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•January 1, 2025
County Clerk Colabella Retiring on Jan. 1, Leaving Barnegat Light for Florida
Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella has announced he is retiring, effective Jan. 1.
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•December 30, 2024
Public Input Sought on All-Inclusive Playground in Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Borough Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. to hear public comment on a proposed all-inclusive playground that would be an upgrade to the current…
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•December 28, 2024
Lighthouse Lecture Series to Feature Living History, Marine Science, Wildlife, Music and More
The Friends of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park have announced the 2025 winter lecture series, which runs from January through April. All presentations take place at 1 p.m. at the park’s visitor…
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•December 28, 2024
Fallen Officer Was Once a Beach Haven Lifeguard
A North Carolina police officer with ties to Beach Haven was killed in the line of duty Dec. 23 while responding to a report of man with a gun at the Food Lion store in Greensboro.
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•December 27, 2024
Albert Hall Kicks Off 2025 With Winter Hootenanny
The Albert Music Hall in Waretown returns from its holiday break with a “Winter Hootenanny in the Pines” on Sunday, Jan. 5. Doors open at 1 p.m. and the music begins at 2. Admission is $10; children…
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•December 24, 2024
Van Explosion in Beach Haven West Injures One
A plumbing and heating van exploded on Gregg Drive in the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township on Monday afternoon, Dec. 23. One person, presumably the driver-workman, was airlifted to a…
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•December 24, 2024
House Fire Levels Loveladies Bayfront Summer Residence
The house fire at 41 Holly Drive in Loveladies woke up the neighborhood before 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23.
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•December 23, 2024
Long Beach Township Decks the Halls
The Grinch may have stolen some presents from within Long Beach Township’s municipal hall – landing him in a cell at the police department – but his mischief-making didn’t dampen the merry holiday…
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•December 22, 2024
Dedicated Public Servant and Change Agent Marilyn Wasilewski Dies at 90
Marilyn Kathrine Wasilewski was a woman who made a difference.
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•December 19, 2024
Oyster Farmers Help Restore Reefs in Barnegat, Great Bay Region
The first oyster reef planting in the local watershed for the multifaceted, partner-driven COASTAL (Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases) project is…
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•December 19, 2024
Area Drone Sightings Reach New Heights
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only aircraft getting tons of attention these days. Drone sightings in Southern Ocean County have multiplied recently and local residents are on edge, calling on the federal…
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•December 19, 2024
Southern Bowlers Finish Big Week With Tourney Win
The Southern Regional boys bowling team is off to its hottest start in years, scoring four straight victories to start the season. But on Dec. 14, the Rams added to the scorching streak with their…
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•December 19, 2024
Drones Just Keep Showing, Uncle Sam Keeps Denying
I remain inextricably fascinated by the whole sky-high drone affair, which has shown brightly within social media, sparking a back and forth frenzy between those who have seen (and believe) and those…
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•December 19, 2024
Holiday Tour of Homes a Masterwork of LBI Garden Club’s Ingenuity
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s 2024 Holiday Tour of Homes, “Jingle on the Waves,” elicited gasps and grins the whole day long on Thursday, Dec. 12, with five resplendent houses from Beach…
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•December 19, 2024
Worst Christmas Song of All Time? Plus, Holiday Wrap on 2024 Waves
This week, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list. That make it the most loved … and probably most hated holiday song of all time. If it’s still…
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•December 17, 2024
Local Skateboard Artist Rolls Beyond LBI
Beach Haven resident David Broughton has two major passions: art and skateboarding. Seven years ago, he put the two interests together to create his own custom-decorated skateboards, many of which…
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•December 16, 2024
Beach Haven Residents Spread Christmas Cheer at Sing-Along
Who needs Hallmark movies when you live in Beach Haven? Joy radiated from the LBI Historical Museum on Saturday night, Dec. 7, when residents donned tutus, feathers and golden rings for ‘The Twelve…
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•December 15, 2024
Christmas Parade ‘Pardners’ Deliver Happiness and Cheer
By all accounts, the year the Grinch stole Christmas in Ship Bottom during the pandemic is safely in the rearview mirror, and this year’s annual borough parade was more proof in the pudding.
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•December 14, 2024
WWII Veterans Make Pearl Harbor Ceremony Special
In early December each year, the American Legion Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars chapters in Barnegat Township hold a Pearl Harbor remembrance day at the municipal dock. But what made the Sunday…
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•December 12, 2024
Retiring Mayor Davis Praised for Beach Haven Service
At its last regular meeting of the year, the Beach Haven Borough Council paid tribute to Mayor Nancy Davis, who is stepping down after serving 14 years on the governing body. She lost a reelection…
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•December 12, 2024
Selfridge Awarded Prestigious Coast Guard Gold Medal for Heroism
When he was growing up on Long Beach Island, a young Bob Selfridge’s room was scattered with books, all with tattered pages and broken spines, about courage and heroism that told stories of…
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•December 12, 2024
Southern Regional Dedicates Season to Parker Nork, Starts With a Bang in 7-4 Victory
Aidan Ruiz considers it a privilege to compete this season in honor of Parker Nork.
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•December 12, 2024
The Skies Come Alive With Mystery Drones
I have to drone on from the get-go this week, based on a skyload of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sightings seen across the state – a pinch worth spotted in our Southern Ocean County skies. I’m in…
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•December 12, 2024
For Gingerbread Architects, It’s Time to Shine
The Stafford Township Recreation Department and Home Alliance Realty have joined forces once again to present the Home Sweet Home online gingerbread house competition, open to all Stafford Township…
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•December 12, 2024
The Great Debate: Real Christmas Trees or Artificial
There’s a question that comes up every Christmas season: a real tree or an artificial one? It turns out that issue has been debated for centuries.
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•December 8, 2024
New State Law Solidifies Outdoor Dining
A new state law granting pandemic-era outdoor dining permission to restaurants and other food establishments in perpetuity is, on one hand, a long time coming. On the other hand, the blanket…
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•December 7, 2024
Barnegat Man Handed the Reins in Plumsted
At age 75, Barnegat Township resident Fred Rubenstein does not want to hear any talk about retirement. In fact, he embarked on a new career as he was recently named administrator for Plumsted…
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•December 6, 2024
Santa and Grinch Ready to Trek Through Stafford Township
Get ready for some Christmas fun, Stafford Township. Santa and the Grinch are scheduled to ride through the township this weekend and next weekend, according to a recent Facebook post by the Stafford…
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•December 5, 2024
Fly Traps Undergo Annual Updates on South End
Throughout the year’s warm months, Holgate, on Long Beach Island’s southern end, is dotted here and there by boxy wooden structures on four legs: fly traps used to control the area’s least welcome…
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•December 5, 2024
NJDOT Spurns Beautification Project After Cracks Found Under Bridge
A highly anticipated beautification project for the walkway underneath the Ship Bottom borough-based bridge in the Causeway series connecting the mainland to Long Beach Island has been rejected by…
