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News••January 28, 2026
Kratom Remains Unregulated in New Jersey
The Ocean County Health Department is raising awareness of an increase in overdoses that have been linked to 7-OH, aka kratom, which is sold in convenience shops throughout New Jersey.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 28, 2026
Verdi Classic Coming to Stockton
The New Jersey Association of Verismo Opera is returning to Stockton University’s Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6 to perform Giuseppe Verdi’s “Rigoletto.”
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Sports••January 28, 2026
Southern Regional Sophomore Snags Shore Conference Wrestling Crown
Shae Guido appears ready to make a run in the state wrestling tournament next month. She became a Shore Conference champion last week.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2026
Fish for Gear, Fund Children’s Dreams
Reel in deals on fishing gear while supporting area children in need at a fishing flea market in Little Egg Harbor.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 27, 2026
Young Musicians Fuel Gilbert Family Band
If you close your eyes and listen to 10-year-old Fox Gilbert playing the piano, you’d swear Jerry Lee Lewis has been reincarnated.
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News••January 26, 2026
Fundraiser for ALO Plants a Legacy of Dune Preservation
If there were one place in the world Marshall Saponaro felt the most joy, it was the dunes of Long Beach Island. Marshall and his mother, Sandra, would regularly drive from Marlton to visit the…
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News•January 25, 2026
Barnegat Democratic Club Opens the Year
The Barnegat Democratic Club holds its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at the community/recreation center on West Bay Avenue. The guest speaker is Jim Keady of Refuse…
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News••January 24, 2026
Roof Heights on the Rise in Barnegat Light as State Ups Base Flood Elevations
In the immediate future, the borough of Barnegat Light will amend its building height ordinance to compensate for the state Department of Environmental Protection’s new 4-feet-higher base flood…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 23, 2026
Horizons Singers Bring Holiday Cheer
The Horizons at Barnegat Holiday Singers recently visited the Barnegat Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to spread cheer to the residents.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 23, 2026
Strictly Bluegrass Show at Albert Music Hall
Albert Music Hall in Waretown will host a night devoted entirely to bluegrass music on Saturday, Feb. 7, the first of three such shows scheduled at the hall this year. Doors open at 5:30, and music…
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News••January 23, 2026
LBT Land Use Board Approves Subdivision of Van Dyk Property
The Long Beach Township Land Use Board last Wednesday, Jan. 14 approved an application for a subdivision of the property at 12800 Long Beach Blvd. in Beach Haven Terrace, long occupied by The Van Dyk…
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News••January 22, 2026
Huntington’s Disease Has Local Man Walking/Running Causeway Bridge Daily
Perhaps Rip Wagner should have been a mailman instead of an educator. Snow, rain, heat, nor gloom of day stays the former elementary school physical education teacher from completing one of his daily…
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News••January 22, 2026
Causeway Project Comes Full Circle, Minor Work Remains
More than five years beyond its initial anticipated completion date, the $360 million multi-phase Causeway expansion and rehabilitation project remains unfinished as road crews undertake minor work…
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Opinion••January 22, 2026
GUEST OPINION | Long Beach Island, Prepare to Face the 4-Foot Question
The email arrived on a Tuesday about new New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection guidelines, under the heading of Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) and effective Jan. 20, on…
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Sports••January 22, 2026
Southern’s Guido, Vigilante, McDermott Set Course for Tournament Time
Shae Guido has pinned quite a few opponents during her relatively short high school wrestling career. On Jan. 16, she didn’t get a pin, but she came close.
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Columns••January 22, 2026
Deep-Sixing Socks Is Pairing Perfectly With 2026 Protocol
Depending on how one reads the cards and stars, we’ve entered into either the Year of the Wooden Snake or – as was recently forwarded to me – the Year to Throw Away Single Socks.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 22, 2026
Take the New Jersey State Parks 250 Challenge
The United States will mark its 250th anniversary this year, with a commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. New Jersey State Parks, Forests and Historic Sites…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
Songwriter Jimmy White Wants Animal Lovers to Download, Donate
Songwriter Jimmy White, a former Brant Beach resident of 22 years, now living in Florida, has created a funding vehicle to benefit animal welfare called The Leroy Foundation, named for his beloved…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
Crocheted Comfort Creatures a Byproduct of Faith Davies’ Healing Journey
When she isn’t working at East Coast Cryotherapy in Barnegat, Faith Davies is creating magic with yarn in the form of plush toys. She says her Huggy Buddies are little whimsical extensions of…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
Senior Scam Seminar on Slate in Stafford Township
Scams targeting seniors are on the rise, but education is a great way to stay on top of the latest trends with scammers and prevent unnecessary headaches and heartache.
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
Sea Change Launches New Family Support Group
Ocean County-based nonprofit Sea Change Recovery Community Organization, serving Ocean County, is now accepting registrations for its family support group, a free program designed to support families…
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News••January 21, 2026
First Aid Calls Dip Below 1,000
The Beach Haven First Aid Squad responded to 955 calls in 2025, according to statistics released by the volunteer organization.
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News••January 21, 2026
Beach Haven Traffic Signals Being Upgraded
Traffic signal upgrades are underway on Bay Avenue in Beach Haven as the lights that are hanging from wires will be moved with the current equipment to metal poles.
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News••January 21, 2026
Coastal VIM Seeks Executive Dierector
Coastal Volunteers in Medicine, a clinic that provides free, non-emergency primary medical services to uninsured and qualifying residents of Ocean County and neighboring areas, is seeking a new…
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News••January 21, 2026
Avian Influenza Confirmed in State This Winter
Since the start of the U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in January 2022, HPAI – also known as H5N1, or simply “bird flu” – has impacted wild and domestic birds in every state. This…
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Opinion••January 21, 2026
ICE Agent, Counterprotestors: Doing What They Do Lawfully
This is in response to Wendy McClure’s Commentary in the Jan. 14 SandPaper (“Some Thoughts on the Bullies Who Harrassed a Mini Protest”). In this guest opinion column she states that she and a friend…
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News••January 21, 2026
Larry’s Home Takes Next Steps to House Veterans
Just a few months after cutting the ribbon at Larry’s Home, a transitional living space in Little Egg Harbor aimed at housing and assisting veterans in recovery, Paul Hulse is ready to start the…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
Angle for New, Used Gear at Southern Regional Fishing Flea Market Feb. 7
Reel in great deals on new and used fishing gear at the Southern Regional High School Fishing Club’s annual Fishing Flea Market, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7. The event is held in the…
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News••January 21, 2026
Little Egg Harbor Planning Board to Review Proposal for Warehouses
Despite Little Egg Harbor residents packing the room on Jan. 15, the planning board carried the two main items on its agenda – both of which have generated opposition from the public – to its next…
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Arts & Entertainment••January 21, 2026
St. Francis Hosts Happy Hippie Family Trivia Night
Break out the tie-dye, bell bottoms and flower power – on Friday, Jan. 30, St. Francis of Assisi Parish and Center in Brant Beach will host a free Happy Hippie Family Trivia Night in the church hall…
