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News••May 1, 2019
Chamber’s ‘Doing Business Then and Now’ Includes Virtual Realty Now
In celebration of the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce’s 105th anniversary, the May 8 breakfast meeting during Small Business Week looks at “Doing Business Then and Now.”
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News••May 1, 2019
Tying the Knot at the Shore
Creating dream weddings in the LBI region took the shape of romantic sunsets, special venues and customized services at the LBI Region Wedding Road Showand Party Planning Tour. Ifthere wasn’t a…
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Columns••May 1, 2019
Congress Takes Up Suffrage Vote
The month of May had begun with disappointment for Alice Paul and her National Woman’s Party, who were battling to amend the Constitution to grant all women the right to vote in the 1920 presidential…
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News••May 1, 2019
Slated to Open May 4, Jen’s Links Mixes Historic LBI Flavor With Miniature Golf
From the moment anybody walks up to the approach of the first hole on either the “Low Tide” or “High Tide” courses, Jen’s Links at LBI looks and feels authentic to its location in Barnegat Light. The…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Aquaculture Expert to Speak in Beach Haven
On Friday, May 17, the New Jersey Maritime Museum presents Dale Parsons at its monthly talk program at Buckalew’s Restaurant and Tavern in Beach Haven.
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News••May 1, 2019
‘Tomahawkin’ Tries Ax Throwing as Attraction in Stafford
More than 130 ax-throwing clubs and locations in 16 countries across the globe are affiliated with the World Axe Throwing League. Sam Ross couldn’t recall the name of the venue he visited more than a…
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News••May 1, 2019
Enjoyment of Target Games Leads to Axe-It 63 Hatchet House on Route 72 in Stafford
One night while flipping channels on the TV, Paul Hosszu came across World Axe Throwing League action on ESPN and was enthralled at what he saw.
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Sports••May 1, 2019
Southern Regional Girls Lacrosse Team Finally Falls But Captures Division Crown
Finally, an opposing girls lacrosse team managed to defeat Southern Regional High School. But it wasn’t any of the teams in the Shore Conference Class A South division; it was Red Bank Catholic.…
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News••May 1, 2019
Gas Prices Up 63 Cents Since Beginning of Year
So far in 2019 American motorists have been like the metaphorical frog that is being gradually boiled alive.
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News••May 1, 2019
Long Beach Township Budget Tax Rate Up Less Than Half a Cent
Long Beach Township’s 2019 budget, introduced at the last Board of Commissioners meeting, includes a general tax rate increase of four-tenths of a cent. For an average homeowner in the municipality…
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News••May 1, 2019
Nature-Inspired Local Folk Art Makes Earth Day Every Day at the Jacques Cousteau Reserve.
The Jacques Cousteau Estuarine Research Reserve celebrated Earth Day with new folk art designed and fabricated by local blacksmiths. The work at the entrance to the Grassle Marsh Trail represents…
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News••May 1, 2019
Local Coast Guard Petty Officer Eric Thornton Awarded Prestigious Trophy for Ocean Rescues
In March 2018 The SandPaper reported that Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Thornton had become one of the U.S. military’s elites, having been awarded a Coast Guard surfman pin, only the 533rd Coastie…
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Columns••May 1, 2019
Island Has an Inadvertent Tsunami Dry Run; Enough Stripers to Overcome the Jinx Monster
MANN OVERBOARD: I lived through LBI’s first “Tsunami Alert!” What’s more, it afforded me an overall relief about future – and realer – tidal wave arrivals.
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News••May 1, 2019
Stafford Considers Historic Preservation Ordinance
Stafford Township’s historic integrity has been largely lost, according to local and county historian Tim Hart, and what remains of the town’s historic fabric is threatened by development unless…
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News••May 1, 2019
Are You Safe During the Measles Outbreak?
Newspapers and television networks and stations have spent much time reporting about the measles outbreak in the United States for the past several months. But despite all that coverage, do you know…
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News••May 1, 2019
Eagle Scout Takes Flight at Court of Honor
At a recentCourt of Honor, Adam A. Bahooshian Jr. of Forked River receivedthe highest rank a Boy Scout can achieve by earning his Eagle badge.
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News••May 1, 2019
Ocean County Library System Implements Auto-Renewal Policy
The Ocean County Library System has announced it isoffering auto-renewals. All eligible items will auto-renew on your account, and there is no need to sign up for this new service.
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News••May 1, 2019
Barnegat Township Ready for a Pink May
If you see a pink first aid squad vehicle in Barnegat Township this month, don’t worry, your eyesight’s fine.
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Columns••May 1, 2019
Cinco de Mayo Reappropriated, Spring Surf Roundup, and Wildwood-Sized Beaches
In 1866, Napoleon III started to draw down his troops in what has become known as the Second French Intervention in Mexico.
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News••May 1, 2019
Station No. 117 Restaurant Modernizes a Maritime Feel
All projects start with a vision, and Station No. 117 Tavern and Garden came through clearly to both its owners and the architect.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Gift Auction at Church of the Holy Spirit, Tuckerton on May 11
The Church of the Holy Spirit invites adults ages 18 and older to a gift auction on Saturday, May 11. Doors open at 11 a.m., and drawing starts at 1 p.m.
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News••May 1, 2019
Center for Healing and Wholeness Offers Meditation
Victoria Eddy is the new director of the Center for Healing and Wholeness, part of the United Methodist Church of Tuckerton’s mission to integrate mind, body and spirit.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Reserve a Spot at Annual Beefsteak Dinner at St. Francis
Reserve a place at St. Francis’ 3rd Annual Beefsteak Dinner – on Friday, May 31, in Brant Beach – to be certain not to miss out on all-you-can-eat slow-roasted filet mignon and more from Nightingale…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Live Piano Concert – ‘Résonances Boréales’ – at Novins Planetarium in May
Experience a dialogue among a man, his piano and the northern lights as self-taught Ukrainian and Québécois-born pianist Roman Zavada performs “Résonances Boréales” under a full dome original movie…
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News••May 1, 2019
Public Comment on Back Bay Study Questions Storm Surge Barriers
Public comments solicited by the federal and state government on the interim report of the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study mainly questioned the viability of…
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Kauriga Concert and South River Balalaika Orchestra May 19 in Tuckerton
The Kauriga Concert with tenor Justine Gonzalez and the South River Balalaika Orchestra returns to the Church of the Holy Spirit Episcopal for a spring musical on Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. Both the…
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Sports••May 1, 2019
Young Pinelands Girls Lacrosse Squad Gives Jackson Liberty Major Scare
As she trotted toward the sideline at the end of the game on April 27, Quinn Moore was pumping her arms, clearly fired up and ready for more.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
‘Cocktails en Blanc’ for Coastal Volunteers in Medicine May 31
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine’s third annual Charity Cocktail Reception will be held at The Gables in Beach Haven on May 31 from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Photo Show at LBI Library in May
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City will host an exhibit by photographer Frederick Ballet in the branch’s meeting room during May.
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Arts & Entertainment••May 1, 2019
Gear Up for Get LBI Running 5K to Help Surf City Fire & EMS
As the weather begins to warm up on Long Beach Island, the streets soon should be filled with runners of all kinds either training for some longer run or just getting in a good workout. On Saturday…
