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Sports••November 15, 2019
Griffin Jackstadt: Barnegat Big Guy Ready for More Big Things
Griffin Jackstadt doesn’t seem to mind taking on roles that don’t typically receive the most acclaim. Let’s face it: Not a lot of people think much about the football linemen, wrestling heavyweights…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2019
Angel Trees Reach Out to Needy for the Holidays
The Barnegat-Waretown Chamber of Commerce is helping needy children through “angel trees” located inside numerous participating businesses. Instead of ornaments, the trees are decorated with gift…
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News••November 15, 2019
Bille Edges Houle for Fourth Committee Term
Last week, Republican incumbent Albert Bille staved off a challenge by Democrat Peg Houle to win a fourth three-year term on the Barnegat Township Commitee. Bille received 2,889 votes, while…
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News••November 15, 2019
Upstarts Sweep Incumbents in Barnegat School Board Race
It appears voters wanted change on the Barnegat Board of Education as the three candidates who ran under the slogan “A New Voice for Barnegat” swept the Nov. 5 election by winning three-year terms.…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 15, 2019
Barnegat Has a Host of Holiday Happenings
Barnegat Township officially gets into the holiday spirit on Saturday, Dec. 7, when the recreation department holds a breakfast with Santa Claus at 9 a.m. in the community recreation center.…
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Opinion••November 13, 2019
Let It Go
Since I turned 60 and decided to retire from my business, I’ve been hearing a lot about “letting go.” I am told by many of those around me I am having trouble with it.
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Opinion••November 13, 2019
Group Homes Shouldn’t Supplant State Facilities for Those in Need
As parents of a disabled adult male who has been a very happy resident at the New Lisbon Developmental Center since 1985, we found the Oct. 23 article regarding Community Options amost interesting…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Don’t Blame Schools
At the recently held town hall meeting in the Long Beach Township Municipal Building about the upcoming December referendum, William Fennimore, president of the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board…
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News••November 13, 2019
Surfman Proud of Being in an Elite Group
Graham Sahli has a job that only 140 people in the country have- he’sa U.S. Coast Guard surfman. When the petty officerat the Barnegat LightCoast Guard Stationtakes an excursion into the ocean, it’s…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
A Doozy
A somewhat skewed perception described how I am “perhaps best known locally” in your article, “Jimmy Merchant: On Broadway and Beyond” (11/6).I do not recall conveying that information to you during…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Bonding Experience
Reflections on the election:”There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about” – Margaret Wheatley.
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Thanks and More
First, allow me to thank the residents of Barnegat for their confidence in me by re-electing me to another term.
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Columns••November 13, 2019
How Many Pairs of Boots Do You Need to Live in the LBI Region?
Being this is November and you’re reading a surf column, common sense would suggest we’re talking about wetsuit boots. And yes, it is time for those. It might be time for gloves, too, the way fall…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Don’t Blame Cats
There are many reasons for a decrease in the bird population, but it is not homeless cats. Fertilizers, weed killers and other environmental poisons, such as Round Up and other toxins, contribute to…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Classic Memories
The Morris Boulevard Bridge in Beach Haven West is now closed. In this picture, my husband, Vic Stulga, cruisesnear the old bridge in his 1929 Roadster filled with classic memories.
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
The Three R’s
The “three R’s” capture the essence of the Democratic Party’s efforts to make Donald Trump a one-term president. Not to be confused with your early childhood years of reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Misleading Ad
If you believe the drivel peddled as truth that appeared in a political ad on page 27 of the The SandPaper (10/30), I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I’d be interested in selling you.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2019
Art Notes Nov. 13
Jingle All the Way: The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences in Loveladies opensits Holiday Market with a preview and cocktail party on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. that…
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News••November 13, 2019
Joint Taxpayers Group Unveils School Comparisons Ahead of December Referendum
The Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations of Long Beach Island has done what some call the impossible: aggregated a school-by-school comparison of the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School and the…
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2019
New Book Tells the Story of Albert Music Hall
For decades, fans of bluegrass, country and traditional Pinelands music have been flocking to Waretown on Saturday nights to hear rootsy musicuians in concertssponsored by Pinelands Cultural Society.…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Facts Matter
I have been reading the pro-Trump and anti-Trump letters until I can no longer stand it. Facts matter. They really do. I am not a Trump hater, and I do not care that Trump curses in public. Don’t we…
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Opinion•November 13, 2019
Put Referendum to Rest
Thank you to my family, friends and Long Beach Township voters for all of your support with the Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education election. I promise to work hard on behalf of all.…
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Sports••November 13, 2019
Barnegat Girls Volleyball Team Gets ‘Scary’ on Voorhees in State Tourney
After the Barnegat High School girls volleyball team knocked off Vernon in the preliminary round of the NJSIAA Group II tournament, coach Karla Jennings said when her Bengals are playing well, “we’re…
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Sports••November 13, 2019
Southern Regional Football Squad Bounced From State Playoffs By Vineland
All season long, Southern Regional head coach Chuck Donohue Sr. preaches the importance of fundamentals to his football team. During the state playoffs, it’s doubly important.
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Sports••November 13, 2019
Southern Regional’s Braddock Adds NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV Crown to His Pile
Jackson Braddock seems to be staking a claim as one of Southern Regional High School’s boys cross-country program’s best runners in its history. To date, the onlyobstacles that have slowed the…
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Sports••November 13, 2019
Southern’s Kelly Caps Solid Season at Gymnastics State Championships
No doubt, Ava Kelly has established herself as the Southern Regional gymnastics team’s top performer. The sophomore has reached the NJSIAA Individual Championships two years in a row, after all.
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News••November 13, 2019
Pinelands Commission Delays Reversal of Gas Pipeline Approval
It was a glitch in technology that kept the Pinelands Commission from voting on a resolution that would rescind approval of the South Jersey Gas Pipeline project through the pinelands. But in what…
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News••November 13, 2019
Links for Life Raises $38,000 for Cancer Center at SOMC
A check for $38,100, raised at the Links for Life golf outing last month, will support the cancer center at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin. The hospital foundation recently held a brunch…
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News••November 13, 2019
Rail Trail Expands to Cedar Creek With New Trestle
A significant connection in the trail joining Berkeley Township with Lacey Township was recently highlighted during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new trestle that sits above Cedar Creek.
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Arts & Entertainment••November 13, 2019
Barnegat Rotary ‘Elves’ Shopping For Needy
The Rotary International club of Barnegat is requesting monetary donations to be used forits annual Elf Program for helping needy children in the community. Working in partnership with the Barnegat…
