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News••July 24, 2020
Two Dozen LBI Lifeguards Test Positive for COVID-19, Parties Are Likely Source
Nearly two dozen lifeguards from two separate beach patrols on Long Beach Island have tested positive for COVID-19 following after-hours social gatherings earlier this month, according to Island…
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News••July 24, 2020
Dozen Surf City Lifeguards Test Positive for COVID-19
A dozen Surf City lifeguards recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to borough officials. They are observing the self-isolation period of 10 days for essential personnel and need to be…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
Inaugural Bike Ride to LBI First of Many for Father, Daughter
Michael Wilson and his daughter, Ava, do a lot of things together, but neither imagined a bicycle ride from their home in the suburbs of Philadelphia to their happy place: Long Beach Island. That’s…
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Sports••July 23, 2020
Resuming High School Athletic Workouts Worth Flipping Over
When Steve Langton found out he and his Southern Regional football teammates were going to have the chance to get back on the field for workouts on July 13, he was borderline delirious.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
Edwards Twins, Unbelievable Impersonators, Return to Surflight
The Edwards Twins, perhaps the premier impersonators of the current age, will perform two shows at Surflight Theatre’s big top tent in Beach Haven’s Veterans Memorial Park at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on…
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News••July 23, 2020
Southern Regional School District, Sending District Superintendents Release Statement on Opening School in September
Last week, the superintendents of the Southern Regional School District and all its elementary sending districts made an important announcement: The goal for the upcoming school year is to have as…
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Sports••July 23, 2020
Jetty Retools Coquina Jam for Safe Distanced 12th Annual Event on July 26
The loss of life, economic hardships and disruption to lives as a result of COVID-19 have reached into almost every aspect of society and Island life this year. And that has also meant the canceling…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
Team Mariani Returns for Mini Golf Adventure With Dad-Daughter Duo
Since last summer, Sophia Mariani kept hearing about this guy named Biggy, some grand miniature golfer who not only often beat his challengers, but then wrote about it in The SandPaper each week.…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
On Tap: Jimmy Brogan and Special Guest Billy Walton
Billy Walton (Special Guest of Jimmy Brogan)
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
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@cgmendla (July 15) The Ski Ramp – LBI Views Extreme Water Skiing on Long Beach Island. #lbi #boating #vintage #waterskiing Back in the late 1950s/ early 1960s there was a ski ramp in the waters of…
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Business••July 23, 2020
Fourchette an Indulgence of Cheeses
“We actually met in Paris” begins the story of the owners of Fourchette, which just turned a new page on gourmet home entertaining on Long Beach Island. Fourchette opened July 10 at 511 North Bay…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
HBO Broadcasts Local Film ‘Loser Leaves Town’
The local arts community was floored upon learning the short film “Loser Leaves Town” is now broadcasting on HBO and is available across all HBO streaming apps.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 23, 2020
Maggie Pietrucha Captivates Kubel’s Too
Kubel’s Too kicked the weekend off early, hosting songstress Maggie Pietrucha on Thursday evening. She was accompanied by her father, Matt Pietrucha, who played guitar and provided backup vocals for…
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Opinion•July 22, 2020
Story of Hope
On Monday, July 13, my partner and I decided to go to the beach late in the day. It was a magnificent day and the beach was still a bit crowded, but we found an area next to two adolescent lads and…
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Opinion•July 22, 2020
Great Story
Maria Scandale wrote a great story last week about the history of The Dutchman’s and the reconstruction. I want to add that the extraordinarily complicated bulkheading is being done by a…
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Opinion•July 22, 2020
Ugly Encounter
In the midst of a pandemic, when we are all (or at least most of us) trying to stay safe and healthy, walking etiquette – i.e., staying on the correct side of the street (walking against traffic) –…
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Opinion••July 22, 2020
Speaking of Responsibility – Let’s Stop Blaming President
I began reading the July 8 Commentary titled “Responsibility of Leadership Comes Down to Each of Us” with some enthusiasm as I anticipated that finally someone would address the lack of personal…
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News••July 22, 2020
LEH School District Juggling Plans for September Reopening
If students and parents of students in the Little Egg Harbor School District are wondering if kids will return to face-to-face instruction in September, they’ll have to wonder longer.
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Business••July 22, 2020
Extra Space Storage Facility Slated for Route 9 in Stafford
A new self-storage facility is coming to Stafford Township, should the planning board give its final stamp of approval this week.
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News••July 22, 2020
OCC Cancels Fall 2020 Athletics
Ocean County College announced last month it will offer most fall semester courses online, with the possibility of some on-campus instruction and hands-on labs dependent on state regulations at that…
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News••July 22, 2020
One Step Closer for Those Seeking Relief from Sandy Clawbacks
New Jersey families still struggling to deal with the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy praised the work of New Jersey legislators in securing efforts through the House Appropriations Committee that…
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Business••July 22, 2020
Amiano & Son Adds Barnegat Light Design-Build Base
The team at Amiano & Son Construction has opened a design-build office and showroom for its home remodeling services at 708 Broadway in Barnegat Light.
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Opinion•July 22, 2020
Out-of-Control Traffic
I just read the article Gina Scala wrote on the 10th Street traffic in Ship Bottom (“Traffic and Speeding Continue to Plague Shore Avenue Areas,” 7/15). I’d like to add that here on West 11th Street…
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News••July 22, 2020
Coast Guard: Awareness Key to Safety for Ocean Swimmers
The U.S. Coast Guard is urging beachgoers and swimmers to pay close attention to local beach advisories and practice safe swimming after its rescue teams responded to six cases related to swimming…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 22, 2020
Snazzy Golf Cart Spotted in Ship Bottom
About four years ago, someone in Florida gave Mia Mastrogiovanni a golf cart – a 48-volt Club Car Precedent – and she trailered it home to New Jersey. First it was spray painted hot pink; then she…
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Arts & Entertainment••July 22, 2020
Eric Houghton Teaching Piano on Virtual Hookups
Like almost everybody else, Eric Houghton found his plans came to a grinding halt when the COVID-19 pandemic began ravaging the country and the world this spring.
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Arts & Entertainment••July 22, 2020
Allison Stella Releases Original Album, Echolalia
Singer-songwriter Allison Stella releases her 13-track original album, Echolalia, on Monday, July 27, across digital platforms Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes, with physical copies available upon…
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News••July 22, 2020
Beach Haven Getting Grant for Weather Station
On Thursday, July 30, at 4 p.m., the New Jersey Coastal Coalition, in partnership with Manasquan Bank, will present to Beach Haven borough a donation in the amount of $1,250 for the purchase of a…
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News••July 22, 2020
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Leases Offices from Stockton University’s Atlantic City Campus
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind LLC of Brooklyn, N.Y., the second wind farm that has leased 183,000 acres of the outer continental shelf from the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy…
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Business••July 22, 2020
Walters Now Authorized Dealer of Pedego Electric Bikes
The new Long Beach Island Pedego Electric Bikes store makes its home in the longtime Walters Bicycles shop in Ship Bottom, bringing with it a multigenerational following. Owner Tom Walters and his…
