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•April 11, 2024
Beach Haven Chamber Taking Over Chowderfest
For the first time since its inception in 1989, Chowderfest in Beach Haven will have a new coordinator as the Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is taking it over from the Southern Ocean County Chamber…
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•April 11, 2024
Partial Eclipse Makes for Eventful Afternoon
On Monday afternoon, parking spaces were filling up at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park in Barnegat Light. It was one of the Island hot spots to watch the partial solar eclipse, in which 90% of the sun…
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•April 11, 2024
Spring Tradition Underway as Trout Season Opens
As of this past Saturday, April 6, trout season is open in New Jersey. The state Department of Environmental Protection has already stocked waterways with 180,000 rainbow trout, as well as larger…
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•April 11, 2024
Southern Softball Squad Scores Big Win Over Defending Group 4 Champs
Trailing 4-0 after the first inning to the defending NJSIAA Group 4 champions wasn’t a position the Southern Regional softball team wanted to be in April 6, but the Rams made the most of the six…
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•April 11, 2024
Surviving the Great Rumble, April 2024; Box Turtles in Socks Lead to Poacher Bust
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’: First, some thoughts on our more-interesting-than-damaging N.J. earthquake. It was a decent 4.8 temblor that took place beneath Tewksbury – which isn’t all that far from…
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•April 10, 2024
Route 72 Traffic Shift in Place Until Fall
Split travel lanes on Route 72 east and west in Stafford Township are a thing of the past, but some lane and road closures remained in Ship Bottom this week.
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•April 9, 2024
Vietnam Veterans Get a ‘Welcome Home’ in Barnegat
The mood at the Barnegat High School gym took on a more somber tone than the cheering at an athletic event March 27 as it was the site of a Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration ceremony.
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•April 8, 2024
Long Beach Township Trying Out New Spartan Fire Hydrant
A distinctive-looking fire hydrant has been installed in Brant Beach, in the vicinity of Long Beach Township’s municipal building, as township officials consider whether to switch over to the new…
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•April 7, 2024
Changes Coming to St. Francis Festival of the Sea Including New Dates
Mark the calendars for the July 4th holiday week: The Festival of the Sea has new dates – Tuesday, July 2 through Saturday, July 6 – and all-new attractions for 2024. Don’t miss this summer highlight…
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•April 6, 2024
Great Bay EMS Delivers – Literally
Heralding the birth of Gianni Joseph Pugliese on the evening of Wednesday, March 20 in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor Township were a crowd and a light show of colorful strobes from…
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•April 4, 2024
Are You Ready for April 8 Partial Eclipse?
On the afternoon of Monday, April 8, people in the area will be treated to the Great North American Eclipse, when parts of the United States, Mexico and Canada will see the entire sun blocked by the…
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•April 4, 2024
Alcohol Could Be on the Bill at Surflight Theatre
Legislation signed into law last year by Gov. Phil Murphy will enable nonprofit theaters and arts centers to serve alcohol, albeit on a limited basis.
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•April 4, 2024
STAC Will Be Filled With the Sounds of the ’50s and ’60s This Weekend
Happy days are here again for local fans of American pop rock and doo wop groups of the 1950s and 1960s, thanks to the Stafford Township Arts Center.
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•April 4, 2024
Southern Regional, Barnegat, Pinelands Must Prove Capabilities in New Divisions
Much like the boys, the Shore Conference girls lacrosse divisions have been restructured. And what a shift it is for Southern Regional and Barnegat.
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•April 4, 2024
For Lensman William Jones, Digital Medium Makes Reality Artful
Wilmington, Del.-based digital photographer William Jones, who has a vacation home in Beach Haven, is an exhibiting artist at Art & Décor at Surf City. Specializing in floral, oceanscape and scenic…
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•April 2, 2024
Ship Bottom Sprint Seeking Runners, Walkers
Both competitive and casual runners are invited to sign up for the Ship Bottom Sprint for Life benefit run on Saturday, April 13, beginning and ending at the waterfront/boat ramp park in Ship Bottom.…
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•April 1, 2024
Barnegat Resident Pushing for Traffic Light at ‘Crazy’ Route 72 Intersection
If Barnegat Township resident Heidi Stevenson-Holt has her way, a traffic light would be placed at the intersection of Route 72 and Warren Grove Road.
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•March 31, 2024
Sketchy Tina’s Painted World a Gift of Joy
When community comes together to make something beautiful, public art takes on new meaning.
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•March 29, 2024
Die-Off of Buffleheads Is a Bona Fide Baffler; Filleting Career Began With Snapper Bluefish
We have an unfolding dead duck situation taking place on LBI. Such ugly happenings present as a serious whodunit, in this case a whatdunit.
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•March 28, 2024
LBI Causeway Meeting Yields Compromise, Understanding
If all goes as promised, there will be no last-minute fight to stop road work ahead of the summer season on Long Beach Island this year. That’s the word from multiple officials who attended a meeting…
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•March 28, 2024
Feds Probe Duck Deaths on Long Beach Island
Dozens of dead ducks discovered in Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom throughout the month have been tested for avian flu, a representative from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday…
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•March 28, 2024
Waterbound Survival Skill Training Honed on Land in Barnegat Light
Multiple fire calls rang out at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light over a recent two-day period, but most of Long Beach Island remained unaware as flashes of flames near the front gate were quickly…
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•March 28, 2024
Southern Regional Moved to Top Division After Conference Makes Big Changes for Wrestling
Dan Roy doesn’t sugarcoat anything when it comes to his Southern Regional wrestling program. Every kid who shows up for practice every day knows the mantra. The coaches are interested in developing…
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•March 28, 2024
E.J. School to Benefit From Eagle Scout Project
To attain an Eagle Scout badge, a Boy Scout has to successfully complete a community service project. Warren Ries, a sophomore at Southern Regional High School and a Harvey Cedars resident, has…
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•March 28, 2024
New Jersey Resources ‘All in on Renewable Energy’
After 30 years with the state Department of Environmental Protection, Ray Bukowski joined the infrastructure company New Jersey Resources, where he currently serves as managing director of government…
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•March 25, 2024
After Hanging Up Cleats, Former Southern Regional Soccer Player Bischoff Turns Pro in Triathlon
Brad Bischoff wanted to be a professional soccer player. It was a dream of his since eighth grade, and much of his life through high school and into college had been centered around that goal.
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•March 24, 2024
Solid Surf Roundup and March Radness; Put Away Your Snow Shovel But Don’t Plant Lettuce
Is the written word ineffectual these days? As a columnist in a weekly beach rag, do my accounts of the surf, editorializing of atmospheric events, small-town social commentary and general saltwater…
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•March 23, 2024
Dead Trees Get the Ax in Harvey Cedars
Given a chance to submit a written annual list of road needs to Ocean County officials or meet in person, the Harvey Cedars mayor and police chief opted for the in-person meeting. It brought…
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•March 22, 2024
Gesicki Looks Forward to Connecting With Cincinnati QB After Signing One-Year Deal
Joe Burrow is known around the NFL as a quarterback who can thread a needle or zip a football through a crack in a window. Mike Gesicki couldn’t have asked for a better offer than to be on the…
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•March 21, 2024
Bay Islands Restoration Project Gets Additional Grant Funding
Long Beach Township learned earlier this winter that it had been approved for a $772,300 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to design a final stage nature-based restoration plan for two bay…
