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News••November 13, 2022
‘Keep On Believing’: Santa Spreads the Spirit of the Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and with Santa Claus’ momentous evening drawing nearer by the day, The SandPaper received the honor of an invitation to his summer home right in Barnegat…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2022
Make the Holidays Merry and Bright for Those Who May Not Have Much
While many during the holiday season don’t have an issue with purchasing gifts for their family and friends or putting food on the table for a colossal Christmas feast, such is not the case for…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2022
Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market Return to Stafford’s Heritage Park
Heritage Park in Stafford Township has become a mainstay for special events, and next month it again will set the mood for the second Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Tuckerton Seaport Dazzles This Holiday Season
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the Tuckerton Seaport and Baymen’s Museum is buzzing with holiday activities for the entire family.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Traditional Holiday Foods Unite Past, Present
The sights and sounds of the holiday season evoke memories of bygone days for some, while others are transported back in time by the scents of foods steeped in holiday traditions passed down from…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Barnegat Light Style
Santa knows the best way into Barnegat Light – by boat. His annual arrival is part of the borough’s official tree-lighting festivity, capped off with caroling and refreshments.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Santa Paws Is Coming to Town
This howl-iday season, think outside the (cat) box when considering gifts for pets and pet-lovers. (Or think exactly about the box itself and buy a cat owner an automatic self-cleaning litter…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
‘Christmas in a Box’ Offered at St. Mary’s in Manahawkin
A Christmas dinner at no charge will be a gift to so many again this year.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
How to Host a Stunning At-Home Holiday Party
If the last few years of pandemic life have taught our society anything, it’s how to create a cozy atmosphere right at home. Of course, after not having an option for a couple of years, the instinct…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Santa’s Viking Christmas Village Sets the Scene in Barnegat Light
At picturesque Viking Village in Barnegat Light, Santa’s Viking Christmas Village is the center of merriment on Saturday, Nov. 26, the Saturday right after Thanksgiving.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Area Theaters Offering Nearly a Score of Holiday Shows In November, December
If you mention “The Christmas Song” many people won’t know what you’re talking about. But if you sing the opening line of that Nat King Cole classic “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,” there will…
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News••November 12, 2022
Barnegat Announces Tree Lighting, Decorating Contest
Barnegat Township gets into the holiday spirit during the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 3, at the Frederick Watts Gazebo Park on Route 9 and East Bay Avenue.
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Business••November 12, 2022
Find Surprises in Our Own Downtowns
The nationwide “Shop Small Saturday” bustles beyond its Nov. 26 date and into December in Southern Ocean County. Small businesses have more special gifts to offer than customers could dream of. Make…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Albert Music Hall Holiday Show Planned Dec. 17
Ever hear Christmas songs with a country/bluegrass twist? That’s what’s in store when the Pinelands Cultural Society presents its holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Albert Music Hall, located at…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Barnegat Rotary Playing Santa for the Needy
The Rotary International club of Barnegat is gearing up for its annual Christmas Elf Program for helping needy children in the community. Working in partnership with the Barnegat High School Interact…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Community Thanksgiving Dinner, Ye Olde Christmas Returning to Tuckerton
Some holiday celebrations will be returning to Tuckerton this year, celebrations that were canceled or at least reduced in size due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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News••November 12, 2022
Beach Haven CAP Announces Holiday Activities
On Saturday, Dec. 3, Beach Haven Community Arts will hold a holiday program and tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. at the Long Beach Island Historical Association Museum in the borough.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
LBIF Holiday Market Brings Art to the Season
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies is proud to host its annual Holiday Market from Nov. 19 through Dec. 4. Over 50 exhibiting artists will sell books, ceramics…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 12, 2022
Local Author Shares ‘Culinary Stories of Comfort and Joy’
Manahawkin resident Cindy Roos Young has penned a recipe book gathering “culinary stories of comfort and joy.” The holidays are the best time to serve a family recipe that stirs up warm memories, and…
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Sports••November 12, 2022
West Creek Native Pivotal on Pit Team for NASCAR Truck Series Champ
West Creek native Justin Clapper, front tire carrier on the pit crew for Zane Smith, won his bet that Smith’s #38 truck would win the NASCAR Truck Series championship Friday, Nov. 4 at Phoenix…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 11, 2022
Find Budget-Friendly Gifts at Fall Bazaar
Want to get a jump on holiday shopping, and save some money in the process? The Friends of the Stafford Library hold a fall bazaar Friday and Saturday, Nov. 18 and 19, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in…
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News••November 11, 2022
Daring Inlet Rescue Earns Selfridge NJ’s EMT of the Year Award
The New Jersey EMT of the Year lives right here on Long Beach Island.
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News•November 11, 2022
School News: High School and Middle School Teachers Face Off in Basketball Benefit
Southern Regional High School teachers will take on Southern Regional Middle School teachers in a faculty basketball game on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tickets are available at the door for $3 and the game…
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News••November 10, 2022
Yes, It’s November
Whether morning, noon or night November’s seemingly second summer offers something for everyone. These photos, taken from tip to tip of LBI – the Wooden Jetty on the south end and Barnegat Lighthouse…
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News••November 10, 2022
Lying Low: Ron Jon’s Plans Include Return to One-Story Building
More than two decades after the owners of “The Original” Ron Jon Surf Shop redefined the skyline of Ship Bottom with a three-story building fronting Central Avenue, they want to raze it and replace…
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News••November 10, 2022
Republicans Remain in Control in County, Local Contests
Ocean County residents on Tuesday re-elected their sheriff and two incumbents on the Republican ticket for the Ocean County Board of Commissioners, while Republican incumbents in the 2nd and 4th…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 10, 2022
Local DeLorean ‘Time Machine’ Promotes Coming Broadway Show
Jon Miller’s DeLorean “Time Machine” was front and center at the Javits Center during last month’s New York Comic-Con NYC to promote the coming Broadway production “Back to the Future: The Musical.”
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News••November 10, 2022
Beach Haven Library Temporarily Closed
The Beach Haven Public Library, located at 247 North Beach Ave., is temporarily closed as the facility undergoes renovation and restoration.
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Sports••November 10, 2022
Pinelands Defeats Toms River South, Mainland to Capture South Jersey Group III Crown
About a month ago, things changed for the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team when senior setter Molly Quigley-Sanborn sustained a season-ending injury. But things didn’t change too much. Olivia…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 10, 2022
Art Becomes Her: Nikki Nous
Currently hanging at the Union Market and Gallery in Tuckerton, on the wall above the coffee station, are three paintings by Brick artist Nikki Nous. One is a depiction of the Grateful Dead’s famous…
