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•September 7, 2020
Coyotes Covering Island Ground; When No Tin Can Safe on the Beach
There’s a ton of talking points this week, from a Queen City coyote to ungodly itches to pinging tin cans in olden Island days.
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•September 6, 2020
Awaiting LBI Region’s Shoulder Season in Year of COVID
Fall is known as a season of change, a series of visual and seasonal transitions as we go from New Jersey’s bustling coastal summer extreme into the long, quiet winter ahead. For many, it’s their…
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•September 6, 2020
Tom Rutledge: Inspiration for Dark Times
While many have struggled with staying productive, creative, or even simply active while shuttered away in quarantine, revered local artist Tom Rutledge has kept his brushes busy as ever.
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•September 5, 2020
Found Wedding Ring Another Special Beach Moment for Longtime Surf City Resident
A recent Saturday morning spent ocean kayaking with his daughter off the Fifth Street beach in Surf City deflated Danny Holloway’s Island state-of-mind when he realized his wedding ring was missing.
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•September 4, 2020
Map Out the ‘ChowderMonth’ Stops, Add Local Shops
Chowderfest 2020 is a cook-off that lasts all month. Talk about making lemonade from the proverbial lemons; here we make chowder from a challenge.
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•September 3, 2020
Black Flies Make for Ideal Social Distancing Beaching, Going Soft Surfing to End Summer
Welcome to the annual “How the Heck Is It Labor Day Already?” column. If you are concerned about not being within germ-shot of people but still want to get some beach time this summer, I sure hope…
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•September 3, 2020
LBIF Adds After-School Kids’ Camp
Because September is still very active on LBI this year, the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences will offer a Fall Camp Program beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8.
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•September 3, 2020
State, Feds Review New Dredge Material Management Site for Surf City Channel
While there is no firm start date for the dredging of the Surf City channel in the bay off Ninth Street, it is slated for a future project, state transportation officials said last month.
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•September 3, 2020
Longtime Bay Fixture Has a New Home
At the conclusion of the summer season, Richard O’Such will end a 35 year tradition of recreational activity on the water.
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•September 3, 2020
Diamondback Terrapin Talk Caps Off Science Summer Series
As part of Barnegat Bay Partnership’s “Ask a Barnegat Bay Scientist” free webinar series, John Wnek, recently retired from his position as supervisor of science and research at the Marine Academy of…
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•September 3, 2020
Signage Approved for Motorists Accessing New and Rearranged Stores in Former Kmart Plaza
For several years, area residents have wondered what’s happening with the site of the former Kmart store. Two years ago, the plan included maneuvering other retailers from within the Manahawkin…
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•September 3, 2020
Without Live LBI 18 Mile Run, 2020 Event Goes Virtual
After being knocked off course last year due to tidal flooding associated with Tropical Storm Melissa, the 48th edition of the Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run this year was scheduled for…
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•September 3, 2020
‘Holey Moley’ Contestant, Family Plan Trip to LBI for Upcoming Fundraiser Tourney
Marni Van Grouw and her family knows a few things about miniature golf fundraisers. The Van Grouws for five years have held one of their own in their Lititz, Pa., backyard, featuring themed pop-up…
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•September 3, 2020
Fantasy Island Shoots Off Fireworks Sept. 6
Fantasy Island Amusement Park in Beach Haven will hold a fireworks show on Sunday, Sept. 6, from 9 to 9:30 p.m.
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•September 1, 2020
Vacation Pictures on LBI Span Photo History
Someday I hope to present to my handsome grandson, Stanley Joseph Wildman, not only a scrapbook of my many columns in The SandPaper, but also a collection of photo albums containing prints of photos…
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•August 31, 2020
Secret Seeds a Message From China; Sea Lice Maybe Blown Our Way
I was among the apparent many who received unsolicited mystery seeds from China. At first, I figured that I was simply big in China, since I annually pay that nation’s electric bill through my…
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•August 28, 2020
Delorean Time Machine, One Part of a Dad’s Work
“When your 6-year-old under medical treatment says, ‘Dad, we have to take apart our DeLorean and build a time machine,’ there’s no going back.”
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•August 28, 2020
Van Drew and Kim Both Support Postal Service
Southern Ocean County’s two congressmen, 3rd District Representative Andy Kim, a freshman Democrat, and the 2nd District’s Jeff Van Drew, a freshman Democrat turned Republican, both voted in favor…
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•August 27, 2020
Live End of Summer to Fullest Before Uncertain Season; New Paddle Champ
You stand barefoot on the rocks, the bottom of your feet toughened to a calloused “summer feet” leather, as the warm summer sun sets and the juice of a ripe watermelon runs down your chin. You watch…
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•August 27, 2020
Southern Regional Gains 43 Students, Superintendent Says
Toward the end of last week’s Southern Regional Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Craig Henry took a few minutes to put the kibosh on rumors circulating about the number of new students…
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•August 27, 2020
$11.3 Million in Pandemic Aid to State Fisheries Discussed
Disbursement of over $11.3 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act was discussed at the Aug. 17 meeting of the Atlantic Coast section of the N.J. Shellfisheries Council.…
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•August 27, 2020
Old Causeway Bridge Rehab Wins Regional Quality of Life Award
Improving a 3-mile stretch of Route 72 from Marsha Drive in Stafford Township to Long Beach Boulevard in Ship Bottom is one of two state projects recognized as regional winners in the 2020 America’s…
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•August 27, 2020
John Denver Musical Will Be Surflight’s Next Mainstage Production
Surflight’s nearly month-long production of the musical “Mamma Mia” is coming to an end on Sunday, Aug. 30. Up next on the mainstage – or actually the theater’s 2020 summer home owing to the COVID-19…
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•August 27, 2020
Girls Volleyball and Gymnastics Moved to February
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is intent on student-athletes playing at least some sports this fall. Girls volleyball and gymnastics are not among them. Those two sports…
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•August 27, 2020
Wildflowers Too Hangs New Clothesline Installation
Flouncy, feminine aprons and cutesy baby clothes dance on two clotheslines across the ceiling of Wildflowers Too Gallery in Barnegat Light. They are part of “Laundry Day,” an installation of vintage…
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•August 25, 2020
60th Wedding Anniversary Couple Gets Big Surprise
While COVID-19 made it impossible for the children of Barbara and Tony Aukstikalnis to fly to New Jersey to celebrate their parents’ 60th anniversary in Harvey Cedars, they utilized some ingenuity…
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•August 24, 2020
‘The Old Surfer Girl’ Still Has Some Spunk
Can you imagine that some people never go to the beach? There are people who reject the sand, the sun, the lotion and the rolling surf! I’m not one of these people; I love the beach, the bay, the…
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•August 23, 2020
A Retrospective of the Most Classic Hurricane Season With Combo Swell and a Few Last Summer Events
I’ve been reminiscing a lot this summer, getting a bit nostalgic, you might say. And hey, can you blame anyone for thinking back to the past, whether it was your childhood, or just … February?
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•August 23, 2020
Raining Plankton and Jellyfish; Olden Days of Proper Tar Ball Protocols
FREAKIER STILL: Bear with me as I make one last mention of TS Isaias, the little storm that could. And it truly short-circuited our piece of the power grid and melted away any notion that we’re ready…
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•August 22, 2020
An Oak Ridge Boy Loves the Jersey Shore
The Oak Ridge Boys bring their distinctive four-part harmonies to Surflight Theatre’s outdoor stage in Beach Haven on Monday, Aug. 31, for two shows, at 5:30 and 8 p.m.
