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•July 2, 2020
Surf City Lifeguards Recount Dramatic Rescue of Pilot After Plane Crashes, Sinks in Ocean
Surf City lifeguards Scott Meggitt and Charlie Osborne were on duty Saturday afternoon when they watched a banner pilot land his plane on the ocean’s surface with something of a thud before it…
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•July 2, 2020
Special 4th of July Fireworks Show Set for Brant Beach
Long Beach Township will close off Bayview Park, at 6805 Long Beach Blvd. in Brant Beach, to host a fireworks celebration this Saturday, July 4. The show is set to begin at approximately 9 p.m., and…
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•July 2, 2020
Climatologist: Get Ready to Sweat This Summer
If it can reach a 100 degrees in a Siberian village 70 miles above the Arctic circle like it did last week, it figures to be pretty hot in Southern Ocean County, too, this summer.
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•July 2, 2020
Island Tournament Up in the Air; Pandemic Wreaks Havoc on Summer Competition
For five years running, the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol competition crew has been the team to beat on Long Beach Island. Last summer, the Vikings cruised to victory in the Island Lifeguard Tournament…
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•July 2, 2020
Ocean County Library Branches Reopening July 6
Beginning Monday, July 6, the Ocean County Library’s 21 branches will be reopening with a limited capacity of 25 percent of the number of people allowed in the buildings.
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•July 2, 2020
Kids Who Lost Out On High School High Jinks Looking at a Wild Summer
I want to throw a fist bump, a shaka or some kind of elbow bash (“whatever you’re comfortable with,” as we say in 2020) to the teenagers who were riding waves on a big, inflatable rubber ducky on…
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•July 2, 2020
LBI Ocean Temps Quickly Go North and South; Midges, Sucking Blood Since Dino Times
I was asked a beach question that’s right up my alley – my alley being anything below the high-water mark. “Can water temperatures be different up and down Long Beach Island?” So, how much time ya…
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•June 30, 2020
Protecting You … Protecting Me: A Kids’ Book About Post-COVID Life
Certain post-COVID realities have many kids feeling apprehensive. A new book offers a reassuring story they can relate to.
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•June 29, 2020
Awaiting Impacts of a Solar Minimum; Wind Farms Will Positively Be Upon Us
Staying gorgeous out there during the week. It’s good to be here post-weekend – or should that be pre-weekend? I’ll take both.
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•June 27, 2020
Pilot Rescued After Banner Plane Crashes Off Surf City Beach
The pilot of a banner plane sustained minor injuries after his plane went down in the ocean waters off the North 13th Street beach in Surf City Saturday afternoon, June 27, according to law…
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•June 27, 2020
Are Warm Surf Temps the Best News? In 2020, You Take What You Can Get
OK, hold on to your hat – your ultra-tech full-brimmed vented fishing hat, Boston-style scallycap, Banana Republic straw fedora, Gillgan-style bucket hat, vintage-washed pastel crossed-oars cap or…
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•June 25, 2020
Salvaged Lightship Bell ‘Where It Belongs’
In order to hear the nautical “clang” of this 1,000-pound polished bell as the town of Barnegat Light did Saturday, a person previously would have had to pass by or work aboard the sturdy lightship…
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•June 25, 2020
Long Beach Township Lowering Speed Limit on Ocean Roads
Ocean Boulevard, Beach Avenue and Atlantic Avenue – the ocean roads that run through Long Beach Township – will have a speed limit of 15 mph as of next Tuesday. The municipality is currently…
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•June 25, 2020
Coast Guard Removes Hazardous Channel Markers from Waterway
In just 32 hours spanning a four-day period, the U.S. Coast Guard removed and replaced four out of six dangerous aids to navigation channel markers in the Intracoastal Waterway off Long Beach Island.…
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•June 25, 2020
After 48 Years in Stafford School District, Margaret Coppola Leaves Teaching to Become a Retiree
Two weeks ago, Margaret Coppola had the opportunity to spend a few days in her pre-kindergarten classroom at the Oxycocus School.
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•June 25, 2020
Oscar Winners Reichert and Bognar Return to LIFF With ‘9 to 5’ and a Beach Ball
In early March, Julia Reichert told The SandPaper she would take a reprieve after her film with partner Steven Bognar, “American Factory,” won a 2020 Academy Award. The nomination involved the…
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•June 25, 2020
Return of the O-Street Boys Provides Tough Match for Summer Opener
Give a pro miniature golfer two days’ notice on where he’s going to play in a big challenge match, and he or she often finds a way to practice on that course beforehand. Aaron Kaminski and Rudy Reel…
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•June 25, 2020
Turtle Time: Terrapins Get Helping Hands
Now that the heat is on, the diamondback terrapin dash from one side of the street to the other has begun. Sadly, not all will make it, but the awareness and hopes of the locals are high.
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•June 25, 2020
‘Why Is We Americans?’ Makes Historical Juneteenth Premiere
On Friday, June 19, “Why Is We Americans?” celebrated its premiere at Lighthouse International Film Festival, in Beach Haven. The serendipitous screening happened on Juneteenth, the national holiday…
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•June 25, 2020
Beach Haven Outdoor Concerts Kick Off on July 8
The Beach Haven Community Arts Program will be sponsoring free Wednesday night concerts at Veterans Memorial Park beginning July 8, 7 p.m., with the classic rock band Garage Kept.
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•June 25, 2020
GoFundMe Campaign Launched to Save Our Gang Players
Our Gang Players, Ocean County’s longest-running community theater troupe, is in danger of becoming a victim of COVID-19.
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•June 22, 2020
When Deer Aren’t So Dear; Spring Angling Hits Its Stride
It hit me like a ton of furry lead. Say what!? I’m referencing the time (mid-1990s) when I was mountain biking and got brutally blindsided by a large female white-tailed deer. It happened on a narrow…
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•June 21, 2020
Animal Rescue: Silver Lining to a Pandemic
As COVID-19 has devastated small businesses and local charities, animals in need actually have seen a silver lining, as residents forced into an extended shut-in have sought out companionship more…
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•June 20, 2020
‘Al Fresco’ – Did Outdoor Seating Go From Outlawed to Welcomed in a Few Short Years?
Does anyone remember that little joint Ravioli & More in Ship Bottom? It closed about three years ago. Tiny place, like a shoebox. Maybe two dozen people could sit in there at a time. Almost felt…
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•June 19, 2020
Bell Dedication to Sound Off Summer in Barnegat Light
The first townwide gathering in Barnegat Light during a socially distanced spring will be Saturday, June 20, when the mayor and council answer questions at the bayside pavilion park, along with an 11…
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•June 18, 2020
Lighthouse Film Festival Drive-In Celebrates a Strong Opening
Against all odds, the Lighthouse International Film Festival celebrated a wildly successful opening last Tuesday night, screening Rod Lurie’s “The Outpost” for a full, yet socially distant, crowd…
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•June 18, 2020
Outdoor Dining ‘Boom’ in Beach Haven
New Jersey entered phase two of its reopening plan on June 15 to allow establishments to provide outdoor dining. And it appeared many people took advantage of that perk in Beach Haven.
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•June 18, 2020
Tuckerton Reef Gets New Shells With the Beginnings of Baby Oysters
There was a time when the oyster was a key part of local bays. Baymen harvested wild oysters to eat and sell to restaurants. Oyster reefs were plentiful. Visitors to LBI loved the briny taste and the…
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•June 18, 2020
Island Native Wins ‘Carver of the Year’ From New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association
William H. “Billy” Cordrey of High Bar Harbor on Long Beach Island has been chosen the 2020 Carver of the Year by the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association.
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•June 17, 2020
Traffic Safety Is Shared Responsibility
Summer arrived early on Long Beach Island, even if the calendar says otherwise. With it comes an uptick in not just motor traffic, but foot and bicycle traffic as well, and the annual challenge of…
