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Business••January 17, 2021
New Owner of Beach Haven’s Holiday Snack Bar Won’t ‘Change a Thing’
One of Beach Haven’s oldest seasonal businesses, a throwback to an earlier time on LBI – the Holiday Snack Bar – will have a new owner when it reopens this spring at 401 Centre St.
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News••January 16, 2021
Signs Say, ‘Hold America Together’
The Barnegat Friends Meeting (Quakers) is partnering with the organization Braver Angels to promote the idea that our love for our country is shown by our concern for our fellow citizens.
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News••January 15, 2021
Southern Regional District Extends In-Person Return Date for Students
The return to in-person instruction within the Southern Regional School District has been delayed again.
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News••January 14, 2021
Vaccination Clinics at Capacity as Southern Regional Preps to Become One
Beginning this week, the Southern Regional Middle School is expected to act as a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the Ocean County Health Department, according to county officials. Vaccines will be…
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News••January 14, 2021
Home Sweet School Bus: Local Couple Talks Tiny Living
As the housing market continues to skyrocket, some first-time home buyers, such as Casey Douglas and Mike Toye, have decided to downsize significantly and invest their money in the latest trend in…
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News••January 14, 2021
Bald Eagles in Every NJ County: Conservation Success for Once-Endangered Species
More than 40 years after facing near-extinction, New Jersey’s bald eagle population is soaring to new heights, with confirmation, for the first time, of nesting pairs found in each of the state’s 21…
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News••January 14, 2021
Three Southern Regional Bus Drivers Die, Two from COVID-19, in Recent Weeks
Three Southern Regional bus drivers have died since mid-December, when the district switched to all-remote instruction, Superintendent Craig Henry confirmed Monday, Jan.11.
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News••January 14, 2021
Barnegat Light Reorganizes With Two COVID Recoveries
At the Jan. 6 online Barnegat Light Borough Council reorganization meeting for 2021, Dorothy Reynolds and Mary Ellen Foley were sworn in as council members for another three-year term, and were…
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Sports••January 14, 2021
Deep, Talented, Experienced Southern Ice Hockey Squad Ready to Get Going
This year’s high school ice hockey season already is odd. For one, it’s been altered from a 2020-21 season to just a 2021 season. Secondly, it’s been reduced to a 15-game, regular-season schedule.…
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News••January 14, 2021
Van Drew Votes the Trump Line All the Way
Congressman Jeff Van Drew, who represents New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of Southern Ocean County except half of Stafford Township and all of Barnegat Township, used to…
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News••January 14, 2021
Barnegat Scouts Offer Sign of Support for Police
For its community service project, the Arrow of Light Cub Scouts from Pack 26 in Barnegat Township sold lawn signs that say “Proud to Support Barnegat Police.”
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Columns••January 14, 2021
When Pickups Commence to Drinking; Circle Hooks Have Bassing Their Way
I’m always as sober as a snake is skinny. However, it seems I can’t say the same for my truck. That needs some explaining, with a touch Tom Waits music in the background, namely his song “The Piano…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 14, 2021
Barnegat Bay Partnership Presents ‘Adaptation to a Warming Planet’ Webinar
Marine biologist, research scientist, environmentalist and author Thomas Belton joins the Barnegat Bay Partnership next Tuesday, Jan. 19, for the latest in the BBP’s “Ask a Barnegat Bay Scientist”…
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Opinion••January 14, 2021
High School Graduation Speech – 20 Years Late
The sign outside the track at Southern Regional says it’s open ’til dusk, though the chain holding the fence closed says otherwise.
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News••January 14, 2021
Stafford Reorganizes; Mayor Condemns ‘Unbridled Lawlessness’ at U.S. Capitol
“A new year always brings renewed optimism, and I look forward to making this the greatest year ever,” Stafford Mayor Greg Myhre said at the town council’s reorganization meeting of Jan. 5.…
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Opinion•January 14, 2021
Lest We Forget
On May 20, 2020 in Minneapolis, a 46-year-old Black man was crying out for his mother as a white man knelt on his neck for 9½ minutes until he was dead. Then, lying face down in the gutter, George…
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Opinion••January 14, 2021
Offshore Wind Turbines Must Be Made Less Visible or Else …
My commentary in The SandPaper of Nov. 18, 2020 on offshore wind turbines pointed out that, contrary to some rosy assertions from some quarters, the turbines for the planned wind project east of Long…
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Opinion•January 14, 2021
Outstanding Treatment
On Nov. 8, 2020, our sister and Harvey Cedars resident suffered a stroke in Holgate and ended up driving her car into a sand dune. A fisherman came immediately to offer help and for that we, the…
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News••January 14, 2021
Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Review Could Signal Federal Repository Approval
While the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is still considering two applications for separate federal spent nuclear fuel repositories, its transportation readiness review is expected to be available to…
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Opinion••January 13, 2021
Stop the Insanity
“My personal view is that the president touched the hot stove on Wednesday and is unlikely to touch it again.” —Sen. Roy Blunt.
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Opinion•January 13, 2021
It’s Time
It’s been five days and my heart is still broken. It’s been five days since Trump committed a treasonous act in inciting his insurrectionists. What is it about this being that nothing seems to stick…
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News••January 13, 2021
Landscape Facility Rejected in Eagleswood
West Creek Sand and Gravel will not have a home in Eagleswood after all.
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Opinion•January 13, 2021
Coyote Concerns
The Joint Council Taxpayers Association of Long Beach Island has documentation of the prevalence of a coyote problem on Long Beach Island. They seem to be everywhere on the Island, ranging from…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 13, 2021
Join Virtual Nature Events and Scavenger Hunt with JCNERRS
The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve invites all to participate in a Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt at the Grassle Marsh next to its headquarters at 130 Great Bay Blvd. in…
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Business••January 13, 2021
Sea Change to Offer New Way to Recover From Addiction, Together
Life coach, certified peer recovery specialist and Long Beach Township resident Elizabeth Burke Beaty believes no two people overcome addiction in exactly the same way. “There are as many different…
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Business••January 13, 2021
SBA Extends COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application Deadline
One federal loan program that is now receiving applications from businesses is a disaster loan program that has extended its deadline for a year. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the…
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Business••January 13, 2021
Stewart Title Co. Established in Ship Bottom
Stewart Title Co., a 126-year-old nationwide company with a global presence, has been carrying out what is known as its “signature local touch” at its new location in Ship Bottom.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 13, 2021
Art Notes Jan. 13
Twilight Zone: The Pine Shores Art Association’s “Fantasy Art” show is now online. See dozens of fine paintings by this dedicated group of artists who support each other with friendship…
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Opinion•January 13, 2021
Sticking Point?
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine shots have started, one serious question needs to be addressed. If an appointment is needed to get the vaccine, what about those who are not online, such as seniors and…
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News••January 13, 2021
Youngster Donates to VFW From Lemonade Sale
Last fall, Logan Otto’s family held a yard sale at their home in Stafford Township. The 8-year-old used the opportunity to set up a lemonade stand, and collected $67.
