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News••March 13, 2024
SOMC Licensed to Perform Life-Saving Heart Attack Care 24/7
The quicker the care for a heart attack, the better the results. Time is of the essence. Even though EMS personnel will assist a heart attack victim in the ambulance, a long trip to a hospital can…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 13, 2024
Now Whodunit? Find Out With October Ensemble’s New Murder Mystery ‘Win, Lose, or Die!’
October Ensemble’s next production is “Win, Lose, or Die!,” playing Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, March 23 at 2 and 7 p.m. at the Forked River Presbyterian Church.
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News••March 12, 2024
Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue Crew of Commercial Fishing Vessel
Four mariners were rescued by crews from U.S. Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light and good Samaritans on Feb. 27 after their commercial fishing vessel, Monica, became disabled roughly 85 miles off the…
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News••March 11, 2024
Ship Bottom Explores Adding Traffic Light at 31st Street to Help Bicycle Flow
Stencils painted on the sidewalks alerting bicycles of a dismount zone between 28th and 31st streets in Ship Bottom will not be the only change coming to the area, if a study determines there’s…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 10, 2024
St. Patrick’s Day, Pinelands on Beach Haven Library’s Agenda
The Beach Haven Public Library gets into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit with an appearance by pianist and vocalist Jay Daniels on Friday, March 15 at 1 p.m.
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Columns••March 10, 2024
One Hundred Days ’Til Whenever, Countdown to Forever
I don’t remember exactly who said it recently – I’m sure there were several folks who mentioned, both out loud and on social media – “100 days until Memorial Day.”
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News••March 9, 2024
Heater/AC Unit Suspected of Starting Fire Inside Oxycocus School Building
Editor’s Note: The original report was changed Sunday evening to include updated information with regard to opening the building to students and staff.
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News••March 9, 2024
‘Utmost Professional’ Dellane Says Goodbye to Stafford Police Department
As the sun descended behind him later in the afternoon on Feb. 29, Thomas Dellane stood in front of a police cruiser, holding a walkie-talkie in front of him, along the bottom edge of his tie, his…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 9, 2024
‘Hop’ Through 3.2 Miles and Hunt for Eggs at Municipal Complex
Get hopping, runners and walkers. The Stafford Township second annual Bunny Hop 5K is on schedule for Sunday, March 24, and proceeds benefit the Frank A. Petillo Jr. Foundation.
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News••March 8, 2024
Prospective Eagle Scout Makes, Installs New Historic Signage in Several Parks
Harrison Marti wanted to make Adirondack chairs for Manahawkin Lake Park so visitors would have some pleasant seating options to better enjoy the views. However, he was pointed in a different…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 8, 2024
Buy Baked Goods, Help Library ‘Friends’
The Friends of the Stafford Library are partnering with Anna Bananas Homemade Bakery for a fundraiser on Saturday, March 16. The bakery is located at 657 East Bay Ave. in the Manahawkin Mart complex.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 7, 2024
American Pickers Looking for Hidden Treasure This April
Calling all collectors and history enthusiasts! The American Pickers are traveling through on the hunt for leads throughout New Jersey.
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News••March 7, 2024
Downtown Harvey Cedars Has New, Improved Look
The Streetscape initiative in Harvey Cedars, which began several years ago with a suggestion from then private resident and current borough commissioner Joe Gieger, is now coming to fruition, with…
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News••March 7, 2024
DEP Forest Fire Service Amplifies Annual Prescribed Burning Program
The state Department of Environmental Protection Forest Fire Service’s annual prescribed burning program is ramping up as part of a proactive strategy to mitigate the risk of more frequent and…
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News••March 7, 2024
New Drainage System Connected, Expected to Reduce Flooding in Ship Bottom
With nearly a week of anticipated rain in the extended forecast, there’s good news related to the final phase of the Causeway project in Ship Bottom.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 7, 2024
Barnegat High School A Capella Group Makes Strides
As a music major at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, Noah Manno helped lead its a capella group Chromatic to various college-level championships. A 2023 graduate in music education and vocal…
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Columns••March 7, 2024
Sweet Cacophony of Spring Peepers; Explaining Causeway Project Project’s Slow-Go; Pacific Whales Amid ‘Marine Heatwave’
It was still officially February when this year’s emergence of wonderfully rambunctious spring peeper frogs began their annual cascade of calls. I took in a number of locales where peepers were…
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Sports••March 7, 2024
Henrich Captures Second State Crown as Six Southern Regional Boys Grab Top-Four Spots
Throughout this season, Matt Henrich had a target on his back as a defending state champion. It didn’t matter. The Southern Regional senior was on a mission to go out on top.
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Sports••March 7, 2024
Winter Season Culminates With Big Efforts in State Competitions
Rolling a Shore Conference South B division-leading 205 average this winter, Barnegat sophomore Jamie White finished the season among the top 10 girls in the state last week, claiming seventh place…
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Sports••March 7, 2024
Gearl, Yanuzzelli, Henrich Climb Podium in Boardwalk Hall
The future of the Southern Regional girls wrestling program is bright, and Leila Gearl is proof.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 7, 2024
Daisy Troop Delivers to Furry Friends
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News••March 6, 2024
Programs Poised to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Ocean County
The Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council awarded in December five competitive contracts to nonprofit agencies that will address substance use prevention and early intervention, innovative substance…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 6, 2024
Dance Along With Southern Regional Student Council, Key Club
Every year, the Southern Regional student council and Key Club host an all-nighter in the 9/10 gymnasium that’s full of music, food, games, prizes and dancing — lots and lots of dancing. Yep, it’s…
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News••March 6, 2024
Decommissioning Fund Oversight Latest Violation By Former Nuclear Plant Operator
Time is ticking for the decommissioning operator of the shuttered Oyster Creek Generating Station to submit a response on a notice of violation issued by federal regulators last month for its failure…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 6, 2024
Register Now to ’Hop’ Through Manahawkin Later in March
Get hopping, runners and walkers. The Stafford Township second annual Bunny Hop 5K is on for Sunday, March 24, and proceeds benefit the Frank A. Petillo Jr. Foundation.
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Opinion••March 6, 2024
The Gray Tortoiseshell Cat That Walked Into My Life
Our award-winning Ocean County newspaper, The SandPaper, featured an article one or two autumns ago about a Beach Haven gentleman, a long-time resident, who walked to the beach every day. He also had…
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News••March 6, 2024
Good News and Bad Concerning New Jersey’s Opioid Situation
The first webinar of the 2024 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series provided an overview of where New Jersey is standing in its continuing battle against the opioid crisis.
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Opinion••March 6, 2024
On a Downward Trajectory, Boeing Must Return to Roots
As a little boy in Beach Haven, my friends and I would marvel at the sight and sound of our neighbor, Col. Leland Cranmer, flying his fighter jet right over Beach Avenue, where he lived. Back then…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 6, 2024
Art Notes, March 6
Paper Trail: March 15 is the deadline to apply to the 26th Annual Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, running May 18 through July…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 6, 2024
Heritage Village Mapping Out Plans for ’24
On a day that felt like the first touch of spring, some 35 people stopped by the Barnegat Township Historical Society’s Heritage Village and Museum on East Bay Avenue for an open house March 3.
