Barnegat Girls Soccer Trio Announces College Choices 

Three standouts on the Barnegat High School girls soccer team are taking their talents to the collegiate level. In a Feb. 25 ceremony at the school’s media center, Ashley McNabb announced she would attend Neumann University, while Sarah Neuner committed to East Stroudsburg University. The two Pennsylvania schools compete in NCAA Division III. Morgan Bringoli will be going to William […]

Ship Bottom Seeks Huddle With State DOT on Route 72 Causeway

Ship Bottom officials are looking to meet with the state Department of Transportation in hopes of eliminating the right-turn-only lane onNinth Street (Route 72 East) and Barnegat Avenue. Councilman Thomas Tallon, who is public safety chairman, said the turning lane often results in people trying to make lane changes at the last second. “We feel it would be better if […]

Southern Teams Could Go Deep in South Jersey Basketball Tournaments

Most of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association boys and girls state basketball tournaments tipped off on Tuesday, too late for this edition of The SandPaper. But a few local teams have already played some postseason hoops. The Southern Regional boys team was the 14-seed in the 29-team Shore Conference Tournament, eventually won by top-seeded Mater Dei. The Rams’ […]

World Day of Prayer Service in Waretown on Friday

Women from around Southern Ocean County will gather at 1 p.m. this Friday, March 4 at the Waretown Methodist Church, located at 27 Bryant Rd. (Route 612 east), to celebrate the 2016 World Day of Prayer. The service is part of a long tradition. Since 1887 women in the U.S. and Canada, if informally at first, have met one day […]

Unfair Judgments

Letters

To the Editor: In response to the “Shooting Down Story” letter (2/27), I’m sure Mr. Hindi and the SHARK rights group are well meaning. But it’s wrong to make personal negative comments against Mr. Shackleton. I know Richard, his wife, daughter and granddaughters. They and the many women in his firm and offices would be surprised to know he’s a […]

‘Where the Money Goes’: Learn About NJ Lottery at Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Meeting

Reserve Now for March 9 Breakfast Meeting

The New Jersey Lottery has taken to the road with the “Where the Money Goes Tour,” and the March 9 stop is for the audience of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber continues its “Innovate & Caffeinate” breakfast series on alternate months in 2016, and the lottery is the topic for the 8:30 a.m. March 9 meeting […]

Register to Be a Bone Marrow Donor for Southern Regional Graduate Rachel Russell

Rachel Russell, a Southern Regional High School grad (2007) is in need of a bone marrow transplant due to leukemia. Stop by the 11/12 library at Southern Regional High School on Tuesday, March 8, from 8 a.m. to noon to undergo a simple cheek swab test to register to become a donor and to check compatibility. Anyone between the ages […]

Check Out Local Girls in National Geographic Channel’s Game Show This Sunday

The Kipila sisters of Manahawkin, Amanda Rose, a fifth-grader at Stafford Intermediate School, and Emily, a kindergartener at the Primary Learning Center, will appear in the National Geographic Channel’s original reality show “Brain Games” this Sunday, March 6, at 9 p.m. The interactive show, a regular series on NGC since 2013 and hosted by Jason Silva, discusses and explores the […]