News
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•October 7, 2026
Beach Haven Issues Post-Storm Advisory
The borough of Beach Haven advises residents and visitors that hazardous conditions currently exist on the beach and along the shoreline due to the September nor’easter.
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•October 7, 2026
Island Library Friends Tout Book Sale Success
Members of the board of the Friends of the Island Library have much to celebrate. The first is a milestone in the money raised at the two-day “Big Book Sale in September.”
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•October 7, 2026
Ship Bottom Fire Co. Expands Rescue Capabilities With Drone, New Tools
A distressed swimmer along the Island’s coast may soon have a faster path to safety, even during the quieter months when seasonal resources are limited, thanks to technology that puts a rescue tool…
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•October 7, 2026
Block Party Supports Beach Haven Fire Co.
Storm clouds couldn’t dampen spirits as longtime community members and weekend visitors braved the elements Saturday in support of Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1.
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•October 2, 2026
Tuckerton BOE Moves Past Disruption
The Sept. 28 meeting of the Tuckerton Board of Education was a long and interesting one.
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•October 1, 2026
Long Beach Township Advises Residents on Bulk Storm Trash Pickup
Following the recent nor’easter, Long Beach Township officials let residents know they could place storm-related trash in black garbage bags in cans or by the curb, and scheduled extra trash pickups…
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October 1, 2026
Fire Rips Through BLVD Pizza in Beach Haven
An early morning fire Wednesday severely damaged BLVD Pizza in Beach Haven. Police Sgt. Tom Daly said the fire broke out at the 610 N. Bay Ave business at 7 a.m. It was declared under control at…
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•October 1, 2026
Nor’easter Paralyzes Island Streets, Floods Homes and Businesses
When Jaime Ryan left The Cheese Shoppe in Beach Haven on Friday, Sept. 25, he expected his store to be closed for one day and then he would assess the rest of the weekend. By Saturday, kayakers were…
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•October 1, 2026
Students Team Up With Terrapin Nesting Project
Learning came to life for the Beach Haven School’s second-grade students when Olivia Swanson’s class helped release 47 diamondback terrapin hatchlings through the Terrapin Nesting Project.
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•October 1, 2026
Dredge Project Turns Tide on Channel Depth Near Kinsey Cove
An $8.4 million N.J. Department of Transportation dredge project in Barnegat Bay is reshaping navigation in the waters around Long Beach Island, with crews now in their fifth month of work and a…
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•September 30, 2026
Little Egg Harbor BOE Responds to Busing Complaints
Last week, The SandPaper included an article about the numerous complaints residents and employees made about the busing situation at the Little Egg Harbor School District at its September board of…
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•September 30, 2026
Beach Haven Unveils Capital Improvements List
At its Sept. 24 agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a $2.24 million capital improvements bond ordinance for projects to undertake in 2027.
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•September 30, 2026
Banding Together for Royal Tern Roundup on Horseshoe Island
Staff and volunteers from Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey joined representatives from N.J. Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and The Wetlands Institute, based in Stone Harbor, to…
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•September 30, 2026
(GAIL) Contested Mayor’s Race Centers on Ship Bottom’s Future
When Ship Bottom voters cast their ballots this year, they will choose a mayor in the borough’s first contested general election since the turn of the century.
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•September 30, 2026
LBI-UM Churches Look to Make Community Inroads
At this time last year, a merger of the two United Methodist churches on the south end of Long Beach Island into one house of worship was in the works.
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•September 30, 2026
Harvey Cedars to Be Awash in Pink
In October, the organization “Evolve Pink” is launching something new – Pink Light Up, a statewide movement to turn communities pink in support of those impacted by breast cancer. And the borough of…
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•September 30, 2026
LBI Garden Club Reaps Awards at Luncheon
The Garden Club of LBI recently received state awards for several programs: a garden therapy award for the club’s senior services events, an exceptional garden tour award for the Outdoor Living and…
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•September 30, 2026
Ocean County Library Celebrating Banned Book Week
The Ocean County Library, in conjunction with the American Library Association, will once again celebrate Banned Books Week from Oct. 4 to 10.
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•September 30, 2026
Eagleswood Set for Annual Country Fair
The 30th annual Eagleswood Township Country Fair and Craft Show takes place this weekend, and Deputy Mayor Michelle Sysol expressed excitement as finishing touches are being put in place.
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•September 26, 2026
Nor’easter Floods LBI Streets; Residents Urged to Shelter in Place
Floodwaters receded enough in Ship Bottom on Saturday afternoon to allow the limited reopening of the Causeway and Boulevard, after a nor’easter cut off Long Beach Island from the mainland and…
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September 26, 2026
Nor’easter Photo Essay: From Bay to Beach, and Everything in Between, LBI Takes a Hit
SandPaper photographer Jack Reynolds spent Saturday morning surveying the impacts of the nor’easter.
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•September 25, 2026
Christa Steiner Calls Miss America Experience Life-Changing
Christa Steiner, the current Miss Connecticut who recently competed in the Miss America Pageant in West Palm Beach, Fla., does indeed live in the Nutmeg State.
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•September 24, 2026
Ship Bottom Tackles Illegal Curb Markings
Limited street parking has long been a source of friction on Long Beach Island, so much so that residents in some communities have painted curbs and streets near their homes to stake claims to…
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•September 24, 2026
Local Ultra-Marathoner Will Cover New Jersey Top to Bottom
When he was in the U.S. Navy, Tuckerton resident Stanley Jackson was a member of a special operations dive team in which training consisted of grueling sessions that tested his endurance to the max.…
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•September 24, 2026
Leave Goldenrod to Bloom, Aid Pollinators
Goldenrod and ragweed bloom at the same time of year – right about now – and while often both are blamed for seasonal sniffles and sneezes, it is only the wind-pollinated ragweed, with its small…
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•September 23, 2026
Save LBI Challenges Push to Revive NJ Offshore Wind Energy
A local grassroots organization is clapping back against offshore wind after a Sept. 10 press briefing in Hammonton, where some of New Jersey’s federal lawmakers and project supporters renewed a call…
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•September 23, 2026
Surf City Pickleballers Serve Up Support for Local First Responders
TO SERVE AND PROTECT: More than 30 teams took to the Surf City pickleball courts Saturday, Sept. 19, playing 62 games during a fundraising tournament before first, second and third place winners were…
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•September 23, 2026
Conditions to Be Monitored at Mordecai Island
Researchers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Engineer Research and Development Center have recently completed installing five monitoring platforms to measure waves, tides, currents and boat…
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•September 23, 2026
Long Beach Township Adopts Affirmative Marketing Plan for Affordable Housing
In furtherance of its obligations under the Fair Housing Act and the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls, Long Beach Township has adopted an affirmative marketing plan “to ensure that all…
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•September 23, 2026
Southern Regional Student Council Aims to Amp Up Volunteerism
In his first turn behind a microphone as the student council representative on the Southern Regional Board of Education, Michael Gatto didn’t have a whole lot to report since classes had been in…
