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News••September 11, 2019
Cedars Avenue Set for a Makeover
An ordinance adopted by the Harvey Cedars Borough Commission on Friday allocates $300,000 for resurfacingCedars Avenue. Borough Clerk Daina Dale said the municipality will be reimbursed $226,296from…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 11, 2019
Casino Fundraiser a Big Deal for BBBS
The thrill of rolling the dice combines with the satisfaction of doing something good for kids when Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County holds its annual Casino Night on Friday, Sept. 20 from 6…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 11, 2019
Pops Concert Sept. 22 at Little Egg Harbor Firehouse
The Pineland Symphonic Band is giving a free concert hosted by the Southern Ocean Congregational Church on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. at the Parkertown VolunteerFire Co. firehouse in Little Egg…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 11, 2019
New Sandcastle Competition Keeps Summer in the Air a Little Longer
It might be beginning to look and feelas ifautumn has arrived on Long Beach Island, but summer hasn’t completely gone just yet. A new sandcastle building contest, sponsored by the Drifting Sands…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 11, 2019
Celebrate Family Promise’s 10th Year During ‘An Evening of Promise’
For 10 years, Family Promise of Southern Ocean County has been assisting families get through their struggles of homelessness situations and back onto a path of stability and sustainability. On…
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Sports••September 11, 2019
Southern Regional Football Squad Opens Season With Shutout
Theshirt worn by one of the coaches along the Southern Regional football team’s sidelines read: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
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Sports••September 11, 2019
Pinelands Regional Field Hockey Team Off to Strong Start With 5-1 Win over Jackson Liberty
Transitioning into a season following the graduation of an NCAA Division I player, whom the offense operated around during the previous two seasons, generally is a difficult thing for many field…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2019
Jason Booth to Star in ‘Fully Committed’ at Surf City Hotel
Fans of Jason Booth, the popular Long Beach Island musician, might enjoy seeing him in a different style of performing art this fall.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 10, 2019
Learn How to ‘Flip That House’ on Sept. 16
SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, holds a program on flipping houses on Monday, Sept. 16, at noonat the Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library. Presenter Don Schafer Sr. will talk…
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Sports••September 6, 2019
Time in Spotlight Has Come for Emma Capriglione
When Emma Capriglione was entering high school, she was wondering what sports she would play at Pinelands Regional.
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Sports••September 6, 2019
Pinelands Football Returns ‘Home’
The Pinelands Regional football team’s official homecoming game is scheduled for Oct. 11. But its opening night game against Asbury Park at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, will be the team’s true…
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Sports••September 6, 2019
Pinelands Field Hockey Returns Strength for Next Big Season
Moments after the game ended, many of the players on last year’s Pinelands Regional field hockey team probably didn’t grasp the benefits it would reap from the experience of reaching the NJSIAA South…
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News••September 6, 2019
Girl Scouts Paint Positive Messages in School
Members of Girl Scout Cadets Troop 276 from the Little Egg Harbor/Tuckerton area, who are headed to seventh grade at Pinelands Regional Junior High School, completed a “take action project” for their…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 5, 2019
Donate Blood to Help Hurricane Dorian Victims
Due to a high demand for blood during the summer, the American Red Cross often holds blood donor drives in September to replenish the supply. However, Hurricane Dorian has created an even more…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
Save EJ
Why are we choosing LBI Grade School over Ethel Jacobsen Elementary School? LBI is a bigger building, but what about green space? What about the opportunity for children to put their hands in the…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
More Than a Job
I want to express my deep appreciation to Jesse and his fellow Long Beach Township lifeguards for their expert medical care following my swimming mishap over Labor Day weekend that resulted in a…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 4, 2019
Art Notes Sept. 4
Collaboration: The sixth annual Painted Poetry exhibit is at the Island branch of the Ocean County Library. This unique exhibit combines 16 artists with 16 poets, each being inspired by the other. A…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
Beach Haven Must Grow
In the letter “Motive Questioned” (7/31), John Harvey questioned me about my motive in supporting the Morrison’s project.
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News••September 4, 2019
Council Approves Contract for New Bulkhead at Central and Ship Bottom Avenue
Ship Bottom officials awarded a $135,690 bulkhead replacement contract for work along Ship Bottom and Central avenues just as the king tide, the anomalous high-water levels that result from the…
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News••September 4, 2019
Proposed Ordinances Address Traffic Safety Concerns in Ship Bottom’s Gateway Corridor
Long before the summer season arrived on Long Beach Island, the debate about changes to its gateway corridor and the impact they would have on traffic reached crescendo levels across social media…
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Opinion••September 4, 2019
If It’s 5 P.M. It’s Time for a Glorious Martini
At a recent checkup with my doctor, he asked all of those usual questions.
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
Outpouring of Love
Reflecting on this past summer, I have to say, this summer was one of the hardest times I have experienced in my lifetime. Over the last three years I have witnessed my younger brother, Kurt…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
Sensible and Logical
After reading the Commentary column by John Imperiale (“For Labor Day Let’s Observe the ‘Call for Acts of Civility,'” 8/28), we realized that here is someone who clearly is very sensible and logical.…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
So Much Support
So many people came to our lemonade stand stating they wanted to support the cause they had read about, which was printed in The SandPaper (“‘Liv’ Is Inspiration for Stand,” 8/28). Thank you so very…
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News••September 4, 2019
Community Survey Designed to Provide Data-Driven Results on Emotional School Merger Debate
Former Long Beach Island Consolidated Board of Education member Rick McDonough is backing up his words of advice to sitting board members earlier this year: make a data-driven decision regarding the…
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Opinion•September 4, 2019
Necessary Change
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Municipal Clerk/Borough Administrator Sherry Mason.
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Opinion••September 4, 2019
‘Something Has to Change’ – 70 Years of Mass Shootings
On Friday, Sept. 6, Camden, N.J., will note an anniversary that will not be celebrated by its citizenry – no parades, no flowery speeches by local officials, no fireworks. Seventy years ago to the…
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News••September 4, 2019
Pickleballers Campaign for More Courts in Beach Haven
Pickleball enthusiasts could form a contingentat the Beach Haven Borough Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 at 7p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••September 4, 2019
Mark the Calendar and Plan to Play in ‘Can You Beat Biggy?’ Tourney
For the past 12 weeks, the first-person series “Can You Beat Biggy?” provided a look at miniature golf in a whole new, entertaining way, as I took on the proverbial world – those who visit Long Beach…
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Arts & Entertainment••September 4, 2019
Surflight Pulling Out All the Stops With ‘Boynton Beach Club’
The 2019 Surflight Theatre season has been and will be a season of firsts. Every Surflight mainstage show in the year’s lineup, be it a musical or a straight play, is a Surflight premiere. But the…
