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•October 23, 2019
What I Miss Most About LBI
I spend summers on LBI, but at the end of September I pack up the house and drive back to North Jersey, my car crammed full with all my summer clothes, whatever food hasn’t been consumed and my 10…
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•October 16, 2019
Missing Tang, Our Therapy Cat
In 2008 I wrote a few stories that were published in The SandPaper. The stories recounted the adventures of our “new” cat, Orange Tang Lorenzi, and readers often asked me when I was going to write…
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•October 9, 2019
I Should Have Been a Millionaire – Missed Opportunities on LBI
Over the years I have written articles in the SandPaper that mention how my maternal Italian grandparents, Virginia Gargani and Giuseppe De Sanctis, came to this country, marriedand eventually found…
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•October 2, 2019
Beach Haven’s Officials Must Rethink Morrison’s Positions
I love Beach Haven, as most of its residents do. It is because of this reason I can no longer keep silent on the proposed Morrison’s Marina project.
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•September 25, 2019
Recycling in Ocean County: We Can Do Better, Make It Easier
The following is an open letter regarding our recycling program, sent to Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little and Ernest J. Kuhlwein Jr., director of the Ocean County Department of Solid Waste…
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•September 4, 2019
If It’s 5 P.M. It’s Time for a Glorious Martini
At a recent checkup with my doctor, he asked all of those usual questions.
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•August 28, 2019
LBI Tradition Continues With Baby’s First Visit
Last year in the Sept. 19 issue of The SandPaper, I announced the birth of the newest member of my family, my first grandchild, Stanley Joseph Wildman, who came into this world on Aug. 14, 2018. His…
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•August 21, 2019
On the Outside Looking in … as Summer Winds Down
My father always used little one-liners to help keep us kids on what he hoped would be a successful path. Among those I remember most: “Don’t be on the outside looking in.” Well, I’ve unfortunately…
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•August 14, 2019
Revisiting Woodstock and My 15 Minutes of Fame
In the summer of 1969, 50 years ago, there were an estimated 350,000 to half a million people who attended the three-day music festival in upstate New York – Woodstock.
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•August 7, 2019
Together Time: Monopoly and Ice Cream for Dinner
There’s nothing like a shore house full of people. When our three children, their spouses and our four grandchildren arrived for the week of July 4, we totaled 12. Our house was filled to capacity!…
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•July 24, 2019
Nothing Sweeter Than a Trip to Watercrest Deli
As I awoke, I would hear the sound of the ocean waves out the window of our beachfront pink house. I would feel the warmth of the sun shining on my face as I squinted to enjoy the dimples of Scott…
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•July 17, 2019
Dolphin Experience Is Magical, Motivational
A little more than a 20-minute ride from the cruise ship docked in the port of Cozumel, Mexico, fellow travelers and I stepped from a minivan and practically into the turquoise waters of Dolphin…
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•July 10, 2019
1950s Cedars Adventures – Stubbed Toes and All
Hugh Connell, an ad man in New York I know, recently sent me three copies of The Beachcomber from August and September 1954. He sold advertising that summer, along with “Poochy” Thomas, who a year…
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•July 3, 2019
Everyone’s Help Needed to Fix Help Shortage on LBI
Board members of the Joint Council of Long Beach Island Taxpayers have agreed that we need to start an urgent conversation on Long Beach Island with municipal leaders and homeowners to solve, long…
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•July 3, 2019
What Is Patriotism? How Do We All Keep It Alive?
Patriotism. What is it, exactly? Or better to ask: What is it to you?
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•June 26, 2019
Finding Hidden Inspiration While Walking to the Beach
As luck would have it – and I haven’t even done my summer solstice dance yet! – these last weeks of June have been very pleasant ones, though a little humid. But, what better place to be than at the…
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•June 19, 2019
Summer Is Nigh
I have to admit my first taste of summer came when we were at the beach for a long weekend recently. It got warm enough for my first outdoor shower of the season. Why it thrills me to shower in the…
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•June 12, 2019
Photo of Dad on LBI Boardwalk Worth More Than 1,000 Words
Browsing recently through an old photograph album, I came across a unique black and white photo of my father, Nick Cipollini. He is sitting on a wooden bench anchored to a boardwalk. There is a low…
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•June 5, 2019
My Kili Climb: Highlights of an Incredible Journey
When my mother shared a recent SandPaper article about two local women conquering Africa’s highest mountain, I thought to myself, what are the chances my husband and I would make the same climb, the…
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•May 29, 2019
Look Out for the Man With the Lucky Coins on LBI
A silver-haired gentleman wearing a yellow raincoat approached me recently at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, where I work part-time a couple of hours a week.
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•May 22, 2019
Give Us Our Daily Bread – the Traditional Way
Can the words bread and health even be mentioned in the same sentence?
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•May 15, 2019
Our Shore House Calls Us Back, Year After Year
Our house stands proudly, having survived another winter. It awaits the coming of warmer weather, anticipates sunshine on its decks and, most importantly, the sounds and sights of children. It…
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•May 8, 2019
Summ’r Ready and Summ’r Not … Are You?
Guess what? It’s coming … summer! OK, first we have to get through spring, but who’s counting? I am, and it’s almost here.
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•May 1, 2019
Behind the Scenes With the Lighthouse International Film Festival
Last June the Lighthouse International Film Festival on Long Beach Island finished its 10th year, and I am looking forward to the upcoming one. Eleven years ago it started with a small group of…
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•April 24, 2019
Dandelion Bouquet
Alex had woken up late and came walking into the living room, sleepy-eyed but with a smile on his face. “Good morning,” he said, rubbing his eyes.
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•April 17, 2019
Pinelands Mountains: Mere Hills But Mighty Important
For folks living in most of New Jersey, the idea of mountains in the low-lying Pine Barrens might seem far-fetched. Many have never heard of the Forked River Mountains of Ocean County, located due…
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•April 10, 2019
Carvolution
The automobile is one of the key inventions in our society. Since we have known it all our lives, we can remember how much it has changed if we think about it a little. Since the time it was first…
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•April 3, 2019
Circle of Life at the Shore Approaches Prime Time
It’s spring, and the weather gods have been kind in giving us a nice taste of warmer weather. It’s funny how things have a cyclical nature, especially nature. I mean, we all know it, but do we really…
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•March 27, 2019
Reality Shows – Not My Reality
Reality shows – whose reality are they? Definitely not mine, or most of my friends’. We have a better reality. The latest horror to pass as reality, “Temptation Island,” invites young, attractive…
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•March 20, 2019
Down Melody Lane With Golden Oldie Devices
I doubt there are many more sobering moments many of us must eventually come to terms with than the point at which we realize that we, as well as all of our beloved possessions, will at some unknown…
