Ship Bottom will continue to celebrate its centennial year at the annual Day at the Bay event Saturday, Sept. 13 at the boat ramp. There is something for all ages, including live music by special ...

The Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners meeting on Sept. 8 began on a celebratory note, as Mayor Joseph Mancini read a proclamation in honor of the 100th birthday – on Wednesday, Sept. 10 – of ...

A former Ship Bottom lifeguard and a critical care nurse were among a group of six friends having a nighttime picnic at the bay beach Friday when the sound of children playing nearby turned eerily ...

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 ...

Last week’s mail brought a bit of delight: a copy of an article I had written in The SandPaper’s Nov. 11, 1981 issue along with an Aug. 20 letter to the editor from Grove Conrad referencing my decades ...

In continuing its 100th anniversary celebration, the Ocean County Library presents a concert by the vocal duo Dakota and Elle at the Waretown branch on Monday, Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. The program is ...

I graduated with a B.S. in education from the University of Virginia in 1986, and an MEd in special education technology from George Mason University in 1988. I was a special education self-contained ...

There’s an old adage that says many people don’t start paying attention to elections until after Labor Day. Labor Day has passed. Interestingly, though, the first poll result released after Labor Day ...

Summer fun is still on the calendar with a game day fundraiser at the Surf City Firehouse on Sept. 16. The Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is hosting the event with all ...

In an effort to balance tree preservation with development needs, New Jersey municipalities are now required to enact ordinances governing tree removal and replacement. Long Beach Township officials, ...

Memories of the late Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk Larson from four of the five other current LBI mayors were shared in a SandPaper article published last week, but only the fifth one was in his ...

At its meeting Monday, Sept. 8, the Beach Haven Borough Council adopted a bond ordinance to fund more money for various repairs and renovations to the Beach Haven Emergency Operations Center, located ...