News
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•May 9, 2024
Jason Carroll Takes Over as Barnegat Police Chief
May 1 marked the changing of the guard for the Barnegat Police Department as Jason Carroll was sworn in as chief in a ceremony at the township recreation center. He replaces the recently retired…
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•May 9, 2024
Surf City Preps for Outdoor Dining as Summer Looms
At a special meeting May 6, the Surf City Land Use Board determined a proposed zoning ordinance amending a portion of the borough’s outdoor dining rules is consistent with “the intent and purpose of…
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•May 8, 2024
Long Beach Adopts 2024 Budget, No Tax Increase
Long Beach Township has adopted its 2024 spending plan, which sees the tax rate remain steady at 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Total general appropriations come in at $33,737,500, with the…
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•May 8, 2024
Southern Regional School Board Approves 2024-25 Budget
As costs for staff benefits keep rising, the Southern Regional School District’s typical budgetary goals to allocate as much of its funding toward direct instruction of its students while maintaining…
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•May 8, 2024
Offshore Wind Opponents Sue NJDEP Over Planned Project
A local grassroots organization opposed to the current offshore wind farm planned off the coast of Long Beach Island is among three groups to sue the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection over…
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•May 8, 2024
Barnegat Juniors Make Sure They Arrive Alive
Just days before the junior prom, Barnegat High School held its first-ever distracted driving awareness event for the junior class.
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•May 8, 2024
Barnegat Elementary PTA in Prestigious Company
The Barnegat Elementary Parent Teacher Association has been awarded the New Jersey Parent Teacher Association 2024 award for diversity, inclusion and equity, a local success award given annually to…
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•May 3, 2024
Tuckerton School District Raising Taxes by Double Digit Amount
There’s no gentle way to say it: Tuckerton homeowners will have a huge tax increase supporting their elementary school in the 2024-25 school year.
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•May 2, 2024
Successful Earth Day Cleanup, Green Fair in Books
Earth Day marked yet another noteworthy cleanup for Little Egg Harbor Township, which also held its very first Green Fair simultaneously.
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•May 1, 2024
A Stroke of Creativity
FEELING SKETCHY: A recent Ship Bottom Taxpayers Association exhibition, in conjunction with The Haymarket Hobbies and Toys, drew eyes to the parking lot. Giving new meaning to art walk, the event…
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•May 1, 2024
The SandPaper Wins ‘General Excellence’ in NJPA 2023 Weekly Contest
The SandPaper won the prestigious General Excellence Award for the third consecutive year for both editorial and advertising content in the weekly division of the 2023 New Jersey Press Association…
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•May 1, 2024
Teen Night May Become Extinct in Beach Haven
Teen night in Beach Haven could be a thing of the past according to a proposed ordinance being drawn up and possibly introduced at the May 13 borough council meeting.
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•May 1, 2024
Pinelands Regional Carefully Crafts a Budget Responding to State Aid Cuts
The Pinelands Regional Board of Education approved its 2024-25 budget on Monday night, April 29.
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•May 1, 2024
Ship Bottom to Restrict Commercial Parking on Boulevard
Ahead of the upcoming summer season, Ship Bottom officials are taking steps to protect local roadways. That includes introducing a measure that, if approved, would prohibit commercial vehicles from…
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•May 1, 2024
McKinley Students Rally Around Schoolmate, Send Care Packages to Troops
When U.S. Army serviceman Corey Betrix was deployed to the Middle East in January, his son, Gannon, took it hard.
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•May 1, 2024
A Flurry of Activities Helps Keep Barnegat Bay Clean
On a recent Friday morning, sounds of a horn followed by a siren and peals of laughter from young students rang out against the quiet stillness of Barnegat Bay as a group of first-graders from the…
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•May 1, 2024
Schooner’s Wharf for Sale for $15 Million
Schooner’s Wharf, one of Beach Haven’s most iconic attractions, has gone on the market.
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•May 1, 2024
Beach Haven Adopts Mooring Regulations for Pearl Street
An ordinance adopted by the Beach Haven Borough Council at an agenda meeting last week will set requirements for mooring boats in the borough’s riparian grant area at the corner of Pearl Street and…
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•May 1, 2024
Barnegat Township Police Present Scams 101
While technological advances have made life easier for many people, there is a downside in the form of scammers. As people become more computer-savvy, so does the online nefarious element, which…
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•May 1, 2024
Barnegat Schools Get ‘A’ in Music Education
For the fifth consecutive year, the Barnegat Township School District has been recognized as one of the top communities for music education by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation…
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•May 1, 2024
Long Beach Township Bolsters Clam Cove Shoreline With Help From New Jersey Resources
Staff from New Jersey Resources traveled to the Long Beach Township Field Station in Holgate last Friday, April 26, to help bag shells accumulated via the Oyster Recycling Program, an initiative…
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•May 1, 2024
MATES Student Researchers Recognized at Science Symposium
Two students from the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, in Manahawkin, were honored at this year’s New Jersey Southern Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, held at Lakehurst…
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•May 1, 2024
Stafford Approves 2024-25 School Budget With Modest Tax Increase
While it wasn’t nearly as bad as what occurred last year, the Stafford Township School District’s 2024-25 budget still needed some tailoring and fine-tuning to make everything work. Still, with a…
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•April 30, 2024
Ship Bottom Fire Chief Urges Summering First Responders to Volunteer
Retired and vacationing first responders are already bridging the gap of volunteerism some Island fire companies and emergency medical service organizations have been experiencing for years, bringing…
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•April 30, 2024
Surf City Awaits Reconsideration of Central Avenue Redesign
With the flip of the calendar to May, just about two weeks remain before the final phase of the Causeway project is expected to be shut down ahead of the unofficial start of the summer season on Long…
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•April 26, 2024
Coast Guard Hears Vessel Transit Safety Concerns From Commercial Fishing Industry
Roughly 14 miles from the nearest beach, in a semi-secluded Stockton University classroom, the impact of planned offshore wind power farms on the commercial fishing industry’s ability to safely…
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•April 25, 2024
Harvey Cedars Tackling Bayfront Street Flooding
Harvey Cedars homeowners living on bay streets – especially Bay Terrace, Essex Avenue, West 78th Street and others – have long suffered with flooding during even the smallest storm events.
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•April 25, 2024
Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light to Lead National Exercise Tiger Remembrance
On Friday, April 28, 1944, the American military conducted a top-secret naval training operation on the Slapton Sands beach in England to prepare the Army and Navy forces for the D-Day invasion just…
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•April 25, 2024
Mayors Seek to Stop Atlantic Shores Rebid of Offshore Wind Contract
Mayors from eight Jersey Shore communities, including all six on Long Beach Island, are opposing the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ plan to allow wind developers to rebid previously approved…
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•April 25, 2024
Elevated Gas Levels Prompt Evacuation in Ship Bottom
First responders cleared block 100 of 15th Street on the morning of April 17 due to a gas leak, Ship Bottom fire officials reported.
