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Arts & Entertainment••January 6, 2022
Mayor/Weaver/Teacher, Niki Giberson Gives Back from Swan Bay Folk Art Center
“It’s interesting how God designed sheep,” said Niki Giberson as she demonstrated a relatively new craft called needle felting. “Sheep’s wool fibers have little hooks on them called kertins, so when…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 5, 2022
Surflight’s 2022 Season Will Include Concerts and Comedy Galore
Last week we introduced the shows comprising Surflight Theatre’s main stage 2022 season. This week we’ll check off the concerts, comedy shows and children’s theater offerings that will round out the…
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Sports••January 5, 2022
More Normal Than the Year Before, 2021 Had Many Athletic Achievements
While 2021 wasn’t quite as wild and wacky as 2020 with regard to the local sports scene, it hiccuped along for a few months before things largely returned to some sense of normalcy. For the most…
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News••January 4, 2022
Stafford Reorganizes, Welcomes Two New Faces
Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre and the six-person municipal council were individually sworn in for a new term beginning Jan. 1.
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News••January 3, 2022
Snow Day at the Shore
‘Happy’ the pony at Forest Edge Farm in Little Egg Harbor (Photo by Sarah Hodgson)
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News••January 3, 2022
Congressman Van Drew Installs New Committeemen at Little Egg Reorganization
Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew traveled to Little Egg Harbor on New Year’s Day to install new Committeeman Daniel Maxwell and re-elected Committeeman Blaise Scibetta, give the oath of office to…
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Sports••January 3, 2022
Brant Beach Native Aims to Snowboard into Paralympics
Long Beach Island is situated close enough to the mountains that, as a teenager, Jenny Ackers could take day trips from her home in Brant Beach to ski resorts just a few hours’ drive away. Ackers…
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Opinion••December 31, 2021
Making a White-Knuckle Drive With One of the World’s Greatest
As recorded in the King James Bible, John the Baptist gave his followers a very simple command when they asked how to avoid the “wrath to come.”
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News••December 30, 2021
Ocean County COVID-19 Numbers Exploding
Thanks to the Omicron variant, the still lingering Delta, holiday travel and families gathering for Christmas, COVID-19 is raging in the United States and in many European countries.
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News••December 30, 2021
Southern Regional Food Drive Reveal, Christmas Celebration a Special Way to End Year
Editor’s Note: Last week, reporter David Biggy went inside Southern Regional High School for a look at its annual food drive to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. This is the second of two…
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News••December 29, 2021
People Asked Not to Visit Emergency Room for COVID Tests
Hackensack Meridian reminds people that the hospital emergency room should not be considered a primary destination to get a COVID test or if they have mild to moderate COVID symptoms.
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News••December 29, 2021
Southern Regional High School’s Food Drive a Mammoth Team Effort and Labor of Love
Editor’s Note: Last week, reporter David Biggy went inside Southern Regional High School for a look at its annual food drive to benefit the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. This is the first of two…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 29, 2021
First Day Hikes in Bass River State Forest
Ring in 2022 and kick off 2022 on New Year’s Day with a healthy hike in a state park or forest, thanks to the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, which is offering 28 hikes and one…
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News••December 28, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Car Thefts Related to Larger Ring of Thefts
The Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department is investigating two motor vehicle thefts that occurred the week of Dec. 16 in retail parking lots. The thefts are believed to be part of a larger…
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News••December 28, 2021
Coast Guard Rescues Three From Boat Stranded in Little Egg Harbor
The Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a grounded pleasure craft near the entrance of Little Egg Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 26.
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News••December 28, 2021
Fire at Pirates Cove Termed Accidental
A three-alarm fire at Pirates Cove on Osborn Island in Little Egg Harbor Township on Dec. 24 was limited to one unit only, thanks to the work of the volunteer firefighters of Little Egg Harbor and…
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Columns••December 27, 2021
When Road-to-Nowhere Almost Led Somewhere; Taking a Year to Stump for Striped Bass
I’m heading into my semi-vacation mode, as The SandPaper semi-shuts down until early January. For me, the break means time well split between beaches and the outback – camera and metal detector in…
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Opinion••December 26, 2021
Introducing the Pup That Saved Christmas
Christmas has always been a joyous and memorable holiday for my family and me. The last couple of years, however, we have experienced a terrible pandemic. For many families like ours, it has…
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News••December 24, 2021
All About Pancakes and Southern Regional Helping One of Its Own
Shortly after 8 a.m. on Dec. 16, several hundred students flooded the 9/10 building cafeteria of Southern Regional High School, most of them prepared to hand over a $5 or $10 bill with a purpose in…
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News••December 23, 2021
Congressman Andy Kim Loses Ocean County in Redistricting, Van Drew Gains
Democratic Congressman Andy Kim, who currently represents the 3rd District, consisting of part of Stafford Township west of the Garden State Parkway, Barnegat Township and Ocean County north to Point…
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Arts & Entertainment••December 23, 2021
Dr. Sanjay Gupta to Speak at Ocean County College
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, an Emmy award-winning journalist and chief medical correspondent for CNN, will take the main stage at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
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News••December 23, 2021
Sherry Lee Heffernan Indicted for Surf City Murders
The Ocean County Grand Jury has indicted Sherry Lee Heffernan, 55, of Landenberg, Pa., on two counts of murder in the deaths of her father, John Enders, and his girlfriend, Francoise Pitoy, in Surf…
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Sports••December 23, 2021
Southern Gets Into Hole, Can’t Escape Against Jackson Memorial
Most of the Southern Regional boys basketball players who made it onto the court during the first few minutes of its opener against Jackson Memorial on Dec. 17 hadn’t experienced high-tempo varsity…
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Sports••December 23, 2021
Local Players Help AYF All-Stars Snatch National Crown
A handful of local football players recently had the experience of a lifetime and helped their team to a national title.
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Sports••December 22, 2021
Score at the Shore Basketball Tournament Returns for the Holidays
After taking time off during last year’s Christmas break due to the pandemic, the annual Score at the Shore basketball tournament will be back in action next week at Southern Regional High School.
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Sports••December 23, 2021
Southern’s Collins, Stout Capture Crowns in Season-Opening Tournament
Conor Collins didn’t get in a typically full slate of wrestling matches last season. In fact, he didn’t accumulate even 20 matches, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that significantly shortened the…
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Columns••December 23, 2021
Were You Paying Attention?
As The Sandpaper prepares to take its annual winter’s hiatus, those who regularly read the 200 Plus history column know it’s time to ante up. For over 30 years, a year-end test has attempted to bring…
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Opinion••December 23, 2021
Christmas Around the World in Five Minutes
Many folks aren’t ready to return to airplane travel, myself included. My travel is limited to Surf City and back, twice a week, and forays to the mainland. The ability to get off the Island in 15…
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Opinion••December 23, 2021
Wind Project Off LBI Shore: There Is a Better Alternative
The LBI Coalition for Wind Without Impact submitted a 55-page comment letter on the environmental impact statement that must be done for the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind project before it can be…
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Opinion•December 23, 2021
Wrong Words
Folks who agree that sea levels are rising might find the term “mean sea level” illogical to include in a town ordinance.
