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News••August 13, 2024
Fundraisers to Aid Pinelands Teacher, Coach Diagnosed With Hodgkin’s
Life can change in a split second. Take the example of Gennaro Balletta and Ashley Miller.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 13, 2024
Trevor Baylor
STYLE: Covers of classic rock, country, bluegrass and ’90s acoustic.
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News••August 12, 2024
Long Beach Township Experiencing Phone Issues
On Monday, Aug. 12, Long Beach Township posted on its website and social media that “Verizon is experiencing regional phone outages, and it has affected our phone system. We do not have an ETA on…
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News••August 11, 2024
Finding Solace and Stories on ‘A Walk Along the Jersey Shore’
The coast elicits curiosity, contentment, maybe even awe in most all of us. As Jacques Cousteau observed, “The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” For author and…
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News••August 10, 2024
Dolphins Depicted on Latest Giant Clam
On Monday, Aug. 12 at 10 a.m., ReClam the Bay will dedicate the latest “giant clam” outside the organization’s upweller station in Beach Haven. It is located by the emergency operations center at the…
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News••August 10, 2024
Stafford Democrats Make a Few Shifts on Upcoming Election Ticket
Many voters have their focus set on the presidential election in November. But, perhaps, the most important election facing Stafford Township voters is the one locally, as all the seats on the…
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News••August 10, 2024
Forum to Provide Residents Insight Into School District’s Upcoming Referendum
As the Stafford Township School District’s Sept. 17 bond referendum vote draws closer, community members are invited to learn more about the referendum, along with how and why it’s important to vote…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 9, 2024
Get Fired Up for Car Show at Stafford Firehouse
Car enthusiasts, get jacked up for what’s coming on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 firehouse: the Fired Up Car Show, hosted by the fire company and its ladies…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 9, 2024
Wellness Workshop Has Artistic Feel
As part of the ongoing Mayor’s Wellness Campaign, in partnership with Preferred Behavioral Health and COMPASS Ocean County, the third in a series of wellness and prevention workshops for children and…
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News••August 9, 2024
Stafford Police Arrest Suspects in Separate Theft Cases
Recently, the Stafford Township Police Department released details of several arrests made in separate shoplifting incidents, as well as one in connection with an identity theft.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 9, 2024
Gardener Discusses Invasive Plants
They’re easy to find and they’re often attractive. But invasive plants are also insidious, wiping out native plants as they spread. Learn the “Dirty Secrets of Invasive Plants” and how to combat…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 9, 2024
Cardboard Boat Regatta Makes a Splash on National Night Out
For weeks, a confused Aiden Miller watched his summer camp colleagues slowly build a shark out of cardboard and blue and white duct tape. The Stafford Recreation camp counselor had no idea what it…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 9, 2024
Fisherman Statue Takes New Seat in Barnegat Light
For roughly nine years, the fisherman without a name sat on a barrel at various locations within the Zweier family home in Stafford Township, the latest of which was the dining room.
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Sports••August 8, 2024
Harvey Cedars Dynasty Adds Ninth Straight Island Championship
No controversies. No complaints. No lengthy interruptions or arguments to disrupt the flow of events. For a change, the Island Lifeguard Championship tournament cruised through two evenings of…
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News••August 8, 2024
Ocean County Judge Rules for Boatyard in DEP Legal Actions
An Ocean County Superior Court judge earlier this year ruled in favor of the owner of The Boatyard on several environmental matters, preventing the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection from…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 8, 2024
LBI Artist Studio Tour Preview, Part Two
Editor’s Note: Of the five artists who are newcomers to the 2024 LBI Artist Studio Tour, two, Cortney Sabarese and Anna Salibello, were profiled in last week’s ArtBeat, along with Kevin Coogan, this…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 8, 2024
Back From L.A. Stint, Danksters Crush It at the Shell
On Friday night, the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club in Beach Haven provided the perfect environment for the creation of a symbiotic relationship between a band and its audience.
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News••August 8, 2024
Sunrise Bay Resident Wrapped in Quilt of Valor
Sunrise Bay resident Frank McArdle was recognized for his courageous service with a Quilt of Valor during a ceremony held for him in his community clubhouse on July 27.
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Columns••August 8, 2024
Wind, Water, Waves Feeling Like Endless Bummer; What Will Tropical Storm Debby Do?
My family came here for our a week vacation. We spent a lot of money on a shore house and the water was soooo cold!
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Sports••August 8, 2024
LBI-Connected Allman Is First US Woman to Repeat as Olympic Discus Champ
A few seconds after Bin Feng’s final throw pounded the turf amid the infield of Stade de France, Valarie Allman raised her hands to her mouth, then let out a circular-lipped huff as she gazed toward…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 8, 2024
Craft Beer Lovers Beat the Heat at Manahopkin
The 8th annual Manahopkin Craft Beer and Music Festival had, in part, a distinctly local flavor with offerings including Ship Bottom Brewery’s Paradise in the Pines, a coconut cream ale, and 08087…
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News••August 8, 2024
Dog Safety Begins at Other End of Leash
Every year, there is a summer-long discussion about traffic safety and how motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists need to share the road on Long Beach Island. But with dogs accounting for more than…
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Opinion•August 8, 2024
Deja Vu
While the cleanup and shutdown of Nantucket’s offshore wind farm due to a blade failure is still ongoing, the coverage was wide and far, including in The SandPaper (“Nantucket Wind Farm Incident…
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Pip Pip Hooray
A heartfelt thank you goes to all our friends and neighbors who helped us look for our much loved Pippa. She’s our 11-year-old golden mix and somehow went missing for a frantic hour in Ship Bottom.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Two Types of Comedy at Surflight on Same Night
Surflight Theatre will host a doubleheader of comedy on Monday, Aug. 12.
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Vital Vote
We are seeing the most sensational drama of all times unfolding before our eyes with this election process. And it’s just really beginning!
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
Environmental Sustainability the Focus at Stafford’s Green Fair
Step into a world in which sustainability meets excitement, and get ready for a day packed with fun, learning and community spirit.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 7, 2024
LIFS Screening Documentary About Musician Everybody Should Discover
The Lighthouse International Film Society, the off-season cousin of the Lighthouse International Film Festival, will screen the documentary “Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between” at 8 p.m. on…
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Bravo, Bellarine
I took the headline advice Rick Mellerup provided in “See Bellarine’s ‘Dreamcoat’ This Weekend” (7/31). I saw the matinee on Aug. 3 and am still buoyed up by the experience only live theater offers.
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Opinion•August 7, 2024
Keep Meals Coming
More than 200,000 seniors that call Ocean County home may fall victim to a federal funding reduction and reduced access to the ever-popular Meals on Wheels program. Congress must budget at least…
