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•November 14, 2020
Dazzling Weekend for the Anecdotal Record Books; Island Actually Growing in Face of Adversity
A page or two of anecdotal history was established last weekend. On the fishing front, it was as large a surfcasting gathering as we’ve seen, even dating back to the glory days of the then Striped…
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•November 13, 2020
Ship Bottom Judge Orders Trial Over Dune Cutting
Ship Bottom Municipal Court Judge Daniel Sahin ordered a date certain court appearance at the end of January for all parties involved in the case of the clear-cutting of dunes at a new oceanfront…
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•November 12, 2020
Up From the Mullica: Anchor of Revolutionary War Ship
An anchor from a ship that sank more than 240 years ago during the Revolutionary War Battle of Chestnut Neck has been restored and is on display at the Marine Field Station at Stockton University.
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•November 12, 2020
Additional Beach Haven Pickleball Courts in Offing
The Beach Haven pickleball courts on Nelson Avenue could be expanded from six to nine by next summer, according to a resolution adopted by the borough council at its Nov. 9 meeting.
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•November 12, 2020
Jay Zimmerman Launches Winter Wonderland
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen to it that 2020 is no ordinary year, robbing millions not only of festivity and fellowship, but also of day-to-day normalcy. Little Egg Harbor resident, Great Bay EMS…
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•November 12, 2020
Braddock and Both Southern Regional Teams Snag County Titles
Heading into the Ocean County Cross-Country Championships, Jackson Braddock hadn’t run any 3.1-mile races this year. After COVID-19 squashed the spring track season, the best the Southern senior…
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•November 12, 2020
Mission Accomplished: First Project Refit Ruck Walk
It’s a mantra that echoes throughout the over 200,000 military veterans, police, fire and first responders whose lives were touched by Project Refit this year. Project Refit was created with a single…
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•November 12, 2020
From the Caribbean to Texas to Barnegat Light, Erin Scott Transforms Wood Into Works of Art
“Everywhere I go, I have to create art,” said Erin Scott while giving a tour of her studio at the corner of Central Avenue and Second Street in Barnegat Light. In the studio are 3D sculptures of the…
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•November 12, 2020
Get Ready to Run or Walk in Thanksgiving Week Benefit
One of the many fantastic organizations always seeking assistance in helping others during the holidays is the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean. And if you want to assist HFOSO while working off…
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•November 12, 2020
Art Notes Nov. 11
Fall for It: The Pine Shores Art Association’s “Art Harvest” show is now online. See dozens of fine paintings by this dedicated group of artists who support each other with friendship, encouragement…
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•November 9, 2020
Shell-abrating Local Efforts to Curb Plastic Waste
It has been three years since Mayor Mancini and the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners passed a plastic bag ban, and an effort by Garden Club of Long Beach Island members with other…
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•November 8, 2020
Temporary CO Extended Until December as Hotel LBI Lawsuit Continues
The temporary certificate of occupancy issued to Hotel LBI in Ship Bottom prior to the luxury resort opening at the entrance to Long Beach Island in the spring of 2019 has been extended to Dec. 8…
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•November 7, 2020
Remembering Sandy, State Works to Prepare for More Frequent and Intense Storms
Eight years after Superstorm Sandy devastated many New Jersey communities, the state is taking steps to protect residents, businesses and infrastructure from the adverse impacts of climate change…
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•November 5, 2020
Coast Guard Rescues Two Recreational Fishermen After Boat Fire
A 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light responded to a mayday call 34 miles east of Barnegat Inlet where two recreational fishermen abandoned ship after their vessel…
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•November 5, 2020
Election Result Delays Are Nothing New in United States
Yes, this could be one long week as people across the country wait to find out if President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will win the 2020 election.
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•November 5, 2020
Counsel, Judge Differ on Efforts to Obtain Amusement License for Proposed Arcade
Less than a month after the attorney for the owners of the vacant CVS Pharmacy in Ship Bottom outlined, in a letter to the court, the multiple steps his clients took to secure a gaming permit for the…
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•November 5, 2020
Ocean County Purchases Property Along Tuckerton Creek
The latest addition to Ocean County’s Natural Land Trust is a 17-acre parcel of uplands and wetlands on Tuckerton Creek. The land is open for passive recreation: kayaking, canoeing, crabbing…
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•November 5, 2020
Beach Haven School Takes Field Trip Close to Home
During the course of a normal school year, students at the Beach Haven Elementary School can count on going on field trips to enhance their educational experience. However, the pandemic has made such…
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•November 5, 2020
Fast-Paced Ball Movement Keeps Southern Field Hockey Undefeated
Heading into this fall, everybody knew what the Southern Regional field hockey team faced after graduating so many seniors who had pushed the program to a higher level during the previous few…
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•November 5, 2020
Republicans, as Usual, Dominate Voting in Ocean County
It wasn’t a surprise that the first election results on Tuesday evening showed GOP candidates had huge leads in Ocean County for both federal and county-wide seats.
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•November 5, 2020
Pumpout Boat Service Increased Dramatically in 2020
Droves of people took to Ocean County waterways this summer, with many making use of the county’s pumpout boat program.
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•November 5, 2020
Salmon Skin Chips a Tasteful Appreciation; Atlantic Brant, Survivors of Highest-Flying Order
With the election from Hades draining to a tenuous conclusion, we now embark on the final period of what seems an equally hellish 2020. Where the final weeks of this downright spooky year take us, is…
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•November 5, 2020
Pinelands, Little Egg Harbor Schools Could Open Full-Time in January
The Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts are considering bringing students back full-time, although that probably won’t happen until January.
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•November 3, 2020
Modern Recovery Comes Within Ancient Horseshoe Crab Blood; Readying for the Autumnal Arrival of Bald Eagles and Snowy Owls
Anglers have been in quite the fog lately, as have folks using the Island for sundry purposes, like living. The frequent showing of ground-level clouds, aka fog, is simply not common for this time of…
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•November 3, 2020
Island School, Foundation Support Monarchs on Annual Migration Path
Each year, Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School teacher Lisa Boyd familiarizes her preschool students with the life cycle of the monarch butterfly as the species migrates through New Jersey. The class…
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•November 2, 2020
Barnegat Lighthouse: A Story of Loss and Reform
One of the year’s last special events took place last month – the Lighthouse Challenge of New Jersey. This event, during normal times, attracts thousands from all over the region to visit Barnegat…
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•November 1, 2020
Key (and Jacket) Discovery Made in Great Bay
It was a beautiful September day, just right for a boat trip, thought Mystic Island resident Fred Schaffer as he powered his craft through his lagoon and out to Great Bay. His wife, Marge, and a…
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•October 31, 2020
‘Witches Brew’ Leader Colleen McNally – Tarot Reader, Teacher, Visionary, Magician – Aims to Normalize the Paranormal
The Witches Brew is a New Age community group created by Colleen McNally of Soul Magic Tarot, welcoming all who have an interest in learning about and working with the metaphysical realm.
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•October 30, 2020
The Year Trunk or Treat Tricked COVID
Tradition carved out a new way to continue when the uber-popular Trunk or Treat went on as scheduled in Surf City Saturday despite the pandemic. Innovations such as candy distribution tubes allowed…
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•October 29, 2020
One Hundred Two Volunteers Join Alliance for a Living Ocean for Fall Beach Sweeps
Jillian Spano, 2021 Mrs. New Jersey Earth, and her three children were among the 102 volunteers who took to the sands of Long Beach Island last Saturday, Oct. 24, as part of the 35th annual Fall…
