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•September 10, 2025
Summer Resident Pleads Guilty to Sex Charges
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer recently announced that David Lyons, 44, of Glenside, Pa. pleaded guilty to manufacturing child sexual abuse material and invasion of privacy before…
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•September 10, 2025
Residents Continue Battle Against Lennar Homes Development
The Little Egg Harbor Township Planning Board recently approved Lennar Corp.’s 415-unit age-restricted housing project, Venue at Summers Corner, slated for Center Street, despite public opposition.…
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•September 10, 2025
Resiliency Proposal Draws More Criticism
The public has two more opportunities this month to address a proposed N.J. Department of Environmental Protection resiliency rule being slammed as having “far-reaching consequences” by 9th District…
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•September 10, 2025
Adventure, Freedom: The Calling Cards of a Surfer’s Lifestyle
Editor’s Note: This story was published in The SandPaper on Nov. 5, 2003. We are posting it now in light of surf industry pioneer and Manahawkin native Ron DiMenna’s death on Saturday, Sept. 6.
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•September 7, 2025
Bidding War Over Beloved Pig Helps Barnegat Light Auction Raise $50,000
When the gavel came down on White’s pig at $3,000, the crowd at the Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Co. auxiliary’s 42nd annual auction knew they had witnessed something special. The fiberglass pig…
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•September 6, 2025
Wrapped in Memories of LBI With Custom T-Shirt Blanket
At the start of June, not long after she gave birth to her son, Christy Pitts was sorting through her closet and realized how many T-shirts she owned that featured Long Beach Island businesses. “I…
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•September 6, 2025
New Methodist Minister Brings Global Experience to Tuckerton
Isaac Minkah, the new minister at the First United Methodist Church of Tuckerton, was born and raised in Ghana, and that’s where he became a Methodist.
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•September 5, 2025
Central Avenue Redesign Collides With Traffic Safety Concerns
On the books, there is only one way by car off Long Beach Island: Eighth Street, also known as Route 72 West, in Ship Bottom. This summer, however, motorists increasingly seem to be taking different…
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•September 4, 2025
Island Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Barnegat Light Mayor
The loss of Mayor Kirk O. Larson in Barnegat Light is a historic moment. Other Island mayors, officials and community members offered reactions and words of respect this week for the decades-long…
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•September 4, 2025
Paddle-Out Caps 100 Waves Event for Substance Abuse Recovery Efforts
RECOVERY WINS: The summer-long challenge raised approximately $30,000 and ends in a one-day celebration of freedom, fun and recovery through community. On land and sea, good vibrations go out in…
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•September 4, 2025
Solar Power 2.0: Panels More Efficient, Energy Data Readable Via Smartphone App
Philadelphia-based architect Sam Gordon designed his house in High Bar Harbor 15 years ago to achieve net zero energy consumption. A key part of that objective is a rooftop solar panel system. Gordon…
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•September 4, 2025
Catboats Are Summer Season Finale in Harvey Cedars
For the 38th annual Harvey Cedars Catboat Race on Sunday, Aug. 31, there was a mixed group with appearances of boats from as far as Beach Haven to Barnegat Township.
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•September 3, 2025
Cyber Lapse Claim Leads to Overhaul of FEMA Tech Leadership
With nearly three months left until the end of the 2025 Atlantic basin hurricane season, a storm continues to brew between Sen. Andy Kim and the Trump administration over what Kim claims is the…
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•September 3, 2025
Ocean County Launches Site Dedicated to Proposed NJDEP Resiliency Rule
Concerned about the financial impact a proposed N.J. Department of Environmental Protection resiliency rule would have on Ocean County, its board of commissioners recently unveiled a website…
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•September 3, 2025
Receive Energy Bill Assistance in Little Egg Harbor, Waretown
New Jersey Natural Gas will host Energy Assistance Days throughout Ocean County in September and October, making stops in Little Egg Harbor on Monday, Sept. 15 and Waretown on Friday, Oct. 10.
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•September 3, 2025
Beach Haven Resident Joins County Panel
Earlier this month, the Ocean County Board of Commissioners appointed Beach Haven resident John Hailperin as a member of the Ocean County Workforce Development Board. The WDB oversees programs funded…
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•September 3, 2025
Little Egg Harbor Approves 415-Unit, Age-Limit Homes
The long saga of a controversial proposed 415-home age-restricted Lennar Corp. housing development bordering Center Street in Little Egg Harbor appears to be over.
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•September 3, 2025
Summer Concerts Raise Over $2,300 for Tuckerton Food Pantry
Free concerts in Tuckerton this summer turned out not only to be a way to enjoy the beautiful weather, great music and bring the community together, but also to uplift residents in need. The…
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•September 3, 2025
More Money Added to Beach Haven EOC Project
At its Aug. 28 agenda meeting, the Beach Haven Borough Council introduced a bond ordinance to fund more money for various repairs and renovations to the Beach Haven Emergency Operations Center…
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•September 3, 2025
LBI Garden Club Installs New President
JoAnne McKee of Barnegat Light was named president of the Garden Club of LBI for 2025-26 at the club’s recent annual luncheon.
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•September 3, 2025
Sen. Amato Renews Call to Reinstate Sales Tax Holiday for School Supplies
State Sen. Carmen Amato (R-9th) is renewing his call to reinstate the annual back-to-school sales tax holiday, which offers a temporary exemption period for certain retail sales of computers, school…
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•September 3, 2025
NJ Holds First-Ever Flood Safety Week, Releases Resilience Initiatives Report
New Jersey’s inaugural Flood Safety Week, held at the end of August, included recommendations to the public and local governments for steps to take to become more aware of, and better prepared for…
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•September 3, 2025
Parents Hail Police for Safe Return of Missing Child
The same day the Ship Bottom Police Department was recognized for its professionalism as part of its accreditation, its officers were lauded for the safe recovery of a child who wandered off from the…
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•September 2, 2025
Commissioner Meehan to Address North Beach Taxpayers
Long Beach Township Commissioner Alexander Meehan will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the North Beach Taxpayers Association on Saturday, Sept 6. Members and board members have submitted topics…
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•September 2, 2025
Few Beaches Protected After Labor Day
While September is usually warm enough to enjoy the beach, only a handful of beaches on Long Beach Island will have lifeguards following Labor Day weekend.
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•August 31, 2025
Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk O. Larson, 71, Dies; Fishing Community Reels from Loss
Shockwaves are rolling through the borough of Barnegat Light after its residents awoke Sunday to the news of Mayor Kirk O. Larson’s sudden passing during emergency heart surgery on Saturday, Aug. 30.
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•August 30, 2025
12th Street Beach Guarded in Surf City Until Sept. 7
Surf City Councilman Joe DeBenedetto announced Aug. 30 that under the leadership of beach patrol Capt. Mark Dileo, the 12th Street beach will be guarded until Sunday, Sept. 7. DeBenedetto reminds all…
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•August 29, 2025
‘Green Drinks’ Now Meeting Quarterly
Environmentally minded people are welcome to stop by for refreshments and eco-friendly conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 2 at the Mainland Holiday Inn in Manahawkin from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The meeting is…
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•August 29, 2025
North End Landmark, Mast of ‘Sea King,’ Wrenched From Sand, Sent Back Out to Sea
The historic mast sticking up out of the 11th Street beach in Barnegat Light for the last six decades is gone – a souvenir swiped by Hurricane Erin as she made her way past LBI this week.
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•August 28, 2025
Mother Nature Can’t Stop Coast Guard Elite Surfmen From Duty
On the back end of Hurricane Erin, under a sunny blue sky, past the bar and north jetty of Barnegat Inlet, the storm could still be seen and felt as nearly 16-foot waves broke over two 47-foot motor…
