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Opinion•September 3, 2025
Fan Mail
Every week I go down to the corner to pick up a copy of The SandPaper. My favorite writer is Jon Coen. I look forward to his balanced perspective on LBI and local inland topics. His wit and humor are…
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Sports••September 3, 2025
Forever Young Softballers Reach for the Fences
How great the feeling is to grip and throw the ball, hearing the “swack” as the ball hits the leather glove, or the thrill of connecting the ball with the bat, watching it fly to parts unknown into…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 3, 2025
Author Discusses His Mother’s Waves of Hope
During World War II, a tech-savvy New Jersey woman took it on herself to be a priceless information provider for families of captured U.S. service members.
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Opinion••September 3, 2025
Healthy Habits Aside … White Towers Beckon
I think of myself as a bit of a health food proponent. I love vegetables and fruit and I’m careful to moderate the use of sugar, salt and all the things that enhance the joy of eating. I’m not a…
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Opinion••September 3, 2025
Overarching Motto: ‘Never Ever Give Up’
As summer is winding down and the surf ramps up, I thought about all the events and activities of the season. Those who are fortunate to experience LBI are privileged to enjoy all our island’s slice…
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Sports••September 3, 2025
Despite Graduations, Talent Abounds in Southern Lineup
After graduating 10 seniors from last year’s 12-7-2 team that captured the program’s first division championships, it would be easy to think the Southern Regional girls soccer squad may have some…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 2, 2025
Historical Society Plans Yard Sale, Open House
The Barnegat Township Historical Society plans a yard sale outside its thrift shop on Saturday, Sept. 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop is located at 106 Railroad Ave., near the entrance of the…
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News••September 2, 2025
Commissioner Meehan to Address North Beach Taxpayers
Long Beach Township Commissioner Alexander Meehan will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the North Beach Taxpayers Association on Saturday, Sept 6. Members and board members have submitted topics…
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News••September 2, 2025
Few Beaches Protected After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend.
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News••August 31, 2025
Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk O. Larson, 71, Dies; Fishing Community Reels from Loss
Shockwaves are rolling through the borough of Barnegat Light after its residents awoke Sunday to the news of Mayor Kirk O. Larson’s sudden passing during emergency heart surgery on Saturday, Aug. 30.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 31, 2025
Surflight’s ‘Buddy Holly Story’ Rocks
The opening night audience for Surflight Theatre’s “West Side Story” immediately rose as one when it came time for the curtain call. Opening night attendees for Surflight’s next musical, “Buddy… The…
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News••August 30, 2025
12th Street Beach Guarded in Surf City Until Sept. 7
Surf City Councilman Joe DeBenedetto announced Aug. 30 that under the leadership of beach patrol Capt. Mark Dileo, the 12th Street beach will be guarded until Sunday, Sept. 7. DeBenedetto reminds all…
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Sports••August 30, 2025
71st Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic Shifts to Aug. 30 Start
Join the ranks of anglers targeting striped bass, bluefish, kingfish, tautog, red drum, weakfish and fluke from the shores of Long Beach Island as one of the nation’s oldest and most storied…
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News••August 29, 2025
‘Green Drinks’ Now Meeting Quarterly
Environmentally minded people are welcome to stop by for refreshments and eco-friendly conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at the Mainland Holiday Inn in Manahawkin from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is…
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News••August 29, 2025
North End Landmark, Mast of ‘Sea King,’ Wrenched From Sand, Sent Back Out to Sea
The historic mast sticking up out of the 11th Street beach in Barnegat Light for the last six decades is gone – a souvenir swiped by Hurricane Erin as she made her way past LBI this week.
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News••August 28, 2025
Mother Nature Can’t Stop Coast Guard Elite Surfmen From Duty
On the back end of Hurricane Erin, under a sunny blue sky, past the bar and north jetty of Barnegat Inlet, the storm could still be seen and felt as nearly 16-foot waves broke over two 47-foot motor…
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News••August 28, 2025
Fatal Boat Accident Details Murky
The Robalo boat that struck and killed a Princeton man who was a passenger in it in Little Egg Harbor Bay after taking on wake from another vessel was towed to a residence in Beach Haven West the…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2025
From LBI Summers to Hollywood: Producer Brings ‘Bad Shabbos’ to the Island
For Adam Mitchell, growing up meant spending summers crammed in his grandparents’ Loveladies house with 21 other family members for weeks of mini golf, Fantasy Island visits, sleepovers and enough…
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Columns••August 28, 2025
Hurricane Erin Was a Wild Ride on All Fronts
Wait. What? Labor Day? It seems like just yesterday we were dealing with a new traffic pattern at the Ship Bottom Circle. And now, here we are facing down 40-foot Home Depot skeleton season.
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News••August 28, 2025
Beach-Nesting Birds Log Successful Season at Barnegat Light Habitat Restoration Site
According to Todd Pover, senior wildlife biologist with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, the beach-nesting bird habitat restoration site in Barnegat Light has wrapped up its best…
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Sports••August 28, 2025
Beach Haven, the Bocce Capital of LBI
For the 32nd summer in Beach Haven, the bocce balls rolled across Joan Barron’s backyard court on Saturday, Aug. 23. And after the dust settled, a new pair of names will be etched onto the Mike…
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Opinion••August 28, 2025
Local Oldster: Summarizing Summer’s Shoobie-isms
Because at one time I was one, I feel that I am the perfect person to call out some particularly offensive “shoobie-isms” that I’ve encountered this summer. We had no spring this year. June, usually…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 28, 2025
Big Shots Determine So Much Against Southern Regional’s Reilly Tandem
Southern Regional golf coach Jeff Reilly often reminds his players of a simple mantra: Sometimes, one shot determines so much.
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News••August 28, 2025
Federal Action on Wind Energy Fuels Save LBI Agenda
The U.S. Department of Interior’s recent announcement it is launching a full evaluation of offshore wind regulations is being lauded by a local grassroots organization.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2025
Event Rolls Fun, Education Into Ride for Awareness
School might be back in session early this year, but education doesn’t have to happen just in the classroom. On Sunday, Sept. 7, Cycle4Awareness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping special…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 27, 2025
LBIF Wraps 2025 Season With Salute to Community of Artists
“This is the highlight of the end of our season,” Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ Executive Director Daniella Kerner said of the annual Member, Student, Faculty Show, which…
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Opinion••August 27, 2025
Action Is Much Needed Before We All Become Plastic People
With Labor Day around the corner and crowds flocking to the area’s beaches, many are undoubtedly encountering one of the region’s persistent problems: plastic pollution. Locals saw how pervasive…
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News••August 27, 2025
First Responders Deliver School Supplies to ’Stuff the Bus’
If some of the local retailers are running low on notebooks, glue sticks and crayons, blame a bunch of the first responder agencies that serve Southern Ocean County and beyond. After all, they…
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News••August 27, 2025
Local Healer Cristin Stackles Seeking Support for Parents’ Long Road to Recovery
Anyone who has spent time in or adjacent to the local holistic healing community knows Cristin Stackles.
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Columns••August 27, 2025
Pros, Cons of Streaming; Labor Day Love Letters for Local Artists
Every year summer seems to slip by faster than the last and, alas, here we are again, bidding farewell with the last big bang of Labor Day. Year-rounders will revel in a few weeks of Locals Summer…
