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News••March 27, 2024
Tuckerton School District Faces Loss in State Aid, Increasing Costs
The Tuckerton School District faces serious challenges after suffering a major loss in state aid for the 2024-25 school year.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2024
Estate Planning Primer at Lacey Library April 3
Creating the guidelines that your heirs will one day follow entails many steps and raises many questions. Attorney Paul R. Daniele will discuss those concerns during an estate planning workshop at…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 27, 2024
Medal of Honor Recipient Will Tell His Story at the Grunin Center
Medal of Honor recipient and author Kyle Carpenter will be appearing at the Grunin Center for the Arts on the Ocean County College campus in Toms River at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3.
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News••March 27, 2024
Barnegat Junior Police Academy Signing Up
Grade school children will get a primer on local law enforcement when the Barnegat Township Police Department holds a Junior Police Academy this summer. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday…
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Sports••March 27, 2024
Despite Loss of Kean, Southern Regional Has Enough to Go Deep Into State Tourney
Replacing the production of one of the best players in the state isn’t an easy task. But with as deep a boys volleyball program as Southern Regional’s, in which talented players keep funneling…
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Opinion••March 27, 2024
Two-State Solution in Israel Is Insanity, as History Shows
There’s a well-known quote, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.”
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Sports••March 27, 2024
With Talent and Experience, Southern Regional Golfers Should Contend Again
Toward the end of last season, knowing who was coming to the Southern Regional boys golf program this spring, Alex Henbest already seemed prepared to relinquish the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 26, 2024
Weather Forecasting Talk at March 30 Science Saturday
On March 30, Science Saturday welcomes Michael Folmer, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Ocean Prediction Center in College Park, Md., for an 11 a.m.…
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Sports••March 25, 2024
After Hanging Up Cleats, Former Southern Regional Soccer Player Bischoff Turns Pro in Triathlon
Brad Bischoff wanted to be a professional soccer player. It was a dream of his since eighth grade, and much of his life through high school and into college had been centered around that goal.
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Columns••March 24, 2024
Solid Surf Roundup and March Radness; Put Away Your Snow Shovel But Don’t Plant Lettuce
Is the written word ineffectual these days? As a columnist in a weekly beach rag, do my accounts of the surf, editorializing of atmospheric events, small-town social commentary and general saltwater…
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News••March 23, 2024
Dead Trees Get the Ax in Harvey Cedars
Given a chance to submit a written annual list of road needs to Ocean County officials or meet in person, the Harvey Cedars mayor and police chief opted for the in-person meeting. It brought…
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Sports••March 22, 2024
Gesicki Looks Forward to Connecting With Cincinnati QB After Signing One-Year Deal
Joe Burrow is known around the NFL as a quarterback who can thread a needle or zip a football through a crack in a window. Mike Gesicki couldn’t have asked for a better offer than to be on the…
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News••March 21, 2024
Bay Islands Restoration Project Gets Additional Grant Funding
Long Beach Township learned earlier this winter that it had been approved for a $772,300 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to design a final stage nature-based restoration plan for two bay…
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News••March 21, 2024
Van Drew Secures Funding for Little Egg Harbor Safety Improvements
A close relationship between Little Egg Harbor Township and Congressman Jeff Van Drew has, so far, paid off in spades.
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News••March 21, 2024
Garden Club Participates in Beach Sweep
Candy wrappers, soda straws, coffee cups and construction boxes were found among a substantial amount of debris recently cleared up by members of the Garden Club of Long Beach Island.
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Columns••March 21, 2024
Whale of a Use for AI: Commercial Fishermen Might Have No Choice
I’ve frequently been referencing artificial intelligence, knowing full well it is quickly altering the world for good … or possibly for bad.
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News••March 21, 2024
Barnegat Light Revisits Boat Ramp Issues, and Town Budget
For a beach wedding this June, Barnegat Light will allow an exception to the borough code that expressly prohibits campfires on the oceanfront at any time.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 21, 2024
Breakfast and Pictures With the Easter Bunny
Here comes Peter Cottontail, hopping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppin’, Easter’s on its way.
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Opinion••March 21, 2024
In Remembrance of The Wolf of Long Beach Island
Winter is coming to an end on Long Beach Island. With that comes the promise of serenity in the spring. You can hear it in the whisper of an ageless song on the wind as it gusts off the ocean…
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News••March 21, 2024
Southern Regional Middle School’s ‘Vintage Hut’ to Help Students in Need
Amid a Southern Regional Board of Education meeting filled with standard business for late winter, most of the exciting news occurred during various announcements to the board. However, there was one…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2024
Catch ‘Old Decoy Show’ Featured Carver Will Hammarstrom
Carvers, collectors and those with an appreciation for local folk arts with centuries-deep roots in the area are encouraged to attend the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association’s 30th annual Decoy…
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Opinion••March 20, 2024
Marsh Grass and Dune Grass Stand Tall Among Grasses
Although you’ve probably never given it much thought, I think it’s fair to say that grass connotes luxury. Think about it. Don’t you always admire that one house on the block whose lawn is always…
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News••March 20, 2024
State, Feds Work to Protect Areas Near Military Bases in Wildfire-Prone Pinelands
Fighting wildfires has become increasingly challenging due to a warming climate. Here in New Jersey, the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Forest Fire Service has partnered with the U.S.…
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Opinion•March 20, 2024
Expand Drone Use
Re: your article titled “Surf City Utilizes Drone Technology for Beach Safety” (3/13), I have been writing letters to The SandPaper for the past two years, requesting a study on the use of drones for…
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News••March 20, 2024
ALO Accepting Summer Internship Applications
Alliance for a Living Ocean, based on Long Beach Island, is currently accepting applications for two paid internships for this upcoming summer. As the nonprofit notes, “ALO is seeking current college…
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News••March 20, 2024
LBI Region Volunteer Fire Companies, Communities Benefit From State Aid
Eight Southern Ocean County volunteer fire companies are slated to receive tens of thousands of dollars from New Jersey’s second round of grants aimed at providing them with personal protective…
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Opinion•March 20, 2024
Danger on LBI
Recently a writer to opinion page wrote about the dangers of living in California and stated that she would prefer to stay on LBI.
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Opinion•March 20, 2024
Help Restaurants Survive
I am glad I am resident of Harvey Cedars. I am happy that our local government has the wisdom to adopt regulations and promote outdoor dining for the restaurants in our town. To be able to enjoy…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2024
Learn About Hydrogen Production at March 23 Science Saturday
Where is hydrogen used today? What is a hydrogen hub? How can this energy source be considered renewable? Learn the answers to these questions, and more, at this weekend’s Science Saturday. Speaker…
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••March 20, 2024
Stafford Police: ’Suspicious Male’ Just Exercising Near Park, Church
See something, say something. It’s a mantra that’s been frequently broadcast throughout society during the past two decades. On St. Patrick’s Day, Stafford Township police officers checked into a…
