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News
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Law Enforcement in Action at Amity Acres Day Camp
By Maria Scandale - Sep 20The theme week of “Mysteries and Detectives” came to life at Amity Acres Day Camp, a Girl Scout camp in Waretown, when campers got an up-close ...
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Barnegat Sub Busters Closes, But Hits the Road With New Venture
By Eric Englund - Sep 20Food trucks are the hottest new trend in the restaurant industry, and now Barnegat Township will be getting its very own. Local favorite Sub ...
Pinelands Regional Football Field Has New Scoreboard Thanks to Team Effort
By Rick Mellerup - Sep 18A new scoreboard was dedicated at the Pinelands Regional High School football field on Friday evening before the Wildcats hosted the Asbury Park ...
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Golf Carts Don’t Get Green Light in Barnegat Light
By Maria Scandale - Sep 18“Low-speed vehicles,” also called golf carts, did not get the green light in Barnegat Light. An ordinance that had been introduced July 10 and ...
Meatless Beyond and Impossible Burgers Appearing All Over LBI Menus
By JON COEN - Sep 18Dan Taylor of the G. Anderson Agency in Haven Beach developed an allergy to most types of meats in 2001. Taylor was the board president of The ...
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Xfinity Retail Store Now Open in Manahawkin
By Maria Scandale - Sep 18Comcast's new Xfinity Retail Store at 451 Martin Truex Jr. Blvd. in Stafford Township, opened Monday, Sept. 16. Customers can pay a bill and try ...
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Surf City Adopts Ordinance to Fund Shore Avenue Bulkhead Project
By Gina G. Scala - Sep 18Borough officials earlier this month unanimously introduced a bond ordinance that, if approved, would shoulder 90 percent of a bulkhead repair and ...
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Long Beach Township Seeks Sponsors for 2nd Annual Oyster Shellabration
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Sep 18Area businesses can help support bay culture as a sponsor of Long Beach Township's second annual Oyster Shellabration, set from noon to 6 p.m. on ...
Board Majority Greenlights December Referendum to Rehab LBI School
By Gina G. Scala - Sep 18Nearly three weeks after failing to garner enough votes, a majority of the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education last night approved a ...
Cavalier Senior Care Relocated to Forked River
By Maria Scandale - Sep 18Cavalier Senior Care Inc., a home health agency specializing in home care for seniors and homebound residents of Ocean County, has moved from ...
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LBI Fishing Club Hosts 73rd Annual World Series of Fishing Tournament
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Sep 18Anglers take note: Registration is still open for the 73rd Annual Long Beach Island Fishing Club's World Series of Fishing Tournament on Saturday, ...
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Speaker Discusses Impact of Prohibition in New Jersey
Sep 18The 100th anniversary of the start of Prohibition was the theme for the New Jersey Maritime Museum fundraiser at its Beach Haven site on Sept. 14. ...
2019 Pre-Season Beach Badge Sales Soar on LBI, Weekly Sales Trend Down
By Gina G. Scala - Sep 18Sun-filled days, including a long string of picture-perfect weekends for the first time in more than a few years, translated into an uptick in the ...
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Small Business the Beating Heart of State Economy
By Victoria Ford - Sep 18At the September meeting of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, held at the Holiday Inn in Manahawkin, members heard from Stockton ...
‘Gardens of Love’ in Beach Haven Seeks Green Thumbs
By Eric Englund - Sep 18With summer soon turning into fall, the Beach Haven Community Garden is seeking local green thumbs to purchase a plot. The site of what is known ...
Iowa Court Shoreline Project on Osborn Island Is Example for State
Sep 18Little Egg Harbor's shoreline protection project for Iowa Court on Osborn Island is finally finished, and it's been an example that others are ...
Rutgers University Marine Field Station Holds Open House
By PAT JOHNSON - Sep 18Rutgers University Field Station held its annual Open House on Saturday, Sept. 14, and hundreds of curious folks from local towns and even other ...
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Long Beach Township Land Use Board Denies Lorry’s Island End Motel Application
By Juliet Kaszas-Hoch - Sep 18Lorry's Island End Motel, at 23 West Washington Ave. in Holgate, has been denied its request to place three trailers adjacent to the motel to ...
New Fire Truck on Its Way to Beach Haven
By Eric Englund - Sep 18Thursday, Sept. 19 will be a special day for the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. Early that evening, its new tower truck is expected to arrive ...
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Grow Your Business
By Business Services - Aug 26Advertise 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 - Aug 26Why 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
The Fish Story
Big Post-Season Surf Will Remain Deadly; Bunker Balls Could Become Too Plentiful
By JAY MANN - Sep 18We're well into the post-season, and the winds are playing the all-to-ourselves spoiler. A second round of fishing-ruinous northeast winds is not ...
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Poisonous Secrets in the Pines
By THOMAS P. FARNER - Sep 18World War I ended in 1918. Most Americans wanted to move on and forget rationing, the draft, chemical weapons and international affairs. The ...
Liquid Lines
Why the Sharpie Was So Silly and Could Have Been Serious
By JON COEN - Sep 18There was a time that things like hurricanes didn't split up the American people. If you recall, we all get along pretty well after storms wallop ...
Liquid Lines
Tired of Hearing About How Great Local Summer Is? Neither Are We.
By JON COEN - Sep 11“It's better in September”… Local Summer … The second season. Oh, how we love to glorify this time of year. Year-rounders, part-time residents, ...
Opinion
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Disturbing Decline
Sep 18To the Editor: At first it seemed not noticeable. Then as the summer progressed, there was a definite decline in the number of or sightings of any ...
- Letters
Information Needed
Sep 18The following was addressed to Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education President William Fenimore. Dear Mr. Fenimore: The taxpayers who ...
- Letters
Wells Wishes
Sep 18To the Editor: We want to second the sentiments conveyed in Gina Scala's article on Kathy Wells' retirement from service in Ship Bottom (“Ship ...
- Letters
Easy Decision
Sep 18To the Editor: Harvey Cedars has been fortunate to have effective and forward-thinking leadership over the past 20 years. We feel strongly that ...
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Fish in Hot Water
By MICHELE S. BYERS - Sep 18Around the globe, climate change is leading to increased ocean temperatures and more-acidic water. The impact on fish and the fishing industry is ...
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Dangerous Initiative
Sep 18To the Editor: In the Aug. 28 story titled “BH Parking Overhaul on the Docket,” John Harvey is quoted using the Faulkner Act to back door our ...
Artoon
Sep 18By L. Ganss
Ampersand
Raising Monarchs No Longer a Lofty Initiative
By TERESA HAGAN - Sep 11Back in 2016 when I started the Monarch Butterfly Project for the Garden Club of LBI, I thought I was doing a good thing. Everyone had noticed ...
- Letters
Keep Festival Flying
Sep 11To the Editor: I am a Canadian professional kite flyer. I do personal and corporate events to show off my artistry, color the sky, share my ...
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Speaking for Majority
Sep 11To the Editor: I want to thank everyone who reached out to me by email or phone call to show their support for the stand I took at the August and ...
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Spectacular Displays
Sep 18To the Editor: At the NJ Maritime Museum's annual fundraiser (also noise raiser and spirit raiser), I took a break from the food, music and ...
Letters
Summer’s End
Sep 18The following is a renga rendered in 8 haiku: The island exhales Lines of traffic heading west Locals grin and nod Guard stands sit empty Seagu...
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Owning the Problem
Sep 18To the Editor: In the Aug. 28 issue Jay Mann called out the doomsday advocates who suggest that those living on the coast should retreat. Like ...
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Herbicide Overkill
Sep 18To the Editor: This past summer we have been treated to a barrage of commercials from law firms getting on board with class action lawsuits ...
- Feedback
Meter Matters
Sep 18To the Editor: In their great wisdom, Long Beach Township officials have decided to have township homeowners install water meters, at their own ...
- Letters
Wrong Word
Sep 18To the Editor: In regard to Nancy Spark's letter announcing her candidacy for the LBI Consolidated Board of Education, a few corrections need to ...
- Letters
Curb Appeal
Sep 11The following was addressed to Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis. Dear Mayor Davis: I have been a longtime resident of Beach Haven, living on ...
- Letters
Environmental Crisis
Sep 11To the Editor: The public comment period for the New Jersey Energy Master Plan ends at noon on Monday, Sept 16, so there's still time to comment ...
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Candidate for Clarity
Sep 11To the Editor: The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education is at a crossroads. The public has lost faith in its ability to move forward ...
Comments
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Re: Pulitzer Prize Winner’s New Book Focuses on Southern Ocean County
By James Brazel - Sep 12re the Shapiro family: About ten years ago, a son of the elder Shapiro who, according to your article bought 53 acres of LBI for $53,000 in 1926, ...
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Re: Ugly Fish Proliferates… And Attacks; Keep Rover in Mind If Celling Along
By Neal J Roberts - Aug 07Cellphone Sense Exhortation To the Editor: Readers who are familiar with The Fish Story, Jay Mann's weekly column that has run 25 or 30 years ...
Sports
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Schiverea Is Mainstay of Barnegat Field Hockey
By Eric Englund - Sep 20One of the top female athletes to watch this fall at Barnegat High School is Shannon Schiverea, a senior who has started at forward for the girls ...
Barnegat Leader Fall Sports Previews
Barnegat Boys Soccer, Girls Tennis Build on Experience; Girls Volleyball Counts on Youth
By David Biggy - Sep 20Following a 6-11 season last fall, the Barnegat High School boys soccer team seems to be on a path toward many more wins this season. But getting ...
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Chris Hemmerle Captures First Place in Long Beach Island Triathlon
By David Biggy - Sep 18The heat and humidity of Sept. 15 took their toll on the competitors in the Long Beach Island Triathlon, resulting in slightly slower times than ...
High School Soccer Roundup
Southern, Barnegat Soccer Squads Remain Unbeaten
By David Biggy - Sep 18If the current trend continues with local high school soccer teams, late October and early November will be an exciting time. As of Sept. 16, ...
Stafford Leader Southern Fall Sports Previews
Give Her a Song to Sing and Megan Lockwood Works Wonders on Soccer Field
By DAVID BIGGY - Sep 13It may not be around these days, but at one time in history there once was a T-shirt that proclaimed, “Soccer is life. The rest is just details.” I...
Barnegat Leader Fall Sports Previews
Girls Soccer, Field Hockey in Excellent Shape for Barnegat This Fall
By David Biggy - Sep 20Last fall, the Barnegat High School girls soccer team struggled for victories, ending up with five for the season, despite the fact the Bengals ...
Barnegat Leader Fall Sports Previews
Barnegat Football, Cross-Country, Gymnastics Teams Each Have Solid Athletes
By David Biggy - Sep 20Unlike last season, the Barnegat High School football team this fall has a few hills to climb. A couple of them may be small, but one of the ...
Barnegat Football Squad Holds on for 8-6 Victory Against Lakewood
By DAVID BIGGY - Sep 18When a team is as inexperienced as the Barnegat football squad, victories in any form are a welcomed treat, especially on Friday the 13th under a ...
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Pinelands Falls to Donovan Catholic in Girls Volleyballl
By Rick Mellerup - Sep 17The anticipation was high last Friday evening when the Donovan Catholic girls volleyball team visited the gym of Pinelands Regional High School. Af...
Stafford Leader Southern Fall Sports Previews
Southern Football, Boys Soccer Teams Starting With Wins
By DAVID BIGGY - Sep 13The past two seasons have been an uphill battle for the Southern Regional football team, with the Rams finishing 3-7 in 2017 and 4-5 last fall. ...
A & E
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Drive-in Movie, Fall Festival Planned Next Month
Sep 20A form of entertainment that has fallen by the wayside is the drive-in movie. But the Barnegat Township Recreation Department is bringing it back ...
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Wright Presbyterian Church Blesses the Animals Oct. 4
By Eric Englund - Sep 20The Wright Memorial Presbyterian Church in Barnegat Township is holding a blessing of the animals on Friday, Oct. 4 at 6 p.m. The event will ...
Forsythe Refuge Official to Talk About Waterways
By Eric Englund - Sep 18The Edwin B. Forysthe National Wildlife Refuge is the topic of a talk at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City, on ...
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Tuckerton Historical Society Ghost Walks in October
Sep 18Not all local history is pleasant nostalgia,. Murder and suicide are age-old problems, and no community can escape them. On three nights, Oct. 4, ...
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Get Your Spine Tingled at Haunted Hayride at the Lake
Sep 20The 21st annual haunted hayride in Waretown takes place on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Waretown Lake, located at ...
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Estate Planning 101 at LBI Branch Sept. 27
By Eric Englund - Sep 18The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host an estate planning presentation on Friday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m Guest...
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Coastal Volunteers in Medicine Fall Gala at Greenbriar Oceanaire
By Maria Scandale - Sep 18Coastal Volunteers in Medicine's annual Fall Gala will be held on Friday, Oct. 4, at Greenbriar Oceanaire Country Club in Waretown, at 6 p.m. All ...
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Harry Marti Golf Tournament Tees Off Sept. 26
By Eric Englund - Sep 18The High Point Volunteer Fire Co. in Harvey Cedars is sponsoring the 20th annual Harry T. Marti Memorial Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 26 at ...
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