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News
Local Favorite Calloways Is Back With Upgrades, Eyecatchers and Specials
By Maria Scandale - Dec 11Calloways, on Route 9 in Eagleswood, returned on Dec. 10 with new updates and former owners. After a brief stint as the Eagleswood Inn, Calloways ...
Mushrooms 101 at the Stafford Library
By Eric Englund - Dec 11Gina Conti has loved eating mushrooms all her life, but five years ago, she decided to take that interest to a higher level. She did a lot of ...
In the Books: A Look at the 40th Annual Ship Bottom Christmas Parade
By Gina G. Scala - Dec 112019 Parade Winners Overall Winner: Spray Beach Yacht Club Top Winners 1. Surf City Hotel 2. Pack 66 Cub Scouts of Manahawkin 3. Barnegat Light ...
AAUW Branch Chooses Rose Perry as Woman of the Year
By Maria Scandale - Dec 11Rose Perry of Ship Bottom holds the honor of AAUW Woman of the Year, awarded by the American Association of University Women Barnegat Light Area ...
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Wire Fraud By Email Targets Homebuyers Before Closing
By Maria Scandale - Dec 11Wire fraud is on the rise, even reported on Long Beach Island – and scammers are targeting homebuyers through a version of “email access compromise...
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Stafford Working to Improve Insurance Rate and Countywide Safety Standing by Next Year
By Victoria Ford - Dec 11According to the Stafford Township Safety Committee's 2019 annual report, prepared by Administrator Matthew von der Hayden and accepted by way of ...
Manahawkin Native Devises Multi-Faceted Theatrical Healing Program for Formerly Incarcerated
By VICTORIA FORD - Dec 11A Southern Regional alumnus (Class of '91) has designed a program called Ritual4Return that combines theater, education and community to help the ...
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LBI School District, Surf City Library a Perfect, Productive Pair
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Dec 11Each month, Kristen Crepezzi, librarian for children and teen services at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library, in Surf City, ...
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Beach Haven Amends Regulations on Houseboats
By Eric Englund - Dec 11An ordinance introduced by the Beach Haven Borough Council Monday amends regulations concerning houseboats. The ordinance notes that in August ...
Edible Creation in Gingerbread Is Delicious Show in Manahawkin
By Victoria Ford - Dec 11Lining the perimeter of the Stafford Township municipal meeting room last week was a delicious village of gingerbread buildings, designed and ...
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Police Officers Defend Tuckerton Cpl. Justin Cherry as His Hearing Continues
By PAT JOHNSON - Dec 11Tuckerton Police Cpl. Justin Cherry and his family will be spending the holidays with their in-laws again as Cherry has been homeless since April ...
Tucker’s Walk Veterans and Affordable Housing to Start Construction
By Pat Johnson - Dec 11The Tuckerton Borough Land Use Board has given OCEAN Inc. permission to begin the first stage of its Tucker's Walk affordable housing project. ...
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Two from Barnegat Arrested Following Drug Raid
By Eric Englund - Dec 11A two-month cooperative investigation into heroin distribution in the Lacey Township area resulted in the arrest late last month of two Barnegat ...
Coast Guard Tackles Seasonal Buoy Replacements in Intracoastal Waterway
By GINA G. SCALA - Dec 11The Coast Guard removed four seasonal buoys from the Intracoastal Waterway north of Barnegat Light over a 24-hour period last week, replacing them ...
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Drugs Seized from Car in Barnegat Township
By Eric Englund - Dec 11A joint investigation into narcotics distribution in Barnegat Township resulted in the arrest of a resident on narcotics distribution charges last ...
Streetscape Ordinance Adopted in Beach Haven
By Eric Englund - Dec 11New construction or substantial renovation projects within the Beach Haven business district will be subject to streetscape improvements, according...
Fire Alarm Young Responders Are ‘Local Superheroes’
By DAVID BIGGY - Dec 11All Brutus wanted was a few cupcakes. The problem was they were left on the stovetop. Thankfully, several quick-thinking youngsters lived next ...
LBI Grade School Referendum Routed By Voters
By Gina G. Scala - Dec 10A majority of voters in five Island communities defeated a controversial $7.68 million referendum to renovate and upgrade the LBI Grade School ...
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Reindeer Drop Into Tuckerton Dec. 15
By Maria Scandale - Dec 09Short of staying up all night watching the sky on Christmas Eve, the place to see live reindeer will be Southern Ocean Animal Hospital in Tuckerton...
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Live Music at Daddy O
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Wednesday 12/11 - TED HAMMOCK Thursday 12/12 - THE PICKLES Friday 12/13 - JACOB SMITH at 6pm Saturday 12/14 - JOEY B at 6pm
Live Music at Hotel LBI
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Live Music Friday and Saturday at 7pm-10pm
Check Out The Old Causeway
By Mr. LBI Insider - Dec 10Friday 12/13 - NED RYERSON BAND 10pm Saturday 12/14 - THE BLUES COLLAR BAND 10pm Tuesday 12/17 - ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC NIGHT HOSTED BY CHRIS FRITZ ...
Entertainment at Tucker's Tavern
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Friday 12/13 - JOEY B at 7pm Saturday 12/14 - THE PICKLES at 4pm Tuckers Tavern 101 S. West Ave., Beach Haven, New Jersey
Live Music & Entertainment at the Gateway
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Saturday 12/14 - JOEY D ROCKIN OLDIES at 7pm Saturday 12/21 - DRUNKEN CLAMS at 8pm Every Monday - TRIVIA ON TAP 8pm Every Tuesday - KARAOKE WITH ...
Live Music at The Mainland
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Check out our Live Music on Social The Mainland 151 Route 72 East, Manahawkin, NJ 08050
Live Music at Daymark
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Friday 12/13 - ALLISON STELLA at 6pm www.daymarklbi.com 404 Broadway, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006
Live Music at Black Whale
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Thursday 12/12 - CHRIS FRITZ at 6pm-9pm Black Whale 100 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Beach Haven, New Jersey
Entertainment at Tuckerton Beach Grille
By Mr LBI Insider - Dec 10Friday 12/13 - MIDNIGHT CHILL Saturday 12/14 - BRANDON IRELAND BAND Thursday 12/19 - JC JOHNNY MUSIC Tuckerton Beach Grille 1000 S. Green St., ...
Grow Your Business
By Business Services - Nov 18Advertise Your Sales and Services in The SandPaper Classifieds and your message will be seen by thousands of readers online and in print every ...
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The Fish Story
Finding Deep-Down Blame for Global Warming; Regulations Will Fly as Bluefish Stocks Fall on Hard Times
By JAY MANN - Dec 11We hold the atmosphere as sacred. Despite our admiration of and addiction to it, we have likely dealt it an overdose of wrong by spewing our ...
Liquid Lines
Wrapping Up 2019: How Many Miles Did You Surf?
By JON COEN - Dec 11Well, it seems the holidays are certainly racing up on us right now. Has anyone else thought of using their CVS receipts to trim the tree? Seriousl...
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Hydrogen-Filled Blimps Rain Fire
By THOMAS P. FARNER - Dec 11As the summer of 1919 began the U.S. Navy was working on plans to enlarge its lighter than airship fleet. The plan was to construct a base at ...
The Fish Story
Freshness Is Not in the Eyes of Kuwaiti Beholders; Walled Narwhal Tusk Called Into Anti-Terrorist Duty
By JAY MANN - Dec 04Here we go again with weirdness manifest. This one sounds so fishy it must be true. Seems a Kuwaiti fishmonger was busted covering the dull, ...
Opinion
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Model Citizens
Dec 11The following is an open letter to Chief Warrant Officer Jim Mackey, and parents and cadets of the Barnegat High School Navy JROTC program. Just ...
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Crucial Crossroads
Dec 11To the Editor: Our country is at risk as the Republican Party ignores all U.S. intelligence agencies and spreads conspiracy theories that it was ...
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Oh, the People You’ll Meet
By JOHN M. IMPERIALE - Dec 11History records the deeds of great men; families record the history of the unsung heroes who made the greatness possible. Traveling, the places ...
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Sad Story
Dec 11To the Editor: I'd like to comment on last week's story about Family Police (my word) Alliance praising Barnegat Mayor Cirulli as a “Guardian of ...
Artoon
Dec 11By L. Ganss
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Time to Change Course
Dec 04To the Editor: The LBI Consolidated Board of Education has for over 10 years been fiddling (rearranging) with how best to educate our children in ...
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What Happens If ...
Dec 04To the Editor: Predictably, some people react badly to facts when those facts don't line up with their opinions. Let's put aside our differences ...
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Unsavory Nightmare
Dec 04To the Editor: I am 94 years old and it is with curiosity, disgust and sadness that I write to you. My joyful Thanksgiving quickly became disrupted...
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Intolerable Behavior
Dec 04To the Editor: Because I could not attend the Nov. 19 public meeting of the LBI Board of Education, I watched with interest the video of the ...
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Better Plan Needed
Dec 04To the Editor: I want to thank the Island communities for all their dedication to our students the last few months. After the August special ...
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Good Vibes, Bad Ride
Dec 11To the Editor: I drove back to Harvey Cedars from a marvelous performance of Handel's Messiah at Holy Innocents Church in Beach Haven early Sunday ...
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Forecasts Wrong on Warming
By S. FOX - Dec 11In response to the Dec. 4 commentary about climate change by Bob Stern, I think it's appropriate to ask a question regarding what the following ...
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Shark Fishing Threat
Dec 11To the Editor: On Nov. 25, the New Jersey Assembly voted 54-19 to prohibit “certain possession, sale, trade, distribution, or offering for sale of ...
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Name Left Out
Dec 11To the Editor: Thank you for publishing the letter from the Surf City governing body last week. I question your decision to change the undersigned ...
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Combating Climate Change – Plan Offers Realistic, Effective Approach
By BOB STERN - Dec 04We in the U.S. are presently responsible for about 14 percent of world greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Meeting the current international GHG goals ...
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Upgrade LBI School
Dec 04To the Editor: We have been asked our advice about how to vote for the upcoming LBI School referendum. It is our feeling that the LBI School ...
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Disaster in the Making
Dec 04To the Editor: In last week's edition, Mr. Buerkle wrote a spot-on letter titled “Disciplined Spending?” He outlined, quite accurately, how our ...
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Scout Commended
Dec 04To the Editor: A sixth-grader and Boy Scout sent the most concise, detailed and eloquent letter to Mr. Fenimore of LBI Board of Education (“Broken ...
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When You Care Enough to Send the Very Best
By KATHLEEN DONNELLY - Dec 04The holidays are approaching and I'm getting my cards assembled. It's mostly people age 50 and over who send greeting cards today. Younger people ...
Comments
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Re: Don’t Blame Cats
By Anthony E Galligani - Dec 07Blame cats? I don't blame cats. They do what they do. They are hunters. It's the people who released them who are to blame. But cats certainly ...
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Re: Broken Promises
By Mark B Vizer - Nov 28Nicely put, Mr. Ries.
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Re: Cats Kill Millions
By Linda Cherkassky - Nov 21Nancy, the peer-reviewed study was published in Nature in 2013 and combined information from 56 other studies to obtain the estimate of cat-caused ...
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Re: Majority for Dredging
By Anthony E Galligani - Dec 05Wow dude! I went back and read his message. It seemed entirely rational. It didn't say he was against the dredging itself. Why so angry?
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Re: Mayor: E.J. School Property Would Be Used for Recreational Purposes Only
By Mark B Vizer - Nov 22Who is going to police this? How long will this agreement last?
Sports
Stafford Leader Winter Sports Previews
Southern Regional Swim Teams Loaded With Experience, Talent
By David Biggy - Dec 13Swimming in the Shore Conference Class A South division often is a challenge for any team other than Toms River North. The Mariners have been the ...
Two Seasons Into His NFL Career, Gesicki Happy to Be in Miami
By DAVID BIGGY - Dec 11Mike Gesicki knows his rise to the NFL really didn't start with his ability to run a tight slant route or sky above a cornerback to snatch a ...
Tuckerton-Little Egg Harbor Leader Winter ...
Pinelands Girls Hoops, Bowling, Indoor Track Expect Positive Winter Season
By David Biggy - Dec 06Graduating a bunch of seniors from a basketball team usually means the following season begins as an uphill climb for the squad, given it is faced ...
Tuckerton-Little Egg Harbor Leader Winter ...
Pinelands’ Travis Brown Taking Wrestling to Next Level
By David Biggy - Dec 06After his sophomore season, during which he went 14-16, Travis Brown decided it was time to get serious about wrestling at Pinelands Regional High ...
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One Runner Blows Through the Course at Windy Gobble Wobble 5K
By David Biggy - Dec 04With more than 340 competitors comprising the field, the annual Gobble Wobble 5K in Stafford Township on Thanksgiving morning was a windy one. But ...
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Southern Swim Teams, Ice Hockey Crew Open Seasons With Victories
By David Biggy - Dec 11This may be the season both the Southern Regional boys and girls swim teams win Shore Conference Class A South division titles, and the Rams are ...
Southern Regional High School’s Jackson Braddock Finishes 29th in the Country at Nike Cross Nationals
By David Biggy - Dec 11Back in September, Jackson Braddock's mind was nowhere near thinking about the Nike Cross National Championships in Portland, Ore. Once he ...
Tuckerton-Little Egg Harbor Leader Winter ...
Pinelands Basketball, Wrestling Squads Wrestle With Inexperience This Winter
By DAVID BIGGY - Dec 06After losing a slew of seniors to graduation following last winter's 18-7 season, some might believe the Pinelands Regional boys basketball team ...
Southern Regional High School’s Braddock Qualifies for National Cross-Country Championships
By David Biggy - Dec 04Jackson Braddock learned a valuable lesson during the NJSIAA Cross-Country Meet of Champions on Nov. 23, and a week later he applied what he had ...
Gesicki Grabs Second Touchdown Pass in as Many Weeks During Miami Victory Over Eagles
By David Biggy - Dec 04It seems Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick may have discovered how reliable Mike Gesicki's hands are in the end zone. For a second ...
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Art Notes December 11
Dec 11Artists Wanted: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies invites artists to submit their artwork for consideration ...
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Southern Regional High School Strings Ensemble Plays Holiday Favorites Dec. 19
By Eric Englund - Dec 11The sounds of the season will be in the air with a concert by the Southern Regional High School Select Strings Ensemble at the Long Beach Island ...
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Make Holiday Gifts for Wildlife Dec. 14
By Eric Englund - Dec 114 Elements Earth Education in Waretown is hosting a “Holiday for the Animals” on Saturday, Dec. 14, 1 to 3 p.m. at the Joseph A. Citta Scout Camp ...
‘Can You Beat Biggy?’ Tournament
Second Time the Charm for Baseball Player from Bergen County
By DAVID BIGGY - Dec 11Joe Caporale Sr., Joe Caporale Jr., Joe Mandano and Sal Caporale completed their initial round in the first “Can You Beat Biggy?” Miniature Golf ...
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St. Francis Community Center Holds $5,000 Travel Gift Certificate Raffle
By Maria Scandale - Dec 11St. Francis Community Center is raffling off a $5,000 travel gift certificate – talk about warming up the winter! Anyone can stop by and purchase ...
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First Aid 101 at LBI Library Dec. 21
By Eric Englund - Dec 11Do you know what to do in a medical emergency? Learn how a few minutes can save a life at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library ...
Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea Brings Christmas Musical Joy on Dec. 20
By David Biggy - Dec 11Christmastime and musical performances seem to go hand in hand, and such will be the case on Friday, Dec. 20, at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic ...
Dog Hike in Bass River and then the BATONA Trail With a Naturalist
By Pat Johnson - Dec 10Your dog deserves a break today! Pavement is OK for a poop/pee-walk, but what he really craves is the wild woods. You probably could use some ...
