News
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•January 9, 2025
Top 10 News Stories of 2024 Has a New No. 1
New is a very important part of the word news. Several stories have dominated the pages of The SandPaper over the past few years, and some are likely to continue to do so for the next few as well.
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•January 9, 2025
Snow Delivers Glancing Blow to Area
People living in southernmost New Jersey could bring the snowblowers and sleds out of hibernation Monday. But for people living in Southern Ocean County, well, not so much.
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•January 9, 2025
French Legion of Honour Recipient, Past Surf City Fire President Dies at 103
John Gutbrod, a member of the Greatest Generation and a decorated U.S. Army veteran for his actions during World War II, is being remembered for his life of service, first globally and then to the…
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•January 9, 2025
Van Drew Swings By Stafford Township to Swear in Henken, Council Members
Congressman Jeff Van Drew swore in Mayor Robert Henken, Councilwomen Lisa Mower and Amy Otte, and Councilman Steven Esposito, before expressing to the packed house inside the Stafford Township…
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•January 8, 2025
Tuckerton Reorganizes for 2025
The Tuckerton Borough Council jam-packed dozens of assignments into its New Year’s Day meeting, which lasted just under 40 minutes.
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•January 8, 2025
Dan Maxwell New Mayor of Little Egg Harbor
Dan Maxwell was sworn in as the new mayor of Little Egg Harbor Township at the township committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 1. Committeeman Blaise Scibetta, who served as mayor for the past…
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•January 8, 2025
Cirulli Handed the Gavel in Barnegat for 2025
Alfonso Cirulli was named Barnegat Township mayor for 2025 at the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting, while Albert Bille is now deputy mayor. Cirulli was deputy mayor last year as Joseph Marte held the…
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•January 8, 2025
Ocean County College Offers Project Management Training
Ocean County College is partnering with the Project Management Institute – which offers knowledge platforms and resources, career-long development and professional certificates – for project…
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•January 8, 2025
LBI Garden Club Aids Police Department Toy Drive
For the past three years, the Garden Club of Long Beach Island has sponsored a toy drive at its holiday luncheon, in support of the Ship Bottom Police Department. This year, the sponsorship was for…
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•January 8, 2025
Imperiale Looks Back at a ‘Very Successful’ 2024
In Harvey Cedars, January 2024 marked the first time there was a new person in the mayor’s chair for 32 years. Borough Commissioner John Imperiale took the seat occupied by Jonathan Oldham shortly…
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•January 8, 2025
Barnegat Light Irons Out, Organizes Committees
The Barnegat Light Borough Council had a bumpy takeoff heading into the new year. The reorganization meeting of Friday, Jan. 3 included a lengthy, decidedly argumentative reconfiguring of various…
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•January 8, 2025
Lambert Back in Beach Haven Mayor’s Chair
Colleen Lambert was named Beach Haven mayor at the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting, while Jaime Baumiller was appointed borough council president.
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•January 8, 2025
High Utility Bills, Rate Hike Ask Follow ACE Into New Year
The parent company of Atlantic City Electric pledged to conduct an additional audit of its billing systems as part of its immediate next steps to address surging utility bills for customers in South…
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•January 8, 2025
Two Officers Join Barnegat Police Department
The Barnegat Township Police Department began the new year by swearing in two new patrol officers, Kevin Wagner and Evan Sands.
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•January 8, 2025
Eagleswood Launches 2025 With New Committeeman
A new Eagleswood Township Committee member was sworn in at the reorganization meeting of Thursday, Jan. 2. Patrick Benn was elected in November to replace Debra Rivas upon her retirement.
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•January 2, 2025
Commissioners Thank Volunteers and ‘Heart of Harvey Cedars’
At its final meeting of the year on Monday, Dec. 16, the Harvey Cedars Board of Commissioners thanked residents who have volunteered for the town through many ways.
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•January 1, 2025
County Clerk Colabella Retiring on Jan. 1, Leaving Barnegat Light for Florida
Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella has announced he is retiring, effective Jan. 1.
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•December 31, 2024
Apparent Drowning Victim Found in Little Egg Harbor Lagoon
Sunday morning, Dec. 29, Little Egg Harbor Township police retrieved the body of a senior woman from the lagoon behind North Boom Way, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced. They…
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•December 30, 2024
Public Input Sought on All-Inclusive Playground in Beach Haven
The Beach Haven Borough Council will hold a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. to hear public comment on a proposed all-inclusive playground that would be an upgrade to the current…
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•December 30, 2024
Fires Damage Homes in Ocean Acres, Beach Haven West; No Injuries Reported
On Christmas morning at 6:30 a.m., while many families were waking up to the sounds of excited children, the household at 200 Navy Lane in Ocean Acres was escaping deadly smoke and fire.
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•December 28, 2024
Fallen Officer Was Once a Beach Haven Lifeguard
A North Carolina police officer with ties to Beach Haven was killed in the line of duty Dec. 23 while responding to a report of man with a gun at the Food Lion store in Greensboro.
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•December 27, 2024
Decoration Contest Winner Shows a Spirit of Giving
Rich and Dawn Castronuovo got a little more Christmas money to spend as they are the winners of the Barnegat Township Recreation Department’s holiday decorating contest.
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•December 24, 2024
Van Explosion in Beach Haven West Injures One
A plumbing and heating van exploded on Gregg Drive in the Beach Haven West section of Stafford Township on Monday afternoon, Dec. 23. One person, presumably the driver-workman, was airlifted to a…
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•December 24, 2024
House Fire Levels Loveladies Bayfront Summer Residence
The house fire at 41 Holly Drive in Loveladies woke up the neighborhood before 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 23.
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•December 22, 2024
Dedicated Public Servant and Change Agent Marilyn Wasilewski Dies at 90
Marilyn Kathrine Wasilewski was a woman who made a difference.
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•December 19, 2024
Oyster Farmers Help Restore Reefs in Barnegat, Great Bay Region
The first oyster reef planting in the local watershed for the multifaceted, partner-driven COASTAL (Conservation Opportunities Advancing Sustainable Technologies for Aquaculture Leases) project is…
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•December 19, 2024
Area Drone Sightings Reach New Heights
Santa’s sleigh isn’t the only aircraft getting tons of attention these days. Drone sightings in Southern Ocean County have multiplied recently and local residents are on edge, calling on the federal…
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•December 19, 2024
Sea Change Recovery Center Provides 100 ‘Dignity Bags’ to Community Members in Need
At their new harm reduction center in West Creek on Wednesday, Dec. 11, eight members of Sea Change Recovery Community Organization volunteered to prepare 100 “dignity bags” for distribution through…
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•December 19, 2024
Tuckerton Council, Former Fire Chief Face Off
“The fact of the matter is, it was what Tuckerton didn’t do that got them removed as a fire department. End of story,” Councilman Mike Dupuis said to former Tuckerton Fire Co. chief Lee Eggert at the…
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•December 18, 2024
Central Avenue Traffic Lights Signal Frustration for Southbound Motorists
In the off-season, it’s possible to travel northbound on the Boulevard from Holgate to Barnegat Light in about 30 minutes. Not so for the return trip as traffic signals on Central Avenue in Ship…
