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News••February 29, 2024
Harvey Cedars Businesses Looking to Organize
Business owners in Harvey Cedars could soon be forming an association following a recent meeting with borough officials.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 29, 2024
Pinelands Thespians Tackling a Huge Challenge With ‘The Little Mermaid’
To paraphrase Ed Sullivan, talk about a “really big show!”
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Arts & Entertainment••February 29, 2024
Author Comes to Terms With Irish Grandmother in Memoir
Growing up in Montclair in a neighborhood of Irish immigrants, Barbara Williams disliked her grandmother. But it wasn’t until much later when she learned about the history of her ancestors that she…
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Opinion•February 29, 2024
Clogs in Storm Drains Are Not the Largest Problem
This is in reference to the Feb. 7 article titled “New Storm Drains Expected to Provide Relief from Floods.” Although I am not thoroughly familiar with the details of flooding in Ship Bottom, I…
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Sports••February 29, 2024
Henrich Captures Region Title as Gearl, Yanuzzelli Earn Spots in Atlantic City
Samantha Henrich had lost twice to West Deptford’s Jaden Bennett during tournaments earlier in the season. Henrich learned the lessons from those losses and didn’t let them happen on Feb. 25, when…
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News••February 28, 2024
Tuckerton Environmental Commission Chair Resigns
The Tuckerton Borough Environmental Commission will have to undergo some growing pains after the resignation of its chair, Kaylyn Ullman, which was announced during the Feb. 20 borough council…
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Sports••February 28, 2024
Barnegat Girls Bowlers Capture First State Championship in School History
Remember Feb. 27, 2024, Barnegat Township. It’s the day your high school girls bowling team made history.
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News••February 28, 2024
Sea Change, CRAP Running Crew Partner for Mental Health Meetups
Members of Sea Change Recovery Community Organization and the CRAP Running Crew, plus friends, guests and supporters, gathered at the Barnegat Branch Trail Sunday morning to share a few hours and a…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
Behind the Scenes, in Studio, Cross Country Gains
What a wildly weird few weeks for music, but who’s complaining? Hard-earned women’s rights are deteriorating all over America, which in comparison to the war-torn rest of the world seems like a minor…
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News••February 28, 2024
SandPaper Staff Shows Depth and Breadth in State Newspaper Contest
A busy 2023 netted the staff of The SandPaper more than five dozen awards in the 2023 New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, including 29 for advertising, 25 for print…
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Sports••February 28, 2024
French, Manera, Henrich Lead Southern Contingent into Boardwalk Hall for State Finals
It was tough to determine which one was Southern Regional senior Collin French’s toughest opponent, Lenape’s Jackson Wheeler or his own sweatshirt, which had him all tangled and twisted as he tried…
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Columns••February 28, 2024
Roadways Remain Wet Behind the Ears As Frequent Flooding Goes Nowhere Fast; The Universe’s Whitest White and Blackest Black
With March moving in, we enter the most precipitated upon month of the year for LBI, based on “Brant Beach” data stats from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Oddly, the second most…
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Business••February 28, 2024
Clemmy’s Restaurant Places Waretown Back on Map
As much of the Jersey Shore rolls up its sidewalks for the winter, full- time residents have to work a little harder to get an upscale meal without too much hassle. As of late last summer, Clemmy’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
‘Making Memories With Millie’ on March 1
The Beach Haven Public Library will hold the final installment of “Making Memories With Millie: Vintage Desserts and Great Books,” on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m. Class size is limited to 15.
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News••February 28, 2024
Barnegat Fire Co. Releases 2023 Statistics
The Barnegat Township Volunteer Fire Co. answered a total of 578 calls, according to statistics recently compiled by the Birdsall Street outfit.
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News••February 28, 2024
Learning ‘Resilience Through Reading’ at Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary
Early next month, the implementation of a resilience reading program at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School will commence with students receiving the book Judy Moody Was in a Mood, by Megan…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
Art Notes, Feb. 28
How to Win: At its first public meeting of 2024, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts awarded just over $1.7 million to 161 New Jersey artists through the Individual Artist Fellowship program.…
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News••February 28, 2024
War-Torn Art Studio in Ukraine Thanks LBI Foundation
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies has shared a thank you note in video form, received from the Aza Nizi Maza children’s art studio in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
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Business••February 28, 2024
Get Moving; Get Winging
A new fitness and physical therapy business, Local Motion Performance and Physical Therapy, has opened on McKinley Avenue in Manahawkin.
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News••February 28, 2024
Long Beach Township Residents Can Monitor Water Usage Online
Long Beach Township is encouraging property owners within the municipality to sign up for the online WaterSmart service, which allows users to log in at any time to monitor water usage for their home…
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News••February 28, 2024
Long Beach Township Police Track Down Perpetrators of Online ‘Romance Scam’
Cyber crimes are on the rise, including “romance scams” – which, according to the U.S. Secret Service, often involve fake online profiles through which someone attempts to build a phony emotional…
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Columns••February 28, 2024
Lighthouse or Light Ship? Both
As March 1924 began, Barnegat Lighthouse was about to play host to a delegation that contained the one man who was supposed to decide its fate.
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Opinion•February 28, 2024
Support Working Class
In regard to your Feb. 21 story titled “9th District Says Nix Affordable Housing Bill,” I was disappointed to see our delegation to the Legislature lobbying against efforts to ease the affordability…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
Save the Date: LBI Foundation Hosts Wedding Vendor Showcase March 9
Say “I do” to the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ first-ever Wedding Vendor Showcase, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, in the LBIF Gallery in Loveladies.…
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Opinion•February 28, 2024
Crackdown Needed
I was hoping that this might be the summer that the borough of Beach Haven comes down hard on those visitors and residents alike who persistently disobey traffic laws while riding electric bikes…
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Opinion•February 28, 2024
Poor Excuse
Man, woman, person, camera, TV … a genius is born! How impressive! Someone who can take a large fortune and turn it into a small one. A great businessman who wants to run the country like his…
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News••February 28, 2024
Barnegat Development Donates to Starve Poverty
The Venue at Lighthouse Station in Barnegat Township recently held a food drive that its publicity director, Dianna Sambolin, said was “an overwhelming success.”
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
All About Ospreys at March 2 Virtual Science Saturday
Join Ben Wurst, senior wildlife biologist with Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, as he discusses efforts to monitor and manage ospreys at this weekend’s installment of Science Saturday…
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News••February 28, 2024
Imperiale Has Favorable Meeting With Van Drew
Harvey Cedars Mayor John Imperiale says the borough has several major projects that should be done, and can be accomplished through various grants and other funding mechanisms.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 28, 2024
A Reporter’s Memoir of Friendship With RBG
A phone call from a young reporter to a fiery lawyer began a relationship of nearly a half-century as both kicked open opportunity’s door for women. Celebrated correspondent Nina Totenberg will…
