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•November 6, 2026
CPR Student Quickly Put to the Test
It’s a good thing Ariana Leonardis was paying attention in class on Oct. 22. She’s a student in the Human Development and Child Care Program at the Ocean County Vocational Technical School’s Brick…
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•November 5, 2026
Island’s Main Artery Set for More Changes as Townhouses Approved at Fishery Site
The approval of townhomes at the former Surf City Fishery site marks a visible shift along Ship Bottom’s central corridor as a longstanding commercial property gives way to housing, even as the new…
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•November 5, 2026
Mullock Shocks Van Drew to Take 2nd District
In the New Jersey 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of the Southern Ocean County municipalities covered by The SandPaper, incumbent Republican Jeff Van Drew won in Ocean County…
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•November 5, 2026
Wreaths Across America Honors Millions of Veterans Each December
In 1992, Morrill Worcester, the owner of the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, a tiny town in Downeast Maine, had a problem. As Christmas was approaching, he realized he had a surplus of wreaths.…
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•November 5, 2026
State’s New ‘Bell-to-Bell’ Cellphone Policy Well Received at Local Schools
Local educators are giving the state’s new bell-to-bell cellphone policy high marks after the first marking period came to an end last week, saying the rule seems to be having a positive impact so…
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•November 5, 2026
Our Town: How to Define an ‘Official’ Islander
What does it mean to belong to Long Beach Island? Do you have to have been born here? If you just summer in a cottage you own, can you consider yourself officially a part of the community? Is there…
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•November 5, 2026
Waters Gate Marina, Long Beach Township Working Toward Accord
Last week the owners of Waters Gate Marina in Holgate asked residents to attend this past Monday’s Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners meeting in a show of support against the municipality’s…
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•November 5, 2026
Pinelands Topples Triton for First Playoff Victory in 22 Years
With the most likely scenario being that he and his Pinelands Regional football team classmates would not play another game on their home field, senior tight end and defensive lineman Jimmy…
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•October 29, 2026
Stafford Township Administrator Resigns to Return to Ocean City
FLYING AWAY: Matthew von der Hayden (left) was hired as the Stafford Township administrator during former mayor Greg Myhre’s initial term in 2019. Von der Hayden leaves for Ocean City on Nov. 20.…
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•October 29, 2026
Waters Gate Marina, Long Beach Township at Odds Over Holgate Property
SOUTH END SITE: The owners of a marina in Holgate, in the southern section of Long Beach Township, want to build a single-family home on the property and continue to operate their business, while…
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•October 29, 2026
Pinelands Punctuates Perfect Regular Season With Win Over Toms River South
ADIOS: Pinelands Regional quarterback Jamie Jenkins slips a tackle on his way into the Toms River South secondary and to the end zone early in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats’ 20-12 victory that…
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•October 29, 2026
Pennington Scouts Give Surf City’s Dunes a Grassroots Boost
DAY AND NIGHT: Pennington Scout Troop 44 spent the morning of Oct. 24 on the 18th Street beach in Surf City planting dune grass. After, they pitched tents for an overnight campout on the same beach. (Photos by Jack Reynolds) When Boy Scout Troop 44 of Pennington planted the first shoots of dune grass in Surf City in October 2012, the National Hurricane Center had not yet forecast Superstorm Sandy.
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•October 29, 2026
One of ALO’s Very First Volunteers Sifts Through Decades of Environmental Stewardship
ACTIVIST: Ginnie Gottshall, 98, of The Residence at Stafford, doesn’t take herself too seriously, but she does take environmentalism seriously. (Photo by Ryan Morrill) In the summer of 1987, a…
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•October 29, 2026
Southern Regional Skateboard Club’s Shred Fest Lifts Local Skating
Southern Regional High School’s Shred Fest last Sunday at Waretown Skate Park was a huge success in helping young skaters work on basic skills, with experienced skaters leading the way. (Photos by…
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•October 29, 2026
Major Dredge Projects Clear Way for Safer Boating
SHIFTING SANDS: Three separate dredge operations converged off the coast of Long Beach Island this month as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the N.J. Department of Transportation set the course…
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•October 29, 2026
Beach Haven Heritage Trail One Step Closer to Reality
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: The site of the 400-room Baldwin Hotel would be included in the Beach Haven Heritage Trail. Built in 1883 on the Beach Haven oceanfront between Pearl and Marine streets, the…
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•October 22, 2026
Kane House Gets New Lease on Life as a Museum at Sunset Park
A century-old cottage known as the Kane House began a new chapter Wednesday, Oct. 14 when it was moved from the Maris Stella Sisters of Charity property to Sunset Park, where it will be transformed…
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•October 22, 2026
Townhouse Proposal at Surf City Fishery Site Brings Traffic, Access Into Focus
Surf City Fishery, a long-time fixture on Long Beach Boulevard near the entrance to LBI, could be replaced with 14 townhomes, if a proposal before the Ship Bottom Land Use Board is approved. (Photo…
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•October 22, 2026
NJ Requests Emergency Federal Assistance to Repair Beaches Battered By Nor’easter
POST-STORM: Long Beach Island’s beaches were among those damaged by last month’s nor’easter. New Jersey is currently asking for help to ensure coastal communities have the resources to recover, and…
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•October 22, 2026
Hare Scramble Homes in on Tradition as Family, Friends Bond Over Bikes
By Sunday afternoon, Oct. 18, the sun shone high over Silvi Sand in Eagleswood Township, where trucks, campers and trailers lined the sandy grounds and the hum of motorcycle engines mixed with…
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•October 22, 2026
Undefeated Regular Season Within Pinelands Regional’s Reach
CRUNCH TIME: Greg Borden (3) and Montrell Carter (44) deliver a hit to Barnegat running back Ryan Fitzpatrick during the Wildcats’ 12-6 victory over the Bengals on Oct. 16. (Photos by Jack Reynolds)…
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•October 22, 2026
Barnegat’s Colavita Rises a Spot, Finishes as County Runner-Up
CLOSING IN: Barnegat junior Angelina Colavita nears the finish line during the Ocean County Cross Country Championships on Oct. 13. Colavita placed second overall. (Photos by David Biggy) Following…
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•October 15, 2026
Helpful Hints Give Bergen County Coach a Leg Up in 18 Mile Run
GLAD TO BE DONE: After trekking the length of the Island from Holgate to Barnegat Lighthouse State Park, Haworth’s Johnny O’Hanlon splashes through the puddles as he makes his way toward the finish…
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•October 15, 2026
Abandoned, Derelict Vessels on State Police Radar
CASE BY CASE: The database provides law enforcement with another way to report and monitor vessels and may help officials receive reports sooner. Figuring out the logistics of the ADVs’ removal can…
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•October 14, 2026
32nd Annual Jamboree Celebrates the Pine Barrens
THE HOME PLACE: The event is an opportunity for the area’s crafters and artists to share their work. (Photos by Ryan Morrill) Thousands of community members of all ages flocked to Wells Mills County…
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•October 14, 2026
NJ Clean Communities Litter Summit Fosters Environmental Stewardship, Leadership
PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION: (Center right) Joseph Seebode, deputy commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, addresses a group at the event, held last week at The Mainland in…
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•October 13, 2026
Post Nor’easter Shoaling Prompts Double Creek Dredge Project
(File Photo by Ryan Morrill) Emergency dredging at the mouth of Double Creek Channel in Barnegat Bay is expected to begin this week after the condition of the state’s primary oceangoing artery…
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•October 7, 2026
Menhaden Scarcer, Ospreys Starving; People Are Speaking Out
It’s often called the most important fish in the sea – Atlantic menhaden, a silvery, oily forage fish known as bunker.
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•October 1, 2026
‘Not Even a Hurricane’: A Retrospective on Retrograding Nor’easter
Want to hear something funny? The Atlantic Ocean still hasn’t had a hurricane this year.
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•October 1, 2026
Nor’easter or Not, the (Decoy) Show Must Go On
While a nasty nor’easter slammed the coast over the weekend, many took shelter from the whipping winds and flooded roads, avoiding the outdoors at all costs.
