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•December 15, 2022
Beach Haven Fire Co. to Get Space in Old EOC Building
An ordinance adopted by the Beach Haven Borough Council Monday night, Dec. 12, will lease a portion of the emergency operations center based in the old Coast Guard station to the Beach Haven…
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•December 15, 2022
Winter Winds Down Ride Season
A TURN OF SEASONS: The Ferris wheel at Fantasy Island Amusement Park and its fellow rides are methodically disassembled after an extended season. Every year the park packs its outdoor attractions…
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•December 15, 2022
Ship Bottom Proposes Ban on Low-Speed Vehicles
While low-speed vehicles are making a name for themselves in some Jersey Shore towns, other communities are opting out by banning this mode of transportation on all roads within their jurisdictions…
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•December 15, 2022
When Poaching Becomes a Conspiracy; Miraculous Speed of a Finger Snap
It has been a frosty end to fall. Not so much frosty cold, but actual ice crystals on roofs and eelgrass, which is a rare look on the Island. Ocean breezes often prevent the early a.m. sparkle show…
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•December 15, 2022
Donations Help ‘Santa’s Sidekicks’ Provide Christmas Gifts to Kids
There is a festive workshop in Parkertown where Santa’s Sidekicks is headquartered to help families in need of holiday assistance. Santa’s Sidekicks, just achieving registered nonprofit status in New…
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•December 15, 2022
Art Notes, Dec. 14
Sweet Spot: Still not sure what to get the hard-to-shop-for people on the list? Consider the gift of one-of-a-kind fine art – whether intended to stir the soul or match the couch, conjure a piece…
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•December 15, 2022
Celtic Angels at STAC on Dec. 17
The Celtic Angels will return to the Stafford Township Arts Center in Manahawkin at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17.
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•December 13, 2022
Crustacean Shells Assist Humanity Power Needs; Jersey Has It Going When Comes to National Honesty
We could very well be riding into the future on the backs of shrimp and crabs, so to speak. And, no, this is not the latest rendition of “Dune.” It’s more along the lines of staying cleanly powered…
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•December 12, 2022
Portraits of Women Heroes Standing Tall at Stafford Town Hall
Three portrait paintings are on display inside the Stafford Township municipal building: Tanya Justin, Christine Reyes and Sue Keane. They are three in a 50-portrait series called “Women of 9/11,”…
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•December 10, 2022
With Surf and Life, Timing Is Everything
Everything with surfing revolves around the conditions. And conditions are always changing. Therefore, surfing has a lot to do with timing.
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•December 9, 2022
Closed Beach Haven Library Found Unsafe After Environmental Testing
Environmental testing at the currently closed-for-repairs Beach Haven Public Library has revealed unsafe conditions, leading the borough council to declare an emergency and offer temporary library…
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•December 8, 2022
Pagnotta Unveils Plans for LBI School Site: 24 Homes and Green Space
One of the key takeaways from Ship Bottom-based architect Michael Pagnotta’s presentation at the LBI Consolidated Board of Education meeting Dec. 6 is his willingness to work with borough officials…
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•December 8, 2022
Surflight’s ‘White Christmas’ Shows Classics Can Still Entertain
The second act of “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,” now playing at Surflight Theatre, opens with a tap dance set to Berlin’s song “I Love a Piano.”
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•December 8, 2022
Beach Haven Rejects Redevelopment Plan
At an agenda meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council voted down an ordinance that would have approved a redevelopment plan for a proposed Queen City East/Queen City West project.
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•December 8, 2022
Get Fired Up for Cedar Bridge Reenactment
Ocean County Commissioner Virginia E. Haines announces that the county department of parks and recreation will celebrat3 the 19th commemoration of the Affair at Cedar Bridge, at Cedar Bridge Tavern…
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•December 8, 2022
Oscar-Winning Documentarian Julia Reichert Succumbs to Cancer
Julia Reichert, legendary documentarian of middle class America, succumbed to her long and courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 1 at the age of 76. She described herself not as a filmmaker, but “an…
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•December 8, 2022
Dozens of Neglected Dogs, Cats Cared for at Manahawkin Shelter After Removal From ‘Horrific’ Conditions
Cleaned of encrusted feces, dogs that were rescued from tragically overcrowded conditions in Brick settled into a warm rest in blankets donated by an outpouring from Southern Ocean County residents…
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•December 8, 2022
Art Notes, Dec. 7
Branching Out: The Pine Shores Art Association Student Show runs until the first week of January in the Tuckerton Borough Fine Art Gallery inside borough hall. Next up is the Winter Show, which runs…
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•December 8, 2022
Badlees’ New Self-Titled Reunion Album Drops Dec. 23
Since being inducted into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame a couple years back, the original members of the American roots rock band The Badlees have been hard at work on a new 10-song…
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•December 8, 2022
Stafford Cops Catch Grinch Red-Handed; Christmas Saved
Two frantic students burst through the door of Southern Regional High School Resource Officer Joseph Stanziano’s office, alerting him that The Grinch is in the building. At first the officer doesn’t…
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•December 6, 2022
Shop LBI School Sixth-Graders’ Holiday Market to Benefit Local Nonprofits
The sixth-graders at the Long Beach Island Grade School have worked hard throughout the past few months to prepare to host a holiday market outside the Country Corner, in Ship Bottom, from 3:30 to 5…
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•December 5, 2022
LBT Building and Zoning Department Collects $25,000 for St. Francis Food Pantry
It’s that time of the year most associated with giving back and spreading joy. In Long Beach Township, the municipality’s building and zoning department continues its tradition of helping the…
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•December 4, 2022
Pinelands Will Now Allow Home-Schoolers to Participate in Sports, Other Activities
At its Nov. 21 meeting the Pinelands Regional Board of Education voted unanimously to allow home-schooled students to “try out for, and participate in, district sponsored after school co-curricular…
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•December 1, 2022
State Osprey Productivity Impacted By Stormy Spring Weather
A nor’easter that stalled off the coast in early May seems to have resulted in reduced osprey productivity in New Jersey this year, according to the Conserve Wildlife Foundation, which has evaluated…
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•December 1, 2022
‘El Presidente’ Finishes Big While Defending Classic Crown at Sand Trap
A year ago, Aaron Kaminski shook the monkey from his back and captured the top spot in the “Can You Beat Biggy?” Thanksgiving Classic. Unfortunately, the guy he had expected to challenge him, Sal…
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•December 1, 2022
Art Notes, Nov. 30
Light Landing: Harvey Cedars photographer John Vlahakis has had two images selected for display in the new Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport, along with 22 other New Jersey-based…
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December 1, 2022
Viking Village Dedicates Day to Art, Craft
In addition to the presence of Santa himself at Viking Village in Barnegat Light Saturday, his likeness was on quite a few items at the outdoor art show.
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•December 1, 2022
Three Holiday Shows on Tap at STAC
Things are revving up at the Stafford Township Arts Center as Christmas approaches.
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•November 29, 2022
Messiah Sing-In, Lessons and Carols at Holy Innocents’
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven holds a Handel’s Messiah Sing-in Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m. People are welcome to bring their own score, and some extras will be available. Or guests can…
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•November 28, 2022
Scenes Seen: Kevin Coogan’s Creations Are Frozen Moments, Fluidly Felt
The structural, stylized oil paintings of Kevin P. Coogan, who splits his time between Barnegat Light and Wilmington, Del., bespeak refinement and a chunky, funky finesse, evoking a certain…
