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•August 10, 2023
LBI Cyclist Takes Ninth Great Cycle Challenge
Bicyclist Micheal A. McIntyre, who vacations on LBI every year, has pledged to ride 729 miles and raise $14,560 throughout September to help fight children’s cancer. This will be his ninth annual…
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•August 10, 2023
Stay Away From Our Horseshoe Crabs, Dude; Yet Another Soapy Episode Starring Turbines
Worth a mention are a couple highlights from the NJDEP Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Law Enforcement’s monthly report.
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•August 8, 2023
Lyrical Storyteller Valerie Vaughn Wins Heritage Fellowship for Folk Arts
New Jersey’s Troubadour, folk songstress and educator Valerie Vaughn of Tuckerton has been awarded the N.J. Heritage Fellowship in Folk Arts from the State Council on the Arts, and she feels, in a…
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•August 7, 2023
Food Fight: Offshore Wind a Risk to Cultural Fabric, Fishing Industry of LBI
Discussions about the impact of wind farms planned off the coast of New Jersey have been in the broad sense recently, but last week two commercial fishermen brought it home to Long Beach Island.
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•August 6, 2023
Veterans, Younger Guards Prove Their Prowess at LBTBP Women’s Invitational
Last year, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol’s Women’s Invitational lifeguard tournament was dealt an icy blow and forced to cancel because the ocean water was unusually cold for July.
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•August 5, 2023
The Edwards Twins Returning to Surflight Theatre
The Edwards Twins, perhaps the most popular concert attraction at Surflight Theatre the past several years, are returning on Monday, Aug. 7.
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•August 4, 2023
Late Night Heroes: Meet the Overnight Workers Who Keep LBI Going Until Dawn
There’s one mug at the popular Chicken or the Egg restaurant in Beach Haven that looks different from the rest, emblazoned with different insults taken from the works of William Shakespeare.
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•August 3, 2023
Celebrity Sightings: Jonas Brother Is a ‘Sucker’ for LBI
New Jersey native Kevin Jonas, of the chart-topping pop trio the Jonas Brothers, has been spotted around some favorite LBI establishments this week.
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•August 3, 2023
Vessel Off Harvey Cedars Prepping for Beach Replenishment
A vessel that was seen in the ocean off 75th Street in Harvey Cedars last week has been identified as a jacked-up work barge, according to Mayor Jonathan Oldham.
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•August 3, 2023
Beach Haven Adopts More-Stringent Curfew
Individuals under 18 years of age will have to be home by 10 p.m., according to an ordinance adopted at the July 27 Beach Haven Borough Council agenda meeting. The current curfew is midnight.
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•August 3, 2023
New, Local Music to Soften Heavy Summer; Plus, Days Between, Danny Clinch
The dog days of summer are here, and in all its heaviness lies the subtle reminder that the sun will soon set on our glorious, golden evenings and the heat will relinquish its grip to autumn’s…
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•August 3, 2023
Waves of Strength Gets Stellar Waves; Potential for Open Space in Ship Bottom; Barbie’s Pink Milkshake Brings Ted Cruz to the Yard
Chances are that you’ve enjoyed something Barbie themed this week on LBI – some kind of pink milkshake, cupcake, ice cream or something else to celebrate this summer’s blockbuster that has earned…
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•August 3, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Rider Participates in Fifth Great Cycle Challenge USA
Bicyclist Joe Mobus of Little Egg Harbor has pledged to ride 350 miles and raise $1,500 during the month of September in support of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund as part of its ninth annual…
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•August 3, 2023
Former High School Pitchers Groome, Dean Have Ups and Downs in Minors
A pair of former pitchers from local high school baseball programs are chugging through their minor league assignments this summer, even though both have had their ups and downs.
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•August 1, 2023
Conserve Wildlife Foundation: Osprey Cams Shine Light on Prey Availability, Brood Reduction
Visitors to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey website, conservewildlifenj.org, are given access to the life and times of ospreys along the coast thanks to six cameras set up to allow a…
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•July 31, 2023
Noted Rescuer Bob Selfridge Brings Knowledge From Big Wave Risk Assessment Group Back to LBI
Last April, Barnegat Light’s Bob Selfridge attended the Big Wave Risk Assessment Group’s first-ever East Coast event on the Outer Banks. It was a three-day summit open to anyone to refine safety…
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•July 30, 2023
Seashore House Tour Puts Architectural, Design Masterpieces on Full View
In a single summer day, visit six exquisite homes that capture the essence of Long Beach Island and its renowned architects and architecture. The highly anticipated, widely celebrated, long-held…
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•July 29, 2023
Surf Dash Crew Secures Victory for Beach Haven Crest in LBTBP Cup Tourney
Christian Berardo had only one mission as he sprinted atop the sand toward the first marker flag for the opening leg of the Surf Dash Relay on July 22.
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•July 28, 2023
Florida Family Receives ‘Beautiful’ Blessing From ‘LBI Angel’
Long Beach Island is a special place to Emma June Kent. She’s been vacationing with her family on the Island since birth. Hence the reason, at 17 and facing a dire road ahead as she battles cancer…
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•July 27, 2023
Barnegat Man Pays Homage to the Lucy Evelyn
Growing up in Tuckerton, Barry Steinmetz looked forward to those summer days when he and his family would take their 14-foot Puffin sailboat and ride across the bay to Beach Haven. And when in Beach…
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•July 27, 2023
Stay a Step Ahead of Auto Thieves; Hide, Protect Key Fobs
Statewide, auto thefts have been on the rise in recent years, and the impact is being felt in the Long Beach Island region, where affluence is widespread and people on both sides of the tourism…
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•July 27, 2023
Pinelands Regional’s ‘Damn Dam’ May Not Be a Dam After All
The Pinelands Regional School District’s long struggle with the state of New Jersey regarding what Board of Education President Betti Anne McVey once sarcastically referred to as the “damn dam” may…
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•July 27, 2023
Maritime Museum Has a Shark-Themed Friday
The New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven is celebrating Shark Week on Friday, July 28.
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•July 27, 2023
Jetty Coquina Jam Puts Spotlight on Women, Littlenecks Put Smiles on Faces
To date, local apparel company Jetty has run 15 Coquina Jams and 17 Clam Jams. There have been spitting tubes and daring airs. There have been gracefully executed cross steps to gorgeous nose rides.…
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•July 27, 2023
Volleyball Players Hamlin, Smart Compete for All-Star Squad at Major National Tourney
At the college level, volleyball is played at a much higher level than in high school. The passing is crisper. The sets are more accurate. The hammer shots are like lightning bolts. The athletes are…
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•July 25, 2023
Fire Company’s Water Rescue Team Fills Need on Beaches After Hours
From alcohol to badge sales and hours of operation, perhaps it’s only fitting that on a Wednesday evening in July, Surf City beaches were front and center during the monthly borough council meeting.
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•July 24, 2023
LBIF Opens All-New ‘Water Stories’ Exhibition, and It’s Deep
What stories do people tell about water? What stories does water tell? What memories does it hold? Consider its materiality, and how it powers the expression of art, sometimes as subject, context…
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•July 23, 2023
Surflight’s ‘Something Rotten’ Is Actually Fresh and Tasty
Quite simply, Surflight Theatre’s current main-stage production, “Something Rotten,” is hilarious.
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•July 22, 2023
New Station Barnegat Light Chief Returns to Familiar Waters
It turns out Billy Joel was only partially right. Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes, but instead of it being time for goodbye again, it is time for hello – at least for Chief Warrant Officer…
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•July 21, 2023
15th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam Puts Females in Position to Steer Event
It was a warm weeknight 15 years ago when locally-based Jetty, still a relatively young brand at the time, held its first Jetty Coquina Jam in Harvey Cedars.
