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•November 6, 2021
Time to Finally Fall Back for Good; Replacing Stock Hooked With Circles
BOTTOMS UP: I’m in the dark as to why we persist with these annual clock backs and forths. The hour swings are traumatic to all our coveted circadian rhythms, which has gotten me deeply thinking…
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•November 5, 2021
Stranded Derelict Boat Sinks in Great Bay
A large, derelict pleasure craft that sank in Great Bay off Radio Road in Little Egg Harbor Township has been marked with a buoy to keep it from being a navigational hazard, said a representative…
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•November 4, 2021
Cedar Bonnet Island Trail Reopens Following Improvements
After a temporary closure for improvements to the trail surface, the Cedar Bonnet Island Environmental Trail – located on Bonnet Island to the south of the Causeway Bridge between Manahawkin and Long…
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•November 4, 2021
Beginning Nov. 4, Plastic Straws Provided Only By Request in NJ
A provision of New Jersey’s commitment to reduce plastics pollution statewide will take effect on Thursday, Nov. 4 when food service establishments may provide single-use plastic straws to a customer…
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•November 4, 2021
Jersey Devil, Veteran-Themed Concerts at Albert Music Hall
The Pinelands Cultural Society is holding its annual “Legend of the Jersey Devil” show at the Albert Music Hall in Waretown on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m., complete with an appearance by the South…
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•November 4, 2021
Southern Regional Grabs Sixth Against Conference’s Best Gymnastics Teams
After capturing the Shore Conference Class A South division title at the start of last week, the Southern Regional gymnastics team went up against the Shore Conference’s best teams to close out the…
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•November 4, 2021
Coast Guard: Cold Water Temps, Warm Air Temps Pose Risk
When the air temperature drops more than 3 degrees over a seven-day period, it generally goes unnoticed. The same is not true of a change in the water temperature, especially as the air cools toward…
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•November 4, 2021
Stafford Police Department Communications Division Second in State to Earn Prestigious Accreditation
The Stafford Township Police Department’s Communications Division is only the second agency in the state to earn Public Safety Communications accreditation from the New Jersey State Association of…
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•November 1, 2021
The Wicked Weir of the North Strikes Again; Lonely Fading Away of Holgate Rip Bass
The Wicked Weir of the North just claimed yet another victim. Those submerged jetty rocks at the east end of the North Jetty at Barnegat Inlet ruined life for a very sweet sailing vessel.
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•November 1, 2021
Friends Remember ‘Humble’ Painter, Gardener Ed Heitman
Dozens gathered Saturday afternoon at the Barnegat Light Historical Museum to honor accomplished artist, educator and gardener Edwin Joseph Heitman – a guy to whom the old epithet applied: To know…
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•October 30, 2021
Beach Haven Cat, Butch, Adopts Senior Citizen
“There he goes again! See him splash?” asked Ed McGlynn, his gaze fixed serenely on the ocean from a bench sporting his family name on Belvoir Avenue in Beach Haven. “That’s a big fish. Maybe a tuna…
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•October 28, 2021
Surf City Trunk or Treat Gets Early Start on Halloween
Photos of the seventh annual Surf City Trunk or Treat hosted by Surf City Volunteer Fire Company and Surf City Police Department.
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•October 28, 2021
Long Beach Township Mandates Bulkhead Heights for New Construction on Bay, Lagoon
In effect now, Long Beach Township homeowners making substantial improvements to a residence on the bay or lagoon – meaning any new construction or other work that requires a certificate of occupancy…
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•October 28, 2021
Longtime Diner Torn Down in Beach Haven
Another Beach Haven landmark fell by the wayside Monday as Fred’s Beach Haven Diner was torn down. It will make way for a new Candy Kingdom, which also has a location in Ship Bottom.
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•October 28, 2021
Beach Sweeps Event Draws Thousands to Clean Shores, Waterways
The team met at Wally’s in Surf City, ready to get to work for the good of the planet on a Saturday morning. They had signed up to help Alliance for a Living Ocean participate in Clean Ocean Action’s…
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•October 28, 2021
Harvey Cedars Police Now Wearing Body Cameras
This week, the Harvey Cedars Police Department began equipping officers with body cameras, in accordance with a New Jersey attorney general directive.
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•October 28, 2021
Southern Gymnasts Claim First Division Title Since 2003, Finish Undefeated
It’s been a long time since the Southern Regional gymnastics team captured a division championship. The drought is over.
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•October 28, 2021
Passengers Escape Predawn Sailboat Crash Into Jetty
A predawn rescue from a sailboat grounded against jetty rocks ended with no reported injuries Saturday, Oct. 23, but the boat broke apart and sank in Barnegat Inlet later that morning, officials said.
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•October 26, 2021
Woman Bombarded From the Sky; Migrating Mullet Make Final Run for It
Loads of fishy stuff below, but first a bit of free-falling freakiness.
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•October 24, 2021
Road Work Signals the Offseason on LBI
Autumn is in full swing, both on the calendar and on Long Beach Island but Island roads remain as busy as they are in the summer. The difference between the two seasons, other than temperatures and…
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•October 24, 2021
‘A Season of Change and Hope’ for Barnegat Light Ospreys
Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey’s live osprey camera in Barnegat Light recorded more than 360,000 views and 111,000 hours watched as observers, during the most popular on-air nesting…
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•October 22, 2021
Dead Whales Will Be Named in Barnegat Light
To memorialize their deaths, Barnegat Light will name the whales that wash up on the beaches, said Dottie Reynolds, chair of borough council’s beaches and parks committee. Council passed the…
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•October 21, 2021
Surf City’s French Legion of Honour Recipient Reaches Another Milestone
Decorated World War II veteran John Gutbrod’s cache of honors now includes one from the Surf City Borough Council, which on the occasion of his centennial birthday celebrated and honored the borough…
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•October 21, 2021
Pennsylvania Woman Charged in Surf City Double Homicide Faces Gun Charges
The Pennsylvania woman charged earlier this month with the stabbing death of her father and his longtime companion at their bayfront home in Surf City now faces charges for possession of a handgun…
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•October 21, 2021
Giant Sea Turtle Stuck in Holgate Rocks
Last week, Beach Haven resident Bob Nish was walking along the beach in Holgate when something on a jetty caught his eye. It was a gigantic sea turtle, wedged between the rocks.
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•October 21, 2021
Polish Honor Count Casimir Pulaski at 1776 Battle Site in Little Egg Harbor
Little Egg Harbor has the distinction of having had a Revolutionary War battle fought on its soil. Soldiers from Count Casimir Pulaski’s Legion were brutally put to sword by British marauders during…
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•October 21, 2021
While October Has Been a Treat, Surf Has Been Tricky … Oh, and La Niña Is Here
Well, since American consumerism dictates that the Christmas season starts in 10 days, I want to make sure Halloween has a fighting chance.
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•October 21, 2021
Tuckerton Seaport Still Going Strong While Doing the ‘Pandemic Pivot’
The Tuckerton Seaport annual members meeting on Oct. 14 was held in the Zoom venue, and as usual, Seaport Executive Director Brooke Salvanto was prepared with statistics and enthusiasm.
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•October 19, 2021
Appreciating LBI: Home Prices Soar
Real estate sale prices on LBI are higher than they’ve ever been, real estate agents and brokers report. More listings are on the market this fall than during the slim past year that sparked bidding…
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October 18, 2021
Coyote-Proof Pets
I live in Beach Haven and have two little white Maltese dogs. Every year, I look forward to the fall season. Temperatures drop, the Island becomes quiet again and I can finally walk on the beach with…
