Jay Mann

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Managing Editor at The SandPaper

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Merciless Gnats Arising: Hatch of No-See-Ums Will Bug Bayside Flukers; Long-Gone Days of Jersey’s Channel Bass

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

You likely heard a second arrest has been made in the Jones Road wildfire. It made all the national news broadcasts, with one station claiming the wildfire was still burning – as if N.J. allows massive wildfires to just eventually burn themselves out. The second person arrested is underage, 17-something. Authorities won’t reveal his name, though it will likely come out in the legal wash.
That Wild and Wooly Wildfire Might Make the Top 10 List

2 weeks ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

The Jones Road wildfire was as flameful an inferno as our Pinelands have ever experienced. The Greenwood Forest flames were California grade. As it now stands, the 15,300 burnt acres move it toward the top 10 of all-time NJ wildfires. However, that measuring system uses acres and not flame size, or the Jones Road fire would put heat on the top spot, with towering old-growth trees being fully engulfed by fire, some exploding from internal pressures within the trunks.
Nightmare Before Easter: The Time Coconut Eggs Destroyed My Vacation

3 weeks ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

First, a sad but fond farewell to our rock star Pope Francis. Here’s hoping his grassroots holiness and dedication to equality carry over to his successor – announced when white smoke next arises from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel. THOSE DANG BULLIES!: What a fine Easter weekend that was, doubly so for me since it’s my favorite holiday. Yes, more so than Christmas. That’s not to downgrade the traditional December biggie.
Tog Bait of Choice: Sand Crabs Shining

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

Sand crabs are possibly the most iconic of all beach critters, after factoring in the childhood rite of passage gained by digging them for the first time – and all too often bucketing a bunch to take home. Big mistake, kid. I know, still recalling the trauma and smell after a few days of keeping them as pets. Why I thought they might like eating little pieces of hot dog is beyond me.
Tariff Trickledown Could Loom Large for Anglers, Diners

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

Spring is having one helluva time freeing itself from the cobwebs of winter. While meteorological narratives indicate April can run as hot and cold as any other month out there, one might anticipate that under the influence of global warming it would seem the ideal month to exert warmerness unless – dare it be said? – there is more out there than the climate change experts have expected.
The Soothing Buzz of Mechanical Bees Droning Over Crops

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

When it comes to developing robotic bugs, the beautiful minds at MIT can sometimes come off as a bit batty, if not downright flitty. A team of the institute’s most gifted geeks has been enthusiastically perfecting a mechanical replacement for honeybees, the world’s prime pollinators, now reduced to near nothingness in America, leaving farmers in want of pollinators.
How the Dark Web Might Unloose Ruin on State’s Tree Frogs

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

I recently did an informative delve-about within the Dark Web, which I’ll use to also cover the Deep Web. As mere web mortals, we deal almost exclusively with the upper 10% of the available WWW, which is little more than the outer skin of the internet. Technically, our dominant domain is called the surface web, within which we happily access unfettered knowledge offered through search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo. The remaining 90% of the web is deep and dark.
The Oddest Airport Bust: A Bulge in Man’s Pants Leads to Concealed Pet

1 month ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

My mind remains boggled over news stories regarding surely one of the weirdest smuggling busts ever seen at any airport, anywhere. It played out at Newark Liberty International Airport, where security agents nabbed a man who tried secreting away a decent sized red-eared slider turtle, wrapping it in a small towel and stowing it in the most private portion of his pants. The crawly contraband was first detected by highly advanced electronic surveillance devices.
In an Extreme Crunch, Dining on Bunker Bait Might Not Be So Bad

2 months ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

A quick but deserved and timely rant. This biannual time switch thing has gotta go, one way or the other. It’s either sunny side up or over easy, spoken like a former breakfast cook (Noller’s in Beach Haven and Ray’s Diner in Ship Bottom). If need be, let the people choose – or, less democratically, get a decisive decision from that EO-ist fellow with the funky hair and off-color tans.
Crustacean Spirits: Making Green Crabs Fit for Connoisseurs

2 months ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

GREEN CRABS ON THE ROCKS: To help control New England’s invasion by European green crabs, the House of Tamworth distillery in New Hampshire is testing whiskey waters never before explored. Pubs throughout New England have begun offering Crab Trapper Green Crab Flavored Whiskey. The name says it all. It’s a genuine four-year bourbon that utilizes 90 pounds of green crabs per batch. The company developed the literally “crabby” liquor with some help from an institute of higher learning.