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Beach Bazaar Kicks Off Fundraising Season in Surf City

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Gina Scala

What says welcome to the busy season on Long Beach Island more than the Women’s Auxiliary of the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS beach bargain bazaar? For those who answered “nothing,” pat yourselves on the back and make sure you are available Saturday, June 14. The event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the firehouse, located at 713 North Long Beach Blvd., will feature furniture, houseware items, jewelry and so much more for sale. All proceeds will benefit the fire company. —G.G.S.
Ship Bottom Honors Earliest Officials at Centennial Meeting

2 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Gina Scala

Thirty minutes before the Ship Bottom Borough Council’s May 29 meeting, the conversation inside the firehouse was as modern-day as it could be with a focus on parking. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., however, the mayor and council turned back time as they opened their centennial meeting with a roll call as their 1925 counterparts. “It is with great pride that we reflect on our earliest beginnings,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said prior to asking for the roll call to be taken.
Ship Bottom Addresses Future Open Space Options at LBI School

3 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Gina Scala

The only certainty surrounding future open space at the LBI Grade School site in Ship Bottom is that trees will delineate the borough’s property line from a planned housing development. “The trees are going in, whether it’s Ship Bottom putting them in or whether it’s him (developer Michael Pagnotta) donating them to us,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said the morning of June 2, days after questions arose about the trees at the borough council’s centennial meeting at the firehouse last week.
Frustrations Mount as Causeway Project Set to Return in the Fall

4 days ago | thesandpaper.net | Gina Scala

Work to synchronize traffic lights at the Island’s busiest intersection, formerly the site of the Causeway Circle in Ship Bottom, will not be fully complete until sometime later this year. “That’s a moving date because they have to work it out with everybody,” Borough Administrator Kathleen Flanagan said earlier this week.
St. Francis Center Hosts Floral Arrangement Workshop This Thursday, June 5

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

Green thumb or no, the St. Francis Community Center’s upcoming floral arrangement workshop will ensure participants leave with a beautiful display. Register now to attend “Succulents By the Seashore” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 5. The workshop will be held in the hall of the St. Francis Catholic Church, at 4700 Long Beach Blvd. in Brant Beach. “Bring garden gloves, and a personal hygiene donation for the food pantry,” organizers request. Cost to attend is $35.
Beat Goes On - The SandPaper

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers

To the Editor:Sunrise Bay resident Carol Ischen and her line dancing class were almost forced to stop dancing. The CDs that they danced to for years were wearing out and barely playable. The girls had a list of songs that they danced to, but there was no way or no one to record them onto new CDs. Then came two saviors and a combined effort that spanned the generations. First, resident Beverly DeAngelo’s grandson Zachary was able to download their song list from the internet onto a flash drive.
Fight for Us - The SandPaper

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers

To the Editor:I am writing to urge elected officials to do everything in their power to protect everyday people in our community instead of enabling Trump’s tax breaks for billionaires and corporate polluters. The upcoming budget bill moving through Congress is a fight over our country’s values and priorities. We must:• Protect climate and clean energy policies that are lowering our energy costs, cutting climate pollution, and creating good jobs nationwide.
Miller Leads Third-Set Charge as Southern Regional Snags Ninth Straight Title

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | David Biggy

At 6-foot-6, Van Miller was the tallest guy on the court inside Georgian Court University’s gymnasium. But somehow, he flew under Marlboro’s radar through the first two games of the Shore Conference Tournament championship on May 22. By the time the Mustangs figured out they actually had to try to defend him in the third game, the Rams had complete control of the match.
Game of Semantics

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Gail Travers

To the Editor:I read with great dismay the recent votes and comments by Congressman Jeff Van Drew. He is twisting himself in knots with a semantics game to justify his vote to greatly reduce funding for Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security. Liar, liar, pants on fire!The budget bills that he voted for may not “technically” cut current payments to recipients, but this is a game of semantics. The bill will reduce funding for each of these programs, without question.
Taking Account of the Weekend It Was Up There With the Biggest

1 week ago | thesandpaper.net | Jay Mann

There’s not a ton of ways to accurately tabulate how many humans put themselves upon LBI during a holiday weekend, but I can confidently say this Memorial Day weekend saw a high-viz tonload of humanity. The exact number of arriving and departing vehicles is more countable since the Causeway project strategically placed permanent cameras and traffic counters hither and yon. The problem is the devices can’t tally how many souls are seated within each vehicle, at least not hereabouts.