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Arts & Entertainment••August 8, 2022
‘New York Theatre Guide’ Recommends Surflight Theatre
The New York Theatre Guide has taken notice of Surflight Theatre.
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News••August 8, 2022
Tuckerton Man Arrested for Possession of Child Porn
A Tuckerton man, Jeremy Bradley-Forman, 34, has been charged with possession of child pornography.
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News••August 8, 2022
Local EV Owners Have No Range Anxiety
Range anxiety sounds like something that could be found in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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Columns••August 6, 2022
Island Cottontails Making a Post-Coyote Comeback; Black Sea Bass Poacher Busted Flat in Barnegat Inlet
How in bloody hell can it be August already!? Einstein said time is relative. Well, it’s apparently no relative of mine. I haven’t even managed to unwrinkle all my aloha shirts, much less sport them…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 5, 2022
Waretown Man Recalls Days in the Studio With ‘The Boss’
In May 1974, noted music writer Jon Landau wrote what became one of the most famous lines of rock criticism ever: “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen. And on a night when I…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 4, 2022
Chef Britt Finishes Strong on ‘Alex vs America’
Delaware Avenue Oyster House Executive Chef Britt Rescigno once again proved her culinary prowess on the season premiere of “Alex vs America.” On Sunday, July 31, the Tuckerton resident lit up…
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News••August 4, 2022
Skate Park Gets Favorable Vibe in Beach Haven
By this time next summer, Beach Haven hopes to have a fully thriving skateboard park in operation.
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News••August 4, 2022
Appellate Court Reaffirms Use Variance Approval for Former CVS Pharmacy Site
In part, a ruling by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, affirmed, reversed and remanded a prior court’s decision ratifying the Ship Bottom Land Use Board’s approval of a use…
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Sports••August 4, 2022
Barnegat Light Edges Harvey Cedars for Third in Ship Bottom Invitational
With the 60th Long Beach Island Beach Patrol Tournament coming up, Zak Westerberg understood the implications of his team’s placement in Ship Bottom’s annual Jack Donlon Memorial competition last…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 4, 2022
‘2 Brothers: 100 Stars’: Two Edwards Twins Shows at Surflight on Aug. 8
A favorite Surflight Theatre act, the Edwards Twins, will be performing two shows there on Monday, Aug. 8 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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News••August 4, 2022
Plovers Vacate Barnegat Light Beaches; Nesting Done
The season of piping plover nesting in Barnegat Light is past.
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Opinion••August 4, 2022
Tips to Keep Kids Water-Safe and Prevent the Unthinkable
At the beaches and many pools, we count on lifeguards to warn us of dangers so we can keep our families safe, and to rescue us from harm when necessary. But how do we play lifeguard at home when our…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 4, 2022
‘Limoncello’ Captures Autumn Light; Fourth, Final Installment of Design-a-Day Series
Glass artist Mary Tantillo beamed. Her smile as bright as her yellow sundress, the owner of SwellColors Glass Studio and Gallery in Surf City was surrounded by artist friends, family, supporters and…
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Opinion•August 4, 2022
LBI With Auntie
I would like to submit two poems in memory of my Aunt Joann Kelty, who recently passed away from brain cancer. She and my Uncle Doug have been taking me to LBI for summer vacations since I was…
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Sports••August 4, 2022
Stafford Little League 10-and-Under Squad Falls in State Tournament
The hopes were high when Stafford Little League’s 10-and-under all-star baseball team embarked on Anderson Field in Bloomingdale for its first-round match-up of the state tournament on July 27.…
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Opinion•August 4, 2022
Trash Talk
I was shocked by W.G Conrad’s cruel takedown of LBI’s dutiful municipal workers who do so much to improve our fair island (“Clean Beach Blues,” 7/27).
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Calling All Quilters: Seaport Stitchers Sew for a Cause
Many will recognize the name Jill DeFelice, as it is tied to many hundreds of paintings of her travels around the world and her experiences right here in the Long Beach Island area. As much as she is…
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Columns••August 3, 2022
‘Man-Eater’ Sharks Reported at Shore
Anyone who has watched the movie “Jaws” remembers the connection to the Jersey Shore shark attacks that began at Beach Haven in July 1916. Many incidents in the movie can be linked to the facts of…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Plan to Chowder On and Savor the Season
For those thousands who make a festival out of chowder, Chowderfest is now a daylong event on Oct. 1 in Beach Haven. For those who make a month of sampling and savoring, the LBI Region Chowder Trail…
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Opinion•August 3, 2022
Keep It Local
It’s disappointing to say the least to see The SandPaper publishing letters with political intent such as Roe v. Wade, government roles concerning inflation, etc. The sole focus should be issues that…
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Opinion••August 3, 2022
Offensive Ruling
I keep reading pieces as if there are two sides to the issue of abortion securely anchored in religion. Let’s be plain. Overturning Roe was a political power play that would have never come to…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Jimmy and Gene
STYLE: A two-man band covering a wide range of songs from the last seven decades.
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Opinion••August 3, 2022
Medicine Show Is Alive and Well!
It’s a tough time for circuses, as evidenced by the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus giving up the ghost in 2017 due to dwindling attendance, animal rights protests and high operating costs.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Summer Flea Market Aids First Responders
Baskets, books and baked goods, check. They will all be available in one form or another at the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS flea market and bazaar on Aug. 9. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
B Street Band
LINEUP: Willie Forte, vocals and keyboard; Glenn Stuart, vocals, guitar and congas; Dan Cipriano, vocals and sax; Steve Baranian, vocals and guitar; Rick Cyr, sax and vocals; Steve “The Count”…
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Todd Meredith & The Rave-Ons Embody Era of Early Rock ‘n’ Roll
The spirit of Buddy Holly was alive onstage at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies during last Friday night’s installment of the summer-long “Series at 7,” a…
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Columns••August 3, 2022
Beach Haven’s Skate Park Meeting Was Love Fest; Warmer Ocean Temps, Waves of Strength This Weekend
Does anyone remember a somewhat wild public forum at Surf City’s St. Thomas of Villanova Church in the mid-2000s about the beach replenishment projects that were coming to LBI? That one got heated.…
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News••August 3, 2022
Pollinator Garden Marks One-Year Anniversary
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island’s pollinator garden in Barnegat Light celebrated its first anniversary on July 19 with an appropriate cake and party.
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Arts & Entertainment••August 3, 2022
Annie B. Sings After Dark
Annie Burg first became interested in music as a child in her Brooklyn neighborhood when folk artists such as Joni Mitchell and Harry Chapin streamed through the radio.
