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News••April 21, 2021
Barnegat District Lauded Again for Music Education
For the second year in a row, the Barnegat Township School District has been recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education” by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation…
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News••April 21, 2021
State Climatologist Seeks Volunteer Data Collectors
An article that appeared in the April 7 edition of The SandPaper caught the attention of David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 21, 2021
Art Notes April 21
Spring Forward: The beautiful, sometimes mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens are the subject of a new exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies through May…
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Opinion••April 21, 2021
Show Some Love for the Forgotten 22 Percent
There is little attention paid to 22% of the land in New Jersey known as the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. I would suspect only 22% of New Jersey population know what it is or where it is.…
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Opinion•April 21, 2021
Low Taxes
Barnegat Township municipal taxes remain stable, and the cost of property taxes and water use remains in check.
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Sports••April 21, 2021
Southern Overtakes Cherokee, Snags Girls Volleyball Title
With the first game already lost, the Southern Regional High School girls volleyball team had its back against a wall inside a hostile gymnasium. Facing match point, twice, the Rams did the only…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 20, 2021
Make Seascape Collage, Meet Craft-Minded People, Help Hungry
Create a resin seascape collage at a workshop presented by Easel on Down at Calloways in Staffordville on Wednesday, April 28 at 7 p.m., to benefit the Hunger Foundation of Southern Ocean County.…
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Business••April 20, 2021
Free Webinar Outlines Revitalizing Restaurants
With recent details announced regarding application requirements and eligibility guidelines for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce will partner with the…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 20, 2021
Eagleswood Fire Co. Sets Perch Tournament, Fish Fry
Cast into spring with an early-season contest – the first-ever Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. Perch Fishing Tournament is April 24.
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News••April 19, 2021
Moderna Vaccine Available for 18 and Older on LBI
While anyone 16 and over in New Jersey became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines beginning April 19, the Long Beach Island Health Department will continue to take appointments for Ocean County residents…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 19, 2021
Prizes Bountiful for LBI Wedding Road Show & Party Planning Tour
Decision-making gets easier for your wedding or or other special celebration when the choices are conveniently presented in front of you – and each is as salt-air breathtaking as the next. The right…
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News••April 19, 2021
Osprey Pair in Loveladies Get New Home
On a clear and warm morning Ben Wurst from Conserve Wildlife of New Jersey along with staff from the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences replaced an osprey nest on the wetlands…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 17, 2021
Elly G Vocals and Sax in Virtual Concert
The Ocean County Library invites you to take a front-row seat in your own home for a virtual concert with “Elly G. – Vocalist Plus Sax” on Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m.
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Business••April 16, 2021
‘The Confetti Culture Playbook’ Empowers Employees
The process of building a strong company culture of employees who are “engaged, enabled, and empowered” to be at their best daily is the lesson in a book written by Barnegat resident James Ferguson…
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News••April 16, 2021
Board of Education Hires Special Counsel for Disposition of LBI School
The Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education on the afternoon of April 13 hired special counsel for the disposition of the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom during a special meeting held via…
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News••April 16, 2021
Barnegat Teacher’s Seashells Promote Autism Awareness
After having foot surgery earlier this year, Michele Capri had to stay off her feet for five weeks. Such an existence can get pretty boring, so she decided to take advantage of her temporary…
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News••April 15, 2021
Request for ‘Stop Work’ Order at Bird and Betty’s Denied
An Ocean County Superior Court judge has denied a request for a stop work order filed by Polly’s Dock and Patrick Damiani, plaintiffs, in the lawsuit they filed against Bird and Betty’s Restaurant in…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 15, 2021
Learn History of Early Quaker Families of the Little Egg Harbor Friends Meeting
The Tuckerton Historical Society presents its first in-person program of 2021 on Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m. at a new venue: the Friends Meeting House in Tuckerton.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 14, 2021
Art Notes April 14
Spring Forward: The beautiful, sometimes mysterious New Jersey Pine Barrens are the subject of a new exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies through May…
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Business••April 14, 2021
‘Quincy’s Original’ Continues the Lore of the Lobster Roll
Both the lobster roll and the place to enjoy it are attractions of the new Quincy’s Original Lobster Rolls at 806 North Bay Ave. in Beach Haven.
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Sports••April 14, 2021
Truex Scores Victory at Martinsville Speedway
As opposed to the race in Bristol, when he led the most laps on the dirt, Martin Truex Jr. returned to the asphalt of Martinsville Speedway on April 11 and didn’t repeat that performance. In fact, he…
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Opinion••April 14, 2021
‘Earth Parents’ Sowed Seeds of a Coddled ‘Me’ Generation
I referred to them as “Earth parents.” They were the children of the hippie/live-in-the-moment culture of the 1960s. Products of a generation that thought there was no harm in frequent recreational…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 14, 2021
Calamity Jane and the Bounty Bunch: Message in a Bottle Project
“Come on, Calamity, let’s go get the kids,” called a jubilant Peter Bilderback to his trusty golden retriever. Her name is Calamity Jane, but some of the kids on her cul-de-sac — on Bounty Court, in…
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News••April 14, 2021
Spring Is Here; Look Out for Motorcycles
Robert Perotti, 53, of Tuckerton was thrown from his motorcycle and seriously injured when he crashed his 2004 Suzuki on April 10; apparently he overshot the entrance ramp in a merge onto eastbound…
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News••April 14, 2021
Little Egg Harbor Seeks Solution to Center Street Woes
The Little Egg Harbor Township Sports Complex off Route 539 is in need of drainage improvements for the four soccer fields and one football field.
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News••April 14, 2021
Temporary CO Extended as Hotel LBI Awaits Violations Hearing
For the fourth time since Hotel LBI opened its doors in the spring of 2019, Baldwin Residence LLC, which owns and operates the resort, has been granted an extension of its temporary certificate of…
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News••April 14, 2021
Sick, Injured Persons Should Not Delay Healthcare
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned way back in September 2020 that “delayed or avoided medical care might increase morbidity and mortality associated with both chronic and acute…
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News••April 14, 2021
Key to Success: Officer’s Perseverance Frees ‘Stranded’
Ghostbusters wouldn’t have been able to help Jennifer De Loughy after her 4-year-old daughter buried her keys in the sand on the 24th Street beach in Ship Bottom on a beautiful Tuesday morning in…
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Opinion••April 14, 2021
Spring Ephemerals Get Their Moment in the Sun
Take a walk in the woods this month and check out the forest floor. There in the dappled sunlight, popping up through last year’s leaves, you may spot the short-lived flowers of native perennials…
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News••April 14, 2021
Tuckerton Hopes to Use Cares Act Funds to Offset Revenue Losses
During the April 5 Tuckerton municipal meeting, Chief Financial Officer Garrett Loesch said the borough hopes to use some of the $332,810 allocated by the state through the CARES Act to pay for the…
