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•October 17, 2021
A Grain of Salt and the Almanacs; Normal Winter Would Present as Hot
Well, that there was some kinda blow. All told, it was well over 96 straight hours of honking small craft advisory-grade northeast winds, coming in at 20 to 25 mph with higher gusts. Such a…
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•October 15, 2021
Beach Haven Landmark Officially Sold
The Morrison’s property in Beach Haven officially has a new owner, Coastal Holdings, which entered into a purchase agreement in April and finalized the transaction late last month.
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•October 14, 2021
Coast Guard Station Seasonal Operations Up in Air
If a proposal to eliminate a U.S. Coast Guard weekend crew and small life rescue boat stationed in Beach Haven during the busy recreational boating season is adopted, Coast Guard personnel and assets…
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•October 14, 2021
Longtime Couple Remembered as Accused Killer Claims Innocence
Mid-morning Monday, at the end of North Seventh Street in Surf City, the choppy water of Manahawkin Bay churned relentlessly in front of a vacant two-story, single-family home with a real estate for…
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•October 14, 2021
Strong Winds, Strong Turnout for LBI Fly Kite Festival
“You look at the kites and you can’t help but smile,” noted Lisa Willoughby, who organizes Long Beach Island’s kite festival alongside the LBI Chamber of Commerce. And over the weekend, for the…
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•October 14, 2021
Jack Ciattarelli Is a Jersey Boy With a Shore House in Surf City
Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, 59, has a connection to Long Beach Island. He started visiting LBI in his college days back in the 1980s; then his sister “settled on LBI,” he…
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•October 14, 2021
A Halloween to Remember for a Widow Starting Over
Ocean Acres’ Queen of Halloween, Tina Johnston, is moving away next month, but she wanted to have a last “Halloween hurrah” in the home she shared with her late husband, Robert Dudek, for 16 of the…
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•October 14, 2021
Middletown Runner Captures Top Position in LBI 18 Mile Run
After being knocked off the board by weather in 2019 and relegated to a “virtual” format last year, the Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run was back in action for its 49th iteration on Oct.…
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•October 11, 2021
Fishing Vessel Salvage Weather Dependent After Running Aground Off LBI
There were no reported injuries after the commercial fishing vessel Bear ran around last Friday night on a beach off Barnegat Light, but the boat remained stranded over the weekend after it was…
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•October 11, 2021
Manahawkin Native Lexi Todd Makes Billboard’s 40 Under 40
Locals know her as a 2009 Southern Regional High School graduate and the front woman of funky powerhouse Chevy Lopez, whose humble roots were established on Long Beach Island about a decade ago. New…
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•October 9, 2021
LBI Fly Kite Festival Includes New Events, Old Favorites
Among the events planned for the LBI Fly International Kite Festival is the Station 49 (Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS), Kite Fly for Matt Adams.
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•October 8, 2021
Fishing Association Deploys 16 More Reef Balls
On Sept. 29, the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association deployed the second set of 16 reef balls through its Junior Mate reef project.
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•October 7, 2021
Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run Returns Sunday After Two-Year Absence
After a two-year hiatus, the Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run is back, and there’s still time to get in the game.
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•October 7, 2021
Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Murdering Father, His Girlfriend in Surf City
A Pennsylvania woman has been charged with two counts of murder after her father and his longtime female companion were found on Sunday, Oct. 3 stabbed to death in his Surf City bayfront home.
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•October 7, 2021
LBI ChowderMonth Closes with a Champion-Style Celebration
Even without the clamor of a cook-off at the actual event this year, a free two-day Bayfront Festival brought a spirited crowd of thousands Oct. 2 and 3 to the peak of ChowderMonth.
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•October 7, 2021
67th Annual LBI Surf Fishing Classic Begins Oct. 9
Join the ranks of anglers targeting striped bass, bluefish and kingfish from the shores of Long Beach Island in an attempt to cash in on thousands of dollars in prize money. Registration is still…
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•October 7, 2021
Beach Haven Borough Hall Explodes With ‘Color!’ Thanks to PSAA
When the new Beach Haven Borough Hall opened in 2018, its walls, though fresh and lovely, were “stark gray” and “very institutional,” according to co-curators of the bright and colorful exhibition of…
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•October 7, 2021
California’s Oil Mess Might Remind Us About Cleaner Energy; Hurricane Sam Surf Impressively Unrideable
Well, September was a peach, and thus far October is earning its spot in the all-time Local Summer record books. But while we were enjoying idyllic beach weather and some bluer than normal water…
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•October 7, 2021
Surflight Requiring Vaccinations or Tests, Masks for Autumn Patrons
Surflight Theatre likes to fashion itself as “Broadway at the Beach.”
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•October 2, 2021
Riding High on a Lifetime’s Waves of Strength
“Local Summer” is here with beautiful weather, warm water and waves – a gift of nature we enjoy each year. It doesn’t get any better than September into October on LBI. As a lifelong surfer on LBI, I…
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•October 2, 2021
Strange Beauty of Early Fall, Surf Rams Shredding, Swells Past and Future
There’s something that has always been funny about surfing in the early fall, particularly when you get back to your car on a bright, warm mid-morning and there are all these clothes rumpled up.
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•October 1, 2021
Surf City Centenarian Celebrates 101 With Advice From Yesteryear
“It all began in Paterson. Sept. 6, 1920,” mused an introspective Viola E. Hatab (born Viola E. Vitale), just one week following her 101st birthday. She gladly shared her story with The SandPaper at…
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•October 1, 2021
‘Travel Guy’ to Announce Chowder Winners at Bayfront Fest Oct. 3
Winners of the best chowder in three ChowderMonth categories will be announced by a celebrity travel host at the Bayfront Festival at the Taylor Avenue waterfront in Beach Haven Oct. 3.
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•September 30, 2021
Witchy Women Get Wet, Wild
The witches paddled out in celebration of the autumnal equinox. It was a glorious Saturday morning on Sept. 25 for a group of about 20 to launch out of Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars while onlookers…
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•September 30, 2021
Public Weighs in on New Jersey Back Bays Study
In August, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft report for the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, which it has undertaken in partnership with the state Department…
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•September 30, 2021
Tuckerton’s Mike Dupree Will Soon Hit the Big Screen
Tuckerton residents who see the 12th and latest installment of the “Halloween” film franchise, “Halloween Kills,” will see a familiar face toward the beginning of the movie. Mike Dupree, a lifelong…
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•September 30, 2021
State to Restore 10,000 Acres of Atlantic White Cedar Forests, Enhancing Climate Change Resilience
As part of the Murphy administration’s strategy to achieve greater climate change resilience in New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection will restore 10,000 acres of globally-threatened…
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•September 30, 2021
Pinelands Regional’s Cataffo Among 27 Nominees for ‘Heart of a Giant’ Award
Brianna Cataffo was introduced to football last spring and immediately wanted to continue playing.
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•September 30, 2021
Pescatarians Get Month to Themselves; You Won’t Believe My Fishy Marine Band
I joyfully admit I fully flubbed one of my fall predictions. I had prophesied a busy-ass September on LBI, almost on par with summertime times, based on last year.
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•September 30, 2021
Car Thefts Continue in Stafford; Library’s Air Quality Questioned; Town Improves Bond Rating
A 2021 Audi and a 2020 Bentley with the key fobs left inside were stolen last month in Stafford Township. Meanwhile, the police department continues its “9 p.m. routine” social media campaign to…
