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News••June 12, 2024
Little Egg Harbor Police Chief Honors Officers for Saving Lives
Little Egg Harbor Township police Chief James Hawkins recognized five officers who performed life-saving CPR in two separate incidents last year at the May 10 township committee meeting.
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Sports••June 12, 2024
Pinelands Regional Falls Short Against Neptune in Overtime Thriller
After Neptune scored to make it 14-0, silencing the home crowd at Pinelands Regional High School’s football field on June 5, a voice from the sidelines yelled out.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Don’t Go to Another LIFF Without Investigating Shorts
This reviewer always tries to take in at least one shorts block at the Lighthouse International Film Festival each year.
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Sports••June 12, 2024
Southern Regional Junior Sprints to Pair of Group 4 Crowns
If the winter indoor track and field season is an indicator, Cole Cramer knows his toughest competition is still ahead, despite capturing a pair of NJSIAA Group 4 titles this past weekend.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Surf City Flea Market Benefits Fire Company
If bargaining is your thing head to the firehouse in Surf City on Saturday, June 15 where the the Women’s Auxiliary of the fire company is holdings its kickoff beach bargain that promises something…
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Columns••June 12, 2024
What Heavy-Lift Turbine Vessels Come Our Way? Dead Bass Numbers Are Unacceptable
How about that ocean? Quite a thing of beauty of late. Beachgoers are remarking that the color and clarity has an almost tropical look. That tourist-pleasing look seems entrenched, as we quickly move…
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Business••June 12, 2024
Jon Miller Building Custom Chopper for Hearts and Harleys
When it comes to matters of community, Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor have never hesitated to pull together to lift each other up. This time, local businesses are making it happen for Hearts and…
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News••June 12, 2024
National Religious Pilgrimage Makes a Stop at St. Mary of the Pines
There’s a huge religious pilgrimage taking place in the United States even as we speak, and the St. Mary’s Parish Center and the St. Mary Academy in Manahawkin recently played a part in it.
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Business••June 12, 2024
Whittingham Coffee House Brews Coffee and Community in Long Beach Township
For owners Alex and Megan Kritz, the new Whittingham Coffee House in North Beach Haven is about more than just coffee. It’s about bringing people together and sharing in the “magic” of LBI.
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News••June 12, 2024
Sea Shell’s Liquor License Gets Tweaked
The Beach Haven Borough Council held off approving the liquor license renewal for the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club during a hearing at the Monday, June 10 meeting after numerous residents…
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News••June 12, 2024
Grant Program to Aid Removal of Abandoned and Derelict Vessels From Waterways
In an effort to remove abandoned and neglected boats from waterways throughout the nation, the Boat Owners Association of the United States (BoatUS) Foundation is seeking qualified, diverse and…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Documentary About a DoorDash Driver Offers Up a Helping of Humanity
“Arriving In Five Minutes Period,” a 95-minute documentary directed by Trevor Lyon and Colby Smith, is a simple film in many ways.
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News••June 12, 2024
Two Area Students Are ‘Unsung Heroes’
As the school year wound down, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office recently honored various elementary and high school students with Unsung Hero Recognition Awards. These included Olivia Sickinger…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Art Notes, June 12
See Shores: Painting direct from nature, en plein air, award-winning Pine Shores Art Association artists will be stationed at each of the six gardens on the Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s Outdoor…
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News••June 12, 2024
MATES Students Winners Again at NJ Envirothon
For the second year in a row, Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science students Megan Ebinger, Cailean Connelly, Michelle Karamian, Caroline Liebmann and Amalie Werner have taken first…
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Opinion•June 12, 2024
Slow Going
Voting in Ship Bottom was an adventure last week, a rather frustrating one.
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Opinion••June 12, 2024
Message of a Robin Rescue: Thankfulness Then and Now
An abnormally large number of human-caused distractions have consumed most of our waking hours and attention during the past few months. College demonstrations, military initiatives, the Trump trial…
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News••June 12, 2024
West Creek Veteran Honored With Quilt of Valor
Lt. Col. Michael Matelski of West Creek became the latest Ocean County veteran awarded a Quilt of Valor in a ceremony at American Legion Post 492 in Little Egg Harbor on Saturday.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Gabe Live Duo Delivers Beach Vibe to Nardi’s
As the sun shone brightly on Saturday afternoon, vacationers and locals alike cooled off at Nardi’s Tavern in Haven Beach as they enjoyed relaxing cover songs by the Gabe Live Duo, comprised of Gabe…
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Opinion•June 12, 2024
Takes a Village
Thank you, Mayor Huelsenbeck, for being right on point about the LBI School in last week’s SandPaper (“Ship Bottom Mayor Addresses Borough Stance on LBI School”). Taxpayers needed to hear the facts.
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Columns••June 12, 2024
Atlantic County Voters Say No
The battle over whether Southern Ocean County would become a center for the nation’s nuclear power industry and a test site for the new technology of floating power plants took a turn during the…
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News••June 12, 2024
GOP Incumbent, Newcomer Win Contested Primary in Ship Bottom
A female candidate has cleared the first hurdle in seeking a seat on the Ship Bottom Borough Council for the first time in more than two decades, netting the most ballots cast and outpacing her…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Summer Vendor Fair in Tuckerton
Summer is in full swing, and Tuckerton’s the place to be for it. This Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Paulina’s Sweets is hosting a summer vendor fair in the lot at The Riot cardioboxing…
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Opinion•June 12, 2024
Morrison’s in 1960s
L J. Wallace Jr.’s article “Surviving ‘The Hole’ in the Middle of Summer” (5/22) brought back many memories of the years I worked at Morrison’s Restaurant in Beach Haven. Pete and Peg Morrison were…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Songs of Summer at Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library will present “Sounds of Summer” featuring pianist/vocalist Jay Daniels on Friday, June 14 at 1 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Get Plugged In at EV Talk at Toms River Library
Why are electric vehicles (EVs) rapidly becoming major factors in our mobility, ecology and the economy? Mara Starr of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will be presenting “EV…
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News••June 12, 2024
State Proposes Removing Bald Eagles, Ospreys From NJ Endangered Species List
The Murphy administration is proposing removal of the bald eagle and the osprey from the state’s list of endangered species, reflecting decades of work to restore these iconic birds to New Jersey’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Buy Book Bargains at Little Egg Harbor Library
Need to stock up on your summer reading for the park or the beach? Stop by the Little Egg Harbor branch of the Ocean County Library at 290 Mathistown Rd. for the Friends of the Library’s week-long…
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News••June 12, 2024
Albert Music Hall Awards Scholarships
The Pinelands Cultural Society/Albert Music Hall recently awarded the 2024 Edward W. Rearick PCS Scholarships to 13 graduates of Southern Regional High School. The scholarships were worth a total of…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 12, 2024
Pinelands Preservation Alliance Selected for ‘Humanities Lab’ Cohort
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance is one of six nonprofit organizations throughout the state chosen to participate in a “Humanities Lab” devised by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.…
