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•November 27, 2022
Stafford Joins TerraCycle in ‘Recycling the Unrecyclable’
Stafford Township now collects certain hard-to-recycle household items and ships them to TerraCycle, a global organization headquartered in Trenton that takes materials otherwise destined for…
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•November 25, 2022
North Beach Sewer Main Project Should Conclude in April
Contractor Mathis Construction is estimating the end of April 2023 as the finish date for a sewer main project in North Beach, Long Beach Township officials said this week. The work, which began in…
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•November 24, 2022
Things Are Wild on the NJ Turkey Front; Seeking Those Pond-Attacking Vandals
Welcome to the holiday season. May inflation work its subtle magic by making this year’s gift giving more spiritual than material, more giving than grabbing. Hey, thoughtfulness can trump even…
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•November 24, 2022
Talking Turkey and Bald Eagle This Thanksgiving
Wake up, rub eyes, go to window. They are not there yet, but I know they will be. “They” are the pair of bald eagles perching on the original TKR (Comcast) TV tower between 24th and 25th streets in…
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•November 24, 2022
Vandals, Animals May Have Struck at Gardens
The Garden Club of LBI is trying to solve a mystery that could be titled “What Happened at the Edith Duff Gwinn Gardens?”
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•November 24, 2022
Stadium Press Box Dedicated to ‘Voice of the Rams’
The audience of several hundred had just heard John Kaszuba’s famous call “Everybody up for the kickoff!” when Southern Regional School District Superintendent Craig Henry asked any past and present…
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•November 24, 2022
Ex-Bengal Morris Enjoying Dream Season at Holy Cross
At this time of year, college football coverage focuses heavily on which will be the four teams in the College Football Playoff, with all eyes on the fates of Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan among…
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•November 24, 2022
Surf Has Been Running Hot and (Very) Cold With Great Gatherings on the Horizon
Does anyone else feel like they walked out of their house barefoot onto the green grass in the middle of November and Old Man Winter just came charging around the side of the house at full speed…
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•November 24, 2022
Lighthouse International Film Society Screening Documentary About Legendary Surfer
In support of Long Beach Island’s “Shop Local Weekend,” the Lighthouse International Film Society will screen the surf film “The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 26 at…
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•November 22, 2022
State Aid Recognizes Benefits of LBI Region Volunteer Fire Companies
Four Southern Ocean County volunteer fire companies were among the 293 local and regional departments statewide to receive monies from the American Rescue Plan Firefighter Grant, awarded by the N.J.…
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•November 21, 2022
It Gets No More Inaccessible Than Point Nemo; Don’t Question the Right to Take Striper Selfies
EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE: My social graces are anything but graceful. I’ve never been a social butterfly – more like a bristly caterpillar trying to escape people for all its many legs are…
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•November 20, 2022
Walk, Run, Whatever, But Try to Beat a ‘Holey Moley’ Finalist on Thanksgiving Weekend
Sure, Thanksgiving weekend is a fun time to do some shopping, eat lots of great food, and hang out with family and friends as you watch some football. But it’s an even better weekend to play some…
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•November 19, 2022
Another Successful Growing Season for Rare Seabeach Amaranth in New Jersey
According to the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, the oldest specimen of the obscure plant called seabeach amaranth was collected from Tucker’s Island, just south of Long Beach Island, in…
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•November 18, 2022
Queen City East/West Development Proposal Incurs Opposition
Concerns about overdevelopment surfaced at the Beach Haven Borough Council meeting Nov. 14 when a plan known as Queen City East/Queen City West was presented.
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•November 17, 2022
Beach Haven Approves Skate Park Financing
By next summer, Beach Haven hopes to open a skate park at the Taylor Avenue bayside waterfront. The proposal moved another step closer to reality on Nov. 14 when the borough council adopted a bond…
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•November 17, 2022
Former Southern Regional Wrestler Found Dead in Pennsylvania
Less than two weeks after the Southern Regional community was stunned by the passing of retired teacher John Kaszuba, the longtime “Voice of the Rams,” more devastating news arrived to the district…
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•November 17, 2022
Task Force, Atlantic City Electric Key to Resolving Off-Road Trespassing in LEHT
Residents of Four Seasons Harbor Bay filled the meeting room of the Little Egg Harbor Township Committee for the second consecutive month last week, thanking the police for efforts to stop…
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•November 17, 2022
Pinelands Thespians Performing ‘Curious’ Show
The Pinelands Thespians will perform “The Curious Savage” at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17, 18 and 19 in the Pinelands Regional High School auditorium. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and…
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•November 17, 2022
Taxpayers Seek Explanation of Surf City ‘Debt Free’ Status
Citing confusion among some of its members, the Surf City Taxpayer Association vice president asked Michael Gross, the borough’s chief financial officer, if he would agree to a meeting to explain all…
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•November 17, 2022
Southern Regional’s Verdi Finishes Season With Solid Beam Routine at State Finals
As a freshman last season, Southern Regional gymnast Francesca Verdi didn’t qualify for the NJSIAA Individual State Championships. A month after the season ended, she shattered her right ankle.
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•November 15, 2022
Harvey Cedars Looking to Tackle Fish Kills
While fish kills in the warm bay waters over the summer are not a very unusual phenomenon, Harvey Cedars had an extraordinary number of these occurrences and is looking to develop an action plan in…
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•November 13, 2022
November Wave and Weather Pleasantries Amid Shifting of Seasons
“Last week felt like those days you longed for in high school, whether you were cutting class or waiting for the bell to ring so you could get to the beach. The water is warmer right now than it was…
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•November 12, 2022
West Creek Native Pivotal on Pit Team for NASCAR Truck Series Champ
West Creek native Justin Clapper, front tire carrier on the pit crew for Zane Smith, won his bet that Smith’s #38 truck would win the NASCAR Truck Series championship Friday, Nov. 4 at Phoenix…
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•November 11, 2022
Daring Inlet Rescue Earns Selfridge NJ’s EMT of the Year Award
The New Jersey EMT of the Year lives right here on Long Beach Island.
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•November 10, 2022
Lying Low: Ron Jon’s Plans Include Return to One-Story Building
More than two decades after the owners of “The Original” Ron Jon Surf Shop redefined the skyline of Ship Bottom with a three-story building fronting Central Avenue, they want to raze it and replace…
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•November 10, 2022
Republicans Remain in Control in County, Local Contests
Ocean County residents on Tuesday re-elected their sheriff and two incumbents on the Republican ticket for the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, while Republican incumbents in the 2nd and 4th…
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•November 10, 2022
Local DeLorean ‘Time Machine’ Promotes Coming Broadway Show
Jon Miller’s DeLorean “Time Machine” was front and center at the Javits Center during last month’s New York Comic-Con NYC to promote the coming Broadway production “Back to the Future: The Musical.”
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•November 10, 2022
Beach Haven Library Temporarily Closed
The Beach Haven Public Library, located at 247 North Beach Ave., is temporarily closed as the facility undergoes renovation and restoration.
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•November 10, 2022
Pinelands Defeats Toms River South, Mainland to Capture South Jersey Group III Crown
About a month ago, things changed for the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team when senior setter Molly Quigley-Sanborn sustained a season-ending injury. But things didn’t change too much. Olivia…
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•November 10, 2022
Art Becomes Her: Nikki Nous
Currently hanging at the Union Market and Gallery in Tuckerton, on the wall above the coffee station, are three paintings by Brick artist Nikki Nous. One is a depiction of the Grateful Dead’s famous…
