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•March 30, 2023
‘Birdlady’ Named Carver of the Year
For the first time in its 50-year history, a woman has been chosen by the New Jersey Decoy Collectors Association Inc. as Carver of the Year. Honoree Nancee Jo Luciani of Toms River has strong work…
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•March 30, 2023
Water Rescue the Focus for Black Bay Training Group
Earlier this month, members of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. met at the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference for an open water surface rescue course led by Black Bay Training Group. The lessons of the…
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•March 30, 2023
New Date: Easter Egg Hunt April 2 in Long Beach Township’s Bayview Park
As Easter approaches, area municipalities will be sending local youngsters to seek and find colorful eggs as per holiday tradition. Long Beach Township’s free Easter Egg Hunt – organized by the Long…
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•March 30, 2023
Learn the Art of Pysanky Egg Decorating at LBI Library
The Long Beach Island branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City welcomes springtime with an ancient art and folk tradition that symbolize renewal.
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•March 28, 2023
Dance the Summer Away Without Leaving the Beach
There are only a few choice places in all of America where a variety of live music resounds against a gorgeous, coastal tapestry and can be enjoyed – sans shoes, in many cases – while basking in the…
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•March 27, 2023
Stafford Mayor Believes ‘Window of Opportunity’ to Run for Assembly Is Now
When it comes to personal endeavors, Greg Myhre doesn’t look too far ahead. In 2019, shortly after taking on the role as Stafford Township mayor, Myhre said then that he had no aspirations of higher…
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•March 26, 2023
Looking at Your March Meanness Bracket and Possible Best Case Scenario for Beachfill?
Lots of upsets this year. Small New Jersey schools are looking sharp. Did you see that Surf City’s Lifeguard in Training Team beat Purdue? I’m picking Stockton’s Co-Ed Intramural Volleyball team to…
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•March 25, 2023
Former Southern Regional Star Mike Gesicki Heads to New England
After five seasons with the Miami Dolphins, the former Southern Regional star athlete became an unrestricted free agent on March 15, and days later reports started brewing about a possible move to…
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•March 24, 2023
Fishing Association Deploys More Reef Balls
The Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association through its Junior Mates program recently deployed 18 reef balls off the Garden State North artificial reef.
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•March 23, 2023
Federal Judge Rejects Timing of Save LBI Suit Against BOEM
A federal judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit citing the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s failure to comply with national laws regulating environmental policy and protecting endangered species…
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•March 23, 2023
Stafford Zoning Board Denies Use Variance for Brewery Plan on Route 72
Just before 11:30 p.m. on March 15, following more than four hours of testimony, including contention from local residents, the Stafford Township Zoning Board finally reached a point at which it had…
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•March 23, 2023
McCooley to Resign as Little Egg Harbor Superintendent
Melissa McCooley is the superintendent of schools in both the Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts. But she won’t be for long, having tendered her resignation letter at Little…
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•March 22, 2023
Surf City Fire and EMS Equipment Back in Service
The Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS vehicles are back in service after nearly three months of deep cleaning following a fire at its headquarters late last year, fire officials said earlier this…
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•March 22, 2023
The Big Return of Dogfish and Chips; Van Drew Draws in the Anti-Turbiners
This week there are mainly tids and bits to write about – along with yet another word change to pass along. Speaking of which, the seafood industry has dropped the creativity ball while trying to…
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•March 22, 2023
Jetty Rock Foundation and Black-Eyed Susans to Host Learn to Shuck Class
It’s not so much a direct slice, like opening a clam; it’s more of a pivot of the knife and wedging the shell open. That will be part of the instruction in the Learn To Shuck Oysters Class next…
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•March 22, 2023
2023 Beach Badge Info
IMPORTANT: Beach badges are valid only in the municipality in which they were purchased. They are not transferrable or refundable.
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•March 20, 2023
Wildfire Does Work of Controlled Burn; Rutgers Researchers Rally to Protect Cold Pools
The wildfire that recently blackened a goodly chunk of the Stafford Forge area, one of Ocean County’s finest natural zones, was quickly contained by the hugely underpraised N.J. Forest Fire Service.…
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•March 19, 2023
Ship Bottom Approves Water Plan Ahead of Eighth Street Road Work Resuming
The Ship Bottom Borough Council last month approved the authorization of a treatment plan so the final phase of the Causeway project on Eighth Street can resume after it was halted last summer.
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•March 17, 2023
More Pickleball Courts a No-Go for Summer in Beach Haven
Should the Beach Haven Borough Council ever approve additional pickleball courts at the Nelson Avenue park, they won’t be up and running this summer.
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•March 16, 2023
Kayaks, Watercraft Would Need Stickers to Stay on Bay Beaches in Barnegat Light
Kayaks and other personal watercraft would have to be registered at a fee every year in Barnegat Light before they can be left beached at bayfront areas, under an ordinance introduced at the monthly…
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•March 16, 2023
DiAnne Gove Will Say Goodbye to Assembly, But Not to Helping Others
In the days since Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove learned she wouldn’t be named to the ticket to contend for another term representing the 9th District – a decision finalized at the Ocean County GOP’s…
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•March 16, 2023
Southern Regional Graduate, Princeton Student Arrested and Charged for Participation in Capitol Riot
More than two years since the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a 2019 Southern Regional High School graduate and Princeton University student has been arrested and charged with several felony…
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•March 16, 2023
Advocates in Stockton Webinar Say Cannabis Tourism May Become Burgeoning Industry
There are plenty of options when people consider a vacation.
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•March 16, 2023
Holland Is First From Barnegat High School to Sign With College Ice Hockey Program
For years, Lucas Holland has been the last line of defense on the teams for which he’s played, whether it be on the soccer pitch, at the ice rink or on the lacrosse field.
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•March 16, 2023
In First Year of Competition, Stafford Intermediate Esports Squad Advances to Winter Tourney Semifinals
Adults who played popular video games during the 1980s and 1990s may remember some of the iconic characters they used to accomplish the objectives. Pac-Man, Mario, Zelda, Sonic – they were the ones…
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•March 16, 2023
New Ship Bottom Municipal Complex on Target for Late May Completion Date
If everything stays on target, borough employees could begin moving into the new municipal complex, being built in front of the existing structure between 16th and 17th streets on the Boulevard…
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•March 14, 2023
Southern Regional’s Dan Roy Is Wrestling Coach of the Year
No doubt, lots of coaches devote countless hours and pour a ton of effort into their athletic programs. But as a head coach, to be recognized by your peers is a special thing.
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•March 13, 2023
Bringing the Long-Gone Back to Here-and-Now; Early Welcome Back to Surfside Striped Bass
In real estate, it’s all about location. Ditto for daylight. This weekend, we take an hour from the start of the day and locate it at the end of the day, losing an hour’s sleep in the process, but…
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•March 12, 2023
Stafford’s Bulger Among First Girls to Play in Prestigious Canadian Hockey Tournament
Perhaps Kinlea Bulger already knew the words to “O Canada,” the United States’ northern neighbor’s national anthem. By mid-February, she may have been singing those words in French in her sleep.
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•March 11, 2023
Oh, the Things You Will See in Bridge Traffic; Winter Keeps Sending Surf
There was an interesting headline on the cover of our SandPaper last week that read “Many Questions Over Highway Work.”
