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Arts & Entertainment••March 21, 2019
Zonta of Southern Ocean County Hosts a Meet and Greet Plus Bunco
The Zonta Club of Southern Ocean County is a local chapter of Zonta International, a global nonprofit service organization whose mission is to improve the lives of women. ZCSOC is actively seeking…
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News••March 20, 2019
Barnegat Schools Superintendent: School Reconfiguring Not Etched in Stone
Earlier this year, Barnegat Township resident Tracy Sutton’s daughter came home from school in tears. She is a student at the Joseph T. Donahue Elementary School, but next year the youngsterwould be…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Art Notes March 20
Artisans Wanted: The Beach Haven Chamber of Commerce is hosting its second annual Juried Art Walk along Bay Avenue on June 8. It is looking for artists and craft artists. For more info, contact…
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News••March 20, 2019
Central Avenue Road Projects Expected to Address Flooding in Ship Bottom
A portion of Central Avenue in Ship Bottom is getting a makeover – the kind that will help ease some of the flooding concerns on the county-owned road that runs parallel to Long Beach Boulevard and…
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Opinion•March 20, 2019
My Haven Alone
Stroll on the coldest day of the year? I guess that is why I am the only human being here on the beach in Beach Haven. It is my haven alone and requires a poem…
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Opinion•March 20, 2019
Clueless Anti-Hunter
I couldn’t even finish reading this week’s paper after reading the letter sent in by yet another clueless, paranoid anti-hunter (“Disconcerting Event,”3/13).
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Opinion•March 20, 2019
GOP Club Recognized
The night of March 13 was a complete success. The members of the Stafford Conservative Republican Club are now part of a county-recognized club. The vote was an overwhelming “yes” to recognize the…
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News••March 20, 2019
Proposed NRC Budget Includes Funding for Federal Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Nevada
As the Nuclear Regulatory Commission considers two applications for interim spent nuclear fuel facilities, it is also asking Congress for $38 million so it can complete its review of Nevada’s Yucca…
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Opinion•March 20, 2019
Sugar-Free Plea
My connection to LBI spans a 73-year lifetime. I’ve been witness to the development and sophistication of this little sandbar nearly as long as I can remember and, most of the time, with a smile! I…
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Opinion••March 20, 2019
Down Melody Lane With Golden Oldie Devices
I doubt there are many more sobering moments many of us must eventually come to terms with than the point at which we realize that we, as well as all of our beloved possessions, will at some unknown…
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News••March 20, 2019
Railing, Fire Pit Ordinances Adopted in Surf City
Transparency – that’s the word Bill Creelman used to describe what he and his wife hope to achieve with the materials they use for the deck railings on the Surf City home they’ve been building for…
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Opinion••March 20, 2019
Pass It On
My wife and I watched as a military soldier went to the McDonald’s cashier to pay for his meal. I rushed over and paid his bill. The cashier looked at me and said, “Why did you do that?”
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Revolutionary War Women in the Spotlight March 25
A program on “Women in the Revolutionary War” is scheduled on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m. at the Stafford Branch of the Ocean County Library.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Library Will be Rocking on Women’s History Event March 30
The Barnegat branch of the Ocean County Librarycelebrates Women’s History Month with a tea on Saturday, March 30, at noon. Light refreshments will be served. The tea is co-sponsored by the Barnegat…
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News••March 20, 2019
Shredding Day Coming to a Nearby Town This Spring
The Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program will get underway on April 6, the Ocean County freeholders have announced. The IDS Autoshred truck will arrive in Long Beach Township April 25.
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Prom Dress Giveaways Planned at Little Egg, Barnegat Library Branches
Two area Ocean County Library branches will have free prom dress giveaways next month. At the Little Egg Harbor branch, the dates are Tuesday, April 2 to Thursday, April 4. At Barnegat, the dresses…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Forsythe Refuge Juried Show Taking Submissions
Entries are now being accepted got for the Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge “2019 Juried Photographic Exhibition – Celebrating 80 Years of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.” For…
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News••March 20, 2019
Little Egg Harbor Adopts ‘No Sanctuary’ Resolution
The governor of New Jersey and his attorney general issuedan immigration trust directive in November 2018, making New Jersey essentially a sanctuary state, and now in March 2019, Little Egg Harbor…
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News••March 20, 2019
Mystic Island Residents Must Decide on Special Tax for Dredging
Little Egg Harbor Township held a special meeting March 15 with Mystic Island residents who live on the waterfront east of Radio Road. The township has seen the success of dredging Osborn Island…
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News••March 20, 2019
Erosion Batters Radio Road Beach in Little Egg Harbor
Graveling Point Beach at the end of Radio Road in Little Egg Harbor Township has been severely eroded by this winter’s storms. Wind-blown waves have whisked away sand covering the bones of an old…
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News••March 20, 2019
Little Egg Harbor School Budget Raises Taxes 2 Percent
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education introduced a budget for 2018-19 that includes a2 percent tax increase. Business Administrator Nicholas Brown said for a median-sized home worth $200,000, the…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Lifesaving Stations of New Jersey at Tuckerton Historical Society
The New Jersey Lifesaving Service was the forerunner of today’s U.S. Coast Guard, and it was Stafford Township’s Dr. William A. Newell, a U.S. congressman, is credited with starting the service in…
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News••March 20, 2019
Brackman Middle School Student to Represent Ocean County on 4-H Trip to Japan
In early July, approximately 80 young people from across the country will travel to Japan as part of the 2019 4-H Inbound Exchange. Nora Hansen, a 13-year-old from Barnegat Township, will be among…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
St. Francis Center Organizes Events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the St. Francis Counseling Services – the designated sexual abuse and assault program for Ocean County – will hold a number of events to bring awareness…
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News••March 20, 2019
Sign Up Now for Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweeps
Anyoneitching to do some spring-time outdoors work can participate in a beach sweep onSaturday, April 13. The cleanup will be held rain or shine.
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News••March 20, 2019
Menendez, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Journalist Protection Act
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.-15), have introduced a bill to make physical attacks, and threats of such attacks, against…
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News••March 20, 2019
Mouths Water for Big Barlow’s BBQ & Catering
New Jersey may not be much of abarbecue state, but Christopher Barlow Sr., a native of Hillside, has long been in abarbecue state of mind. Last year, he opened Big Barlow’s BBQ & Catering, and local…
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News••March 20, 2019
Causeway Marina Still a Family Business
Causeway Boat Rentals and Marina has not been sold, according to owner Wally Chapman. An article in last week’s SandPaper reported the marina, located on Cedar Bonnet Island in Stafford Township, was…
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Arts & Entertainment••March 20, 2019
Coastal Stewardship Course Open to All Ecosystem Lovers
Registration is now open for the Coastal Stewardship course that is being offered later in the spring as part of the Barnegat Bay Shellfish Restoration Program with Rutgers Cooperative Extension.…
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News••March 20, 2019
Kite Store Touching Down at Former Islanders’ Store With Life Is Good
A good south wind is bringing Kitty Hawk Kites to town- to Barnegat Light, and soon.
