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News••May 7, 2020
Beer Naked Ladies: Three Sisters Strive to Open Brewery, Meet Township Resistance
Amid the bleakness of a pandemic-stricken Jersey Shore, which has closed down all nonessential gathering venues, three local sisters of the millennial generation look forward to the day when they can…
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News••May 7, 2020
Surf City Council’s May 13 Meeting to Be Held Remotely
The Surf City Borough Council’s May 13 meeting will be held as scheduled but remotely, with officials and the public connecting through the GoTo Meeting platform, according to a notice on the…
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News••May 7, 2020
100th COVID-19 Patient Released From SOMC
In the late afternoon on Monday, May 4, Southern Ocean Medical Center staff gathered in the main lobby of the hospital for a milestone occasion: the discharge of the 100th COVID-19-positive patient.…
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News••May 7, 2020
County Parks in Barnegat, Tuckerton Added to Open List
Ocean County reopened three more of its county parks on Thursday, May 7: Cloverdale County Park, Barnegat Township; Tip Seaman County Park, Tuckerton; and Cattus Island County Park, Toms River…
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News••May 7, 2020
Beach Patrols Await Further Guidance So Swim Tests Can Occur
Beach patrols on Long Beach Island already have begun discussing varying plans to address potential social distancing measures and how lifeguards might perform rescues with masks on their faces. But…
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News••May 7, 2020
Pets Are People, Too, at Least When It Comes to COVID-19
It is bad enough that you have to worry about your spouses, children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren and siblings during the COVID-19 crisis.
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News••May 7, 2020
Three Island Towns Open Beaches to Everyone
Beaches are now open to everyone in Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township and Ship Bottom, ending the temporary and controversial system of allowing only property owners and residents in those towns to…
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News••May 7, 2020
Kim Named to Select House Committee to Oversee Federal COVID-19 Response
Congressman Andy Kim, the Democrat who represents New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes 36 municipalities in Burlington County and 17 municipalities in Ocean County including half…
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Columns••May 7, 2020
Remember Who Your Business Buddies Are; Beach Accident Ends Up a Miracle of Miracles
THE NEW ESSENTIAL: The entire COVID-19 essentiality-picking process put extraordinarily little emphasis on the also-ran: the nonessential. As tens of millions know, the nonessential boot to the ass…
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News••May 7, 2020
Local Inventor Has a New Twist on Sanitizers
More than 10 years ago, Barnegat Township resident Will Jimroglou developed a patented Twist N Fill Dispensing unit. It was a one-gallon dispenser intended for parents to use for their children. They…
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News••May 7, 2020
Local Realtors Deliver Mother’s Day Flowers for Charity
The Realtors Community Service Committee of the Nexus Association of Realtors, chaired by Laura Serpentelli, of Stafford, and Linette Commisso, of Waretown, began planning its spring fundraiser well…
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Opinion•May 7, 2020
Good Samaritans
A great big thank-you goes out to those good Samaritans who helped save my toy poodle, JB, from a vicious attack by a German shepherd this past Saturday in Brant Beach. Had it not been for their…
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Opinion•May 7, 2020
Two Too Few
Gov. Murphy opened boating but limited it to only two people per boat. So I sent the following email to his honor.
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Opinion•May 7, 2020
No Pictures, Please
As much as I enjoyed seeing that nice fluke picture in last week’s paper, please be advised that when an angler catches a fish out of season, even when not targeted, it is required by state game laws…
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News••May 6, 2020
NRC Rules in Favor of New Jersey Energy Technology Company
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission affirmed a 2019 decision by the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board rejecting claims that moving forward with the licensing of an interim consolidated spent nuclear…
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
Pissed Off
I am a local, a very longtime local – in fact, so long that we used to be called natives. But I wasn’t born here. My parents were living in Manhattan when I was born during the Great Depression. My…
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
Good Neighbors
Wow! I have been reading letters to the editor for weeks about “year-round,” “full-time”, “seasonal,” “lifelong” residents claiming their right/turf to their Island during this very scary pandemic.
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
‘Fairy’ Tale
I would like to interrupt this perpetually negative news cycle that includes clichés like “new normal,” “uncertain times” and the sight of latex gloves littering the ground like fall leaves to share…
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
Proud Service
As a retired member of the U.S. Foreign Service, a 2018 inductee in the White Castle Hall of Fame and a proud daughter of New Jersey, I was honored to represent American interests and values, and to…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 6, 2020
Local Solo Artist Jeff Kuhlman Releases Five-Song EP
While the current stay-at-home order has proven an obstacle for most, it has presented an opportunity for some artists, such as musician Jeff Kuhlman, to get creative. Kuhlman, of Cedar Run, said he…
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News••May 6, 2020
N.J. to Invest Nearly $45 Million in Electrification of Transportation Sector
Building off last month’s release of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan, New Jersey has announced it will invest nearly $45 million to reduce greenhouse gases produced by…
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Opinion••May 6, 2020
We Need to Get This Reset Right on the Island
Everyone would love to get back on the beach and I understand the local summer economic concerns, but we have also come to understand the raw power of this deadly virus, COVID-19. We need to get this…
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Business••May 6, 2020
Southern Ocean Chamber Announces ‘Refresh 2020’ in Time for National Tourism Week
National Tourism Week, May 3-9, is taking on an unusual set of circumstances this year, but planning does go on. The Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce recognizes the week in several ways; one…
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
Be Mindful
For the past two months there have been numerous discussions in The SandPaper as to whether part-time resident owners should be able to use their Island homes during the pandemic. I agree with the…
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Opinion•May 6, 2020
Wonderful People
We would like to state how very thankful we are for all the wonderful people here on Long Beach Island as we navigate this uncertain time. As older full-time residents, we are particularly grateful…
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Business••May 6, 2020
BJ Surf Signs: Repurposed Boards for Radical Residences
Justin Jacoby, 28, has been working overtime on the front lines of COVID-19 for his job as a surgical tech at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. But when his girlfriend, Rebecca (Becca)…
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Opinion••May 6, 2020
Those Were the Days
“Those were the days my friend/ We thought they’d never end.” Remember that beautiful song by Mary Hopkin, the young girl with the angel voice and a face to match back in the 1960s? I bet you didn’t…
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News••May 6, 2020
PBS Show Details Conserve Wildlife Foundation’s Amphibian Crossing Project
A recent episode of the PBS show “EcoSense for Living,” titled “Wildlife Crossings,” describes the challenges habitat fragmentation pose to animals, along with how scientists, engineers and wildlife…
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News••May 6, 2020
Safety, Food, Seniors and Budget Discussed at Pinelands Regional Board Meeting
Don’t blame Gov. Murphy for announcing on Monday that in-person instruction at New Jersey’s schools will not resume in the 2019-20 school year, meaning remote teaching will be the new norm through…
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News••May 6, 2020
Ocean County College to Hold Virtual Commencement Ceremony
Like most colleges and universities across the country, Ocean County College is unable to hold its traditional commencement this May due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, the college…
