Free Surf Casting Seminar This Saturday in Ship Bottom

Registration Still Open for 60th Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic

With fall firmly in place, it’s the perfect time to fine-tune those angling skills. Register now for the free “Super Surf Casting Seminar” in Ship Bottom, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, to learn surf fishing basics and beyond. The committee for the 60th annual Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic, which began Oct. 6, organizes the clinic. […]

Kayaking for the ‘Children of the Dump’

It’s one thing to live next to a city dump, but how about actually living in one? That’s what thousands of adults and children are faced with in Guatemala City, where they live in ramshackle tenements in the city dump, right in the middle of town. Poverty-stricken parents, as well as some children, have no alternative but to scour the […]

Long Beach Island Resident Competes For Denny’s Dish in TNT’s ‘On The Menu’

Episode Airs Oct. 10

Passionate home cook Annette Palermo is heating things up in the professional kitchen. The Long Beach Township resident has takenher skills to national television and will star in the upcoming episode of TNT’s “On The Menu” Friday, Oct. 10, at 8 p.m. A new, revolutionary competition cooking show, which gives viewers the opportunity to taste the winning dish after every […]

Ghost Researchers Give a Spirited Talk Oct. 14

Do things really go bump in the night? Find out when South Jersey Ghost Research presents a program on howit investigates alleged hauntings and paranormal activities on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 7 p.m. at the Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Library. Sharon Vincz, the group’s public relations coordinator and a certified investigator, said the lecture consists of videos, photo […]

Help Locate Dog Lost on LBI

Cooper, a black and white Australian shepherd, went missing on Long Beach Island on Sept. 26. His family is reaching out to the local community for help in locating this 16-year-old, 35-pound, tailless therapy dog, which owner Mary Ann Wurst said is “extremely approachable.” As Wurst explained, on the 26th, she was with Cooper and the family’s other dogs on […]

Take Time for ‘Funness’ at Bay Avenue Community Center, Tuesdays This Fall

For some stress-free quality time with the kids, the Ocean County Family Success Center offers creative, enriching and free “Fall Funness” programs at the Bay Avenue Community Center in Manahawkin on the second and fourth Tuesdays of October and November, for one hour from 5 to 6 p.m. The programs are open to parents and children of all ages. The […]

Barnegat Democrats Make Call for Blood Donors

The Barnegat Township Democratic Club hopes to aid the American Red Cross by sponsoring a blood drive on Monday, Oct. 13, from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Barnegat Recreation Center, located in the municipal complex at 900 West Bay Ave. “There is always need for blood donations,” said Carla Diona, club president. “This is a call to action for […]

Brant Beach Yacht Club Hosting Championships

Drive down Long Beach Boulevard in Brant Beach this weekend, and notice the endless line of boat trailers. The sight would make it hard to believe it’s October – and post-Chowderfest. The area will be bumpin’ for the Optimist Atlantic Coast Championships at Brant Beach Yacht Club. There are 240 boats ready to race, and Regatta Chairman Dave Coward anticipates […]

Chowder Power Shines in Beach Haven


Despite all of their amazing superhuman talents, Wonder Woman, Captain America, the Hulk, Thor, Superman, Spider-Man, Superman andBatman can’t make clam chowder. Making chowder takes some special powers. And to win Chowderfest, one needs special ingredients, too. Possessing these talents, 16 chowder super powers battled it out inthe epic 26thChowder Cook-OffClassic in Beach Haven. If the lead doesn’t give it […]

Get Free Tickets to Michael Amante Show By Donating to Surflight

Deal Worth Up to $250

R. Andrew Watts, the chairman of the Surflight Theatre Board of Trustees, penned a letter to The SandPaper last week outlining the dire financial straights of the Beach Haven institution. After sketching the history of Surflight’s money woes over the past five years, he said the theater desperately needs an infusion of cash as soon as possible. “We need to […]