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Opinion••July 3, 2024
Long May It Wave: Flags Wrap Up Ideas, Ideals
So I’m sailing for tomorrow, my dreams are a’dyin’ And my love is an anchor tied to you, tied with a silver chain. I have my ship, and all her flags are a-flying! She is all that I have left, and…
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Columns••July 3, 2024
Indie Band Innlet Making Waves on Social Media for All the Right Reasons
An indie band right out of our local Southern Regional High School has taken social media and streaming services by storm with single after single, and they’re just getting started.
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Sports••July 3, 2024
Now Is the Time to Register for Dog Day Race No. 45
For the past two years, Max Manganiello and Eric Reitinger have been at the front of the pack during the annual Dog Day Race in Harvey Cedars. Maybe this summer it’s somebody else’s turn to break the…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Portraitist Pat Johnson, Former SandPaper Arts Editor, Mounts First Solo Show at Island Library
The July art exhibit at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City is titled “Potpourri of Pets, Portraits, Petals and Places” by artist Pat Johnson, retired arts editor…
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Columns••July 3, 2024
A Stunt on the Outgoing Causeway Marks a High in Summer Stupidity; Death of Chevron Adds Life to the Judicial System
Summer seems to foster stupid stunts of the highest order. However, it will be hard to out-stupid a stunt performed by an unknown number of actors last Thursday, right before midnight, on the…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Ginger Coyle
STYLE: Coyle refers to her genre as “soul music for conscious souls.” She plays original music with a jazzy, ’70s-inspired sound and covers songs across genres and decades with her own soulful spin…
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Sports••July 3, 2024
Registration for Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim Open for Few More Weeks
For those who may have missed the news, the Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim is making a comeback this summer, and registration for the event is ongoing right now.
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Opinion•July 3, 2024
Compassion in Action
If you have not had an opportunity to visit Compassion Café, generously hosted by The Sea Shell Resort in Beach Haven, it is a must-do. This amazing nonprofit organization, founded by Sue Sharkey, is…
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News••July 3, 2024
Exciting New Ways to Recycle (For Those Who Get Excited About Recycling)
With single-stream recycling and multiple pickup days in the summer, recycling has gotten extremely easy for households. And overall, New Jersey is a bit cleaner since May 2022, when New Jersey’s…
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Business••July 3, 2024
New Candy Shop, Indian Cuisine, Mexican Rinconcito; Upcoming Pickleball Clinics, Artisan Showcase
Last month, Sugar Planet, the candy retailer with shops in beach towns all along the East Coast, opened its second Long Beach Island location, at 305 North Bay Ave. in Beach Haven.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Soft Touch: Jane Robbins Paints Her World in Pastels
After a long career in business as an entrepreneur, strategy consultant and professor of innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational leadership, pastel artist Jane Robbins now dedicates her time…
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News••July 3, 2024
Barnegat Historical Society Members Honored by County
Each year, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners presents the Virginia E. Haines Historic Advocate Award to a person or persons who have made significant contributions to promote a greater…
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News••July 3, 2024
Seashell Liquor License Renewal Approved
At an agenda meeting last week, the Beach Haven Borough Council approved the renewal of a liquor license for the Sea Shell Resort and Beach Club.
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Opinion•July 3, 2024
Safe Walking
We have owned a house on 76th Street in Harvey Cedars for 24 years and rented and lived in the borough for a total of 29 years. Recently, I walked our dogs from my house to Black Eyed Susans and…
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Opinion•July 3, 2024
Political Noise
Recently Marjorie Taylor Greene made the claim that the trials, tribulations and characteristics of former President Donald Trump were comparable to those of Jesus Christ. Does that sound just a bit…
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News••July 3, 2024
Be Part of the Pollution Solution By Joining in ‘Plastic Free July’
This month, Alliance for a Living Ocean, the Long Beach Township Marine Field Station and Root Green Shoppe will be among those touting “Plastic Free July” – and hoping to inspire others to join this…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Kristin O’Brien
STYLE: Acoustic covers of indie, pop and more from the 1970s through today.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Solid Variety of Music Set for Stafford’s Summer Concert Series
For more than two decades, the Stafford Township Historical Society has hosted its annual concert series, and this summer’s slate even comes with a slight adjustment. Now, concerts will be every…
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News••July 3, 2024
Mordecai Land Trust Plans Educational Event
On Sunday morning, July 7, the Mordecai Land Trust is offering a family friendly program from 8:30 to 11 a.m. at the street ends of Berkeley and West Avenue in Beach Haven.
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Opinion•July 3, 2024
Turbines Still Coming
Much to the chagrin of the countless LBI residents working their heads and tails off to spread the word that “yes, the wind turbines are still slated to come to a beach near you,” there are still…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Cops & Rodders Teams Up With Eagles Nest Airport
Once again, Little Egg Harbor’s Citizens on Patrol partnered up with the Eagles Nest Airport and held their annual car show, Cops & Rodders, during the airport’s Community Day.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
Library Highlights History of LBI Beach Badges
Remember pinning on your first beach badge for all-day access to surf and sand on Long Beach Island? Bob Kugel, author of the Benjamin Franklin Book Award-winning 55 Years of Long Beach Island Beach…
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News••July 3, 2024
Pride in Park Opens Arms to All
In tranquil Manahawkin Lake Park, a vibrant color and unity burst to life on Wednesday, June 26, as Stafford Pride hosted its fourth annual Pride in the Park event. The lakeside setting was…
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News••July 3, 2024
Harvey Cedars Gives Six-Month Rundown
More than 100 Harvey Cedars residents gathered at the High Point Firehouse last Saturday morning to hear the borough commission’s “Six Month Progress Report” Community Forum on what it has…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 3, 2024
No Discipline Opens Harvey Cedars Concerts
The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee announces its schedule of free Wednesday night concerts in Sunset Park, at 6:30. Donations to the committee are appreciated.
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News••July 3, 2024
Offshore Wind Canvass Yields Surprising Results
Conversation is defined as an informal talk between two or more people in which news and ideas are exchanged. If dictionaries used pictures instead of words to define things, there would be a photo…
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News••July 3, 2024
Long Beach Township Intros Plans for New Stormwater Pump Stations
A bond ordinance introduced Monday, July 1 by the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners would allow for the construction of stormwater pump stations and piping at various locations throughout…
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News••July 3, 2024
Authorities: Spas Were a Front for Prostitution
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer, Barnegat Township Police Chief Jason D. Carroll and Stafford Township Police Chief James Haldenwang announced that Kani Peng, 53, of Egg Harbor Township…
