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News
Soaring Into Summer Goes Official With Ribbon-Cutting
May 23If the invitation wasn’t official before, it is now: Come to Long Beach Island; the summer of 2013 is waiting for you. “Soar Into Summer,” the ...
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Veterans Who Served in Iraq or Afghanistan Qualify for Free Health Care
May 23Veterans who served in Iraq and or Afghanistan are eligible for five years of free medical care, said Ocean County Freeholder Gerry Little. The ...
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State Assembly Bill Creating a Coastal Commission Advances
May 23A state Assembly bill that would set up a Coastal Commission much like the Pinelands Commission has advanced out of Environment and Solid Waste ...
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Barnegat Seeking Applicants for Patrol Officer Positions
May 23The Barnegat Township Police Department will be conducting entrance testing for the purpose of establishing a hiring list for patrol officer. Lt. ...
Marina Owner Stays True to His Family’s Roots
May 23Coming from a long line of Swedish boat builders, it is no small wonder that Steve Westberg has finally gotten a chance to run his own marina. Last...
Atlantic City Electric Presents Merit of Excellence Award to LBI Emergency Operations Center
May 23Atlantic City Electric presented its annual Merit of Excellence Award for Commitment to Public Safety to the Long Beach Island Emergency Operations...
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Tuckerton Disaster Loan Would Decrease Tax Rate
May 23If Tuckerton receives the $1,197,700 FEMA low-interest disaster loan it applied for, it will cancel the 2-cent tax rate increase proposed in the ...
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Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce Has a Stake in the Meadowlands ‘Big Game Experience’
May 23A “team” from the Long Beach Island region was part of the Big Game Experience in the Meadowlands Exposition Center May 22 for a media event ...
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Ocean County Culinary Arts Training Center Opens at Atlantis Golf Club in Little Egg Harbor
May 23Ocean County Vocational Technical School has announced the opening of Cuisine on the Green, a new culinary arts training center at the Atlantis ...
Pinelands Regional Teacher and ‘Wildcats in Business’ Students Win Special Education Award for Innovative Program
May 23Pinelands Regional Junior High School special education teacher Tracy Rosario and her “Wildcats in Business” students have been awarded a prestigio...
Surf City Fire Co. Beats The SandPaper at Get LBI Running
By MICHAEL MOLINARO - May 23Personally, my only goal in running the inaugural Get LBI Running 5K in Surf City on Saturday was to defeat Borough Councilman Peter Hartney in a ...
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New Stafford Resident Arrested
May 23Cheryl A. Arthur of Yeoman Road in Stafford Township was arrested for burglary May 21 after she was found to be in possession of personal items ...
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Barnegat Light Municipal Budget Will Bring 2-Cent Increase
May 23A public hearing at 5 p.m. June 19 will review an amendment to the 2013 municipal budget at the Barnegat Light Borough Council meeting. The budget ...
Household Hazardous Waste Collected in Stafford June 1
May 23Ocean County residents will have an opportunity to rid their homes of household hazardous waste Saturday, June 1, at the Stafford Township public ...
LBI Kiwanis Website Honors Veteran Heroes at Memorial Day
May 23There are heroes among us and we’re not aware of it, even if their destroyer survived kamikaze attacks in World War II, or they were ordered to ...
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Feds Pushing for 0.05 DWI Limit
May 23One way or the other, things are probably going to get a lot tougher for drinkers who drive in the next couple of years. Last week the National ...
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Stolen Car Recovered After DWI Arrest in Harvey Cedars
May 23An early-morning traffic stop Saturday in Harvey Cedars resulted in recovery of a stolen car from Burlington County. Police Chief Thomas Preiser ...
Clam Harvesters Ready for Summer After Storm Halted the Winter
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 22It was an afternoon at Buckalew’s when Mike McCarthy’s middleneck clams were slipped steaming onto the barside tables and disappeared, consumed, ...
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‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign Runs Through June 2
May 22Drivers in Barnegat Township who don’t buckle up will be the focus of police officers as part of the “Click It or Ticket” campaign which will run ...
biz/orgBriefs®
The Mulch Brothers Friday Night at The Dutchmans 9pm
By SandPaper, The - May 15The Dutchmans Brauhaus is pleased to annouce that on Friday May 17th Toni Pileggi will preform at 6pm followed by The Mulch Brothers 9pm. An ...
We are Opening a Second Showroom!
By Giglio Awning Co. - May 02Look for the opening of our second showroom sometime at the end of the month at E. Bay Ave in Manahawkin next to Reynolds Landscaping!
Columns
Liquid Lines
Welcome Back. Here’s What Happened While You Were Gone
By JON COEN - May 23Welcome back. Let me get the door for you. Can we get you a cold drink? We’ve been expecting you. Year-round folks have been reading my drivel for ...
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Lawrence the Toast of New York City
By THOMAS P. FARNER - May 23For young naval officer James Lawrence, the spring of 1813 would see his star reach its zenith. Born in Burlington, N.J., in 1781 into a Loyalist ...
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We’re Sure as Hell Up and Running on LBI; More Than One Way to de-Skunk
By JAY MANN - May 23It’s always something of a geographical rush when I see how far astray this column goes – in a good way. I’ve gotten e-messages from every region ...
Business Notes
As Boating Season Approaches, SOC Chamber Gets Overview of Bay Debris Cleanup From DEP Assistant Commissioner
By MARIA SCANDALE - May 16Unique aspects of this upcoming boating season as the bay gets cleaned up from Superstorm Sandy was a topic of the May meeting of the Southern ...
Opinion
- Letters
Comforting Words
May 23To the Editor: Thank you to one and all for your beautiful cards and your kind, comforting words after the loss of my son Blake. It is such a ...
- Letters
Incredible Kindness
May 23To the Editor: I’ve sat down to write this thank-you so many times I’ve lost track. Every time I think I’m ready to submit it someone else comes ...
- Letters
Home of the Brave
May 22To the Editor: Memorial Day is almost upon us, and with it the unofficial start of the summer season. This year, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, ...
Artoon
May 22By L. Ganss
Letters
Ode to the 256 Shower
May 22Rub a dub dub, no tub to scrub Splish! Splash! Who needs a bath? I shall never see a historical shower such as thee Nautical themed spacious and ...
- Letters
Save Symbolic ‘Pearls’
May 22To the Editor: In researching an article for the summer kickoff edition of The Beachcomber this week, I learned that the price tag of the New ...
- Letters
Worse Off
May 15To the Editor: I believe history’s judgment of President Obama’s administration will be an America weakened both nationally and worldwide with ...
- Letters
Spirit of Generosity
May 15To the Editor: Amergael, the local organization that promotes Irish culture and provides funds to local charities, suffered losses from Superstorm ...
SpeakEasy
Country Rails Take Me Home to the Place I Belong
By DENNIS J. CARROLL - May 15Springtime always takes me to upstate New York. The area’s topography, geography and natural beauty have become a part of me, qualities that have ...
- Letters
Selfish Holdouts
May 15To the Editor: I’m writing about the Ship Bottom holdouts who have been refusing to sign the easements needed so we can get federal funds and have ...
- Letters
More Than a Feud
May 23To the Editor: I would like to clarify the reporting of the ambulance service in Tuckerton being replaced by Quality Medical as a result of a ...
- Letters
Amazing Support
May 23To the Editor: It has been just about seven months since Sandy hit our home and business. So many selfless people have graced our lives, helping ...
- Letters
A Holdout’s Rationale
May 22To the Editor: As beachfront property owners who have not signed the easement, my wife and I have been keenly interested in the comments, letters ...
- Letters
Selling Out
May 22To the Editor: Jon Coen for president of LBI! I truly hope all of you regular SandPaper readers found Jon Coen’s “Liquid Lines” column, page 21 in ...
- Commentary
Stop ‘Stop and Frisk’
By JOHN M. IMPERIALE - May 22You are walking down the street at night, or maybe just standing on a corner. A policeman thinks you look like somebody who just might commit a ...
- Letters
Precious Chest
May 21To the Editor: This past Saturday, May 18, I had an estate sale at the Manahawkin property of my sister, Patricia Dunn. Among the things sold, ...
- Letters
Aid Appreciated
May 15To the Editor: VFW Post 3729, located right here on LBI in Beach Haven Crest, would like to thank everyone who sent a donation to try and help us ...
- Feedback
Let’s Work Together
May 15To the Editor: We have been reading about the “need” for another chamber of commerce here on Long Beach Island, and we cannot understand the ...
- Letters
Heartfelt Thanks
May 15To the Editor: I would like to thank the person who returned my missing driver’s license. It is something I would like to do in person, but ...
Comments
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Re: NJ Supreme Court Hears Harvey Cedars Beach Case
By Art Levy - May 16It seems to me that this is simply a question of market value, which really brings the issue down to two questions: 1. What is the market value of ...
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Re: Please Sign
By shelley harris - May 03Mr and Mrs Bianchini seem like poor neighbors and negligent.
Sports
Moto Surf 2013, Motocross Meets Surfing at Sahara Sands
May 22Motocross riders and surfers geared up for the race held on Saturday, May 18, at Sahara Sands in Eagleswood. A motocross rider and a surfer are ...
Seven Bridges Road Half Marathon
May 02The weather was perfect for the third annual Seven Bridges Road Half Marathon and 5K races in Tuckerton on Sunday, April 28, sponsored by Applebee’...
Ram Boys Top Seed in South Jersey Lacrosse Tournament
By RICK MELLERUP - May 22What do they put in the water at Southern Regional High School? For the past decade Southern has produced a number of athletic teams that are in ...
A & E
- Music Notes
Bands Converge for Season Opening
By MICHAEL MOLINARO - May 23Reunited and It Sounds So Good: The Blowout Boys reunite for a once-a-year show that brings together local favorites Ted Hammock, Matt Fisher, ...
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Lighthouse International Film Festival Returns With Vengeance for Fifth Year
May 23The Lighthouse International Film Festival may never have expected that Long Beach Island, its setting for the past four years, would end up being ...
Art Notes May 22 Issue
May 23Arts and Crafts: Viking Village in Barnegat Light is the scene for two Arts and Crafts shows this year. The first is this Sunday, May 26, from 10 ...
ON TAP
For Who For What
May 23HOME BASE: Philadelphia STYLE: Today’s most popular and beloved songs, from top pop and dance to rock ’n’ roll and even a hint of country, all ...
ON TAP
Clutch Dog
May 23HOME BASE: South Jersey STYLE: Modern “barroom rock ’n’ roll” covers LINEUP: Joe Cannon, vocals and rhythm guitar; Mike Mallett, vocals and lead ...
The Rock Lobsters Scrape and Claw Their Way Back to Nardi’s
By MICHAEL MOLINARO - May 23They are the lobsters of rock, the seafaring four who lay down the maritime law of rock ’n’ roll, the reason this writer’s cover band could not ...
ON TAP
Shorty Long and the Jersey Horns
May 23HOME BASE: Philadelphia STYLE: Exuberant covers of all the greatest hit music the world has ever known. With male and female vocalists and the ...
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Seasonal Shows, Special Events at Ocean County College’s Novins Planetarium
May 23Ocean County College is currently offering a variety of seasonal shows and special events at its Robert J. Novins Planetarium, one of the largest ...
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