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News••June 25, 2020
GoFundMe Campaign Launched to Save Our Gang Players
Our Gang Players, Ocean County’s longest-running community theater troupe, is in danger of becoming a victim of COVID-19.
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News••June 25, 2020
Ocean County College Ranked Second Among State Community Colleges for Online Education
Ocean County College has been ranked second among all community colleges in New Jersey for online education in 2020 as per Guide To Online Schools, a free compendium that enables students to compare…
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Sports••June 25, 2020
Southern’s Sport Camps Open, But Expect Differences
Each summer, Southern Regional High School athletic coaches provide opportunities for youngsters to hone their skills in a variety of sports – from baseball, football and lacrosse to softball, field…
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News••June 25, 2020
Stafford Police Revive Summer Camps for Youth
Every summer, the Stafford Township Police Department provides several camps designed to be not just educational, but also a lot of fun while connecting the town’s youth to the men and women who…
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News••June 25, 2020
Long Beach Township Taps Climate Corps to Help Save Energy
Long Beach Township has been matched with an Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps fellow to provide expertise and support for evaluation, planning and implementation of projects to improve the…
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News••June 25, 2020
Ocean County College to Offer Most Fall 2020 Courses Online or Remotely
Although Ocean County College is eager to reopen its Toms River and Manahawkin campuses for instruction, officials at the college emphasize that “a measured and gradual approach must be taken to…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Power Grab
Welcome to the Hotel California. You can check in anytime you want, but you can never leave. The same can be said for socialism in America, most especially on the East and West coasts. Over the last…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
No Equivalency
To Ms. Cummins’ June 10 request that The SandPaper equally lampoon Democrats for their kneeling and wearing of African scarves in solidarity with black Americans because Trump was lampooned in the…
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News••June 24, 2020
Governor’s Wind Port to Assist Offshore Wind Farm Development
The second piece of the offshore wind puzzle, how to get and service potentially eight wind farms offshore New Jersey, has just fallen into place.
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Incorrectly Masked
I enjoyed reading Eric Englund’s article “Beach Haven Reports Outdoor Dining ‘Boom’ on Opening Day” 6/17. However, I was disappointed that the bartender pictured in the featured image was wearing her…
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News••June 24, 2020
Judge Orders Decommissioning Temporarily Halted at Former Nuclear Plant
Ocean County Superior Court Judge Francis R. Hodgson issued an order of temporary restraint to the owners of the shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station on June 2, stopping all…
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Opinion••June 24, 2020
Sunrise, Sunset, Brilliantly Glow the LBI Days
One of the major advantages of being on our beloved Island is the incredible sky watching that can happen only here. Thanks to less air and light pollution, Long Beach Island experiences unequaled…
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News••June 24, 2020
SOMC Nurses, Hackensack Meridian Health Reach Tentative Contract
The nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center and Hackensack Meridian Health have reached a tentative contract agreement.
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Perfect Storm
What happened to the cheering for the first responders during the pandemic? Does America stop within a week, focusing on one person’s death because of one police officer’s horrible decision?
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Arts & Entertainment••June 24, 2020
Art Notes June 24
Live Art Exhibit: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences is holding its 22nd annual “National Juried Competition: Works on Paper” exhibit in the Blai Gallery from June 26 to July…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 24, 2020
‘Music for Peace’ Sows Seeds of Positivity
The “peace revolution” is still alive and well, as was clear at a “Music for Peace” festival last Saturday afternoon at Shanti Revolution Yoga Shala in Little Egg Harbor.
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Great Column
Once again, there was a great column by John Imperiale in last week’s SandPaper (“Thoughts on an Island (Ours) With Help From John Donne”) – always insightful and succinct.
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News••June 24, 2020
Manahawkin Lake Park Reopens
Manahawkin Lake at A. Paul King County Park on West Bay Avenue in Manahawkin is once again open for swimming as of Friday, June 19.
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Special Neighbors
Over Memorial Day weekend, we had a garage sale except everything was free. We had a sign there with a donation bowl. It said “for Acme checkers.” The event was kind of small, but over the two days…
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Sports••June 24, 2020
NJSIAA Gives Official Guidelines for Start of ‘Summer Recess Period’ Workouts
Southern Regional Athletic Director Chuck Donohue Jr. spent at least part of this past weekend delivering messages to student-athletes regarding a questionnaire that needs to be completed within the…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Listen Up, Offenders
My wife and I, by decree from the president, governor, mayor and, most important, our children, have been sequestered in our home since early March because of the pandemic and the consequences to us…
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News••June 24, 2020
Barnegat Democrats Tout Mail-In Balloting
The New Jersey 2020 primary election is Tuesday, July 7, and because of the pandemic, voting will mostly be done through mail-in ballots.
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News••June 24, 2020
Resumption of Indoor Dining Another Challenge for Area Restaurants
It took weeks of planning, ordering tents, umbrellas or creating temporary walls or other barriers for many restaurant owners to prepare to welcome customers when full al fresco dining services…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Bothersome Violations
Having followed development in our area for over 40 years, I was quite impressed with Gina Scala’s article last week on developer Chris Vernon’s reported Coastal Area Facilities Review Act violations…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Graduation Gratitude
To the faculty of Southern Regional High School, thank you for the amazing job on 2020 graduation this year. We all know how difficult this year was for the senior class, but with your love, effort…
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Arts & Entertainment••June 24, 2020
Close to Home: The Pine Barrens on the Big Screen at LIFF
While the Lighthouse International Film Festival features filmmakers from all over the world, Friday night’s screening of David Scott Kessler’s “The Pine Barrens” celebrates the true locals of South…
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Opinion•June 24, 2020
Taking Responsibility
As a white man living in Ocean County, I feel that I have to take the responsibility to educate myself to better understand the BLM demonstrations happening across the country and in our own…
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Columns••June 24, 2020
Locals Fight to Save Lighthouse
There is nothing better than a good David versus Goliath story. In this one, a few locals living on a New Jersey island face off against the might of Washington, D.C., and its experts.
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News••June 24, 2020
Independent Candidate Martin Weber Seeking Economic Reforms
New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District Independent candidate Martin Weber is calling for sweeping economic reforms to assist the state and the country in the COVID-19 recovery.
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News••June 24, 2020
Harvey Cedars Takes Aim at Dead Trees
If you have a dead tree on your property in Harvey Cedars, the borough advises you to get rid of it quickly.
