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•April 30, 2024
Lesiak Fires No-Hitter, Leads Southern to 10th Victory
Anybody who had never watched Brady Lesiak pitch before may have been taken aback by his quick work on the hill April 24.
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•April 30, 2024
Ship Bottom Fire Chief Urges Summering First Responders to Volunteer
Retired and vacationing first responders are already bridging the gap of volunteerism some Island fire companies and emergency medical service organizations have been experiencing for years, bringing…
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•April 30, 2024
Birds in the Balance: Audubon Makes Unholy Alliance
I’ve been an avid nature photographer for close to 40 years. One of the great nature events in New Jersey is the annual shore bird migration at Cape May. It is considered the largest gathering of…
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•April 30, 2024
How Ridiculous Short-Term Rental Sites Have Become; Ocean Temp Hits 50
Does anyone remember when Airbnb and VRBO were actually worthwhile?
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•April 30, 2024
Surf City Awaits Reconsideration of Central Avenue Redesign
With the flip of the calendar to May, just about two weeks remain before the final phase of the Causeway project is expected to be shut down ahead of the unofficial start of the summer season on Long…
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•April 28, 2024
Troubling Bufflehead Duck Die-Off Goes Viral; Recipe Calls for ‘60 Freshly Emerged Cicada’
Why won’t this chill just take a chill pill? It has been quite the raw spring, irksomely so to us non-snowbirds.
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•April 27, 2024
Disc Golfers Converge at Doc Cramer Park, Throw the Distance for David’s Dream and Believe
Never mind the fact Greg Glazebrook was on the team that won the mixed amateur division at the third annual Throw the Distance triples disc golf tournament – he wasn’t at Doc Cramer Park in Stafford…
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•April 26, 2024
Coast Guard Hears Vessel Transit Safety Concerns From Commercial Fishing Industry
Roughly 14 miles from the nearest beach, in a semi-secluded Stockton University classroom, the impact of planned offshore wind power farms on the commercial fishing industry’s ability to safely…
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•April 25, 2024
Jen’s Links the Site of First Pro-Level Mini Golf Tournament on LBI
Something big is coming to Jen’s Links at Lighthouse Cove in Barnegat Light on Saturday, May 4 – no, it’s not another shark – and mini golfers of all ages and skill levels are invited to get in it to…
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•April 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars Tackling Bayfront Street Flooding
Harvey Cedars homeowners living on bay streets – especially Bay Terrace, Essex Avenue, West 78th Street and others – have long suffered with flooding during even the smallest storm events.
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•April 25, 2024
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to Lead National Exercise Tiger Remembrance
On Friday, April 28, 1944, the American military conducted a top-secret naval training operation on the Slapton Sands beach in England to prepare the Army and Navy forces for the D-Day invasion just…
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•April 25, 2024
Mayors Seek to Stop Atlantic Shores Rebid of Offshore Wind Contract
Mayors from eight Jersey Shore communities, including all six on Long Beach Island, are opposing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ plan to allow wind developers to rebid previously approved…
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•April 25, 2024
Elevated Gas Levels Prompt Evacuation in Ship Bottom
First responders cleared block 100 of 15th Street on the morning of April 17 due to a gas leak, Ship Bottom fire officials reported.
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•April 25, 2024
Southern Regional Edges Jackson Memorial in Extra Innings to Improve to 8-0
Emily Evans returned to the dugout following the top half of the seventh inning on April 19 and made a general announcement, or perhaps she was just thinking out loud.
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•April 25, 2024
Trump Returning to Wildwood on May 11
The lyrics of a Fats Waller’s 1937 jazz classic, “The joint is jumpin’, it’s really jumpin’,” perfectly described the last time Donald Trump visited Wildwood.
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•April 23, 2024
Southern Girls Win County Golf Title Again; Pinelands Freshman Snags Individual Crown
For the third time in four seasons, the Southern Regional girls golf team is the top crew in the county.
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•April 22, 2024
All This Rain But Talking a Summer Drought; Volcano Might Be Taking Aim at My Spouting Herbs
Upon us are the days of municipal hydrant flushings and the homefront switching of glass panes for airy screens, prior to closing windows for suddenly foreboding air condition times.
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•April 20, 2024
Annual Spring Beach Cleanup a ‘Sweeping’ Success
Thousands of volunteers gathered at more than 80 New Jersey beaches and waterways Saturday, April 13, to take part in Clean Ocean Action’s 39th Spring Beach Sweeps. Here on Long Beach Island, and…
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•April 19, 2024
Harvey Cedars Honors Maris Stella’s 65th Anniversary
At their April 15 meeting, the Harvey Cedars Borough Commissioners honored the Sisters of Charity and the Maris Stella Retreat and Conference Center on 65 years of service to the community.
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•April 18, 2024
Ocean Mile Swim Is Back in Barnegat Light and Registration Underway
In case you missed the announcement late last summer, the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim is making a comeback in July, and registration for the event opened last week.
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•April 18, 2024
Daring 2022 Rescue of Mother, Child Earns Selfridge Top Civilian Heroism Award
Peril is defined as serious and immediate danger. To be periled means to be exposed to danger. Nearly two years ago, a mother and her small child were in peril and Bob Selfridge periled himself to…
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•April 18, 2024
Running Like Lives Depend on It
AGAINST THE WIND: Some 325 participants braved strong breezes at the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life Saturday, which raised funds for the New Jersey Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Runners take off from…
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•April 18, 2024
Beach Haven School Teams Up With David’s Dream and Believe
Ted Loeffler, principal/superintendent of Beach Haven School, said the school “is s very proud to have inspiring and enthusiastic teachers who work to positively impact our students, community, and…
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•April 18, 2024
Hear ‘Tunes and Tales’ With Valerie Vaughn
Explore the rich history, songs and legends of the Pine Barrens with “New Jersey’s Troubadour,” Valerie Vaughn, at two Ocean County Library branches. “Tales and Tunes With Valerie Vaughn” will take…
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•April 18, 2024
April Can Always Find New Ways to Disappoint But We Had a Diamond in the Rough
I’m writing this column on my phone, from inside my Volkswagen. I am currently lost in Beach Haven West. Due to whatever is being done to eastbound Rt. 72, I was forced to detour into Beach Haven…
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•April 16, 2024
Seven Decades Later, Identical Twins Discover Their Unknown Brother
Longtime Barnegat Township resident Connie Roberts and her identical twin, Dottie Taylor, have shared almost the entirety of their 73 years together – either in person; or just down the hall in the…
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•April 15, 2024
Continuing Police Journey, Haldenwang Believes He’s Right Where He Belongs
James Haldenwang believes he was called to be a police officer, even though construction work, had he remained in it, could have been a great career for him.
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•April 14, 2024
Another Near Miss for Chef Britt on Food Network’s ‘Tournament of Champions’
South Jersey native and Food Network Chef Britt Rescigno won the reality cooking competition show “Chopped” in 2019 and finished second on “Chopped Champions” in 2020. She also “Beat Bobby Flay” with…
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•April 11, 2024
Third Whale in Seven Months Washes Ashore on LBI
Injuries consistent with blunt force trauma are part of the preliminary necropsy results of the 24-foot, 10-inch juvenile male Humpback whale discovered dead in the surf on April 11 on the 51st…
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•April 11, 2024
Eagles Nest News: Fencing, Visibility Improvements, Outreach, Education
Eagles Nest Airport in Eagleswood will install fencing around the entire property thanks to a grant from the N.J. Department of Transportation in the amount of $650,000.
