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Columns••July 19, 2023
When Island’s Viewshed Royally Rocked; Put Trophy-Sized Striped Bass to Good Use
I realize that many readers of this intentionally non-prestigious column are growing weary of week-in/week-out turbine talk. But face it, the proposed builds are the biggest thing to hit our shores…
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News••July 19, 2023
Cannabis Left Off Tuckerton 2023 Ballot
“It’s a full house here tonight,” Mayor Susan B. Marshall said, opening Tuckerton borough’s July 17 council meeting. The room was packed with both full-time and seasonal borough residents, hungry for…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 19, 2023
Ty Mares Quartet Sets Stage for Easy Honey, Celebrates Single Release
Wednesday night, July 12 at Bird & Betty’s saw a swarm of music aficionados spill into the club for a full night of original music. Opening for Charleston-based national act Easy Honey was our very…
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Business••July 19, 2023
‘Good Food, Good Times’: Tamminga Bros. Open Fratellos Market, Eatery in LBT
Simple, fresh and delicious are three words Chris Tamminga used to describe his new business, Fratellos Market and Eatery in Spray Beach. Tamminga opened Fratellos on May 26 with his younger brother…
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News••July 18, 2023
Seafood’s Inflated and Leveling Prices, Revisited
In mid-December 2021, this reporter published a story in The SandPaper on an abrupt rise in seafood prices. While it was top of mind then for many planning traditional holiday meals, it’s a constant…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 17, 2023
Play Mini Golf and Bring a Gift to Help The Toy Run Foundation
On the heels of its version of “Shark Week,” Jen’s Links at Lighthouse Cove is closing out July in style while playing host to another special event during the next week. It’s Christmas in July, and…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 17, 2023
Next ‘Tunes By the Dunes’ in Holgate Is This Thursday
The very first “Tunes By the Dunes” concert, held last week in Holgate, was a smashing success – with more than 200 attendees gathering to hear Tommy Baz and Johnny Stix perform a variety of country…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 17, 2023
Pipe Organist Leroy Lewis Gets Long-Awaited Recognition From Organ Society
When Leroy Lewis got to the Surf City Hotel in 1957, he was just 22 years old and already a skilled player of the largest of all musical instruments, the theater pipe organ.
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Opinion••July 16, 2023
Critical Message to Parents From Lifeguards and Children
“Sir, the lifeguard just went in to rescue your child!”
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Sports••July 15, 2023
Young Surf City Beach Patrol Squad Delivers Epic Effort to Win Opening Tournament
At 23 years old, Pepper Kolman was the oldest competitor for the Surf City Beach Patrol when it hosted the annual Epic Lifeguard Tournament on July 6. But to hear Capt. Mark Dileo say it, she’s just…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 15, 2023
Second Putt Against the Pros Mini Golf Tourney This Saturday
During last year’s Celebrate Cecily – Putt Against the Pros Tournament, Paul Lovas grew more excited as the day went on, not because he had tied the scores of NFL pro Clark Harris and SandPaper mini…
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News••July 15, 2023
Southern Regional School Board Approves Five-Year Deal for Transportation Association
The Southern Regional Board of Education recently took several steps to ensure bus driver stability during the coming years, approving a new contract with the Southern Regional Transportation…
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News••July 14, 2023
Final Word: Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim Officially Canceled
The Ocean Mile Swim is off the board. Barnegat Light Beach Patrol Capt. John Schulze made the announcement about its cancellation Sunday, July 9.
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News••July 13, 2023
DOT Halts Summer Road Work on LBI
Public safety has won out as the final phase of the Causeway project in Ship Bottom begins its summer hiatus, no later than July 24. The decision was made after a tense summer in which Island…
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News••July 13, 2023
Public Safety Concerns Prompt Legal Action to Stop Summer Road Work
Despite fierce objections from local elected officials, emergency personnel and the public, the N.J. Department of Transportation appears committed to continuing road work in Ship Bottom at the…
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News••July 13, 2023
Township Intends to Dredge High Bar Harbor Lagoons
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners has approved, on first reading, an ordinance that would allow for the dredging of various tidal lagoons and inlet areas within the High Bar Harbor…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 13, 2023
In the Swim: Linda Ramsay Paints Essence of LBI
Art seekers can find High Bar/Loveladies oil painter Linda Ramsay’s big, bold, beachy artworks all over LBI.
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News••July 13, 2023
Overnight Route 72 Lane Closures Commence to and From LBI
Overnight lane closures begin tonight on Route 72 East and West as the N.J. Department of Transportation continues a $2.4 million pavement preservation project that will resurface about 3 miles of…
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Sports••July 13, 2023
Stafford Softball Player Takes Third at National Junior Home Run Derby
Abigail Krill had such a great time slugging home runs inside Dodger Stadium last July, she figured taking cuts inside Seattle’s Capital One Play Ball Park during Major League Baseball’s All-Star…
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Business••July 13, 2023
On the Water With the Webbs: LBI’s Newest Water Sport at Boatyard
Ever wanted to fly across the water like a seabird? Learn the water sport of eFoiling this summer at On the Water LBI at The Boatyard on Bonnet Island in Stafford Township. Father-son owners Mike and…
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News••July 13, 2023
Southern Regional Students Fare Well in Competition at FCCLA National Leadership Conference
During the New Jersey Leadership Conference back in March, a solid contingent of Southern Regional Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter members earned qualifying spots for the…
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Columns••July 13, 2023
Soul Project NOLA Brings the Funk to Lizzie Rose
Launched in 2014 in the heart of charming historic Tuckerton, the Lizzie Rose Music Room operates entirely on volunteerism, memberships and donations with the sole purpose of bringing a variety of…
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Columns••July 13, 2023
Controversial Plastic Bag Ban Is Working; Tiny Baby Waves Get Us Between Swells
It has now been over a year since New Jersey enacted the ol’ P.L. 2020, c. 117 bill, or as it is known out on the streets, the plastic bag ban.
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Opinion•July 13, 2023
Stop Proxy War
The U.S. must immediately stop sending weapons to Ukraine and must start negotiations to settle the conflict. What began as a humanitarian mission to stop Russia’s brutal invasion has turned into a…
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Opinion•July 13, 2023
Flood Risk Resource
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released an internet program that identifies community flooding risk factors by ZIP Code.
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Opinion•July 13, 2023
Safer Sunshade
The Shibumi was created in 2016 and is far safer than a traditional beach umbrella, and more elegant. It consists of a single long pole (which can be separated into small sections for storage) that…
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News••July 13, 2023
National Survey Shows Route 72 a Feared Highway
Summer traffic on Route 72 heading toward LBI or off the Island, especially on weekends, has been a nightmare for years, even before the roadwork related to the bridge project began. However, that…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 13, 2023
Lovelight Bids Farewell to Keyboardist Marty Schearer
The local music scene and greater jam scene grew a little darker last week with the mournful announcement of Lovelight keyboardist and vocalist Marty Schearer’s sudden passing.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 13, 2023
Annual Raffle and Silent Auction Benefits Surf City Volunteer Fire Co.
The next few days are the calm before the score as the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. & EMS Women’s Auxiliary preps for its annual flea market and silent auction with loot that includes an autographed…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 12, 2023
Lakeside Pride Party Rescheduled
Stafford Township’s Pride in the Park event at Manahawkin Lake Park was rained out last month, but organizers say the show must go on, so the celebration will happen Wednesday, July 19, from 5 to 8…
