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Project Playground In Barnegat Closed For Renovations
The Public Works Department is correcting issues that cause flooding at Project Playground this week.

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The Public Works Department is correcting issues that cause flooding at Project Playground this week.

Personal belongings, including $1,000 worth of hockey equipment, were stolen from a truck near West Lacey Road on Tuesday, police said.
A man pleaded guilty Monday to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute after arrests in Manchester and Brick, prosecutors said.
New Jersey American Water will replace about 2,600 feet of aging water main in Ocean City beginning this week.
The Trident Program diverts people living with a drug addition from municipal court into treatment.
A Manahawkin dog that went missing Friday night was reunited with his owners on Tuesday morning.
Plus: Ocean City Nursing Home Offers COVID Vaccines To Residents, Staff / 2 ID'd In Death Investigation In Cape May County: Prosecutor
Plus: Lacey Township School District Pivots To Full Remote Learning For 2 Weeks / Christmas Tree Disposal Information Announced
Plus: Berkeley Township School Board Holds First Meeting Of 2021 / Permits For Berkeley's Off-Leash Dog Park Now Available
Plus: Barnegat Coach To Be Inducted In NJ Coaches Hall Of Fame / Barnegat and Stafford Township School Districts Go Full Remote For 2 Weeks
The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Ocean City and Cape May County, according to updated state data. See updates below.
The Lacey Township School District will transition to full remote learning beginning Monday.
The Barnegat Township School District will transition to full remote learning instruction beginning Monday.
Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Ocean City and Cape May County.
Susan Rogers will make history Sunday as she becomes the first Barnegat High School coach inducted into the New Jersey Coaches Hall of Fame.
The Atlantic County Division of Public Health has announced more COVID-19 vaccine clinics Tuesday through Thursday for people in Phase 1A.
A traffic light at the intersection of Zion Road and Old Zion Road will be out for about 24 hours, Egg Harbor police said.
The Stafford Township School District will transition to full remote learning instruction beginning Monday.
A Manahawkin man wanted by Cape May County Superior Court was arrested Monday after harassing Wawa customers, Lacey police said.
Former Township Committeeman Al Bille was sworn in as the mayor of Barnegat at the township’s reorganization meeting on New Year's Day.