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•May 11, 2022
Ocean County College Student Achieves Milestone With Cybersecurity Certification
A student in Ocean County College’s computer science program achieved a significant milestone last month when he obtained his CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 certification, a global accreditation that…
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•May 11, 2022
Additional Funds From Ship Bottom Come at Right Time for Fire Company
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. received good news from the borough council last week: The town is upping its monetary contributions to the volunteer organization, which serves the borough and…
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•May 11, 2022
OCC Student From Little Egg Harbor Named to All-State Academic Team
Sarah Wymbs of Little Egg Harbor, who attends Ocean County College, was among the 38 students from the state’s 18 community colleges recently named to the 2022 New Jersey All-State Academic Team. The…
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•May 11, 2022
Traffic Light Upgrades Will Wait in Beach Haven
Citing what they said would be prohibitive costs, Beach Haven Borough Council members have declined to join with the county on a plan to upgrade traffic lights on Bay Avenue.
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•May 11, 2022
E.J. School Students Innovate to Make Marvelous ‘Monstrous Creations’
To commemorate Earth Day last month, first- and second-grade students participating in an enrichment activity at the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School in Surf City took recycling in an elaborate…
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•May 11, 2022
Live, Love, Lovas: Disc Golf Tourney Raises $12,000 for David’s Cancer Foundation
The “Throw the Distance Triples” tournament at Doc Cramer Disc Golf Course on Saturday, April 30 raised over $12,000 for David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation, in memory of Cedar Run resident…
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•May 11, 2022
Tuckerton’s Church of the Holy Spirit Gets a Couple of Priests
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit has not one but two new priests, the Reverends Chip and Lisa Graves.
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•May 10, 2022
LBI Officials Take Wait, See Approach to Assessing Full Impact of Late-Season Storm
The National Weather Service predicts the nor’easter that pummeled the Long Beach Island region over the weekend with sustained winds as high as 70 mph in Tuckerton and nearly 3 inches of rainfall in…
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•May 8, 2022
To Celebrate Retiring Gym Teacher, McKinley Students, Staff Make Successful Ambush
At 1:30 p.m. on April 28, inside the McKinley Avenue Elementary School in Stafford Township, hundreds of youngsters and their teachers crammed into the hallways near the school’s gymnasium, awaiting…
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•May 6, 2022
Field of Flags Kickoff Ceremony at Tuckerton Borough Hall
The Rotary Club of Great Bay Invites the public to its Field of Flags kickoff ceremony at 5 p.m. on May 20 to honor our local heroes. Flags will be displayed on Route 9 North in Tuckerton, beside the…
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•May 6, 2022
Councilwoman Faces Off With Tuckerton Fire Chief
During the May 2 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting, Ann Marie Sweeney of South Green Street returned with more reports of code violations against the Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co.
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•May 6, 2022
Lily Rose Cramer Named Arbor Day Honoree in Tuckerton
The Tuckerton Pride and Celebration Committee named Lily Rose Cramer its Arbor Day honoree, Councilman Brian Martin announced at the May 2 Tuckerton Borough Council meeting.
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•May 5, 2022
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light Leads National Exercise Tiger Remembrance
Roughly 2,936 nautical miles separate the northern tip of Long Beach Island from the southwest coast of England, where nearly 8 decades ago the American military lost 749 of its finest as part of a…
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•May 5, 2022
U.S. News & World Report’s High School Rankings Thrill Pinelands Administrators
U.S. News & World Report issued its 2022 rankings of the country’s high schools last week, and it certainly was good news for Pinelands Regional High School.
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•May 5, 2022
Pickleball Player Wants to Pass on Ship Bottom Recreation Fee Proposal
A proposed measure to ensure fair play on the pickleball and tennis courts at John J. Guld Recreation Park beginning this summer rallied some serious pickleball players last month as the Ship Bottom…
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•May 5, 2022
Ship Bottom Celebrates Borough Employees’ Successes
The Ship Bottom Police Department joined an exclusive group of law enforcement agencies earlier this year when it earned a perfect accreditation assessment from the New Jersey Association of Chiefs…
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•May 5, 2022
Green Fair Brings Sustainability to Fore at Heritage Park
Heritage Park in Old Manahawkin was a verdant mecca during last Friday’s landmark Green Fair. Partly what made it magical was the charming scenery and lush grass, offset by the cheerful pink pops of…
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•May 5, 2022
Ship Bottom Eyes New Hotel Parking Rules
The Ship Bottom Borough Council is considering a measure that would bring hotel and motel parking spaces in line with state regulations. A public hearing on the ordinance is slated for the council’s…
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•May 5, 2022
For Taxpayers, Long Beach Township Lowering New Annual Fee for Courts Use
Taxpayers in Long Beach Township will have to pay just $40, instead of the $80 initally proposed, for a new annual pass to access tennis and pickleball courts in the municipality. Those who don’t pay…
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•May 4, 2022
The SandPaper Wins ‘General Excellence’ in NJPA 2021 Weekly Contest
The SandPaper won the prestigious General Excellence Award for both editorial and advertising content in the weekly division of the 2021 New Jersey Press Association Better Newspaper Contest, the…
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•May 4, 2022
Fire Company Kicks Off Centennial Celebration With Community Fundraiser
The Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. is in a celebratory mood as it marks a century of service this year.
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•May 4, 2022
Shared Services a Point of Major Controversy at Little Egg Harbor BOE Meeting
War has broken out between the Pinelands Regional and Little Egg Harbor school districts – at least between Pinelands and some members of the LEH Board of Education.
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•May 4, 2022
Stafford Township School Board Approves Budget to Include 1.18-Cent Tax Increase
The Stafford Township School District continues to face budgetary challenges. State aid was reduced by nearly $580,000 for the 2022-23 school year, costs are on the rise, and programs, technology and…
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•May 4, 2022
Stafford Adds Three Cops, Announces Programs for Kids to Seniors
The Stafford Township Police Department boasts “one of, probably the most challenging and demanding entrance processes in the state,” according to Chief Thomas Dellane.
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•May 4, 2022
Beach Haven to Spend $13.6 Million in 2022
At last week’s agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted its 2022 municipal budget of $13,615,224, approximately $341,000 higher than last year. No comments were made during the public…
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•May 4, 2022
COVID-19 Mini-Wave Continues in Ocean County and New Jersey
The Ocean County Health Department reported 702 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county for the week of April 21 to 27.
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•May 4, 2022
School Tax Slightly Decreased in Barnegat
At its April 26 meeting, the Barnegat Township Board of Education adopted a 2022-23 budget of $64,463.030. It is $3.6 million higher than the current budget, which was adopted at this time last year.
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•May 4, 2022
Barnegat Schools: ‘No Place for Hate’
After receiving its first No Place for Hate designation from the Anti-Defamation League, the Barnegat Township School District has since made it a mission to spread this message and work toward a…
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•May 4, 2022
Fund Drive Started for Former Officer Battling MS
A fund drive has started for a former police officer from North Jersey who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis nearly 14 years ago.
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•May 4, 2022
Two Teens Charged in Neptune Market Break-In
Two juveniles were arrested last week in connection with a break-in at the Neptune Market in Harvey Cedars.
