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Arts & Entertainment••May 5, 2022
Lighthouse International Film Society Screening Film to Benefit Ukrainian People
Just as a committed environmentalist would, the Lighthouse International Film Society is acting locally but thinking globally.
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News••May 5, 2022
Green Fair Brings Sustainability to Fore at Heritage Park
Heritage Park in Old Manahawkin was a verdant mecca during last Friday’s landmark Green Fair. Partly what made it magical was the charming scenery and lush grass, offset by the cheerful pink pops of…
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Sports••May 5, 2022
Barnegat Scores Runs in Bunches During Victory Over Pinelands Regional
One bad week doesn’t make a baseball season a failure, just as one good week doesn’t make one a success. Consistency over time is the answer.
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News••May 5, 2022
Ship Bottom Eyes New Hotel Parking Rules
The Ship Bottom Borough Council is considering a measure that would bring hotel and motel parking spaces in line with state regulations. A public hearing on the ordinance is slated for the council’s…
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News••May 5, 2022
For Taxpayers, Long Beach Township Lowering New Annual Fee for Courts Use
Taxpayers in Long Beach Township will have to pay just $40, instead of the $80 initally proposed, for a new annual pass to access tennis and pickleball courts in the municipality. Those who don’t pay…
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News••May 4, 2022
The SandPaper Wins ‘General Excellence’ in NJPA 2021 Weekly Contest
The SandPaper won the prestigious General Excellence Award for both editorial and advertising content in the weekly division of the 2021 New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, the…
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Business••May 4, 2022
Fanfare at The Sand Castle B&B Ribbon Cutting
The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce invites businesses to attend the ribbon cutting of the newly renovated Sand Castle Bed & Breakfast, bayside in Barnegat Light, on Tuesday, May 10 at noon.
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News••May 4, 2022
Fire Company Kicks Off Centennial Celebration With Community Fundraiser
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is in a celebratory mood as it marks a century of service this year.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
Townwide Yard Sale Is a Find in Barnegat Light
In a place with as much ambience as Barnegat Light, the townwide yard sale is bound to hold some treasures. Go on the hunt May 14 (rain date May 15) starting at 8 a.m. during the once-a-year…
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News••May 4, 2022
Shared Services a Point of Major Controversy at Little Egg Harbor BOE Meeting
War has broken out between the Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts – at least between Pinelands and some members of the LEH Board of Education.
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Business••May 4, 2022
Stafford Township Planning Board Gives Thumbs Up to Rich’s Ice Cream
Screaming for ice cream is a thing for some people, and now it’s time to start counting down the days until Rich’s Ice Cream makes its debut in Stafford Township.
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News••May 4, 2022
Stafford Township School Board Approves Budget to Include 1.18-Cent Tax Increase
The Stafford Township School District continues to face budgetary challenges. State aid was reduced by nearly $580,000 for the 2022-23 school year, costs are on the rise, and programs, technology and…
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Opinion•May 4, 2022
Antivax Fraud
It is disheartening when a letter writer references the antivax “Informed Consent Action Network” as representing some level of scientific authority on the perils of vaccination.
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News••May 4, 2022
Stafford Adds Three Cops, Announces Programs for Kids to Seniors
The Stafford Township Police Department boasts “one of, probably the most challenging and demanding entrance processes in the state,” according to Chief Thomas Dellane.
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Opinion••May 4, 2022
Confessions of a Keeper/Collector, Not a Hoarder
We’re all a bunch of pack rats. I am convinced of it when I drive around on Long Beach Island’s trash pickup days. I’m certainly guilty of saving too much stuff. I’m not a hoarder, but a keeper and…
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Opinion•May 4, 2022
Gift to LBI
Small in stature, but big in life: Last Thursday I said a final goodbye to a person who fits that description perfectly, Barbara Truncellito of Barnegat Light.
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Opinion•May 4, 2022
Special Cedars
Hurray for Harvey Cedars! Last Wednesday our townspeople were invited to attend the first of six community forums offered by our police force. The first one was great, so count me in for all six.…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
Early Registration Perks for Tuna Open
The Beach Haven Marlin and Tuna Club, the home every August of the longest running white marlin tournament in the U.S., is holding its second annual Tuna Open from June 5 to 11.
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News••May 4, 2022
Beach Haven to Spend $13.6 Million in 2022
At last week’s agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted its 2022 municipal budget of $13,615,224, approximately $341,000 higher than last year. No comments were made during the public…
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Columns••May 4, 2022
Railroad Trials and Tribulations
The Jersey Pine Barrens is dotted with ghost towns, such as Pasadena and Martha’s Furnace. These towns grew up around a single industry, and when it failed, they quickly disappeared.
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Opinion•May 4, 2022
New Season to Prep
the island homeowners are trickling back. cue the year-round locals talking smack.
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News••May 4, 2022
COVID-19 Mini-Wave Continues in Ocean County and New Jersey
The Ocean County Health Department reported 702 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county for the week of April 21 to 27.
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News••May 4, 2022
School Tax Slightly Decreased in Barnegat
At its April 26 meeting, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a 2022-23 budget of $64,463.030. It is $3.6 million higher than the current budget, which was adopted at this time last year.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
LBI Garden Club Back at Library for Youth Programs
The Garden Club of Long Beach Island presented the first children’s library program since COVID on Wednesday, April 20 at the Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
Swing and Sway With the Nocturnes May 14
Holy Innocents’ Episcopal Church in Beach Haven is presenting a concert by the Nocturnes Big Band on Saturday, May 14 at 4 p.m.
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News••May 4, 2022
Barnegat Schools: ‘No Place for Hate’
After receiving its first No Place for Hate designation from the Anti-Defamation League, the Barnegat Township School District has since made it a mission to spread this message and work toward a…
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News••May 4, 2022
Fund Drive Started for Former Officer Battling MS
A fund drive has started for a former police officer from North Jersey who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly 14 years ago.
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News••May 4, 2022
Two Teens Charged in Neptune Market Break-In
Two juveniles were arrested last week in connection with a break-in at the Neptune Market in Harvey Cedars.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
Library Book Signing Features Carol Neugebauer
The Ocean County Library’s Tuckerton branch presents a live program featuring noted New Jersey artist Carol Neugebauer on Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m. She will sign copies of her newly published debut…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 4, 2022
Library ‘Friends’ Planning Flower Show Bus Trip
Through Saturday, May 7, the Friends of the Island Library in Surf City are offering its members an opportunity for early registration for a bus trip to the Philadelphia Flower Show at FDR Park on…
