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•September 24, 2020
Stafford Seeking Remedies for High-Risk Intersection
Stafford Township’s most dangerous intersection, at Route 72 and Barnacle Drive near the entrance of the Health Village medical office building, was the site of another accident on the morning of…
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•September 24, 2020
Gesicki Helps Miami Stay Close Against Buffalo With Career Highs
As last year’s NFL season progressed, anybody paying attention could see a transformation happening with Mike Gesicki. The former Southern Regional star athlete and Miami Dolphins tight end was…
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•September 22, 2020
Trekkers Get Some LBI Sand in Their Toes
Challenges are a way of life for this newly married couple, having trekked the Himalayas in Nepal for several years. Andy, who has worked many years overseas in international development, is a…
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•September 21, 2020
Barnegat Light Moves Into Quiet Season
Two ordinances were introduced in Barnegat Light at the Sept. 9 borough council meeting, one that will allow no pickleball games on the courts before 8 a.m., and another clarifying the dates when…
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•September 19, 2020
Holgate Taxpayers Association Offi-shell-y Unveils Mollusk Eco-Art Piece
Members and supporters of the Holgate Taxpayers Association shelled out time and effort recently to create a giant eco-art clam statue to educate passersby and to benefit nonprofit organization…
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•September 18, 2020
Lizzie Rose Music Room: ‘We Will Get Through It’
The concert posters from March still adorn the walls at Tuckerton’s Lizzie Rose Music Room. The last shows put on there, “Roomful of Blues” and a jazz night, echo in the empty venue, where time has…
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•September 17, 2020
Causeway Rehab Project Named Finalist for National Transportation Award
For Long Beach Island locals and visitors, the $312 million federally funded Causeway rehab and expansion project that prompted lane closures, snarling traffic even in the off season, seems both long…
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•September 17, 2020
Vote-By-Mail Ballots Are on the Way
If you are a registered voter in many of Ocean County’s smaller municipalities you can expect your vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election to be appearing in your mailbox soon.
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•September 17, 2020
Southern Regional Student Tests Positive for COVID-19, Five Others in Quarantine
A student in the Southern Regional School District has tested positive for COVID-19 while five other “close contacts” have been relegated to 14 days of quarantine, Superintendent Craig Henry…
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•September 17, 2020
Ocean County Animal Facilities Thrive Despite Pandemic
No one at the Ocean County Animal Facilities knew what to expect when the pandemic hit back in March, but despite “hairy times,” furry friends in need continue to find new homes. For many people, the…
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•September 17, 2020
Gesicki’s Third Season Opens With Three Receptions Against Patriots
Mike Gesicki caught a game-winning touchdown pass against the New England Patriots to end his second season in the NFL. On Sunday, following a tumultuous summer of workouts given the coronavirus…
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•September 17, 2020
Locals’ Summer to Avenge Spring
While Labor Day lies fading in the rear view mirror, LBI is not ready to roll up the sidewalks just yet. After surrendering spring and early summer to the coronavirus quarantine, and suffering a…
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•September 17, 2020
Solid Support for First Responders But Beating Biggy Not an Easy Task at Jen’s Links
The Torroni family had plans to be in Ocean City, Md., this past weekend. But with COVID-19 concerns and travel advisories still an issue, the Torronis rearranged things and instead made the trip…
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•September 17, 2020
Smoke from West Coast Hazes Sky Here
One effect of the apocalyptic wildfires on the West Coast is being felt in New Jersey.
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•September 17, 2020
Island Life: Plein Air Exhibit 2020 at LBIF
Thirty-five artists were selected by juror David Levy to paint the unique seashore environment of Long Beach Island during a two-month “Paint Out,” allowing artists the freedom to visit and paint the…
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•September 15, 2020
Whitcraft Named Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Deborah C. Whitcraft, founder and president of the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven, was recently named a recipient of the Pauline S. Miller Lifetime Achievement Award. It is named for the…
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•September 14, 2020
Southern Regional District’s New Triplets Are Here to Give the Humans a Hand
The Southern Regional School District’s maintenance department has a new set of triplets – but they’re not human.
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•September 13, 2020
So You Want to Be a Year ’Rounder?; Knowing What’s Flooding Out There
Fall is readying to take on a whole different off-season Island look, possibly filled to the rafters with late-stayers. Having a slew of unseasonal people here is fine by me since I’m something of a…
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•September 12, 2020
Weather, Diners Help Outdoor Dining Outpace Full Service Indoors
Indoor dining might be back at a limited capacity, but it seems that restaurant diners across the Long Beach Island region preferred to dine al fresco to mark the final weekend of the 2020 summer…
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September 11, 2020
9/11 Painted Poetry Revisited
I recently received an email from Chuck Person with subject line “It’s that terrible time again.” Chuck is a local artist, and he and I were paired three years ago in the “LBI Painted Poetry III”…
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•September 10, 2020
Some Beaches Will Be Guarded After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards.
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•September 10, 2020
Coast Guard Rescues Two Unharmed Mariners Off LBI
The U.S. Coast Guard, with the aid of Long Beach Township police, rescued sailors on two overdue and unharmed sailing vessels near the Loveladies Channel in the bay waters off Long Beach Island late…
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•September 10, 2020
Legendary Commercial Fisherman Lou Puskas Jr. Dies
The commercial fishing industry, Barnegat Light, family and friends have lost a prominent fisherman in the passing of Captain Louis “Lou” Puskas, captain of the Olympic Javelin and part owner of the…
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•September 10, 2020
Surflight’s ‘Almost Heaven’ Comforting in Turbulent Times
John Denver’s music was rather difficult to define.
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•September 10, 2020
LBI District Welcomes Students Back for First Time Since March
The summer sounds of basketballs hitting the blacktop court at the LBI Grade School felt like a distant memory Tuesday. A large white tent stood in place of children and adults alike dribbling a…
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•September 10, 2020
Annual Harvey Cedars Catboat Race Goes Off ‘Without a Hitch’
It’s been a strange sailing season so far this summer, with most racing events getting the ax due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. However, face coverings and social distancing didn’t seem to be…
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•September 10, 2020
Labor Day Without Waves, Sandbars Missing, Tropics Might Finally Deliver
Labor Day is perhaps my favorite holiday. Honoring those of who work hard is certainly a good reason for a holiday, especially around this glorified sandbar where the day happens to fall at the end…
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•September 10, 2020
Wrap Up Season By Trying to Beat Biggy, Raising Funds for First Responders
From June 17 through last Wednesday, 24 competitors challenged me each week on Long Beach Island’s 12 miniature golf courses as part of the “Can You Beat Biggy?” summer series. On Sept. 12, the…
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•September 9, 2020
Excited and Joyful Southern Regional Students, Staff Return to Campus
At precisely 11:51 a.m., the first seven students busted through the doors of Southern Regional High School’s 11/12 building, masks on as they headed for the row of buses awaiting in the south…
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•September 8, 2020
There’s a Silver Lining … Even in a Pandemic
Some things never change in this ever-changing world, as four college girls have learned this summer. There’s always a silver lining.
