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News••February 11, 2026
Retiring Athletic Director Sundermann Lauded at Pinelands
The Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the Pinelands Regional Board of Education had been a quick affair, lasting less than 20 minutes. Its first regular meeting of 2026 on Jan. 26 didn’t last all that…
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News••February 11, 2026
ALO Recommends Alternatives to Balloons for Valentine’s Day, Other Occasions
Love will be in the air this weekend, but balloons shouldn’t be, Alliance for a Living Ocean notes. “Every year, Valentine’s celebrations lead to balloon litter washing up on our shores and…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 11, 2026
Art Notes, Feb. 11
Consumed: Artist Brighid Nolan of The Small Town Studio has announced she will launch a new series this summer, to feature local small businesses.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 10, 2026
Grunin Center to Celebrate Jane Austen on Valentine’s Day
The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College is celebrating Valentine’s Day at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14 with a British flair by presenting a show titled “The Jane Austen Playlist: Love…
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News••February 10, 2026
Long Beach Township Designates Former Kubel’s Too Site as ‘Area in Need of Rehabilitation’
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners approved a resolution on Monday designating Block 13.16, lots 9.02 and 9.03, and Block 13.19, lots 12 and 12.01, as “an area in need of rehabilitation.”…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 9, 2026
Newfoundland Dogs: Gentle Giants Adored by Local Families
St. Bernard dogs got their name and fame because of their Alpine rescues in the Great St. Bernard Pass, which connects Switzerland and northern Italy, when monks bred them and trained them as rescue…
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Columns••February 8, 2026
An Executive Order Is All It Would Take to Fend Off the Cold
Just this morning I was standing at my back door, dining upon a blue Pyrex bowl of multiflavored Cheerios and pensively pondering the going-nowhere snow. I idly wondered if snow can eventually die of…
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News••February 7, 2026
Stafford’s Primary Learning Center Donates 1,473 Boxes of Cereal to Food Pantry
Nobody knows exactly how many boxes of Lucky Charms were in the mix. Or Fruity Pebbles. Or Honey Nut Cheerios. But it really doesn’t matter, does it?
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News••February 6, 2026
No Victims Found After Vehicle Falls Through Ice on Stafford Forge Lake
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Business••February 5, 2026
Hundreds Line Up as Stafford’s New ShopRite Store Opens Its Doors
When Robert Ho and Frank Dymond arrived on opening day, store manager Brendon Rauscher wasn’t even inside the building yet. Rauscher didn’t show up for work until closer to 5 a.m.
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News••February 5, 2026
Deep Freeze Perfect Backdrop for Ice Rescue Training
Under a frigid winter sky, members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS defied bone-chilling arctic conditions as they lay flat on their stomachs, tethered to the shoreline by ropes, and…
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Sports••February 5, 2026
Seniors Come Through as Southern Regional Girls Surge Past Washington Township
When the hammer needed to come down and the nails driven into the coffin, Cassandra Marco, Hadley Marti, Emily Kulinski, Sevanah Oravets and Emily Baker delivered the death blows that ultimately…
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News••February 5, 2026
It’s Too Cold? Get Used to It
At this time last week when people were digging out from the snowstorm, meteorologists were warning about another possible whopper for this past weekend.
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News••February 5, 2026
Police Chief Gives Pointers on Ice Safety
When NBC 10 Philadelphia/NBC 4 New York wanted to air a story focusing on safety, specifically as it concerns ice on the bay, they turned to Harvey Cedars Chief of Police Robert Burnaford to help get…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 5, 2026
Compassion Café Hitting the STAC Stage
Compassion Café in Beach Haven launches its sixth season with “Be Our Guest” on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stafford Township Arts Center in Manahawkin.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 5, 2026
Show Off Skills at Cornhole Tournament
Toss for a cause at Family Promise of the Jersey Shore’s cornhole tournament at Calvary Baptist Church on Friday, Feb. 20.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 5, 2026
Spend February Fridays Enjoying Films
Beat the bitter cold this month with a cozy movie night at the Boathouse, Tuckerton’s 40-seat nonprofit microcinema. Located at 242 South Green St., the theater will show double features every Friday…
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Opinion••February 4, 2026
GUEST OPINION | TV Snowstorm Coverage Is Like Theater of the Absurd
Ahoy, fellow LBIers (and all the ships at sea, as the great Walter Winchell used to say). I am guessing that most of you here on the Island, as I was, rode out the recent snowstorm and thankfully we…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 4, 2026
Painter for All Seasons Finds Beauty in Nature, Inspiration in Others
An artist through and through, Nancy Glines has the kind of creative talent that finds its way into many different pursuits and pastimes, all to bring about joy. She is also proof artists flourish…
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Opinion•February 4, 2026
Irresponsible Plowing
Our recent snowstorm/freezing rain was a nightmare for one senior citizen living on a private double lane in the North Beach part of Long Beach Township.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 4, 2026
Renowned Philadelphia Dance Troupe Coming to Stockton
Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center will welcome the dance troupe PHILADANCO to its mainstage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13.
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Opinion••February 4, 2026
Problematic Piles of Sleety Snow, Nowhere to Go
Sometimes getting help can make things tremendously damaging for us if the effort is not done intelligently. Ocean County help was very effective in clearing the Boulevard from snow/sleet/ice but…
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Sports••February 4, 2026
Southern Regional Learns Lessons From Loss and Looks Ahead to Tourney Time
While everything about high school athletics is a learning experience, Southern Regional’s wrestlers really start to learn lessons as February nears. There’s a reason why head coach Dan Roy devises…
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Arts & Entertainment••February 4, 2026
A History of Black Women’s Magic
The Ocean County Library presents a virtual discussion featuring author and feminist philosopher Lindsey Stewart on Thursday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••February 4, 2026
Art Notes, Feb. 4
Art Adds Character: A great partnership has taken shape at LBI Pancake House in Ship Bottom with Cedar Run-based artist Jamie Jarka of Li’l Monsters Art. After completing some mural work there…
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News••February 4, 2026
ACE Powers LBI Region Through Arctic Blast
Southern Ocean County dodged a second major winter storm over the weekend on the heels of Winter Storm Fern, whose remnants remain on the streets as below zero temps make it almost impossible for the…
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Sports••February 4, 2026
Plescho Buries Five Three-Pointers to Push Barnegat Past Lacey
Barnegat girls basketball head coach Tammy Nicolini is full of fire. Everybody who’s been around the game during the past 15 years knows it. She’s a screamer, but Madysen Plescho understands.
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Opinion•February 4, 2026
Kind Human Touch
I want to thank Rich Brodman and the lovely tow truck driver who called me in response to my email and letter to The SandPaper last week about the plowing issue in Barnegat Light. What a thoughtful…
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Opinion•February 4, 2026
Snow Struggles
The dictionary defines snow as frozen precipitation consisting of hexagonal, symmetrical ice crystals that form soft, white flakes that take on a whole new dimension. This frozen precipitation tests…
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Opinion•February 4, 2026
Model Officer
Growing up there was always one constant figure in my life while rollerskating, biking, playing hopscotch, marbles or ball. He was there at regular intervals: our neighborhood beat cop.
