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•August 22, 2021
Rays Aren’t a Bright Sight for Baymen; Whitetail Deer Might Be Viral Reservoirs
Cownose rays fly high on my list of cool summer fish to follow. That coolness was again in full flow last week with mind-bogglingly huge schools of them winging around Barnegat Inlet and, somewhat…
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•August 21, 2021
Architect Gym Wilson Reflects on 43 Years of Building at the Beach
For many, the experience of being at the shore is defined by beach houses, whether that means the excitement of finding the perfect rental, the warmth of piling relatives into the old family home or…
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•August 20, 2021
St. Francis Squad Recaptures Swim Championship Title
Nothing was more important to Emily Cherry than to have a summer swim season with her St. Francis Community Center squad.
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•August 19, 2021
White Marlin Invitational Scores ‘Fairy Tale Ending’
Fourteen boats won a total of nearly $345,000 in the Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club’s White Marlin Invitational, held Aug. 12-14. A total of 51 boats participated.
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•August 19, 2021
Current Paint Job Is One of Many Layers of Old Coast Guard Building’s Preservation
Barnegat Light’s distinctive town hall is as historic as it looks in its stately presence on East Seventh Street. In the post-wartime generation of the 1940s and beyond, kids looked at it in awe as…
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•August 19, 2021
Eagleswood Board Approves Two New Hangars, New Fuel Tank at Eagles Nest Airport
Not a single member of the community showed up at the Aug. 10 Eagleswood Township Land Use Board meeting to oppose Eagles Nest Airport’s preliminary and final major site plan application to build two…
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•August 19, 2021
For Surf City Family, Changing the World Starts at Home
As it has for many small business owners, COVID-19 forced Megan Smith to rethink her business. She didn’t just reframe how she did things, however; she changed her business focus entirely and moved…
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•August 19, 2021
Surflight’s ‘Xanadu’ Is So Bad It Hurts So Good!
“Xanadu,” now playing at Surflight Theatre, is a patched-up jalopy of a musical, one that could crash through a guard rail and over a cliff at any second. Amazingly, it instead provides a hilarious…
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•August 19, 2021
Favorite Part of Summer for Island Watermen; Big Changes for Competitive Surfing
Have you ever noticed the way that summers seem to find a comfortable, similar rhythm from year to year?
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•August 19, 2021
Bellarine’s ‘Colors in the Dark’ a Labor of Love for Manahawkin Playwright
Bellarine Theatre Co. presents “Colors in the Dark,” its first production since 2019, this weekend at the Union Market and Gallery in Tuckerton. “Colors” is an original play written, directed and…
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•August 17, 2021
Namaaaste Beach Baby Goat Yoga Helps Lower Stress, Raise Energetic Vibrations
A group of vacationers from Rockland County who were staying in Surf City had their first goat yoga experience at Veterans Memorial Park in Beach Haven on Friday morning. Did they achieve a higher…
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•August 16, 2021
We Who Host at the Shore Have to Have Rules
I always say I love visitors in the summer. What a joy to see relatives and guests bearing wine, beer and snacks along with their suitcases! Am I kidding myself? The older I get, the longer it takes…
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•August 15, 2021
Water They Doing Up There?: New Look for Peahala Park Tower
In mid-February, refurbishment began on Long Beach Township’s Peahala Park water tower, on the bay side of Long Beach Boulevard near the Acme supermarket. As LBT Water/Sewer Department Superintendent…
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•August 14, 2021
Harvey Cedars’ Stauffer, Stasio, Corcoran Deliver Sixth Straight Island Tourney Title
As he stood before the judge’s stand at the 17th Street beach in Surf City on Aug. 7, Ryan Corcoran’s face was stone cold. Two years ago, the last time he had been in the position of anchoring the…
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•August 12, 2021
Family Thanks Harvey Cedars Police Sergeant for Saving a Life
A Harvey Cedars family is extremely grateful for the quick actions of a borough police officer, believing his prompt response saved the life of a 73-year-old man who was riding a bicycle when struck…
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•August 12, 2021
View From the Top Is Summer Highlight Again
Step up to the panoramic view at Barnegat Lighthouse, which reopened for climbing on Saturday, Aug. 7 on National Lighthouse Day. Freshly cleaned after a year’s closure during COVID, railings…
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•August 12, 2021
ALO Longboard Classic Wows Crowd; Gaudioso Takes Third Title
Throughout the history of surfing on Long Beach Island, there have been certain surfers who have just been special to watch. They may not be the ones who travel to events up and down the East Coast.…
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•August 12, 2021
Police Remain Vigilant, and Urge Residents to Lock Up, Following LBI Car Thefts
As a result of the recent vehicle thefts and burglaries throughout the Long Beach Island region, all of which are still being investigated, the Stafford Township Police Department has launched its “9…
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•August 12, 2021
Studies of Protected Shark Species Ongoing
Keith Dunton, a marine biologist and assistant professor at Monmouth University, has been engaged in tagging endangered sharks off the New Jersey coast to quantify how they survive after being landed…
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•August 12, 2021
Barnegat Light Guard Hugh Shields Fares Well at USLA Nationals
Hugh Shields had a big day on South Padre Island, Texas on Aug. 4, competing against some of the best young lifeguards in the country.
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•August 12, 2021
Festival of the Sea Brings All Together
St. Francis’s Festival of the Sea is in many ways a highlight of summer on Long Beach Island, from the top of the rides down to the games and festival food on the fairway.
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•August 11, 2021
Peace Maker Pottery Enchants With Variety of Earthy, Swirly Vessels
Tricia Bennett lives in historic Manahawkin, with her accountant husband, Pete, and their mutt, Murph. Behind the house is her ceramics studio, a charming two-car garage retrofitted with a buttery…
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•August 10, 2021
Water, Traffic Safety Concerns Prompt Proposed Bayfront Measure in Ship Bottom
The Ship Bottom Borough Council unanimously introduced an ordinance that, if approved, would regulate the boarding and disembarking of passengers from recreational watercraft in certain bayfront…
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•August 9, 2021
Celebrating a Love Affair in ‘Favorite Place on Earth’
The setting sun on Long Beach Island’s Spray Beach was truly the perfect backdrop for a family celebrating 40 years of unwavering devotion and closeness. A reflection of the sun’s waning light off…
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•August 8, 2021
Case of the Lost Board on the Bridge, Plus the Bigger News on the Island and in the Water
Last Thursday, I was returning to the Island after running some errands. Went to the bank, picked up a frying pan at the Old and New shop for $3 and got the Vegan Buffalo Ranch salad from Living on…
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•August 7, 2021
Fantasy Island Proposes Five Fireworks Shows
At an agenda meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council tentatively approved five fireworks shows for Fantasy Island Amusement Park. Four of the events will take place in the post-season.
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•August 5, 2021
Olympic Gold Medalist in Women’s Discus Has Barnegat Light Connection
Valarie Allman grew up a dancer. On Monday, Aug. 2, she danced with joy at the top of the medals podium in the Tokyo Olympics.
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•August 5, 2021
A Tarpon Tale Twice Told; Rays Still Making the News
Along with swirling sky excitement, the Island’s angling community was recently blown away with word that sportsman and outdoorsman Jake Kline speared a major tarpon in the waters of Barnegat Inlet.…
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•August 5, 2021
Andrea Doria Commemoration a Real Blast From the Past
Anyone in the vicinity of the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven on Sunday, July 25, around 3 p.m. heard it: three long, slow foghorn blasts, a rich and perfect low C note, emanating from a…
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•August 5, 2021
NY Teen Swipes Ocean Mile Title; BLBP First-Timer Snags Women’s Division
As soon as Clementine DeMauro found out about the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim, she was hooked.
