SCHOOL’S OUT: Even with the understanding the LBI Grade School would be torn down, the beginning of its dismantling last month brought a mix of emotions. The nearly 4-acre property will be redeveloped ...

When the first SandPaper went to press in July 1976, my column dealt with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In the issues that followed, I was able to deal with the events of the ...

2025 was yet another busy year for news in Southern Ocean County. There were, as usual, a number of issues that have been reported in The SandPaper for years – wind farms, roadwork, and school budgets ...

Little Egg Harbor resident Martha Hickson didn’t intend to become a driving force in a nationwide movement for free speech. But as groups relentlessly pushed for the removal of books from the school ...

At the Eagleswood Township Committee’s reorganization meeting of Monday, Jan. 5, the Eagleswood Volunteer Fire Co. officers were sworn in. The installation dinner will take place later this month.

While nothing is concrete right now, Stafford Township officials are making moves to acquire grant funding that could pave the way for a skate park at the Bay Avenue Community Center. During its Dec.

Surflight Theatre and the New Jersey Maritime Museum recently announced winners in the inaugural Beach Haven Gingerbread House contest. The category winners were business, Okie’s Butcher Shop; school, ...

Collectors and sports memorabilia enthusiasts can start the new year by acquiring some new items when Southern Regional hosts its 2026 Sports Collectibles Show later this month. On Saturday, Jan. 24 ...

The second seat from the left behind the dais in the Ship Bottom meeting room, like the others, was vacant Dec. 30 after the council moved its final meeting of the year to the firehouse to accommodate ...

Maybe someday our elected officials will work together for the betterment of the voters. However, that’s not today. Recently, our president announced that inflation was under control. I have ...

Eleven days after shooting down its own proposed short-term rental ordinance, the Ship Bottom Borough Council rejected another proposal before a standing-room-only crowd at the firehouse Dec. 30 at ...

Tuckerton Councilmen Sam Colangelo and Mike Dupuis, both re-elected in November, were sworn into office at the borough’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 1. “I’m very happy to have been elected again, ...