Victoria Ford

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Victoria Ford

This weekend at Kohr Soft Ice Cream on Route 9 in Tuckerton, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, both Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, “with fun-filled inspirational flavors and, of course, ube ice cream,” derived from purple yams. The event is called the Halo-Halo Ice Cream Social, named for the Filipino shaved-ice dessert.

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Victoria Ford

Walk the Walk: Beach Haven’s seventh annul Art Walk is Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fine arts and crafts festival along Bay Avenue from Pearl Street to Eighth Street offers 65 vendors of art for display and sale to the public, bringing out the community in support of local artists and small businesses.

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Victoria Ford

A plan to purchase and save White’s Market in Barnegat Light is evolving faster than a weekly newspaper’s print cycle. On the afternoon of Sunday, May 25, a meeting was held in the Bay Breeze Pavilion, packed with people interested in the fate of the business, which has operated since 1954, first by Lloyd White and then by his son, Mike. A recent SandPaper article had stated the property was for sale but not the business, according to a Barnegat Light councilperson.

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Victoria Ford

The Yoga Hive in Manahawkin will hold a “divine celebration” Sunday, June 1 in memory of yoga teacher Jennie McNally, 37, of Cedar Run, who died of heart failure on May 2, leaving behind her husband and 7-year-old daughter. The public is invited to the event, starting at 5 p.m. with chanting kirtan, followed by sharing sweets and stories and a silent auction of items donated by local businesses.

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Victoria Ford

Giada Mangino, 18, was crowned Miss Stafford last June. She then came in second in the Miss Southern Maritime’s Teen contest, held in Avalon. As first runner-up, she said, “I went on with my life,” but in January when the first-place winner had to bow out, Mangino found herself stepping into the full title she now wears on a sash. With the regional crown comes automatic advancement to the Miss New Jersey’s Teen pageant on Saturday, June 14, mom Beckie Mangino explained.