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Opinion••January 11, 2024
Beachy Must Reads: Plumbing the Depths of Seaside Passion
I’m continuously amazed by how many coastal dwellers have such scant genuine understanding about the place in which they live or visit. Particularly for those privileged enough to live on an actual…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 11, 2024
Art Notes, Jan. 10
Paper Jam: Sunday, Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. the Union Market in Tuckerton presents the Soup Can Magazine art show. Celebrate the release of the magazine’s first issue of the year and the talent of…
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News••January 11, 2024
Stafford School District Eyeing Possible Referendum for September
During an otherwise mundane meeting for board business, Stafford Township School District Superintendent George Chidiac mentioned something significant on Jan. 3, and it likely will spark a lot more…
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News••January 11, 2024
Tuckerton Fire Co. Readies for 2024 Reinstatement
Fire Chief Lee Eggert voiced his concern regarding current lack of insurance coverage for the Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. during Tuckerton borough’s Dec. 18 public meeting.
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News••January 11, 2024
Tuckerton Honors Sen. Christopher Connors Upon Retirement
Thanking the Tuckerton Borough Council and community for the opportunity to serve as their state senator, Borough Attorney Christopher J. Connors announced his retirement from state office during the…
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Sports••January 11, 2024
Southern Regional Boys Bowlers in Midst of Division Title Hunt
Alex Henbest knows a thing or two about being a leader. Last spring, he was the lead guy on the Southern Regional boys golf team. But this winter, his role with the boys bowling team has a lot more…
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News••January 11, 2024
Full House as Little Egg Harbor Reorganizes
New Year’s Day was a big day for Little Egg Harbor as it reorganized in a nearly full town hall building. Ocean County Commissioner Bobby Jo Crea, Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and Congressman Jeff Van…
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News••January 11, 2024
Triggered by Holiday Excess? Overeaters Anonymous Has a Solution
Too often, and for too many, holiday excess can become a life-threatening environment, The struggle for someone suffering from a problem with food is exacerbated by the fact that not eating is simply…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 11, 2024
Calling All Creative Local Ladies to Take the Stage
Artists and performers are breathing new life into the Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor regions and, in a male-dominated music scene, local women are building a platform for their peers to be…
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News••January 10, 2024
Stafford Township Council Reorganization Meeting Is Myhre’s Last as Mayor
Gunnar Myhre made at least one person among the crowd inside the Stafford Township council chamber cry on Jan. 2, after stepping to the microphone and delivering a short, simple statement directed…
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News••January 10, 2024
Junior Recruits Spend Holidays in Service
Junior Recruits had a busy holiday season of service in Little Egg Harbor, between volunteering with Wreaths Across America and participating in the township’s Shop With a Cop event.
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News••January 10, 2024
Gioe, Fenlon, Strouse Join Stafford School Board During Reorganization
While the agenda wasn’t too detailed, a whole bunch of things happened in about 25 minutes during the Stafford Township Board of Education’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. It also had some special…
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News••January 10, 2024
Tuckerton Reorganizes for 2024 Season
Former 9th District Sen. Christopher J. Connors may have retired from his state legislature position, but as of Jan. 1, he remains borough solicitor for Tuckerton.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2024
Brass Tacks Concert Benefits Starve Poverty
The Brass Tacks Orchestra, a local 17-piece, 1940s-style Big Band, will present “The Sounds of Sinatra” on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at Bayside Chapel in Barnegat Township.…
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Business••January 10, 2024
For SRHS Marlin Has Heart, Helps Out
The second annual “Helping Out Home for the Holidays” fundraising event to benefit Southern Regional High School students was held Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Marlin Restaurant and Bar in Beach Haven.…
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Opinion•January 10, 2024
Small Treasures
It is amazing how something so small to one person is so large to another.
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News••January 10, 2024
Barnegat Board President Ends 2023 With Resignation
Citing that the “board is broken,” Barnegat Township Board of Education President Sean O’Brien resigned at a meeting late last month.
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Sports••January 10, 2024
Southern Regional Girls Hoops Squad Manages Split for First Week of New Year
The Southern Regional girls basketball team started the season 4-0, but since has experienced a bit of a roller coaster ride.
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News••January 10, 2024
Marte Named Barnegat Mayor for 2024
Barnegat Township began 2024 with a new mayor as the township committee voted to hand the gavel over to Joseph Marte at the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting. Alfonso Cirulli was named deputy mayor.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2024
Human Trafficking 101 at Toms River Library
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and people can learn about its effects and ways to prevent it when the Ocean County Library’s Toms River branch presents “Human Trafficking 101,” on…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2024
Get Over Your Winter Blues at Surflight’s Comedy Night on Jan. 13
Man, when people take down their Christmas lights it’s going to get very dark and gloomy out there.
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Columns••January 10, 2024
Are You a True History Buff?
The annual two-week vacation for those who produce The SandPaper and the 200 Plus history column is over. After basking in the warmest Christmas and New Year’s in recent memory, it’s back to work…
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News••January 10, 2024
Russell Resigns Post in Surf City
Saying it was a privilege to serve on the governing body, Surf City Councilman James Russell tendered his resignation at the council’s regular monthly meeting last week.
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News••January 10, 2024
William Farmer Steps Down From Barnegat Committee
The Barnegat Township Committee is seeking a new member as William Farmer recently announced his resignation.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2024
Jan. 31 Deadline for Pinelands Juried Photo Exhibition Submissions
The goal of each year’s Pinelands Juried Photographic Exhibition, held by the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, is to celebrate the national reserve with photos that capture its natural beauty and…
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Columns••January 10, 2024
Something Familiar-Looking About 2024; Taking Shots at Arriving New Year
It’s 2024 but, to date, it’s the spitting image of late 2023. What’s up with that? Nonetheless, I’m keeping an eye on 2024 just in case it makes some sort of sudden unexpected moves.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 10, 2024
Science Saturdays Return to LBI Foundation This Month
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences’ educational Science Saturday series returns for another winter, with both in-person and virtual presentations scheduled. This coming…
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Opinion••January 10, 2024
Not a Real Option
Tidal power generation is created by currents flooding and ebbing, water moving in one direction and then changing direction, in force through turbine blades. Some currents are very strong, such as…
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Opinion•January 10, 2024
Spirit in the Sky
I was driving down Nautilus Drive, a street in Barnegat everyone uses to get to Route 72, where all the shopping stores are, when a beam of light blinded me. It was hard to see. I felt like I was…
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News••January 10, 2024
Snyder Once Again Picked as Little Egg Harbor BOE President
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education reorganization meeting was held on Jan. 3. The first order of business was the swearing in of a new board member, Allison Laurence, who will serve a…
