven’s Gator beach taxi service will again be offering assistance for older and disabled people to give them improved access to borough beaches. The free service is available daily beginning…
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News••June 17, 2026
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Honored
As the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol gears up for the full summer schedule, it can do so knowing the borough recognizes its “Outstanding Service, Dedication, and Commitment to Public Safety.”
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Columns••June 17, 2026
Local 50-Foot Oarfish Is One for the Records In the Eyes of Guinness
A while back I wrote about a northern oarfish that came ashore in Wildwood. It was a modest 6 feet or so long.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Indie-Rock Band Harvey Street Coming Soon to LBI
Rising indie-rock band Harvey Street has been known to provide “disciplined electricity,” as frontman Jerome Bermudez described it. The charismatic five-piece group from North Carolina is set to make…
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News••June 17, 2026
NJ Forest Fire Service Releases First Annual Wildfire Report
A report from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service on the 2025 wildfire season shows substantial increases in the number of wildfires and acreage burned statewide…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 17, 2026
Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Duo Take Challenge to Open Season 8
The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol competition squad has been a juggernaut for a decade, and Randy Townsend and Ryan Corcoran have been at the forefront the entire way.
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News••June 17, 2026
Students Get a Primer on Beach Safety
Beach Haven School students recently had the opportunity to learn valuable lessons in beach and water safety from members of the Beach Haven Beach Patrol. The presentation provided students with…
