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News••September 26, 2024
Surge in Energy Cost Sparks Public Hearing
While a date, time and location have yet to be announced, Congressman Jeff Van Drew announced plans to hold a meeting in South Jersey to investigate escalating electricity bills impacting Atlantic…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 26, 2024
Surflight Theatre Musical Is a Decidedly Energetic Big Dynamo of Laughter
In the 1960s some critics called CBS the Hillbilly Network or the Country Broadcasting System instead of the Columbia Broadcasting System, the network’s original name. Its weekly lineup was loaded…
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Columns••September 26, 2024
Northeast Wind Stint Like None Before; Horseshoe Island Moves Toward Little Beach
It seems like every week I’m commencing with “I’ve never seen the likes of it.” Well, this week I can double down on that as we are seemingly stuck in the throes of a northeast wind takeover.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 26, 2024
42nd Annual Barnegat Bay Decoy, Gunning Show This Weekend
Locals summer always brings with it an excitement for a long-held Piney tradition, the annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show. The 42nd annual event will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 26, 2024
Chowder Cook-Off ‘Feeds’ Community in Multiple Ways
The Beach Haven Chowder Cook-Off is right around the corner on Oct. 5 and 6, with a new name, traditional format, and a mission to fight hunger and food insecurity in the region through area food…
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Columns••September 26, 2024
Windy Issues: Flags, Kite Class, Never-ending Northeast Blow and Windswell
I don’t often reply to the letters written to The SandPaper. In fact, even when I don’t agree with them, I still give them a nod of legitimacy simply because someone took the time to write a letter…
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Columns••September 26, 2024
Giant Airships Finally Meet
The month of October 1924 would always be remembered in the history of the US lighter than air program as one of the most successful. As the month began, the U.S.-built Shenandoah had left Lakehurst…
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Opinion•September 26, 2024
Out of Touch
I agree, Surf City is a great place to live and even retire (“Surf City Named Best Place to Retire in Jersey,” 8/28), but it has nothing to do with the “governing body,” a governing body that allows…
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News••September 26, 2024
U.S. Military Seeks Comment on Proposed Atlantic Fleet Area Training Plan
Members of the public have until Nov. 21 to comment on the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard’s proposed plan for military training and testing in the Atlantic Fleet Training and Testing Study Area. The…
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Opinion•September 26, 2024
No Evidence
Please let your letter writer Claire Myers (“Prevent Entanglement,” 9/11) know that sanderlings, and many other shore birds in fact, routinely stand and hop on one leg. This is done to conserve body…
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Opinion••September 25, 2024
First Visit to Beach Haven – a Town That So Inspired Me
I am a young Spanish historian who spent part of this summer for the first time in Beach Haven with my partner, Victoria, and her family. From a different perspective, I would like to share some of…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Collage Artist ‘Busy Fleas’ Sails Uncharted Seas
As a “child of the ‘You Can’t Do That on Television’/Terry Gilliam era,” artist Allison Salenetri’s medium is analog collage using vintage paper and frames.
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News••September 25, 2024
Southern Regional Student Who Made Concerning Statements Removed From District
A female student at Southern Regional High School has been removed from the school district after expressing thoughts about potentially initiating a school shooting, according to Superintendent Craig…
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News••September 25, 2024
Stakeholders Asked to Help Guide Tidal Inlets Research
Representatives from the Coastal Research Center at Stockton University, the Urban Coast Institute at Monmouth University and New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium gathered at the Long Beach Township Field…
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Opinion•September 25, 2024
Worse Proposition
I absolutely agree with Mr. Hurwitz from Brant Beach (“Simple Choice,” 9/4). If Donald Trump is elected president most likely wind farms off the coast of Long Beach Island will be scrapped. However…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Murder Mystery Dinner Theater to Benefit Maximilian Foundation
All aboard for dinner with a side of adventure when the “Shiver Me Timbers” theatrical experience comes to Ott’s Good Earth Garden in West Creek on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. Enjoy a five-course…
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News••September 25, 2024
Tuckerton Residents Petition to Overturn Wildlife Feeding Ordinance
Tuckerton residents presented the borough council at the Sept. 16 meeting with a petition to overturn a wildlife feeding ordinance put into place last year.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Motorcycle Toy Run: Silver Anniversary Edition
Register now for the 25th annual Motorcycle Toy Run, which collects toys and funds for area families in need to provide a happy holiday season for their children.
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Sports••September 25, 2024
After Playing Pickleball for the First Time, There’s a Future for It Somewhere
On a ball lobbed over my head to the back-left corner, I turned and high-tailed it to the spot I thought the ball would bounce, almost as if I were back in college at Indiana Tech in 1991, playing…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Holgate Author’s Children’s Book ‘Because of Miguel’ an Ideal Read for Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month – celebrated annually in the U.S. from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 – is the perfect time to pick up the illustrated children’s book Because of Miguel by local author and…
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Opinion•September 25, 2024
Vote for Opportunity
All Americans in November will have the right to determine who will lead our country for the next four years. Both candidates have, as we all do, faults and shortcomings that will be considered. This…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Lilies of David Bring New Sound to Independent Music Scene
Tuckerton was aglow as the sun shone down on a perfect autumn Saturday and independent artists lined up along Main Street to showcase their talent for the Tuckerton Block Party, including a full…
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Opinion•September 25, 2024
Vote for Decency
There really is no bottom to the far right’s xenophobia, but does a U.S. presidential candidate have to give a fake story air? Poor Donald was in disbelief that during the last debate, a lowly news…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Y’all Should See Surflight’s ‘Steel Magnolias’
Surflight Theatre’s fall season is rapidly drawing to a close.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
SBPD Looks For First Win in Pickleball Event
Should Mother Nature decide not to rain on the second annual pickleball game versus members of the Ship Bottom Police Department, the match could end up putting the department in a pickle if they…
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Sports••September 25, 2024
Truex Jr. Eliminated From NASCAR Cup Playoffs in Bristol
Sadly, Martin Truex Jr.’s sunset run into retirement from full-time racing will be relegated to a potential spoiler role as opposed to a NASCAR Cup Series champion.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
Register for American Angler LBI Grand Slam Surf Fishing Tournament
American Angler began as a small group of friends who loved to fish, and has since grown into a club that offers fishing adventures for anglers of all levels – including the annual LBI Grand Slam…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 25, 2024
LBI Health Department Offering Flu Immunizations, Updated COVID Vaccine
The Long Beach Island Health Department is currently offering flu immunizations as well as the latest COVID-19 vaccine, the updated formulation of which was approved in late August. As Health Officer…
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Business••September 25, 2024
New Digs for Between the Sheets; Cheese Board, Anyone?; Meet Hempcrete
Home decor and design store Between the Sheets has announced it will relocate to Surf City after 32 successful years in its Ship Bottom location. The new address is 2200 Long Beach Blvd.
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News••September 25, 2024
Garden Club Adds ‘Magic’ to Its Outreach
Does plastic disappear like magic? The Garden Club of LBI’s Environmental Committee is gearing up for an elementary school program developed by club member and former teacher Helen Comba that focuses…
