Dolphins Depicted on Latest Giant Clam
By Eric Englund | on August 10, 2024
By Eric Englund
On Monday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m., ReClam the Bay will dedicate the latest “giant clam” outside the organization’s upweller station in Beach Haven. It is located by the emergency operations center at the corner of West and Pelham avenues. The mammoth mollusk was painted by Beach Haven resident Joann Richichi and depicts a family of dolphins: a mother, father […]
Stafford Democrats Make a Few Shifts on Upcoming Election Ticket
Stafford Leader
By David Biggy | on August 09, 2024
By David Biggy
Many voters have their focus set on the presidential election in November. But, perhaps, the most important election facing Stafford Township voters is the one locally, as all the seats on the township council are at stake. And while the Democrat ticket for the nation’s executive office recently made some changes, it’s important to note that the Democrat ticket for […]
Forum to Provide Residents Insight Into School District’s Upcoming Referendum
Vote Is Coming Sept. 17
By David Biggy | on August 09, 2024
By David Biggy
As the Stafford Township School District’s Sept. 17 bond referendum vote draws closer, community members are invited to learn more about the referendum, along with how and why it’s important to vote on it, through a hybrid community information forum. The forum will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28, at the Stafford Township Arts Center at 7 p.m. With a multi-format […]
Stafford Police Arrest Suspects in Separate Theft Cases
Stafford Leader
By David Biggy | on August 09, 2024
By David Biggy
Recently, the Stafford Township Police Department released details of several arrests made in separate shoplifting incidents, as well as one in connection with an identity theft. The police were notified on July 31 by the sales manager at Causeway Ford regarding a suspicious transaction.According to authorities, the customer was attempting to purchase a 2022 Honda CRV and the sales manager […]
Ocean County Judge Rules for Boatyard in DEP Legal Actions
LBI Area Developer Cleared of Skirting Rules
By Gina G. Scala | on August 08, 2024
By Gina G. Scala
An Ocean County Superior Court judge earlier this year ruled in favor of the owner of The Boatyard on several environmental matters, preventing the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection from taking further action against the owner on those issues at the bayfront site in Stafford Township. At issue was the development of a new mixed use marina building (formerly a […]
Ship Bottom Firefighter Duty Crew at the Ready
By Gina G. Scala | on August 08, 2024
By Gina G. Scala
Shortly before 1 p.m. July 27, sirens could be heard as a Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. truck sped south on the Boulevard toward a call for help, those aboard unsure of exactly what they would find. They arrived at the scene 2.2 miles away in four minutes on a summer Saturday. “We were on the road in less than […]
Sunrise Bay Resident Wrapped in Quilt of Valor
Presented Challenge Coin by Congressman Jeff Van Drew
By Monique M. Demopoulos | on August 08, 2024
By Monique M. Demopoulos
Sunrise Bay resident Frank McArdle was recognized for his courageous service with a Quilt of Valor during a ceremony held for him in his community clubhouse on July 27. The Quilt of Valor Foundation was started in 2003 by a nurse and quilter whose son served. She envisioned a soldier burdened by the struggles of war, wrapped in the comfort […]
Finding Solace and Stories on ‘A Walk Along the Jersey Shore’
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch | on August 08, 2024
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch
The coast elicits curiosity, contentment, maybe even awe in most all of us. As Jacques Cousteau observed, “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” For author and photographer Gregory Andrus, the beach is “the most healing place in the world,” and he returns to the shore time and again to seek out […]
Dog Safety Begins at Other End of Leash
By Gina G. Scala | on August 07, 2024
By Gina G. Scala
Every year, there is a summer-long discussion about traffic safety and how motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists need to share the road on Long Beach Island. But with dogs accounting for more than half of the animals traveling the world in recent years, perhaps there needs to be a broader discussion about dog safety, too. Like clockwork, social media posts pop […]
Barnegat Rotary Looks Back at a Successful Year
By Eric Englund | on August 07, 2024
By Eric Englund
As its fiscal year came to a close, the Barnegat Rotary Club announced it had donated $30,000 to local community causes, covering more than 20 entities. “Giving back to the community is what we’re all about,” said Charles Cunliffe, public relations officer. Some of the major donations have been 10 scholarships to graduates, 50 Thanksgiving dinners and 25 Easter meals, […]
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