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News
- Barnegat Leader
Brighton Community Holding Firewise Day June 1
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17The Brighton at Barnegat mobile home community will hold a Firewise Day on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to noon in the clubhouse. Diane Schlegel,...
- Barnegat Leader
Police Say Buckle Up or Pay Up
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17Those caught driving in Barnegat without seat belts fastened will be ticketed under a current safety campaign. Law enforcement officers from the ...
- Barnegat Leader
Donations Needed for Barnegat ‘Day on the Bay’
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17Since 2006, a summer tradition in Barnegat Township has been the Day on the Bay, where adults and children with special needs enjoy free boat ...
- Barnegat Leader
Farm Market Returns to Barnegat on June 21
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17The Barnegat Township Recreation Department and Barnegat-Waretown Chamber of Commerce are again sponsoring a Jersey Fresh farm market on Thursdays,...
- Barnegat Leader
Children Can Sign Up for Barnegat Police Academy
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17Grade school children will get a primer on local law enforcement when the Barnegat Township Police Department holds Junior Police Academy this ...
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Tuckerton Seaport-Beach Haven Water Ferry Schedule Launches in July
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 15The 2019 schedule has been announced for the Water Ferry between Tuckerton Seaport and Beach Haven, and it starts the Saturday of the Fourth of ...
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Homeland Security Seminar for Businesses June 5
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 15To support safety and security, a free Security Initiative for local businesses will again be hosted by the N.J. Office of Homeland Security and ...
Barnegat Light Budget Increase Kept to a Penny
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 15The $3.4 million municipal budget for 2019 in Barnegat Light contains a one-penny increase. That's an $81.71 increase on the average house in ...
Kubel’s Renovation Restores Tradition in Barnegat Light, With a Twist
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 15After a long winter's renovation, Kubel's in Barnegat Light reopened to a full house without missing a beat. Patrons of the north end landmark ...
Easement Question Expected to Be Resolved During Final Phase of Causeway Project
By GINA G. SCALA - May 15As part of the final phase of the $312 million expansion and rehabilitation of the Causeway to Long Beach Island, the state Department of Transport...
Municipal Tax Rate Down 4 Cents in Surf City
By GINA G. SCALA - May 15The local purpose tax rate decreased by 4 cents per $100 of assessed value under a $6,995,000 municipal budget adopted by the Surf City Borough ...
Pinelands Commission in Midst of Legal Fight Over South Jersey Gas Pipeline
By BY PAT JOHNSON - May 15The state Pinelands Commission met in closed session May 10 to discus pending litigation over its tentative decision to revoke permission for the ...
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Beach Haven Endorses Artificial Reef Program
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 15At its May 13 meeting, Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis enacted a proclamation supporting the the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association in ...
Art of Vinyl Collecting: Red Rocker Record Fair at ManaFirkin Brings Back Memories
By VICTORIA FORD - May 15Growing a record collection is like cultivating a garden. It takes selectivity and know-how, care and maintenance, variety and balance. The vinyl ...
Surf City Property Owners Want Council to Reconsider Ban on For-Rent Lawn Signs
By GINA G. SCALA - May 15Sign, sign, everywhere a sign/ Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind; Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign? In the near half-centur...
Barnegat’s ‘Captain Alex’ Majewski Wins World Series of Birding Trophy
May 15Alex Majewski and his teammates on the Friends of Forsythe Ospreys birding team have won the “Limited Geographic Area” category of the World ...
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Remembering ‘Roy’ Bahr: First Aid Squad, Fireman Lifer
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 15At a recent Barnegat Township Committee meeting, officials paid tribute to Leonard “Roy” Bahr, a longtime volunteer firefighter and charter member ...
Spotted Whale Opens Second LBI Location
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 15Over the Easter weekend, the Spotted Whale held a grand opening celebration at its new location at 500 N. Bay Ave. in Beach Haven. Specializing in ...
Walters to Host Open House for Cornerstone At Stafford
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 15The newly completed Cornerstone At Stafford, premium income-restricted apartments for seniors (55+) developed by Walters will feature an open ...
biz/orgBriefs®
Frequently Asked Travel Questions
By Exclusive Taxi & Car ... - Apr 08One of the most frequently asked questions when travelling is “How far in advance should I purchase my airline tickets?” Most experts agree that ...
Benefits Of Hiring A Shuttle Service As Transportation For Special Events And Weddings
By Exclusive Taxi & Car ... - Apr 03Planning a wedding or any special event is nowhere near an easy task to accomplish, which is why you need to take every measure you can get to ...
Grow Your Business
By Business Services - Mar 20Advertise Your Sales and Services in The SandPaper Classifieds and your message will be seen by thousands of readers online and in print every ...
Turn Your Clutter Into Cash!
By Business Services - Mar 20Why take up space storing items you can sell? Clear out the mess and clean up the profits. Reach thousands of potential yard salers each week with ...
Columns
Liquid Lines
Fantastically Wet Weather and a Fantasy Forecast for Hurricane Season
By JON COEN - May 15Hey, you found us over here in Section II. Awesome. Can you please take off your jacket and boots? You're dripping all over the place. Well, that ...
The Fish Story
Heavy Metal Seniors Escape to Rock On; Jumbo Black Drumfish Are Feline Friendly
By JAY MANN - May 15MANN OVERBOARD: Last week, two elderly men managed to slip away from their nursing home in northern Germany. Their mission: To attend the nearby ...
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Bitter Battle for Suffrage Finally Over
By THOMAS P. FARNER - May 15In January 1917, Alice Paul, the president of the National Woman's Party, and other members began picketing the White House, demanding passage of ...
- 200 Plus
Suffrage for 1920 in Senate’s Hands
By THOMAS P. FARNER - May 08Alice Paul of New Jersey, head of the National Women's Party, faced three increasingly more difficult hurdles on the road to passage of the ...
Opinion
- Letters
Bad for Beach Haven
May 15To Beach Haven Mayor and Council: Regarding the proposal for a hotel at the Morrison's site, why on earth would you even consider this monstrosity ...
- Letters
D.C. Daggers
May 15To the Editor: Washington, D.C., is a poisonous, chaotic place of leaks and gossip masquerading as history. I think the Democrats don't mind one ...
- Letters
Respect Law of Land
May 15To the Editor: Regardless of party and given we are all true patriots, we must allow the law of the land to do its work without interference. ...
- Commentary
In the Blink of a Traffic Light, Long Beach Island Wakes Up
By WENDY McCLURE - May 15It's about to change. We will soon no longer see blinking traffic lights along Long Beach Boulevard and will have to sit at them. There is such a ...
- SpeakEasy
Summ’r Ready and Summ’r Not ... Are You?
By PATTY KELLY - May 08Guess what? It's coming … summer! OK, first we have to get through spring, but who's counting? I am, and it's almost here. The summer solstice is ...
- Commentary
Last Chance to Ask State to Save Historic White Pines in Bass River
By ROSE SWEENEY - May 08I seriously cannot believe we are still clear-cutting by drum chopping any Pinelands forests. On April 12 the Pinelands Commission approved the ...
- Letters
Ideal Resolution
May 08To the Editor: Before another town in Ocean County passes a resolution to not be a sanctuary city, I ask that people read the resolution passed by ...
- Letters
Taxed to Death
May 03To the Editor: Little Egg Harbor Township has announced it is going to raise taxes again because of rising benefits for employees. Why doesn't ...
- Letters
Destroying History
May 01To the Editor: I am furious at the vilification of Kate Smith. She sang a song from a Broadway play that was a parody mocking slavery. Paul ...
SpeakEasy
Behind the Scenes With the Lighthouse International Film Festival
By MARC LIPMAN - May 01Last June the Lighthouse International Film Festival on Long Beach Island finished its 10th year, and I am looking forward to the upcoming one. ...
- Letters
Fun Day
May 15To the Editor: Congrats to a wonderful, fun day in Manahawkin on Saturday, April 27, with all the trucks, police vehicles, train ride, bouncy ...
- Letters
Dialogue Appreciated
May 15To the Editor: I'm writing as a follow-up to my last letter (“Pinelands Mess,” 5/8). The senior Pinelands Regional School District administration ...
SpeakEasy
Our Shore House Calls Us Back, Year After Year
By ELLEN KONWISER - May 15Our house stands proudly, having survived another winter. It awaits the coming of warmer weather, anticipates sunshine on its decks and, most ...
Artoon
May 15By L. Ganss
- Letters
Pinelands Mess
May 08To the Editor: At two of the last Pinelands Regional School Board meetings, the board president bemoaned the fact that it isn't easy, running the ...
- Letters
Film Festival Fanfare
May 08To the Editor: The long and short of it, for me, is the annual Lighthouse International Film Festival is the best event on LBI every year. Lots of ...
- Letters
Prayers Over Politics
May 08To the Editor: May 2 was National Prayer Day. This is a day we are supposed to pray for our nation. So while the rest of us are praying for our ...
- Commentary
The 2020 Branding Trap
By JOHN M. IMPERIALE - May 01Quickly respond to this question: Who will be Donald Trump's opponent in the 2020 presidential race? I will wait a few seconds while you come up ...
- Letters
Despicable Acts
May 01To the Editor: In light of the recent terror attacks throughout the world and in our country, many people are fearful. The nation and the Jewish ...
Blogs
Whats Happening In Atlantic City
By Brian B. - May 02see full article below ~
New Attractions on the Jersey Shore for Summer 2019
By Brian B. - Apr 03New Attractions on the Jersey Shore for Summer 2019 Every summer, thousands of tourists trope in from all around the world in a bid to experience ...
Travel Experts For All Airports And Events
By Brian B. - Apr 03If you have ever traveled to and from Newark International Airport to any destination within New Jersey, you know that the going it difficult at ...
Grand Opening: The Hotel LBI in Long Beach Island, NJ
By Brian B. - Apr 24~
Tips for Choosing the Best Limo Service for Your Event
By Brian B. - Apr 03Renting a limousine from Exclusive Taxi and Car Service for your event in New York, New Jersey or Philadelphia is the perfect way to not only ride ...
Comments
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Re: Ship Bottom OK’s Hotel LBI Variances on Condition of Corrections
By Jean D Ragone - May 02This is so sad to read. Initially I welcomed Hotel LBI. Having seen the renderings many years ago, I thought it would be a beautiful addition. ...
Sports
Southern’s Donohue Selected County Athletic Director of the Year
By DAVID BIGGY - May 15Sometimes, when Chuck Donohue Jr. is tweeting about the athletes within the Southern Regional athletic programs, he probably should be paying ...
Southern Seniors Come Through as Boys Tennis Team Scores First-Ever Win in State Tournament
By DAVID BIGGY - May 15Down 4-1 in the third set of a 1-1 match, Southern seniors Dan Sullivan and Jake Henderson had only two options. They either could call it a day ...
Sports Roundup
Southern Sailors Willoughby, Green Snag Mid-Atlantic Title
By DAVID BIGGY - May 08For those who know them, nobody would ever have reason to question the grit and determination of Brielle Willoughby and Bridget Green. This past ...
Sports Roundup
Southern Regional Girls Lacrosse Team Finally Falls But Captures Division Crown
By DAVID BIGGY - May 01Finally, an opposing girls lacrosse team managed to defeat Southern Regional High School. But it wasn't any of the teams in the Shore Conference ...
Sports Roundup
Southern Volleyball Squad Drops First Match of Season Against Fair Lawn
By DAVID BIGGY - Apr 24With one of the team's best and most experienced hitters sidelined with an ankle injury, the Southern Regional boys volleyball team has needed to ...
- Sports Roundup
Hem Returns to Lineup, Boosts Southern Boys Volleyball Team in Super Six Showcase
By DAVID BIGGY - May 15The first two times the Southern Regional boys volleyball team played Fair Lawn, the Rams fell short of knocking off the Cutters, both resulting ...
Barnegat 4x100 Crew Sets Record, Wins First County Title
By DAVID BIGGY - May 15The handoff from Kayla Carter to Valencia Gosser wasn't pretty. Fortunately, there are no style points considered as part of the scoring for the ...
Southern Advances to Baseball Tourney Quarterfinal
By DAVID BIGGY - May 08When the baseball season started, Southern Regional head coach Keith Cocuzza was hoping his mostly young and inexperienced squad would develop ...
Young Pinelands Girls Lacrosse Squad Gives Jackson Liberty Major Scare
By DAVID BIGGY - May 01As she trotted toward the sideline at the end of the game on April 27, Quinn Moore was pumping her arms, clearly fired up and ready for more. “I ...
Southern Softball Squad Improves to 9-3 With Win Over Toms River South
By DAVID BIGGY - Apr 24Having a slew of seniors can be an asset to a team. But during softball season, sometimes it can be a detriment with all the factors that can ...
A & E
- Barnegat Leader
‘Sounds of the Street’ Opens Concerts at Barnegat Dock
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 17If you're in the mood for catching a bay breeze and listening to a variety of popular music, the Barnegat Township Recreation Department has free ...
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May 15@HCPolice (May 14) **Traffic Safety Alert** Yup, it's that time of the year. The moment you've all been waiting for ... speed limits are currently ...
First Lighthouse Night Climb on May 25
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 15For people wanting a panoramic view of Long Beach Island, there's no better place than the top of Barnegat Lighthouse. And on Saturday, May 25, ...
- CineScene
Marvel's ‘Endgame’ Wraps Up 22-Picture Universe With Three-Hour Conclusion Worth Every Minute
By BILL GEIGER - May 15Here we are at the middle of May, with the unofficial start to summer still about a week and a half away, and it's time to say hi to the new ...
Local Artist Puts His Work to Wood on Skate Decks
By JON COEN - May 15It may seem an odd shape at first, that oblong oval hanging at the new Russo's Italian Restaurant, The Shack board shop, the Black Whale Bar and ...
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Two Festivals Set for Southern Ocean County on Saturday
By RICK MELLERUP - May 15The weather lately might have made it seem more like mid-March than mid-May but the you can tell it really is May when you look at The SandPaper's ...
Fantasy Island Announces New Attractions, Upgrades
By ERIC ENGLUND - May 15The 2019 summer season will bring two new rides to Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven: a teacup ride with a beachy twist and an 80-foot ...
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Earth-Loving Volunteers Sought for Barnegat Bay Blitz
By J.D. WATSON - May 15Barnegat Bay Partnership, in conjunction with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, has announced the dates of the Barnegat Bay ...
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