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•July 19, 2023
OCC Partnership Promotes Social Justice Education
Ocean County College, along with the OCC Foundation, is currently partnering with the Social Justice Academy at Monmouth University for a two-week immersive experience for teaching professionals.
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•July 19, 2023
Donate Socks to LBI Kiwanis Happy Feet Drive
Looking to buy some socks for yourself? Grab another pair or more for the Kiwanis of LBI’s eighth annual “Happy Feet” drive, which recently began and runs through early December.
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•July 19, 2023
Xylazine Causes Horrible, Unexplainable Wounds
Third and final installment in a series.
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•July 19, 2023
State Invests in ‘Some College, No Degree’ Student Engagement Initiative
In an effort to empower and support New Jerseyans who left college before completing their degrees, the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education recently hosted an event to discuss the “Some…
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•July 19, 2023
SOMC Awarded in Stroke Treatment Guidelines Status
Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin is among the Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals that are being recognized for their “readiness to respond and care for stroke patients,” the hospital…
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•July 19, 2023
Support Group for Veterans Meets at the Moose
Jeff’s Camp: A Home for Heroes is sponsoring a monthly veterans support group on the fourth Monday of each month beginning at 6 p.m. at the Beach Haven Moose, located at 120 Route 72 in Manahawkin.…
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•July 19, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Tables New Noise Ordinance Indefinitely
During Little Egg Harbor’s July 13 township committee meeting, a new ordinance on noise was tabled indefinitely after a handful of resident complaints.
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•July 19, 2023
Burgers and Blessings for Barnegat Light Guards
Barnegat Light lifeguards were shown appreciation with the second annual “Burgers and Blessings” on Sunday, July 16. St. Peter’s at the Light Episcopal Church, Zion Lutheran Church and Friends of the…
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•July 19, 2023
Mother Pleads Guilty to Child’s Death from Fetanyl
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on July 12 Natalie Sabie, 35, of Lacey Township pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child before…
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•July 19, 2023
Surf City Addresses Traffic, Speeding Concerns
At the north edge of Surf City, just before the Boulevard opens from a two-lane, north-south roadway into a four-lane thoroughfare, lies 24th Street on a curve that is almost indiscernible to…
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•July 19, 2023
Barnegat Light Refines the Details of Summer Coexistence
From beaches and parks to backyards, Barnegat Light Borough Council took action on a few summer shore housekeeping topics at its July 12 monthly meeting.
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•July 19, 2023
LBT Police Remind Beachgoers of Umbrella, Tent, Sunshade Ordinance
A Long Beach Township ordinance states that beachgoers throughout the municipality are permitted to erect only certain size collapsible monopole umbrellas. And, as the township police department…
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•July 19, 2023
Beach Haven Library Holds Grand Reopening
Two weeks after opening its doors to patrons for the first time since November, the Beach Haven Public Library held a grand reopening on July 12.
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•July 19, 2023
Two Barnegat Officers Promoted to Sergeant
On July 5, Barnegat Township Detective William Hetrick and Patrolman Kyle Cranmer were promoted to sergeant during a swearing-in ceremony in the township hall meeting room.
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•July 19, 2023
Cannabis Left Off Tuckerton 2023 Ballot
“It’s a full house here tonight,” Mayor Susan B. Marshall said, opening Tuckerton borough’s July 17 council meeting. The room was packed with both full-time and seasonal borough residents, hungry for…
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•July 18, 2023
Seafood’s Inflated and Leveling Prices, Revisited
In mid-December 2021, this reporter published a story in The SandPaper on an abrupt rise in seafood prices. While it was top of mind then for many planning traditional holiday meals, it’s a constant…
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•July 15, 2023
Southern Regional School Board Approves Five-Year Deal for Transportation Association
The Southern Regional Board of Education recently took several steps to ensure bus driver stability during the coming years, approving a new contract with the Southern Regional Transportation…
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•July 14, 2023
Final Word: Barnegat Light Ocean Mile Swim Officially Canceled
The Ocean Mile Swim is off the board. Barnegat Light Beach Patrol Capt. John Schulze made the announcement about its cancellation Sunday, July 9.
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•July 13, 2023
DOT Halts Summer Road Work on LBI
Public safety has won out as the final phase of the Causeway project in Ship Bottom begins its summer hiatus, no later than July 24. The decision was made after a tense summer in which Island…
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•July 13, 2023
Public Safety Concerns Prompt Legal Action to Stop Summer Road Work
Despite fierce objections from local elected officials, emergency personnel and the public, the N.J. Department of Transportation appears committed to continuing road work in Ship Bottom at the…
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•July 13, 2023
Township Intends to Dredge High Bar Harbor Lagoons
The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners has approved, on first reading, an ordinance that would allow for the dredging of various tidal lagoons and inlet areas within the High Bar Harbor…
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•July 13, 2023
Overnight Route 72 Lane Closures Commence to and From LBI
Overnight lane closures begin tonight on Route 72 East and West as the N.J. Department of Transportation continues a $2.4 million pavement preservation project that will resurface about 3 miles of…
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•July 13, 2023
Southern Regional Students Fare Well in Competition at FCCLA National Leadership Conference
During the New Jersey Leadership Conference back in March, a solid contingent of Southern Regional Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter members earned qualifying spots for the…
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•July 13, 2023
National Survey Shows Route 72 a Feared Highway
Summer traffic on Route 72 heading toward LBI or off the Island, especially on weekends, has been a nightmare for years, even before the roadwork related to the bridge project began. However, that…
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•July 12, 2023
Little Egg Harbor BOE Hires Interim Special Services Director
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education held a special meeting on the evening of July 5. Its purpose was to plug some very important administrative holes that had existed in the district as the…
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•July 12, 2023
Philadelphia and South Jersey Lead Nation in Xylazine Use
The SandPaper reported in the July 5 issue on the first half of a recent webinar titled “The Rise of Poly-Substance Overdose Deaths,” conducted by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey in…
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•July 12, 2023
Offshore Wind Project Hits Milestone as Opposition Mounts
As rallies to stop the industrialization of the ocean continue to pop up along the Jersey Shore, the U.S. Department of Interior last week approved the construction and operation of Ocean 1 Wind, the…
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•July 12, 2023
Inactive Liquor License Denial Falls Short in Ship Bottom
For the second time in 12 months, the ownership of Hotel LBI narrowly held onto an inactive liquor license after the annual renewal divided the Ship Bottom Borough Council at its June 27 meeting.…
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•July 12, 2023
Beach Haven: Under 18, Go Home at 10 p.m.
Individuals under 18 years of age would have to be home by 10 p.m., according to an ordinance introduced by the Beach Haven Borough Council July 10. The current curfew is midnight.
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•July 12, 2023
Mayor’s Selection Divides Commissioners in Harvey Cedars
A campaign issue that has been brewing in the background in Harvey Cedars, through letters and candidates’ position papers, came to an open discussion among the four candidates at the borough…
