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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Quaker Open House Adding Videos to Event
The Barnegat Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) are starting a new activity in connection with their open houses on the fourth Sunday of each month. The open houses begin at 11 a.m. following the…
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News••February 21, 2024
Ordinance Would Add Mercantile Licenses in Long Beach Township
An ordinance introduced and passed on first reading at the last Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners meeting would add the requirement of a mercantile license to sell goods or services from a…
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Columns••February 21, 2024
Gulf Stream Becomes Hot Topic; Infrasound Resounds Throughout Oceanic Realm
There’s quite an in-genre brouhaha forming over, of all things, a warm oceanic current. It is quite a current, though, especially from our point of view. Enter the Gulf Stream, though it may be…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
‘Chat and Color’ at the Beach Haven Library
The Beach Haven Public Library invites people to a “chat and color” on Friday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
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Sports••February 21, 2024
Third-Seeded Birch Wins Title, Leads Entire Southern Contingent into Region Tourney
As the official at the center of the mat raised his right arm, the weariness of the afternoon showed in senior Bradford Birch’s body language. He had been through a couple of intense battles, and now…
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Opinion•February 21, 2024
Caretaker Alternative
I wonder why taxpayers are paying for a caretaker at Cedar Bridge Tavern when, with today’s technology, for $200 we could outfit cameras on every floor. With an app on several phones, all would be…
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Columns••February 21, 2024
Final Decision in One Man’s Hands
At the base of Barnegat Lighthouse there is a bust of its designer, Gen. George G. Meade. Few people realize there wouldn’t be a lighthouse or monument if not for the decision of one man, Gen.…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Art Notes, Feb. 21
Explore Shores: Pine Shores Art Association’s Tuckerton Art Center hosts a reception for its newest featured artists exhibition, for Beverly Haber and Shelly Christine Ristow, on Sunday, March 3…
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Opinion•February 21, 2024
Shells Shine Again
I just wanted to add a sweet gesture to your “Revamped Memorial Display” photo of the Holgate Wooden Jetty Christmas tree.
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News••February 21, 2024
Sgt. Venuto Graduates From Leadership Academy
The Barnegat Township Police Department has announced that Sgt. Nicholas Venuto has graduated from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Go Cornholing With Barnegat Rotary March 2
The Rotary Club of Barnegat is seeking cornhole enthusiasts for a tournament on Saturday, March 2, beginning at noon at the Community Recreation Center in the municipal complex off West Bay Avenue.…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Native Plant Society of NJ’s Spring Conference to Address Biodiversity
Ecologists, gardeners and native plant enthusiasts will gather at the March 2 meeting of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey to hear experts discuss the theme “Building Community with Native…
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Columns••February 21, 2024
Could There Be New Category for Hurricanes? Tropic Talk During Long Days of Winter
I recently reread a column that I penned back in October 2016. A formidable Hurricane Matthew, a massive spinner that reached winds of 165 mph in the Atlantic and would tear a vicious path through…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Learn About Coastal Resilience Planning at Feb. 24 Science Saturday
Join Amanda Archer of the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, headquartered in Tuckerton, to learn about coastal resilience planning at the next installment of the Long Beach Island…
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News••February 21, 2024
Beach Haven Students Spread Kindness
The Beach Haven School spread cheer again this month in honor of Random Act of Kindness Day, which fell on Feb. 17.
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News••February 21, 2024
9th District Delegation Opposes Affordable Housing Bill
Sen. Carmen Amato Jr. and Assemblymen Brian Rumpf and Greg Myhre of the 9th Legislative District are speaking in opposition to a bill that would reform municipal responsibilities concerning provision…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Beach Haven Taxpayers Holding Public Forum at Black Whale
The Beach Haven Taxpayers Association will hold an open public meeting on Saturday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Black Whale Bar and Fish House, 100 North Pennsylvania Ave. The event will take…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Island Library Friends Announce Scholarships
The Friends of the Island Library are accepting applications for the $1,000 Eleanor Smith Memorial Scholarship through March 31.
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Opinion•February 21, 2024
Heavy Heart
It was with a heavy heart that I read of the passing of your long-time staff member, Maria Scandale. I never had the opportunity to meet her, but have read her byline for years and years, and as…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Barnegat Democrats Welcome Tim Alexander Feb. 28
Tim Alexander will be the guest speaker at the Barnegat Democratic Club meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 21, 2024
Charlie Zahm Performs Irish Classics March 4
As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, capture the warmth and spirit of the Emerald Isle with guitarist and singer Charlie Zahm, who will take the audience on a whirlwind musical tour of Ireland at the…
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Opinion••February 21, 2024
Following in Dad’s Wake and Environmental Legacy
My father, Paul Joseph Contillo, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 6, following a brief illness. He was 94 years old. He had had very few bad days throughout a long, full and vibrant life. He…
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Business••February 21, 2024
First Lash Studio in Little Egg Harbor Now Offers Brow Services, Facials, Waxing
After 2½ years in the making, Little Lash & Beauty Co. has spread its wings and expanded, providing a bigger space, a more on-brand aesthetic, and an extended menu of beauty and self-care offerings…
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News••February 20, 2024
Beach Access Upgrades Are Among Beach Haven Advisory Group Proposals
Beach access improvements, planting shade trees in borough parks and supplying the beach patrol with drones are among recommendations put forth by the Beach Haven Parks and Recreation Committee. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 19, 2024
Seniors Can Explore Clay Play in LBIF’s Free Eight-Week Ceramics Workshop
“Creative Aging,” funded by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, is a free eight-week ceramics workshop at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies, open to…
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News••February 19, 2024
Renovations Underway on Historic Cox House in Barnegat
The first of two phases of extensive improvements and renovations to the historic Cox House in Barnegat Township is making progress with hopes to have it done by summer.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 18, 2024
LBI Native’s Acting Career Rock ’n’ Rolls Into High Gear While on ‘TINA’ National Tour
One of Long Beach Island’s native daughters, having grown up on local stages as the proverbial “triple threat” – actor, singer and dancer – is currently performing in the first national tour of…
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Sports••February 17, 2024
Southern Regional Ice Hockey Squad Snags Dowd Cup for First Time Since 2016
The Shore Conference Dowd Cup certainly isn’t the Stanley Cup. It simply doesn’t have the mystique or tradition of that prestigious piece of hardware. However, the Southern Regional ice hockey team…
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News••February 16, 2024
LBI Beach Replenishment Could Begin This Summer
The next periodic Long Beach Island beach replenishment project could begin later this year depending on a number of factors, including the timing of the bid process and the availability of the…
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Opinion•February 15, 2024
A Life Well Remembered
If your copy of this newsmagazine seems a bit incomplete this week … you are not wrong. The SandPaper’s associate editor, Maria Scandale, passed away Saturday, leaving us with heavy hearts and these…
