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Arts & Entertainment••May 2, 2020
Artists Make Glass Image of Mythic Creature to Aid Healing
Call it pandemic art, but the coronavirus has a couple of local glass artisans creating work that inspires hope in this time of crisis.
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News••May 1, 2020
Marketer Urges Ship Bottom to Lift Rental Ban in Mid-May
Ship Bottom officials have extended their March 24 ban on short-term rentals through the middle of May, following the lead of Gov. Phil Murphy. The ban prohibits rental agreements for anything less…
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News••May 1, 2020
COVID-19 Impact on Ship Bottom Municipal Budget Unclear
A year ago at this time, Ship Bottom coffers included more than $70,000 in beach badge sales ahead of the summer season. That figure is down by $55,000 this year with the borough collecting $15,000…
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Columns••April 30, 2020
Longing for the Day When We’re all 60-Percenters; Resurrecting Protest Times by Boycotting the Beach
PRESENTING AS PERCENTAGES: Are you a 60-percenter? No, that is not a gang member … or maybe it is. It’s the exposure percentage science now deems necessary to indicate ’rona is on the run, at least…
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News••April 30, 2020
LBI Grade School Student Busy With Mask-Making Charity
Macy Deakyne, like all of the other children in New Jersey, has been out of school since the middle of March. The third-grader at the Long Beach Island Grade School doesn’t know if she and her…
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News••April 30, 2020
Stafford Mayor Announces Availability of Food Crisis Kits for Residents in Need
Last week, Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre made a special trip to Neptune on behalf of the township recreation department.
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Arts & Entertainment••April 30, 2020
Local Teen Performs Online for David’s Dream and Believe
Local up-and-coming pop star Owen DiNapoli just celebrated his 13th birthday in quarantine, but despite missing out on social interaction and live performances, the driven young artist has remained…
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Columns••April 30, 2020
The Month Time Stood Still (Numbers to Prove It)
I want to start this week by stating that Ship Bottom has opened its beaches. Well, sort of …
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News••April 30, 2020
Second Offshore Wind Farm Starts Surveys
A second offshore windfarm, Atlantic Shores, is starting to conduct marine surveys of its Outer Continental Shelf lease, 180,000 acres that stretches 9 to 20 miles off Atlantic City and Barnegat…
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Opinion•April 30, 2020
Two Classes?
I have read with great interest and some alarm the several letters submitted over the last two issues and felt compelled to weigh in. I refer to “How Selfish!” (4/15) and “Well Said,” “Disrespectful…
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Business••April 30, 2020
Michele Cuff’s 40 Years of Memories With the Southern Ocean Chamber
Now chief financial officer of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, Michele Cuff has worked through 40 years of changes on this resort island, and will continue. Handling chamber business…
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News••April 30, 2020
Closing Beaches and Public Trust Doctrine: A ‘Gray’ Issue
Access to and use of tidal waterways and their shorelines for navigation, commerce and recreation is guaranteed under the Public Trust Doctrine. In New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy enshrined the…
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Business••April 30, 2020
The Cheese Shoppe Readies to Provide ‘a Diversion’
When Kaycee Roth Byrd reopens her and her husband’s The Cheese Shoppe in Surf City, it will be a week earlier than usual in the season, but under a new list of considerations amid the coronavirus.…
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News••April 29, 2020
Shore Experts to Offer Outlook for COVID-Era Summer in Webinar
Shore experts will join in a webinar May 6 to discuss what is on the horizon for the 2020 summer season. Lori Pepenella, chief executive officer of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce, is a…
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News••April 29, 2020
Air Quality Report: Good and Bad News for Ocean County
There was good news and bad news for Ocean County residents in the American Lung Association’s 2020 “State of the Air” report.
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
So Sad
I would just like to voice my opinion regarding homeowners returning to LBI. I have spent more than 60 percent of my life on the Island. We split our time between northern New Jersey and here. My…
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Business••April 29, 2020
Sassafras Hill Farm, Argos Farm Offer Fresh-From-the-Farm Food in Crisis Climate
Farm-fresh produce’s time is ripe. Not just the season but the situation makes consumers conscious of good health.
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
Distancing Struggle
In these strange times, the highlight of most days has been getting outside for some exercise and fresh ocean air. It’s been a good recipe to maintain sanity for our family and friends on the Island.
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News••April 29, 2020
April 30 Zoom Talk: ‘Recycling: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’
Join Angela Andersen, sustainability coordinator for Long Beach Township and president of the Association of New Jersey Recyclers, as she discusses “Recycling: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” via…
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
A Little Incensed
This is my first attempt at writing a response to the Island’s “full-time” residents.
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News••April 29, 2020
Restaurateur to Ship Bottom Officials: ‘We Need Everyone’
Ship Bottom officials promise to deliver a reopening plan tailor made for restaurant owners in the borough after they compile the results of a survey of owners to determine what their needs will be…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2020
Nonprofit Introduces ‘Sharks Versus Rip Currents Trivia’ Online
With summer fast approaching, and fingers crossed for open beaches, should that be deemed safe, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium is reminding beachgoers about the importance of ocean safety and…
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News••April 29, 2020
World Series of Birding Stays Close to Home
New Jersey Audubon’s World Series of Birding has been an annual event that in past years would send teams of birders throughout the state searching in likely birding spots for as many seen or heard…
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Arts & Entertainment••April 29, 2020
Art Notes April 29
Time Well Spent: The Tuckerton Seaport would like all creative types, any age, to send photos, videos or stories they have created during the emergency curfew to Brookes@tuckertonseaport.org to add…
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Business••April 29, 2020
Delivery With a Smile (Under Those Masks)
Those masked men from a truck, opening the yellow delivery boxes, aren’t bandits; they’re circulation crew from The SandPaper. They’re freshly masked in matching but varying-colored face coverings…
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News••April 29, 2020
Township Committee Candidates File in Barnegat
The Barnegat Township Committee 2020 race has been finalized as slates of Republican and Democratic candidates recently filed. They are uncontested in the primary, which has been moved to Tuesday…
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News••April 29, 2020
Ocean County Clerk’s Office Managing Changes to Primary Elections Amid Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of daily life, including the how, when and where of elections. To maintain social distancing, Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella earlier this…
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
Don’t Blame Trump
I would like to reply to the letter from Mike Kistner (“Hold Him Accountable,” 4/22). I appreciate Mr. Kistner’s passion, but being passionate does not translate into a thoughtful and cogent…
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Opinion•April 29, 2020
New Kind of TDS
I’m writing in response to Robert Jones’ letter (“Coronavirus Lesson,” 4/22). In the first sentence he wanted to clear the Trump administration of any fault because China did not release information…
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Opinion••April 29, 2020
‘The Beautiful Game’ and the Beauty of Togetherness
While in some form of quarantine, I, like many others, have been burning through series and movies on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. I say some form of quarantine since we are fortunate to live in…
