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Arts & Entertainment••October 16, 2023
Get Spooked at Operation Halloween This Weekend
The Boy Scouts of the Jersey Shore Council and the Rotary clubs of Southern Ocean County join forces for Operation Halloween on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 21, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 16, 2023
UPDATE: Treats in Trunks Foreshadow Halloween
Whether it’s the trick or treat that grabs you, circle Oct. 27 and 28 on the calendar to ensure the best of the Halloween season on Long Beach Island.
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News••October 16, 2023
Inlet Shoaling: So, a Dredge Chugs Up to the Bar
When looking across the water, the sand is being tossed aside as if the dredge in Barnegat Inlet is annoyed. The federal government dredge Merritt has been spitting shoaled sand 80 feet to the side…
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News••October 15, 2023
Fifth Annual Shellabration a Shucking Success
For the past few years, a collection of community members has been working diligently to revive the area’s oyster reefs, which once flourished.
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News••October 14, 2023
‘Andrea Doria’ Life Jacket Donated to NJ Maritime Museum
On the second floor of the New Jersey Maritime Museum in Beach Haven is a special exhibit about the Andrea Doria. Now the exhibit is undergoing expansion to include a life jacket worn by Alfonso…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 13, 2023
Stafford Library Friends Group Seeks Donation for Book Sale, Bazaar
The Friends of the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library in Manahawkin are accepting donations for their next book sale, scheduled on Friday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lower level…
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News••October 13, 2023
Strings Attached: Kite Fest Takes Flight
SKY’S THE LIMIT: Varying weather set the backdrop for the ninth annual L.B.I. FLY International Kite Festival, which had events and activities in both Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom over…
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News••October 12, 2023
New Jersey Law Requires PFDs to Be Worn During Cold-Water Season on Smaller Craft
A new regulation announced in early October called 13:82-1.4(f) will now require anyone on board a craft less than 26 feet in length to wear a PFD while on the water from Nov. 1 to May 1.
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News••October 12, 2023
Minke Whale Euthanized After Multiple Strandings
A 22-foot-long female minke whale rescued multiple times from the shallow waters of Barnegat Bay earlier this month was humanely euthanized after an examination by the Marine Mammal Stranding…
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Sports••October 12, 2023
Brant Beach Yacht Club Sailor Selected for Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame
The Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame recently announced the inductees for its class of 2023. This is the eighth such class inducted, and among those selected for induction this year is Brant Beach…
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News••October 12, 2023
Mariners Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Great Bay
A Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City aircrew and a rescue swimmer hoisted three boaters to safety after the 18-foot boat they were on capsized less than a mile from shore due to inclement weather…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 12, 2023
Local Artist Channels Helplessness Into Hopefulness for Maui
Though some time has passed since Maui was engulfed in flames, Jersey Shore locals – especially post-Superstorm Sandy – can empathize with the fact that it takes years to rebuild after the…
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Columns••October 12, 2023
Family Scavenger Hunt for Weeknight Dinner Is Autumn Adventure
Life around here lately (since the great eight-day nor’easter, anyway) has been that October dream that we relish all year long. We’ve been standing on dunes as the goldenrod blooms, watching little…
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Columns••October 12, 2023
State Park Readies for Ørsted’s Cables; Planting Trees Outshines Planting Turbines
THERE AND NOW: As cable work for Ørsted’s Wind 1 commences at Island Beach State Park, the company held a two-hour, explanatory town meeting. Questions were fielded and answered by experts. Responses…
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Opinion•October 12, 2023
Heated Election
This year’s Harvey Cedars election is the most heated anyone can remember. I do hope when it’s over we don’t find we have created a permanent schism. My family and I have lived in several…
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Sports••October 12, 2023
Southern Regional Shows It’s the SCT Favorite During Win Over Donovan Catholic
When the Shore Conference Tournament final is played inside the Georgian Court University gym on Oct. 23, there’s a good chance the Southern Regional girls volleyball team will be squaring off with…
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Opinion•October 12, 2023
Meet Candidates
We all want to make informed decisions on Election Day. The 2023 election season has brought about more media chatter than ever before in a Harvey Cedars municipal election. Harvey Cedars residents…
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Opinion•October 12, 2023
Most Accessible
Four years ago we did not know John Imperiale, the deputy mayor in Harvey Cedars. In the last four years we have reached out to him numerous times, mornings, evenings, weekends, whenever we had a…
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Opinion•October 12, 2023
New, Dedicated Voice
I have known Joe Gieger for over 20 years and have seen his dedication to the community and noted his success, as a private citizen, in helping the town of Harvey Cedars. I was very pleased to hear…
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Sports••October 12, 2023
Southern Boys Take Loss in Group Play, Still Get Fifth Seed in SCT
The Southern Regional boys soccer team’s unbeaten streak ended last week, but the Rams are in a good position for the Shore Conference Tournament.
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Opinion••October 12, 2023
Impacts of Offshore Wind Are Still Hazy After All These Years
Back in the now seemingly distant but not-so-long-ago early 2000s, federal waters off New Jersey between Sandy Hook and Cape May were being eyed for the first time by private developers for the…
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News••October 11, 2023
Offshore Cable Route Work Begins on Land
Onshore construction related to the first wind farm planned off the coast of New Jersey continues this week with activities at Island Beach State Park that will lay the foundation for bringing…
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News••October 11, 2023
Sinkhole Near Causeway Project Site Addressed
Crews from the N.J. Department of Transportation have cordoned off an area where a sinkhole was reported in Ship Bottom after a pedestrian fell.
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Opinion•October 11, 2023
Mismanaged Affair
The following was addressed to the Chowderfest Committee but was submitted to The SandPaper with a request for publication.
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News••October 11, 2023
Emergency Response Time Questioned in Tuckerton
Denise Moon of Little Egg Harbor Township spoke during the public comment portion of Tuckerton borough’s Oct. 3 council meeting to express her concern with emergency response after an incident she…
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Opinion••October 11, 2023
Exit 63: The Trip to LBI Is Well Worth the Wait
When you’re driving down the Garden State Parkway, you will see the big, green sign that states “20 Miles to LBI,” and then comes the exit, the one that you’ve been waiting for all year – Exit 63.…
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Opinion•October 11, 2023
Case of TDS
The column by Ralph Thayer couldn’t be more misleading and is chock full of disinformation. I’m sure Ralph is a hardcore MSNBC fan. He needs to take his head out of the sand and realize the Biden…
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News••October 11, 2023
Resilient Stafford: Mud City Targeted for Ecological Enhancement
“Resilient Stafford” is a climate adaptation strategy for Stafford Township that has been in development for the last two years, with funding from the state Department of Environmental Protection.…
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Arts & Entertainment••October 11, 2023
Art Notes, Oct. 11
PSAA Haps: In Pine Shores Art Association’s Manahawkin gallery at 94 Stafford Ave., the current exhibit is “Fabulous Fakes,” followed by the Art Harvest Fall Show through November and December.
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Sports••October 11, 2023
Southern Regional Gymnasts Surpass 100-Point Mark to Snag a Pair of Wins
It seems Emaly Breur had a bit of prophetic insight earlier this season.
