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2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Rick Mellerup

Surflight Theatre will be hosting “Winslow,” a tribute to The Eagles, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday, June 30. Tickets are $44.50 and may be purchased online at surflight.org, by calling the box office at 609-492-9477, extension 1, or at the door, although that is not recommended, considering tickets are selling well. By the way, Surflight warns people not to purchase tickets from other sites.

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Rick Mellerup

The audience at Surflight Theatre loved Surflight’s current musical, “9 To 5, The Musical” when I took in the Sunday matinee, and there were plenty of reasons to do so. The show, based on the 1980 film, has numerous moments of humor, considering its book fairly closely follows the script of the movie. Three secretaries at Consolidated Industries, Violet (Erin Fish), Doralee (Kasie Buono) and Judy (Emma Luxemburg), have had it with their boss, Franklin Hart Jr. (John D. Smitherman).

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

For some reason, I feel compelled to write about heat this week, possibly due to its being unseasonably torrid, hotter than a witch’s … wait, that doesn’t work, does it? Admittedly it’s officially summer, but this might be the definition of too much, too soon. Mainland high temp records are already melting away. As to where summer temperatures might go from here, an early heat wave is no more an indicator of things to come than an early deep freeze in winter.

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | David Biggy

Emily Evans couldn’t stop smiling throughout Southern Regional High School’s commencement ceremony. “My parents told me afterward that they could tell I was ready to go forward,” said the recent graduate. “They know all I’ve been through, the struggles I’ve had with self-confidence, and what it’s meant for me to grow the way I have these past four years. They know what my journey has been, so for them to see and recognize I’m ready for what’s ahead means something.

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Juliet Kaszas-Hoch

Marsh islands in the bay are critical pieces of land; not only do they provide habitat for migratory birds, shellfish and terrapins, they mitigate storm impact on developed areas such as Long Beach Island by slowing wave action across open water and reducing erosion. With this understanding, and after witnessing the destruction caused by flooding during Superstorm Sandy, a group came together in 2020 with the dedicated aim to protect these bay islands. Angela C.