News
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•March 15, 2023
Divided Council Questions Hiring Process, Salaries in Ship Bottom
There was nothing routine when the Ship Bottom Borough Council adopted a standard salary resolution for some Ship Bottom employees last month as members traded frustration over the hiring process.
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•March 10, 2023
Some Marsha Drive Road Work Underway Ahead of Summer
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t confuse just himself and the public with his forecast, but Mother Nature, too, as winter and spring temperatures have collided around the Long Beach Island region with…
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•March 9, 2023
Stafford School District Faces $2.3 Million State Aid Cut for 2023-24
For the past five school years, the Stafford Township School District has lost more than $1.8 million in New Jersey Department of Education aid. The cut for this school year alone was nearly…
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•March 9, 2023
Many Factors Determine Offshore Wind Impact on Fisheries
If whales are dying because of offshore wind activity off the coast of New Jersey, as many believe, what is happening to the rest of marine life? That’s the question Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk O.…
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•March 9, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Wildfire Contained
A windblown wildfire that began midday Tuesday in the vicinity of Route 539 and Forge Road in Little Egg Harbor Township was reported “contained” at 7:30 p.m. by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.…
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•March 9, 2023
Mainland Fatal Fire Under Investigation
A man was found dead inside a Little Egg Harbor Township home Monday afternoon as authorities fought a structure fire there. Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said the discovery was made…
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•March 9, 2023
Fed Official: Offshore Wind Will Adversely Impact North Atlantic Right Whale
Ahead of his March 16 hearing on offshore wind at the Wildwood Convention Center, Congressman Jeff Van Drew is challenging the federal government and offshore wind companies to prove they have…
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•March 9, 2023
SandPaper Staff Has Strong Showing in Press Association Contest
The SandPaper’s coverage of the 10-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy was one of eight first-place awards captured by the editorial staff in the 2022 New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper…
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•March 8, 2023
Driver in Little Egg Harbor Crash That Killed Teen Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison
On Friday, March 3, Michael Pillarella, 28, of Manahawkin was found guilty of manslaughter and assault by auto for causing the 2021 Little Egg Harbor crash that ultimately killed one Pinelands…
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•March 8, 2023
Pinelands Regional Students Will Have Several Exciting New Opportunities Next Year
Pinelands Regional Superintendent of Schools Melissa McCooley announced the high school will be adding a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program into its mix in the 2023-24 school year…
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•March 8, 2023
Committee Advances 9th District Delegation’s Veterans Housing Legislation
The N.J. state Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee has approved legislation, introduced by Sen. Christopher J. Connors of the 9th District, that would permit a portion of municipal…
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•March 8, 2023
Little Egg Harbor Earns Recognition From Sustainable Jersey
Little Egg Harbor Township has earned Bronze Status from the organization Sustainable Jersey’s mission to “empower New Jersey communities to build a better world for future generations with the…
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•March 8, 2023
Arrest Made in Car, Home Attempted Break-ins
Barnegat Detective Robert Armstrong recently arrested Aaron Douglas, 21, of Lexington Boulevard, and charged him with attempted burglary and criminal trespass in connection with two incidents last…
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•March 8, 2023
Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove Not Endorsed for Reelection by County GOP, But Not Backing Down
The screening committee for the Ocean County GOP may not have recommended Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove for reelection, but that doesn’t mean Gove is bowing out. After the Barnegat resident learned, last…
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•March 6, 2023
Dumpster Fire at Hotel LBI Under Investigation
The Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a dumpster fire that broke out Sunday morning in the vicinity of Hotel LBI, the 102-room luxury hotel at the base of the Causeway to Long Beach…
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•March 6, 2023
Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Could Be Reinstated With Conditions
Once again the issue of fire and EMS coverage in Tuckerton was brought to the public forum, with residents looking for reassurance.
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•March 4, 2023
Snow Has Been AWOL in South Jersey
Watching the nightly news this winter, it has been common to see footage of major winter snowstorms paralyzing various parts of the country. Even parts of perpetually-sunny southern California…
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•March 3, 2023
Save LBI Takes Fight for North Atlantic Right Whale to the President
Saying it generally supports offshore wind as an energy source, a local grassroots organization opposed to the placement of turbines in the Atlantic so close to New Jersey’s coast told President Joe…
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•March 2, 2023
Walsh Field Eyed as Beach Haven Skate Park Site
If Beach Haven builds a skate park, the likely location would be Walsh Field.
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•March 2, 2023
Tuckerton’s Great Cannabis Debate Continues
Cannabis was a hot topic during Tuckerton’s Feb. 22 council meeting, with a seemingly equal amount of passion among residents both for and against having a dispensary placed in the borough.
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•March 2, 2023
LBI Board of Education Honors Longtime Member
Going off script isn’t typical of LBI Consolidated Board of Education President Colette Southwick, but she did exactly that last week to recognize “a very special person for (her) dedication to our…
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•March 2, 2023
Long Beach Township, Beach Haven First Aid Squad Work to Solve EMT Shortage
The Beach Haven First Aid Squad serves the residents and visitors of Ship Bottom, southern Long Beach Township and Beach Haven – 10 miles of Long Beach Island’s 18 miles – but it does so with a very…
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•March 2, 2023
Tuckerton Gives Dredging, Project Funding Updates
Tuckerton Borough Councilman Brian Martin gave an update on the Lanyard Lagoon project during the Feb. 22 council meeting. “Everything seems to be in order to receive American Relief Program Funding…
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•March 1, 2023
For the Love of Cats: Wildlife Feeding Ordinance Tabled in Tuckerton
During Tuckerton borough’s Feb. 22 council meeting, an ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wildlife throughout the borough was tabled after much of the community spoke out against it.
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•March 1, 2023
Little Egg Harbor School Board Reaches Compromise on Health, Physical Education Curriculum
The Little Egg Harbor Board of Education has finally approved its health and physical education curriculum, including even the controversial state standard regarding sexual and gender identification.
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•March 1, 2023
Sea Change RCO’s Dual Goal to Serve Recovery Community While Influencing Policy
Sea Change is more than a nonprofit recovery community organization. It’s a vehicle for change in the lives of those affected by substance use disorder, and it’s moving at high velocity.
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•March 1, 2023
Beach Haven Children Send Heartfelt Greetings
When she was an undergraduate student at Richard Stockton College, Nicole Goodson got her first job as a speech/language pathologist at the Beach Haven School. Since 2017, Goodson has been…
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•March 1, 2023
Frog Pond School Students Deliver Bags of Smiles to Seacrest Nursing Home
Some 29 fifth-graders of Little Egg Harbor’s Frog Pond Elementary School delivered “Bags of Smiles” to the residents of the Seacrest Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Feb. 15.
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•March 1, 2023
Take Online Survey on Recreation Needs in New Jersey
The state Department of Environmental Protection has launched an online survey to identify how to best enhance outdoor recreation and open space opportunities as part of the Outside, Together!…
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•March 1, 2023
LBI Library Friends Seek Scholarship Applicants
The Friends of the Island Library group is accepting applications for the $1,000 Eleanor Smith Memorial Scholarship through March 31.
