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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2025
‘Bandstand’ Memories at Beach Haven Library
“We’re goin’ hoppin’/We’re goin’ hoppin’ today/Where things are poppin’/The Philadelphia way/We’re gonna drop in/On all the music they play/On the Bandstand.”
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News••September 10, 2025
Summer Resident Pleads Guilty to Sex Charges
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer recently announced that David Lyons, 44, of Glenside, Pa. pleaded guilty to manufacturing child sexual abuse material and invasion of privacy before…
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News••September 10, 2025
Residents Continue Battle Against Lennar Homes Development
The Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board recently approved Lennar Corp.’s 415-unit age-restricted housing project, Venue at Summers Corner, slated for Center Street, despite public opposition.…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2025
Grunin Center for the Arts Opening Fall 2025 Season With Four Shows and Two Legends
The Grunin Center for the Arts, located on the Ocean County College grounds in Toms River, has finally retrieved its main stage after a major refurbishment, so it’s opening its Autumn 2025 season…
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News••September 10, 2025
Resiliency Proposal Draws More Criticism
The public has two more opportunities this month to address a proposed N.J. Department of Environmental Protection resiliency rule being slammed as having “far-reaching consequences” by 9th District…
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News••September 10, 2025
Adventure, Freedom: The Calling Cards of a Surfer’s Lifestyle
Editor’s Note: This story was published in The SandPaper on Nov. 5, 2003. We are posting it now in light of surf industry pioneer and Manahawkin native Ron DiMenna’s death on Saturday, Sept. 6.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2025
LIFS Screening of ‘Turtle Walker’ on Sept. 18 Will Be Free for All
The Lighthouse International Film Society will be screening the 75-minute documentary “Turtle Walker” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in…
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Sports••September 10, 2025
Southern Regional Gymnastics Squad Has Plenty of Young Talent
Call it a youth movement, if you will. The Southern Regional gymnastics team has no seniors.
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Sports••September 10, 2025
Krier, Sprague Give Pinelands Regional a Lot of Spark at the Top
Last season, Summer Sprague and Rory Krier established themselves as the next generation of lead runners for the Pinelands Regional girls cross country program. The proof was in the pudding…
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Sports••September 10, 2025
Girls Volleyball Squads Off to Hot Start Opening Week
All three local high school girls volleyball teams were undefeated following the opening week of the season, and only one of them gave up a set.
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Sports••September 10, 2025
Barnegat Girls Have Little Trouble Finishing Against Pinelands
It took a significant portion of last season for many of the Barnegat girls soccer players to truly connect with each other on the field. Soon after the midpoint of their 10-10 campaign, however, it…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 9, 2025
Everly Brothers Tribute Act Set for Sept. 12 at STAC
The Stafford Township Arts Center will host a show called “The Everly Set” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. It will highlight the music of Don and Phil Everly, the Everly Brothers.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 9, 2025
Try a ‘Taste of the Jersey Shore’ at Lacey Library
The Lacey branch of the Ocean County Library presents Brian Cook for a “Taste of the Jersey Shore” on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Ocean County Library Foundation, a…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 8, 2025
Renowned Liturgical Composer Visits St. Francis This Weekend
Start the weekend off with joy and inspiration at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brant Beach. Renowned liturgical composer Tom Kendzia will visit the church this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 and…
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Columns••September 8, 2025
Late-Summer Chills Could Prevent Shot at Hottest-Ever Record
The flourish of cooler air that closed out an otherwise sizzling meteorological summer (June 1 to Aug. 31) might keep us out of the hottest-ever record books.
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News••September 7, 2025
Bidding War Over Beloved Pig Helps Barnegat Light Auction Raise $50,000
When the gavel came down on White’s pig at $3,000, the crowd at the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. auxiliary’s 42nd annual auction knew they had witnessed something special. The fiberglass pig…
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News••September 6, 2025
Wrapped in Memories of LBI With Custom T-Shirt Blanket
At the start of June, not long after she gave birth to her son, Christy Pitts was sorting through her closet and realized how many T-shirts she owned that featured Long Beach Island businesses. “I…
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News••September 6, 2025
New Methodist Minister Brings Global Experience to Tuckerton
Isaac Minkah, the new minister at the First United Methodist Church of Tuckerton, was born and raised in Ghana, and that’s where he became a Methodist.
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News••September 5, 2025
Central Avenue Redesign Collides With Traffic Safety Concerns
On the books, there is only one way by car off Long Beach Island: Eighth Street, also known as Route 72 West, in Ship Bottom. This summer, however, motorists increasingly seem to be taking different…
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Columns••September 4, 2025
Sliding Joyfully Into the Best Time of Year
And as if someone yelled “last call,” the summertime revelers have packed up their e-bikes and weighted g-vests to head westward into the sunset. But anyone with any kind of ties to LBI can tell you…
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News••September 4, 2025
Island Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Barnegat Light Mayor
The loss of Mayor Kirk O. Larson in Barnegat Light is a historic moment. Other Island mayors, officials and community members offered reactions and words of respect this week for the decades-long…
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Sports••September 4, 2025
Southern Defending State Title With Rebuilt Team, New Coach
The Southern Regional boys soccer team experienced a lot of change since winning its first state championship last November. First and foremost, the Rams have a new coach. Second, they graduated a…
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News••September 4, 2025
Paddle-Out Caps 100 Waves Event for Substance Abuse Recovery Efforts
RECOVERY WINS: The summer-long challenge raised approximately $30,000 and ends in a one-day celebration of freedom, fun and recovery through community. On land and sea, good vibrations go out in…
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News••September 4, 2025
Solar Power 2.0: Panels More Efficient, Energy Data Readable Via Smartphone App
Philadelphia-based architect Sam Gordon designed his house in High Bar Harbor 15 years ago to achieve net zero energy consumption. A key part of that objective is a rooftop solar panel system. Gordon…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 4, 2025
Free Surf Fishing Seminar Saturday, Sept. 6 in Ship Bottom
Novice and experienced anglers alike are invited to gather at the Ship Bottom firehouse this Saturday, Sept. 6, for the Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic’s annual seminar detailing both the…
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News••September 4, 2025
Catboats Are Summer Season Finale in Harvey Cedars
For the 38th annual Harvey Cedars Catboat Race on Sunday, Aug. 31, there was a mixed group with appearances of boats from as far as Beach Haven to Barnegat Township.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 4, 2025
Danksters Provide Lively Vibe at Summer Sendoff Party
The outdoor stage in front of the Bay Breeze Pavilion in Barnegat Light was set. Surf-rock-reggae band The Danksters would accompany the end-of-summer party on Friday, Aug. 29, to honor some special…
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Sports••September 4, 2025
Southern Regional’s Success Hinges on Mostly New Players
Every year when the girls volleyball season starts, most teams within the Shore Conference look to Southern Regional as the standard of success, and rightfully so. The Rams have won 10 conference…
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Sports••September 3, 2025
Southern Regional Expects to Be Tough Contender Again
At the end of last season, all Southern Regional field hockey coach Denise Newill could do was shake her head in disbelief. Not because the Rams were handed a 10-0 loss by Kingsway in the NJSIAA…
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News••September 3, 2025
Cyber Lapse Claim Leads to Overhaul of FEMA Tech Leadership
With nearly three months left until the end of the 2025 Atlantic basin hurricane season, a storm continues to brew between Sen. Andy Kim and the Trump administration over what Kim claims is the…
