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•September 18, 2023
Ribbons Tie to Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Symptoms
Turn the Towns Teal is a movement toward national ovarian cancer awareness that every September gets more of Southern Ocean County involved.
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•September 16, 2023
Cardboard Boat Regatta Features Duct Tape and Ingenuity
PADDLE POWER: Brant Beach’s Bayview Park was host to the first Cardboard Boat Regatta, sponsored by Southwick’s Marina on Sept. 9. Vessels could be constructed of cardboard and duct tape only.…
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•September 14, 2023
Birdwatcher: Forsythe Pollinators Are Ruined
As an avid birdwatcher, one of Terry Carruthers’ favorite spots is the Cedar Bonnet Island section of the Edwin B. Forsythe Wildlife Refuge on Bonnet Island.
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•September 14, 2023
Ship Bottom’s New State-of-the-Art Municipal Complex Opens to Public
The interior color scheme of the new Ship Bottom municipal complex was a near identical match to Mother Nature’s hues on Monday as the state-of-the-art building opened to the public.
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•September 14, 2023
Surflight’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’ May Take Away Any Grumpiness You Feel
I couldn’t help but think of Shakespeare’s magnificent seven ages of man speech from “Hamlet” while taking in “Grumpy Old Men,” Surflight’s current mainstage musical.
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•September 14, 2023
Inflation Batters Nation’s Only Turbine-Building Vessel; There’s No Place for Sovereign Anglers When Buggying
I’ll commence by bemoaning the overplaying of hurricanes, referencing Lee of a Thousand Spaghetti Strands.
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•September 14, 2023
Artists for Lahaina Online Auction a ‘Labor of Love After the Fire’
The Aug. 8 fire that decimated Lahaina, on the island of Maui, was among the deadliest in modern history in the U.S. – 80% of the community burned, and 115 people died. As the group Artists for…
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•September 14, 2023
This September Is Truly Time for Islanders; Hurricane Lee Rocks This Weekend
If you’re holding this paper and still on or around LBI, then good for you. Welcome to week two of Local Summer. This is when things get good. All surfers’ eyes – the ones with the crow’s feet sun…
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•September 12, 2023
Flashing Traffic Signals Return on LBI’s North End
For those who have not ventured north of Ship Bottom recently, this is your reminder that crews from the Ocean County Road Department returned traffic signals on the north end of the Island from…
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•September 11, 2023
Beach Block Prints to Release ‘Sisters of the Sea’ Calendar
You may have seen a new artist table at pop-ups around the Island this summer called Beach Block Prints. Beach Block is the creative project of LBI Grade School math teacher and Island surfer Lauren…
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•September 10, 2023
Danksters, Met Opera Collide at Loveladies ‘Collabaganza’
When The SandPaper receives an invite to a Labor Day party highlighted by reggae-jam sensation The Danksters and featuring a few numbers from various members of the Metropolitan Opera, that’s reason…
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•September 9, 2023
Cold Plunge Challenges Mind, Body, Spirit
If curiosity killed the cat, there’s someone above that likes me because, thank God, I am still here, and my curiosity is boundless. It’s how I found myself recently, and somewhat randomly, agreeing…
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•September 8, 2023
Holgate Wilderness Area Now Partially Open
As of Sept. 1, the Holgate Wilderness Area of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, on Long Beach Island’s south end, is partly open. The southern tip of the peninsula will remain closed…
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•September 7, 2023
Beach Haven Woman ‘Climbs’ Mt. Everest
When it comes to mountain climbing, the apex of the experience is to scale Mt. Everest, rising 29,029 feet in the Himalayas.
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•September 7, 2023
Port Hole Café to Honor Its Hawaiian Ties With Jetty’s Maui Wildfire Relief Fundraiser
It may seem an odd connection, but there has long been a link between Baker’s Port Hole in Ship Bottom and Hawaii. And this Wednesday night, the Port Hole hosts Jetty’s fundraiser party to benefit…
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•September 7, 2023
Beach Patrol, Volunteers Rally to Beached Whale in Loveladies
On his day off as co-captain of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol in Loveladies, Nick Delfico simply stopped by to check out the waves. Instead, he found himself assisting with a stranded pygmy…
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•September 7, 2023
Young Man Drowns in Ocean Off Beach Haven
A 22-year-old male drowned after he and two other swimmers were caught in a rip current off Fifth Street in Beach Haven Sunday afternoon.
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•September 7, 2023
Southern Regional Busts Out Another Big Play to Spark Shutout of Central
After not getting in on the scoring action the previous week, when his teammates busted out some of their big playmaking ability, Armando Sanchez finally had his shot to make something big happen on…
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•September 7, 2023
Explore Marine Science ‘In Your Backyard’ at Sept. 16 Open House
Celebrate the work of the Rutgers University Marine Field Station and the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve – and “explore the amazing marine science taking place in your…
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•September 4, 2023
Transplant to Barnegat Light: Loving Life in a Small Town
The month of August marks two years that my wife and I have lived on Long Beach Island. Both native New Yorkers, we lived in a suburb of the city for 60 years where we raised our kids, worked hard…
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•September 3, 2023
Great Catch! The Crab Trap Tradition Lives On
Last Monday, Aug. 21, one week after his 11th birthday, my son Dylan hauled in a monster crab measuring 7¼ inches (from one end of the shell to the other) in one of our traps. The crab weighed over a…
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•September 2, 2023
Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim to Return Next Summer With New Organizers
Swimmers, rejoice. The Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim is expected to be back next summer, thanks to the Friends of Barnegat Light Beach Patrol.
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•September 1, 2023
Beach Patrol Chief Has New Job: Motherhood
For Beach Haven Beach Patrol Chief Meghan Marro, the summer of 2023 was unlike no other season.
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•August 31, 2023
Few Beaches Guarded After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend.
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•August 31, 2023
Township to Host Bulk of Ninth Annual LBI Kite Festival
The ninth annual LBI International Kite Festival is on the move as some of the Columbus Day weekend events will be held exclusively in Long Beach Township.
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•August 31, 2023
The Subtle Current of Surf Culture Running Through Labor Day Weekend
The once-underground Southern California band artfully mixed punk, reggae, ska, jam band and hip-hop subcultures in the early-’90s surf and skate scene. The first two records, released on tiny little…
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•August 31, 2023
New Legislation Includes Local Shellfish Farmers in New Jersey’s Right to Farm Act
There was a time that New Jersey had a robust shellfish industry. The entire Barnegat Bay watershed bustled with shellfishing – specifically clams and oysters. Downtown Tuckerton was actually known…
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•August 31, 2023
LBT Officials Develop New Rendering Showing More Turbine Visibility
Using a photograph of the Holgate skyline and beach as well as data from the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind plan, a Maryland-based multimedia company created a three-dimensional model of what wind…
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•August 31, 2023
Sand Castle City Shaped By Family’s Memories
Twenty members of the extended Fearen and Miles families, ages 5 to 67, spent an entire day digging and designing to create a fantastic sand castle city in Beach Haven earlier this month. As Frank…
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•August 31, 2023
Recreational Boat Sinks After Coast Guard Rescues Mariners, Dog
A crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light rescued four people and a dog moments before the 30-foot recreational vessel they were on capsized in bay waters near Forked River Aug. 27. No injuries…
