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•June 7, 2024
Big Jump in Water Temps With Surf on the Way
On Sunday morning, the surf temp hit 61 and even crept upward a few degrees during the day. This marks a very important milestone in the water temperature rise for the year.
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•June 6, 2024
Southern Regional Seniors Accept a Record Nearly $1M in Scholarships
Cassidy DeMasi couldn’t contain herself – she was that overjoyed with what had just occurred.
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•June 6, 2024
Holiday Snack Bar and Beach Haven Settle Differences
The Holiday Snack Bar’s legal wranglings with Beach Haven appear to be over as the borough land use board approved a settlement agreement between the two parties Monday night. The borough council…
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•June 6, 2024
Mosquitoes Won’t ‘Marsh’ Our Mellow, Thanks to County
If you’re wondering why you’ve seen helicopters hovering over Barnegat Bay, fear not: It’s the Ocean County Mosquito Commission performing routine checks of the mosquito populations in the marsh.
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•June 6, 2024
Bidding Goodbye to Class-Raised Butterflies in the E.J. Schoolyard Garden
On a sunny day last week, Mallory Mulcahy’s pre-kindergarten class filed outside to the garden at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School, in Surf City, for a special occasion: the release of…
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•June 6, 2024
Huelsenbeck Breaks Silence on LBI School Fight
If one thing is clear about the future of the LBI Grade School, it’s this: Ship Bottom officials are unified in their commitment to keep the property for public use. In his first comments since an…
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•June 6, 2024
Upright Bass Player a Stand-Up Guy
The Joey D and Johnny B Rockin’ Oldies band is a threesome again – at least on some nights.
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•June 4, 2024
Gear Up for Big Birthday Bash at Stafford Founders Day
On Saturday, June 8, Stafford Township residents and anybody else in Southern Ocean County are invited to gather for the town’s 60th Founders Day festivities to wish their beloved town a happy 275th…
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•June 3, 2024
Residents Schooled in Condemnation Process as Hearing Pushed to July
Calling the relationship between Ship Bottom officials and their LBI Consolidated School District counterparts over the last decade adversarial, resident Jeff Miller told the borough’s land use board…
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•June 2, 2024
New Season, New Look for Harvey Cedars’ Sunset Park
Earlier this year, the borough of Harvey Cedars sold a buildable lot it owned and immediately passed a resolution dedicating $750,000 of the proceeds for improvements in Sunset Park, with a plan to…
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•May 31, 2024
Ongoing Beach Prep Keeps Sandy Shores Pristine in Ship Bottom
Under a gray sky, with sudden bursts of sun before darkening cloud coverage returned, the view of Ship Bottom beaches from the front seat of a borough public works truck offered a different…
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•May 30, 2024
Some Terrapin Hatchlings Need a Helping Hand
Be on the lookout: Northern diamondback terrapin hatchlings are emerging from their nests here on Long Beach Island and in the surrounding area, and some of them need help to make their way to the…
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•May 30, 2024
Additional Overnight Lane Closures on Route 72 in Stafford Township
If there’s overnight roadwork being performed anywhere on Route 72 in the vicinity of the Long Beach Island region, then it must be almost summer. At least, that’s how it’s been for the last several…
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•May 30, 2024
Surf City Honors Nation’s Fallen With Solemn Ceremony
The applause on Saturday morning in Surf City was for retired military personnel attending the borough’s 25th Memorial Day service at Veteran’s Park. The playing of taps” was to honor the fallen and…
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•May 30, 2024
LIFF’s Darkhouse Films Often Follow Longtime Horror and Sci-Fi Templates
Welcome to the Darkhouse – BOO, ha ha ha.
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•May 30, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department Celebrates 50 Years
Before the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department became the 45-officer force it is today, it was a small but mighty group of officers trying to fit the needs of a growing community.
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•May 30, 2024
Skinny Beaches Have Towns Light on Sand; NOAA Foresees All-Time Hurricane Season
It was a minorly memorable Memorial Day weekend, if only based on overall attendance. The people count was remarkable, complemented by decentish weather for two out of three vacation days, providing…
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•May 30, 2024
Ready, Set, Summer at Tuckerton Seaport
At long last, the time has come, and there is a plethora of opportunities to get outside at the Tuckerton Seaport, with a variety of boat tours to choose from.
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•May 30, 2024
Will Department of Justice Stem Ticketmaster Disaster This Summer? Surf Makes a Poor Showing to Start Season
I heard of no fatalities on the Island this weekend. No one lost a hand to fireworks and none of the motorized scooters that zipped into traffic got hit. And that’s a relief. From the nonstop sirens…
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•May 28, 2024
Area Locales, Local Filmmakers Playing Major Roles in 2024 Festival
The 2024 Lighthouse International Film Festival will feature dozens of short films from many countries. But there are several shorts shot on LBI or made by area filmmakers at this year’s festival.
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•May 27, 2024
Historian Thomas Farner Receives Ocean County Lifetime Achievement Award
From storms to shark attacks, nuclear reactors proposed to float off Holgate and Harvey Cedars, even a Revolutionary War skirmish fought in our own Barnegat Township, Thomas Farner’s history column…
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•May 26, 2024
‘Hero’ Mailman Tom Logue Calling It a Career
Beginning in June, hundreds of homeowners on the north end of Long Beach Island will have to get accustomed to a new person delivering the mail. On Friday, May 31, Tom Logue will call it a career…
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•May 25, 2024
MDW Is Here at Long Last, and Are We Ever Ready for Summer
It’s safe to say we’re ready for summer. I, for one, am ready for a Pamwich from Barry’s, sunglasses and the squeak of an old beach cruiser that has gotten rained on 28 days in the past month. I’m…
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•May 24, 2024
Paying Tribute to the Fallen
Across the country, Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with the unofficial start of summer. Its beginning, however, was more solemn. In 1868, three years after the Civil War ended, May 30 was…
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•May 23, 2024
Overnight Causeway Work Rings in Another Summer Season for LBI Region
Changes to the Long Beach Island landscape abound this spring, but, perhaps the biggest is the removal of the large pile of sand that has sat at the entrance to the barrier island for years now.
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•May 23, 2024
Temporary Relief for Outdoor Dining Approved in Surf City
A week after Surf City residents flooded the courtroom to discuss outdoor dining, there were plenty of empty chairs at a special meeting of the borough council where the topic was back on the menu…
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•May 23, 2024
Beach Haven to Place Surfline Surf Cams on Beachfront
This summer, the Beach Haven Beach Patrol will install Surfline surf cams to get a better handle on beach conditions.
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•May 23, 2024
Hundreds Celebrate Beach Haven’s 150th Anniversary at Heritage Day
Over 300 people celebrated Beach Haven’s 150th anniversary on Saturday, May 18 at the inaugural Heritage Day, an event that captured the past and present spirit of the Queen City.
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•May 23, 2024
Focused on Top Spot at New Egypt, Paul Mancini Keeps Plugging Away
When he was 6 years old, Paul Mancini enjoyed the thrill of racing around a dirt track so much, he hasn’t stopped.
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•May 21, 2024
Gentrification Has Harmed LBI Human Framework
According to the Miriam-Webster dictionary, gentrification is “a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people who renovate and rebuild homes and…
