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•August 11, 2022
LBI Gives Together at Spray Beach Yacht Club, Delivers More Than 100,000 Meals to Food Bank
At one end of the “Black Team” table, Allan Eaglesham, Jan O’Connell and Joy Power funneled dry macaroni into sealable pouches. On the other side, Leon Kanopka shoveled dozens of completed bags of…
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•August 9, 2022
Little Egg Harbor Grandmother Inspires ‘Operation Toes in the Sand’
In a divided nation rife with bad news and endless debate over what constitutes human rights, glimmers of light still ripple across Barnegat Bay in the Mystic Island section of Little Egg Harbor…
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•August 8, 2022
Local EV Owners Have No Range Anxiety
Range anxiety sounds like something that could be found in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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•August 6, 2022
Island Cottontails Making a Post-Coyote Comeback; Black Sea Bass Poacher Busted Flat in Barnegat Inlet
How in bloody hell can it be August already!? Einstein said time is relative. Well, it’s apparently no relative of mine. I haven’t even managed to unwrinkle all my aloha shirts, much less sport them…
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•August 5, 2022
Waretown Man Recalls Days in the Studio With ‘The Boss’
In May 1974, noted music writer Jon Landau wrote what became one of the most famous lines of rock criticism ever: “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I…
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•August 4, 2022
Chef Britt Finishes Strong on ‘Alex vs America’
Delaware Avenue Oyster House Executive Chef Britt Rescigno once again proved her culinary prowess on the season premiere of “Alex vs America.” On Sunday, July 31, the Tuckerton resident lit up…
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•August 4, 2022
Skate Park Gets Favorable Vibe in Beach Haven
By this time next summer, Beach Haven hopes to have a fully thriving skateboard park in operation.
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•August 4, 2022
Appellate Court Reaffirms Use Variance Approval for Former CVS Pharmacy Site
In part, a ruling by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed, reversed and remanded a prior court’s decision ratifying the Ship Bottom Land Use Board’s approval of a use…
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•August 4, 2022
Barnegat Light Edges Harvey Cedars for Third in Ship Bottom Invitational
With the 60th Long Beach Island Beach Patrol Tournament coming up, Zak Westerberg understood the implications of his team’s placement in Ship Bottom’s annual Jack Donlon Memorial competition last…
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•August 4, 2022
Plovers Vacate Barnegat Light Beaches; Nesting Done
The season of piping plover nesting in Barnegat Light is past.
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•August 2, 2022
Former Construction Official Reprimanded for Hotel LBI Oversight Violations
After an investigation into the code enforcement performed on Hotel LBI prior to its May 2019 opening, the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Regulatory Affairs has determined the…
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•August 1, 2022
I Hope in Situations Like This My Searches Are Unsuccessful
My sister and her family arrived on Sunday, July 17. Move-in is always a bit chaotic, so I watched her children while she and her husband unpacked. The house is on a lagoon, and neither of us Harvey…
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•July 31, 2022
Pennsylvania Powerhouses Return to Long Beach Island for Quality Rematch
Ben Merklee has played in big Professional Putters Association tournaments, and Elmer Lawson has played in professional level miniature golf tournaments in the U.S. and Europe. And, no, it’s not…
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•July 30, 2022
Ocean Water Chilled as Jetty Coquina Jam Heated Up
The ocean temps are cold – like really, really cold … like someday you may not be able to have children cold. And that’s the obvious topic of conversation east of the bridge during the summer.
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•July 29, 2022
Quick, Reliable: Coast Guard’s Presence in Beach Haven Keeps Boaters Safe
Ensconced at the end of Liberty Avenue, a little more than a stone’s throw away from the former site of Coast Guard Station Beach Haven, is the current seasonal headquarters for a weekend crew. Every…
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•July 28, 2022
LBIF’s 2022 Seashore House Tour Is ‘Most Comprehensive’ Yet
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ 56th annual Seashore House Tour, set for Wednesday, Aug. 3, features outstanding residential homes at the apex of coastal design and luxury.
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•July 28, 2022
Le Garage Surfboard Factory to Open in Beach Haven, Borrowing Name and Esthetic From LBI of Past Decades
This week, Le Garage is set to open in Beach Haven – a surfboard factory that makes both fiberglass and wood surfboards as well as surfboard fins. But the surfboard inventory here is not like that of…
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•July 28, 2022
Sen. Connors Participates in Refueling Flight With NJ Air National Guard
State Sen. Christopher J. Connors of the 9th Legislative District recently participated in an orientation flight on a KC-135R Stratotanker with the New Jersey Air National Guard out of Joint Base…
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•July 28, 2022
Oceanfront Garden Paradise Blooms in Harvey Cedars
If there has been increased traffic on East 78th Street in Harvey Cedars, it’s probably because of those wanting a look at the very elaborate garden by the oceanfront home of Farrokh Mazdeyasna.
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•July 28, 2022
Fire Safety on Barnegat Light Taxpayers’ Minds
Sizzling July was a time for a talk on fire safety and some common – but not always realized by residents – causes of fires at the shore.
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•July 28, 2022
10 South Puts ‘Art’ in Martini
Bartender Traver Ochs gestured around 10 South, the high-end martini bar he has run at the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven for the last eight years, as he reminisced on its beginnings.
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•July 26, 2022
Barnegat Light, Surf City Yacht Club Teams Make Swimming in Bay Look a Little Easier
Trying to swim competitively in the bay isn’t exactly easy. The water’s not too clear, and it’s nearly impossible to see much farther than a couple of feet. The current and wind shifts make for…
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•July 25, 2022
Seeking Treasure on LBI
Today, if you walk along a deserted Long Beach Island beach at dawn or dusk, you might witness a strange sight: a person walking parallel to the ocean, looking down and waving a stick back and forth…
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•July 24, 2022
Who, What, When, Wow of Chowder 2022
The craving has begun. The warm salt air of LBI carries anticipation for Chowderfest 2022 and the tastes that make the region’s event “The Chowder Capital of New Jersey.”
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•July 23, 2022
Beach Haven Unveils Skateboard Park Proposal July 28
At Beach Haven’s regular agenda meeting on July 28, the mayor and council will present to the public plans for a new 4,000-square-foot skateboard park, according to Councilman Daniel Allen.
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•July 22, 2022
Welcome to Mayberry on Long Beach Island
Everybody knows Mayberry, the fictional town brought to life in “The Andy Griffith Show,” which aired on television from 1960 to 1968. It was the quintessential small town that boasted about its one…
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•July 21, 2022
Beach Haven Lifeguards Do Sand Collapse Drills
Every morning before they report to their posts at 10 a.m., members of the Beach Haven Beach Patrol gather at the lifeguard headquarters on Centre Street for calisthenics and training exercises.
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•July 21, 2022
Behind the Lighthouse Facelift: Paint That Breathes and More
The striking sight of the enshrouded, scaffold-surrounded Barnegat Lighthouse this summer may be rare in the future because the state’s plan is not to repeat the laborious repainting method anytime…
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•July 21, 2022
Many Turn Out to Celebrate Cecily, Help Raise $6,700 for David’s Dream and Believe
“She was my best friend since third grade, and she was amazing,” Doyle said of Cecily, who in April passed away following a 3½-year battle against brain cancer and for whom Doyle and 130 others…
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•July 21, 2022
Sharing the Water With Sharks Aplenty; World’s Largest Fluke Gets No Respect
Someone left the furnace door open, allowing a hellish hunk of heat to run free. The bake is not on for only our county, but for much of the Northern Hemisphere.
