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•November 2, 2022
NJDEP to Propose Inland Flood Protection Rule
Gov. Phil Murphy and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced last week the administration’s intent to propose an inland flood protection rule to better protect New…
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•November 2, 2022
Thanksgiving Food, Winter Coat Drives Kick Off
The 2022 holiday season and winter are right around the corner so get your cans and coats ready.
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•November 2, 2022
Kratom, Delta-8 on Beach Haven Banned List
An ordinance introduced by the Beach Haven Borough Council at an agenda meeting last week bans the “sale of unregulated substances” such as Kratom and Delta-8 THC products.
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•November 2, 2022
School District Salutes First Responders
Barnegat Township School District officials recently honored local first responders during the halftime of the high school varsity football game against Manchester Regional.
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•November 2, 2022
Tuckerton Church Taking Applications for Three Mini-Grants for Community
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit is accepting applications for three micro-mini grants to bless the community that has supported the church for 75 years.
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•November 2, 2022
Republican Establishment Challenged by Outsider in Tuckerton Council Race
There are mostly uncontested municipal elections in the southern part of Ocean County this fall. In Eagleswood, only one candidate, incumbent Republican and current mayor Michael J. Pasternak, is on…
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•October 30, 2022
LBI Among Four Regions of State to Release Climate Resilience Plans
Four groups within New Jersey, including a team from Long Beach Island, have released climate action plans in advance of the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the state Department of…
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•October 29, 2022
Memories Still Fresh for SandPaper Staff Who Covered Superstorm Sandy
Jeff Kuhlman never thought Superstorm Sandy would make a hard left turn toward the Jersey Shore, despite preparing for the storm by planning for a week without electricity and filling every container…
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•October 29, 2022
Impact From Sandy Raises the Bar for Development on LBI
A decade removed from Superstorm Sandy, the building landscape on Long Beach Island continues to adapt in ways that will mitigate the impact of a future natural disaster on the scale of the 2012…
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•October 28, 2022
Southern’s Homage to Heroes Parallels the ‘Community’ Developed During and After Sandy
Ten years ago, a hurricane named Sandy closed in on the New Jersey coast. Residents of both Long Beach Island and the mainland prepared, uncertain of what to make of the approaching storm.
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•October 27, 2022
LBI Taxpayer Associations, ALO Lead Islandwide Cleanup
Barnegat Light Taxpayers Association members were among the many volunteers pitching in as part of Community Cleanup Day on Long Beach Island last Saturday, Oct. 22, organized by the Joint Council of…
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•October 26, 2022
Stafford, State Police Halt Deadly Drug Operation
Last week, Stafford Township’s Drug Enforcement Unit and the Atlantic City-based New Jersey State Police Crime Suppression South Unit seized a large quantity of heroin and fentanyl, as well as…
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•October 26, 2022
Biggest Local Issue in Van Drew-Alexander Debate Is Wind Turbines
Republican incumbent Jeff Van Drew and Democratic challenger Tim Alexander squared off in a New Jersey 2nd Congressional District debate at Stockton University on Wednesday, Oct. 19.
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•October 26, 2022
GOP Incumbents Challenged by Democratic Newcomers in Surf City
In the first contested race in years, five candidates are vying for three seats on the Surf City Borough Council in next month’s general election.
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•October 26, 2022
Stafford Officials Reflect on Resiliency
When Stafford Township Mayor Greg Myhre looks back on Superstorm Sandy, he describes it as “a cataclysmic event that had a lasting impact on Stafford Township and the entire Jersey Shore.” That…
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•October 26, 2022
Little Egg School Board Hopefuls Discuss Consolidation, Sex Ed and More
Most of the 2022 school board races in the southernmost part of Southern Ocean County are not competitive.
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•October 26, 2022
Southern Regional to Provide Students With Foundation in Marine Technical Services
Internally, the Southern Regional School District administration is always on the lookout for ways to improve and expand the coursework and programs available to students, particularly within the…
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•October 26, 2022
Long Beach Township Police Will Keep an Eye on Properties While Homeowners Are Away
Long Beach Township homeowners leaving the area for the winter, or even just a couple of weeks, can have the township police department perform periodic checks of a residence. This peace of mind…
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•October 26, 2022
Social Security Recipients to See Quite Larger Benefits in 2023
Social Security recipients can expect to see a large increase in their checks or direct deposits starting in January.
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•October 25, 2022
Use Extra Caution on Roadways as Deer Mating Season Begins
Motorists are reminded to drive with extra vigilance as white-tailed deer mating season gets underway and darkness arrives earlier.
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•October 23, 2022
Count Casimir Pulaski Remembered at Ceremony in Little Egg Harbor
What do the following people have in common? Sir Winston Churchill, Raoul Wallenberg, William Penn, Hannah Callowhill Penn, Mother Teresa, Marquis de Lafayette, Count Casimir Pulaski and Bernado de…
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•October 21, 2022
Five Seats on the Line in Barnegat School Board Race
Ten Barnegat Township residents have filed for five open seats on the board of education for election in November.
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•October 20, 2022
Fire Company Uses the Elements to Its Advantage
A photo of Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. members conferring in a driving rainstorm was not taken during an emergency. The all-volunteer squad was working in the elements on purpose on the night…
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•October 20, 2022
Chowder Champions Revealed at Fest
The chowder festival in Beach Haven Saturday, Oct. 15 celebrated standout shore soups whose tasters on the monthlong “Chowder Trail” voted as their favorites. Announcing those winners plus mingling…
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•October 20, 2022
LBI Grade School Alumni Open Time Capsule From 1972
Fifty years ago, a class of students at the Long Beach Island Grade School in Ship Bottom filled a wooden box with various objects, favorite possessions, photographs and hand-written musings to…
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•October 20, 2022
Demolition Underway at Edwards School
By the end of the month, the Elizabeth Edwards School building in Barnegat Township should be only a memory.
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•October 19, 2022
EOC Improvements, Skatepark on Beach Haven Agenda
The emergency operations center operating out of the old Coast Guard station in Beach Haven will be undergoing various repairs and renovations in the near future, according to a $3 million bond…
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•October 19, 2022
A Harvest Picnic Invites Area Ukrainian Transplants
Being alone in a new country can be intimidating, even if the homeland 4,500 miles away is at war. A Ukrainian Harvest Picnic sets out to gather any recent Ukrainian arrivals to Ocean County who…
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•October 19, 2022
Surf City Delivers on Request for Improved Pickleball Courts
The Surf City Borough Council served up good news for pickleball players when it unanimously approved monies to improve courts in town at its monthly meeting Oct. 12.
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•October 19, 2022
Five Seeking Two Council Seats in Beach Haven
Five candidates are in the running for two council seats in Beach Haven on Election Day, Nov. 8.
