The SandPaper, January 9, 2013 Vol. 39, No. 1 by The SandPaper

FREE January 9, 2013 VOL. 39, NO. 1

THE NEWSMAGAZINE OF OF SOUTHERN SOUTHERN OCEAN OCEAN COUNTY COUNTY

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Reshaping Remains of the Shack - 19 St. Francis Center Serves Again - 22 New Emergency Unit Ready to Roll - 24 State of the Chamber for 2013 - 32

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

SUBBOGIES Surf City Grill Breakfast and Lunch Full Hot and Cold Menu Eat In or Take Out Open 8am til ? 7 Days

Family Owned Since 1985

We Deliver!!! Ask about our $6.95 Lunch Specials w/drink & dessert

NOW OPEN THE INN IS OPEN - NOW BOOKING ROOMS 24th Street & Atlantic Ave • Spray Beach, NJ 08008 609-492-1501 lbiinns.com - LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

512 N. Long Beach Blvd., Surf City (across from Surf City 5&10) NOW WE IVER L DE

The Schmid Family

The Dutchman’s Brauhaus

Call 609-494-0033

www.subbogies.com

Would like to say “Happy New Year” to All!! Our Hearts and Prayers remain with all Affected!

The SandPaper Is ONLINE! - www.thesandpaper.net

Open Daily 12 Noon Lunch & Dinner

Bavarian Tavern Happy Hour

Reservations Accepted

Sun. thru Thurs. 3pm - 8pm Fri. & Sat. 3pm - 6pm

Entertainment Friday Night John Schuster 6pm to 9pm

Spice

Catering & Event Planning Engagement Dinner • Cocktail Party • Bridal Shower Jack & Jill Party • Rehearsal Dinner • Weddings Baby Shower • Christening • Anniversary Parties Birthday Party • Graduation • Repast, Funeral Luncheons • Comedy Show Themed Parties • Retirement Dinner

Ask About about Our “Early Bird Dinners” Fri. 4pm to 6pm & Sun. 2pm to 6pm

Please Watch for Coming FUNDRAISERS - All Proceeds to Beneﬁt

In The Restaurant Specials Start Thursday Starter:

Habitat for Humanity Donations Welcome All the Time • Raised to date $7,200

On Beautiful Barnegat Bay, Cedar Bonnet Island, NJ • 494-6910 visit us at theDutchmans.com & Like us on Facebook

Mesquite smoked yellow fin tuna Chipotle mayonnaise, corn tortillas

Main Courses: Crispy Fried Virginia Oysters Homemade cole slaw and tartar sauce, old bay fries

Broiled Scottish Salmon Filet Sauteed baby spinach, whipped potatoes, red wine sauce

Char Grilled Prime Rib Eye Steak Roasted garlic steak potatoes, red wine sauce

Dessert:

Vermont Maple Bread Pudding Toasted walnuts, vanilla ice cream

Daily Specials*

*not available on holidays

Wednesday Sushi Special $17.95 (House or seaweed salad, miso soup and 2 rolls) (Special Rolls Not Included)

Stirfry Special $15.95 (House salad and choice of beef, chicken or shrimp stirfry with white rice)

$1 Hot Sake and $2 Sapporo Bottles

Thursday Prime Rib $18.95 (House salad, 10oz. prime rib, choice of starch and vegetable) $3 Draft Beer

Friday Broiled Seafood Combination $18.95 (House salad, broiled shrimp, scallops and ﬂounder, choice of starch and cole slaw) $3 Sailor Jerry Rum Mixed Drinks The Restaurant & Bar Open Wed. - Sun. from 5pm Early Birds 5-6pm • Except Saturdays & Holidays

The Sushi Bar

Lunch Fri., Sat., Sun. 12-2pm • Dinner Wed. - Sun. from 5pm Entire Menu Available for Take Out Engleside Avenue On the Ocean • Beach Haven Hotel (609) 492-1251 • Restaurant (609) 492-5116 • www.engleside.com

Every Day... Daily Happy Hour 4-7 $5 Bar Bites and Cocktails $3.5 Select Beers $4.5 House Wines In The Biz Mondays Extended Happy Hour All Day $2.50 Tuesdays $2.50 Mojitos are Back!! Wine down Wednesdays 1/2 price Glass Wines including our Classic Sangria! Sweet Soul Thursdays Live music from the daddy O legend Brian Parr! Fridays $5 Russian Standard Cocktails Saturdays $5 Jameson and Gingers Football Sundays $2 Domestic Bottles All Day

Sunset Menu 4-6 Mon-Thurs 3 Courses for $30 Must be seated by 6pm

Entertainment Every Thursday The Brian Parr Band @ 10pm

7908 Long Beach Blvd. Harvey Cedars NJ 08008 609-494-8191

CLOCK, WATCH, H, JEWELRY Y SA S SALES LES & REPAIR

597 Route 9 Eagleswood Township 2.5 Miles South of Route 72 5 Minutes from LBI Causeway

CASH FOR GOLD

609-978-0220

William Henry Knives Specializing in Antique, Estate & Modern, Clocks, Watches & Jewelry, Buy, Sell, Repair

LUNCH • DINNER • LATE NIGHT

GREAT HOME DECORATING & GIFT GIVING IDEAS QUALITY JEWELRY AT REASONABLE PRICES

267 South Main St. (Rt 9 South) Barnegat, NJ 08005 609-698-7555

23 BEERS ON TAP!!! KID’S EAT FOR

$1.

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS 4

APPETIZERS EVERY NIGHT FROM 9 PM SUNDAY FROM 8 PM NOT VALID Open Thursday thru Sunday - Serving from 4:30 p.m. Open Year Round • Reservations Accepted

Twilight Dinner Specials • Enjoy 4 Courses Starting at $16.95 Offered Thursday, Friday & Sunday from 4:30 p.m. excluding Saturday & holidays

(SUBSTITUTE SEAFOOD

DOG WALKERS NEEDED CAT FOOD NEEDED Our food bank for pets is getting very low!

Please Help

• Looking for dry pet food, wet pet food and treats for dogs and cats • If you are able to help, THANK YOU! If you are in NEED, please stop by the shelter and we can help you. We have four (4) drop off points:

Wally Mitchell’s Restaurant (side door) 712 Long Beach Blvd. Surf City

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Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter 360 Haywood Rd. Manahawkin

Morning Dog Walkers Needed

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Uncle Will’s

Lucky’s Bed & Biscuit

Long Beach Blvd. Beach Haven

Bay Ave. Manahawkin

Friends of Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter P. O. Box 1162 • Manahawkin, NJ 08050 Open Everyday 1pm to 4pm & on Wednesday till 6:30pm (609) 978-0127 www.fosocas.org • fosocas@comcast.net

Southern Ocean County Animal Facility 360 Haywood Rd., Manahawkin

TAKE OUT!

5 COURSE DINNERS SUNDAYS: NOON TO 9 PM • MON-SAT: 3:30 FIRST COURSE: HOMEMADE SOUP

PET FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED Come See Our Family of Pets for Adoption They Need Your Love • They Will Love You

FOR

BISQUE OR

JOUR

FRENCH ONION•$1.95)

SECOND COURSE: CRISP GARDEN SALAD THIRD COURSE: YOUR ENTREE FOURTH COURSE: DESSERT FIFTH COURSE: COFFEE, TEA, ICED TEA OR SODA

BAKED STUFFED MUSHROOMS • 14.95 CHICKEN PARMESAN WITH LINGUINI • 14.95 CHICKEN LINGUINI ALFREDO • 14.95 SHRIMP LINGUINI • 16.95 LOBSTER RAVIOLI • 14.95 ROASTED WHITE MEAT TURKEY • 13.95 VEAL MARSALA • 17.95 VEAL PICCATA • 17.95 ROASTED PRIME RIBS OF BEEF • 16.95 PETITE FILET MIGNON • 17.95 FANTAIL FRIED SHRIMP • 14.95 ATLANTIC FLOUNDER FILLET • 15.95 BROILED CRAB CAKES • 16.95 STUFFED CANADIAN LOBSTER TAIL • 18.95 NORWEGIAN SALMON FILLET • 15.95 BEEF STROGANOFF • 14.95 FRESH FISH DU JOUR • MARKET PRICE

EAGLESWOOD AMUSEMENT PARK GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTIES ARCADE OPEN FRIDAY/SATURDAY/SUNDAY @ NOON GOLF DRIVING RANGE • FAMILIES WELCOME OPEN 7 AM TO DUSK • EVERYDAY

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OUTSIDE DECK

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WE ARE LBI’S BUILDER

CONTENTS

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Features

Reshaping Remains of the Shack..........19

TED FLUEHR JR., Custom Builder Since 1978

INC.

Local artisan creates mementoes, with sales to beneﬁt charities

St. Francis Center Serves Again ............22 Storm damage repairs allow Brant Beach facility to reopen

New Emergency Unit Ready to Roll .....24 Southern Ocean Medical Center shows off new department

State of the Chamber for 2013 ..............32 Central theme: rebuilding the shore economy is not optional

DESIGN, BUILD, NEW HOMES, RENOVATIONS CAL 17 S. Long Beach Blvd. JOANNE L MES A NEW HOALE O UR NEW BOUT Surf City (L.B.I.), NJ 08008 HOMES FOR S IDE FOR S CELL: (6 SALE!! OCEAN PARK CALL: (609) 494-4005 09) 548-8 A 636 PEAHAL Or E-Mail: tjﬂuehr@comcast.net Please visit:

Departments

Almanac ...............................................................................18 Artoon ....................................................................................6 Arts in These Parts ...............................................................17 Business ...............................................................................32 Calendar ...............................................................................12 Classiﬁed ..............................................................................49 Currents................................................................................20 Fish Story .............................................................................40 Liquid Lines .........................................................................42 The Sandbox ..........................................................................6 The Sandtrap ........................................................................48 Sudoku .................................................................................38 200 Plus................................................................................47

www.tedfluehr.com • References Available

When Price AND Quality Matter...

Cover Photo, Jack Reynolds: Work on contouring the beachfront provides intriguing shapes and shadows last week in Holgate. ®

Energy Efficient Andersen Windows are Standard in Our Home

Ted Fluehr features high quality Andersen ® Windows

Fully Licensed • NJ State License #006819

OUR GANG PLAYERS PRESENTS NJ “Community Theater of the Year” 2012

REDITH W ME IL

Editorial and business ofﬁces are located at 1816 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, N.J. All correspondence should be addressed to The SandPaper, 1816 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, N.J. 08008-5461. Telephone, 609-494-5900; when extension is known, dial 609-361-9000. Fax, 609-494-1437. www.thesandpaper.net

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Publisher Managing Editor Executive Editor CURT TRAVERS JAY MANN GAIL TRAVERS Ext. 3020 Ext. 3034 Ext. 3030 Associate Editor Arts Editor Copy Editor MARIA SCANDALE PAT JOHNSON NEAL ROBERTS Ext. 3040 Ext. 3035 Entertainment Editor Typography Supervisor VICTORIA LASSONDE – Ext. 3041 ANITA JOSEPHSON Writers: JON COEN, JIM DE FRANCESCO, ERIC ENGLUND, KELLEY ANNE ESSINGER, THOMAS P. FARNER, BILL GEIGER, JULIET KASZAS-HOCH, RICK MELLERUP, MICHAEL MOLINARO Advertising Director Production Manager Layout Supervisor CINDY LINKOUS – Ext. 3014 JEFFREY KUHLMAN ROSE PERRY Photo Editor Photojournalist RYAN MORRILL – Ext. 3033 JACK REYNOLDS – Ext. 3054 Ofﬁce Manager LEE LITTLE – Ext. 3029 Advertising Consultants ANDREA DRISCOLL – Ext. 3017 STEVE HAVELKA – Ext. 3016 ALLEN SCHLECKSER – Ext. 3018 Advertising Assistant: KATHY GROSS Classiﬁed Advertising BRENDA BURD, SARAH SWAN – Ext. 3010 Production & Typesetting ADRIAN ANTONIO, DAN DIORIO, EILEEN KELLER, PATTIE McINTYRE

Our New Floral Market Is Coming Soon!

JANUARY 11-13

FRI@tpm SAT@tpm SUN@opm

The most beautiful, creative floral designs for every occasion

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PURCHASE ONLINE OR CALL (609) 597-0553 $15-Adults

$8-Children (12 and younger)

MANAHAWKIN, NJ – GSP Exit 63

$12-Seniors

& Students

This event is not a Staﬀord Township School District sponsored event. Use of the STAC facility should not, in any way, be interpreted as a school district endorsement, sponsorship or approval of this event or the organization hosting the event.

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227 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin, NJ 08050 reynoldsgardenshop.com 609.597.6099

Now Open 7 Days

Valentino • Prada • Chanel • Gucci YSL • Dior • Pucci • Coach Tommy Bahama • Louis Vuitton • Etc.

Resale Couture

Lunch Specials

LBI’S ORIGINAL WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA

619 Long Beach Blvd. & 7th St. Ship Bottom, NJ

Monday - Chicken Parm Wednesday - Cheesesteak

609-361-1900

Open 7 Days

( 1 Block North of Oskar Huber)

494-7997

OPEN Fri. • Sat. • Sun. 11am-5pm

14th & Blvd., Ship Bottom

WWW.SCOJOSNJ.COM www.facebook.com/scojosnj

Mon - Thurs Breakfast Specials 7am - 9am Mon - Fri $ 99 2 7am-8am Sat & Sun

3rd & Blvd., Surf City

At the Tuckerton Seaport Rt. 9, Tuckerton

494-8661

296-5700

SURF CITY NOW OPEN!

AWARD WINNING

Cafe

MEMORABLE MUSIC

Early Birds All Night

SUPER SERVICE

Greenhouse

GUEST ORIENTED

EARLY BIRD 2-6 $1299 LUNCH SPECIALS Starting at $399 Tuckerton Winter Deals

INCREDIBLE FOOD TERRIFIC TAKE OUT

WARM ATMOSPHERE

RESERVATIONS TAKEN

HEART HEALTHY MENU

OPEN DAILY YEAR ROUND 5 BREAKFAST 5 LUNCH 5 DINNER

A Speedy Recovery to Everyone Affected by Sandy

SUNDAY SPECIALS HALF-OFF ALL TAKE-OUT 3PM-8PM HALF-OFF SECOND DINNER ENTREE WITH PURCHASE OF ANOTHER Dine-In Only 3-8pm

Early Risers Monday through Friday 8 - 10am

Later Diners Monday through Thursday 6 - 8pm

15% OFF OF YOUR ENTIRE CHECK

BUY ANY ITEM, GET ONE 50% OFF

COMPLETE MENU

SENIOR VALUE MEALS

COMPLETE MENU

25% OFF DINING SOLO

$$$ SNOW STORM SAVINGS $$$ 50% OFF OF YOUR ENTIRE CHECK WHEN DINING IN OR TAKING OUT WHENEVER THE ISLAND PLOWS ARE RUNNING

BUY ONE ENTREE GET ONE 50% OFF Mon. - Thurs. valid on any dinner

Must be presented at time of purchase Exp. 1/31/13 (Not Valid on Early Bird Menu)

Fazio Heat & Air “Where Your Comfort is Our Care”

Serving LBI - Where Our Prices Don’t Go Up Over The Causeway Lic# 13VH06569000

609-276-1658 Office 609-618-8681 Service

R22 UNITS ARE BACK!

Replacement Cost For Outside Units Current Prices Supercede Any Previous Pricing

16 Time Long Beach Island GLUTEN-FREE, LOW-CARB Philadelphia Magazine Chowderfest Award & HEART-SMART ITEMS Winning Critic’s ON ALL MENUS Choice Manhattan Red The Press of Atlantic City and New England White Clam Chowders

“Best of Shore Pizza”

TRANS FAT FREE ZONE

Voted Best a la Carte Brunch Served Daily 11am - 2pm

Best Healthy Meal, Best Pizza and Best Breakfast Subs

DINING HOURS

BREAKFAST 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM LUNCH 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM DINNER SUNDAY THURSDAY 3 - 8 PM FRIDAY & SATURDAY 3 - 9 PM

10" Pizza with House-Made Sauce & Dough -------------Gluten-Free Also

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Voted One of the Best Overall Restaurants and Best Business Lunch EARLY BIRD DEALS

Monday through Friday between 3 and 6pm

TWO GREAT OFFERS

CHOICE ONE = COMPLETE MEAL ORDER ANY DINNER ENTREE AND RECEIVE SOUP OR SALAD, SIDE, COMPLIMENTARY DESSERT AND BOTTOMLESS FOUNTAIN DRINKS, HOT TEA OR COFFEE

OR CHOICE TWO = DISCOUNT

15% OFF OF YOUR ENTIRE CHECK INCLUDING ALL LIGHT FARE

LBILINK.COM

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605 Long Beach Boulevard, Ship Bottom 5 (609) 494-7333

Fully Insured

2 Ton $1,575 3½ Ton $1,950 2½ Ton $1,675 4 Ton $2,199 3 Ton $1,899 5 Ton $2,450 Completely Installed

FURNACE OR BOILER TUNE UP

• Clean burners and vacuum area • Check Ignitor or thermal coupling • Check and adjust gas pressure • Check your thermostat voltage

Includes 1 Free Filter ALL FOR $99 (plus tax) ior Sencount s i D 15%mbinerd e co t h e to b ny o No t it h a f f e r w o

SAME DAY SERVICE 7 DAYS/10 MINUTE CALL BACK Includes a serviceman coming to your house on Saturday or Sunday

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WE SERVICE ALL MAKES & MODELS • FURNACES & BOILERS (GAS ONLY) WE ALSO SERVICE ALL BRANDS OF HUMIDIFIERS Trane • Comfortmaker • York • Frigidare • Heil • Tempstar • Feddars Goodman • Rheem • Gibson American Standard • Carrier • Arcoaire Lennox • Ruud Bryant • GE • Janitrol • Kenmore • Weil McLain Slant Fin • Burnham • Barrs • AO Smith • Bradford White

DUE TO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, YOU WILL SAVE MONEY ON MOST SERVICE CALLS BECAUSE IF DONE RIGHT, IT’S CHEAPER TO FIX THEN REPLACE!

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Speakeasy Pizzeria

House of Consignment

FAMILY FRIENDLY

Tuckerton & Surf City Fri. & Sat. 7am - 9pm Sun. - Thurs. 7am - 8pm

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

12 Days of Sandy-Mess Unfair Settlement To the Editor: My family lives in Beach Haven. At least we did before our home was inundated by several feet of water in Hurricane Sandy. Little did we know when Sandy’s flood waters receded that, some two months after the hurricane, our family and our neighbors would be threatened by a rising tide of indifference and greed on the part of our insurance companies and mortgage lenders. It is readily apparent that our houses sit in a major disaster area. However, purely in its own financial interest and in bad faith, the flood insurance company to which we have faithfully paid premiums for years has offered us, after a lengthy delay and much wrangling, a low-ball settlement offer that does not even approximate the tens of thousands of dollars it will cost to repair our home and make it livable again. Similarly, when an insurance settlement is finally reached, the lenders holding the mortgages on our home and the homes of our neighbors paradoxically delay payment of that settlement and necessary repairs to our homes by insisting that they hold the checks and dole out the money we need to pay contractors. While the officials of the mortgage lenders and insurance companies sit comfortably in their corporate offices counting our money, far removed from the plight of my family and our neighbors, my wife and I are left to explain to our two sons why they have to sleep on a couch or the floor of a relative’s home because we can’t afford to have our own home repaired. This story is repeated over and over again by my neighbors at the shore. Gov. Christie has committed to the rebuilding of the Jersey Shore, and I believe he is sincere. But the reality is that neither my home nor the shore at-large can be rehabilitated without the cooperation of the insurance companies and the mortgage lenders, institutions that are regulated by the government. Although concerts and charitable funds are certainly commendable and well intentioned, all that my family and most of the other Sandy victims seek are the fair settlement of our insurance claims and the expeditious payment of those benefits for which we have paid over the years. Joe Bulman Beach Haven

Where’s Our Money? To the Editor: It seems that everyone in Little Egg Harbor Township is doing their best to cope with a difﬁcult situation – our public works personnel, the construction ofﬁce and the neighbors. Everyone seems to have time and room in their hearts to go to a fundraiser. I hope the group understands that the frustration comes from the dealings with the federal government. Yes, they have excuses, this was a big storm, but we remember how quickly the feds responded the minute a Wall Street giant wanted money because it claimed bankruptcy. They practically drove a truckload of cash to its doorstep! An emergency meeting released funds without much discussion. The bailouts were not truly accounted for; we don’t know where the money really went. In the newspapers we read that it is health care for the elderly and Social Security that is bankrupting this country, but no one adds up the dollars that went into so many bailouts. And now, there are no funds to support a national insurance program that people have

To the Editor: A lifelong friend and fellow neighbor, Debra Clark of Manahawkin, wrote this song parody. It is sung to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." I thought your readers might enjoy it, since it is so applicable to our current situation. It provided a little needed glimmer of humor in our otherwise notso-joyous situation. It is truly great to have terrific friends and neighbors to help us all get through these difficult times as we move ahead together and still find time to see some humor in our situation. Mike Griffin Manahawkin THE 12 DAYS OF SANDY On the 1st day of Sandy my true love gave to me: An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 2nd day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 3rd day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 4th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”!

been paying into for years? Let’s face it, this is a 100-year storm. Residents have been paying into this fund for a long time. Has anyone dared to ask the tough question? Has our ﬂood insurance money gone to bail out some big corporation? There is no accountability at all in Washington these days. It is time for LEH residents and the rest of the towns in New Jersey to march into Washington and demand answers. The giants that were bailed out perhaps should give us our money back or bail us out this time. Lidia LoPinto Little Egg Harbor

A Love Song To the Editor: I have loved Long Beach Island since I ﬁrst met her when I was 12, almost 40 years ago, but never as much as one weekend last month

when my husband, Peter, and I met and were reunited with the nicest, most optimistic, kind people, even in the midst of all the devastation, and emotional and ﬁnancial toll from Sandy. Starting with a quick shopping trip to B & B on the way in Friday night, where everyone is friendly and the prices reasonable, we had a delicious dinner at Bisque, where owners Jodi and Rich Chiarello could not be more gracious and accommodating. We went down to the north end to join in a candlelight vigil at Old Barney, which was called off due to wind(?), although they never told the cameraman from Channel 6 WPVI in Philly or the other 10 people who had gathered. It didn’t matter, as we still had our moment of silence, were reminded of what really matters and grieved for those who have experienced that loss. Once again, we met wonderful people, which continued at Kubel’s, Continued on Page 8

On the 5th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: FIVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS, Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 6th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Six Decks A-Floatin’, FIVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS, Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 7th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Seven Hot Red Cross Meals, Six Decks A-Floatin’, FIVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS, Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Continued on Page 10

Long Beach Island Manifesto: One Island, One Love By CORINNE RUFF alling all … Come and stand upon my shore. Loving hands are restoring my sand. Loving hearts are mending my broken parts. The lights on the Causeway shine for you. Watch me rise, stronger than before. Fall in love. Again. Rise up and return, once more. Welcome home. Be graced by the sun, surf and sand. Feel the island spirit. Close your eyes and breathe in the ocean air. At the beach, you always belong. Let the sand hug your feet. Stand in awe of the ﬁrst glimpse of the ocean over the dune. Walk on the beach, holding hands. Be inspired by the sunrise.

Sail. Make a wish on moonlit waves. Listen to the sea gulls laughing. Relax. Just be … by the sea. Exhale. Enjoy the bay at sunset. Go ﬁshing. Play in the ocean. Allow the horizon to inspire you.

Rejoice … During times of weakness, we find our greatest strength. The beacon of Old Barney beckons. The ebb and flow of the tides are a gift from the man on the moon. The sun always finds gold in the sand. Celebrate sandcastles. Sit peacefully

on a dock. Pedal your beach cruiser slowly. Jetties and dune grass bestow a strong presence. Sea foam tickles. Surf. Driftwood is art. Each sunset is a masterpiece, enjoy. Find the seashells placed for you to ﬁnd. Gather. Remember. Cherish. Dream sweet LBI beach dreams. Your memories are my most sacred island treasures. Rejoice … During times of weakness, we ﬁnd our greatest strength. Sea glass tells the story best; time changes everything. Tumultuous waves of change can create beauty. Y Corrine Ruff lives in Surf City and is author of Island Child.

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PANZONE’S PIZZA

OFF

of Surf City ON THE NORTH END

Open for Business Call Us for All Your Glass Needs, Shower & Tub Enclosure Needs & Custom Mirror Work

Open Fri, Sat, Sun 6am - 3pm James Beard Foundation’s “American Classics” Award Winner

8TH ST. & BROADWAY • 494-0155 TURNED DOWN FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS BY SOCIAL SECURITY?

DON’T GIVE UP! • Contact • Kenneth J. Pilla, Esq. 609-492-1868 • Years of Experience • No Recovery - No Fee • Proven Results

LBI’S FAVORITE PIZZA STEAK SANDWICHES WINGS~SUBS~WRAPS~SALADS NEW ENGLAND CHOWDER 22nd & BLVD • Surf City www.panzones.com For Takeout Call 609-494-1114 Open Daily at 11am

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1419 LONG BEACH BLVD. SURF CITY, NJ 08008

24/7 SURF CITY LAUNDROMAT 17th & Blvd. Surf City

297 W. 8th St. (Corner 8th St. & Barnegat Ave.) Ship Bottom

EUROPEAN MARKET & RESTAURANT

DELI OPEN DAILY EAT IN, TAKE OUT & CATERING MEALS TO GO COFFEE • PIZZA HOT & COLD SPECIALTIES THANK YOU ALL... VOLUNTEERS FIRST RESPONDERS TOWN WORKERS FOR SAVING LBI GOURMET ITALIAN DELI, PIZZA, EUROPEAN BAKERY FULL SERVICE CATERING AVAILABLE OPEN YEAR ROUND! WWW.ALITTLEBITEOFITALY.COM

WE ARE OPEN

609-494-1652

609-361-0506

St. Peter’s -at -the -Light Episcopal Church The historic Church, circa 1890, 7th & Central Ave., Barnegat Light 609.494.2398

The Reverend Donald Turner, Vicar 609.494.5048 Scott Myers, Organist www.stpetersbarnegatlight.org

SUNDAY MASS AT 10:00 AM Coffee hour immediately follows the service

All are Welcome at St. Peter’s at the Light! The Difference Is Worth The Distance

305-595-9595 609-241-1010 Member of: Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce (NJ) Point Pleasant Beach Chamber of Commerce (NJ) Toms River Chamber of Commerce (NJ) Brick Township Chamber of Commerce (NJ)

Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce (FL) Port Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (FL) Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters A+ Rated by Better Business Bureau

Licensed by the State of New Jersey Mabel Jimenez, Primary Adjuster NJ License #1512597

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When damage happens to your home or business, we are your LBI Public Adjusters! • • • • •

We will handle your insurance claim start to finish Expert policy evaluation and claim processing We obtain the maximum settlement possible We don't get paid until you get paid Call us BEFORE you call your insurance company!

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For Over 25 Years One of the Nation’s Largest Uggs Retailers 2304 Long Beach Blvd., Ship Bottom NJ • (609) 494-SHOE Open Thurs-Sun 10am

A portion of each UGG sale will go to the Red Cross & Local Disaster Relief until Feb. 1st

We are open and ready to serve you Wednesday thru Saturday from 11:30 am

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Continued from Page 6 where we were fortunate enough to bump into Jeremy DeFilippis of Jetty, who has done so much for the community with his fundraising efforts and beautiful “Unite and Rebuild” shirt design. After a quick stay at Ella’s Barnegat Light Motel (so clean and reasonable), we had a great breakfast at Mustache Bill’s, which is fantastic. But apparently people don’t know it has stayed open, as our server said business has been slow ... so drive north for a great meal soon, before they close for a few weeks during the winter. As we continued south, since our little Cape in Peahala Park was ruined during the storm, we met with our architect/builder, Michael Pagnotta, whom we cannot say enough kind things about, and then continued our goal of stopping at as many of the local businesses as we could for our Christmas shopping. We traveled south and met the owner of the Bagel Shack, who rushed to reopen to support the community, even though the insurance money hadn’t come through yet. She is even selling some food staples at cost to locals in need. After tearing up as we rode down to the south end, we saw for ourselves that Holgate, as we knew her, is gone, and our hearts go out to those of you who call that end of the Island home. Our next stop was Kapler’s Pharmacy

in Beach Haven, which had to move down two stores to reopen (again, such wonderful people, including owner/pharmacist H. Samantha Kelly, working hard to provide a needed service and great gift items for our LBI community). That’s when we saw Sandy Gingras’ large “Love Song to LBI” in the storefront of her ﬂood-ravaged “How to Live” Beach Haven store. She has captured, so beautifully, how many of us feel, but lack the poetic ability to express. So thank you, Sandy, and I hope you get a lot of visitors at your Surf City location. We then visited Under The Mistletoe, where owner Sandy Ciardelli keeps her smile and positive attitude in spite of two damaged family businesses as well as their family home. We loved all of the gifts we purchased from you, and appreciate your “buy one, get one” sale. We especially love the Cat’s Meow replica of the Dockside Diner, where our daughters were fortunate enough to meet each other and work together for many seasons. Our biggest shopping spree was at Sink ’R Swim, and we can’t thank property owner, John Coyle, and his merchants enough for the incredible bargains and service we received as they opened for one last weekend before repairs begin. We will treasure our beautiful schooner, and look forward to seeing it in our home when it is rebuilt. Our ﬁnal stops included visiting our beloved 90th Street neighbors, and bumping into Continued on Page 10

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On the 11th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: Eleven Reclaimed Deck Chairs, Ten-Foot-High Elevations, Nine Vanished Vessels, Eight Contractors Calling, Seven Hot Red Cross Meals, Six Decks A-Floatin’, FIVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS, Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! On the 12th day of Sandy my true love gave to me: A Check From the In-sur-ance Company, Eleven Reclaimed Deck Chairs, Ten-Foot-High Elevations, Nine Vanished Vessels, Eight Contractors Calling, Seven Hot Red Cross Meals, Six Decks A-Floatin’, FIVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS, Four Tons of Trash, Three People Cleaning, Two Moldy Masks and An “Ad-just-er to Look at the Debris”! Debbie Clark Manahawkin

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Continued from Page 8 others at the reopening of Kubel’s Too, thanks to Kenny Egan, the owner, with the help of his manager Steve, Scott Zoladz (you have to see the new bathrooms Scott created!) and countless others who rushed to help them reopen. It was so great to see all of you again. There are many other Island places we wish we had had time to stop at, including Pinziminio’s, but there is always next time. I am also looking forward to seeing Mary Tantillo’s SwellColors expansion next season; her shop was devastated. Never has “Shop Locally” meant so much to me, and I think it will be part of our Christmas tradition from now on. We are blessed to feel part of the LBI community and thank all of the ﬁrst responders, township workers, police, business owners, Jimmy Ward of SRHS for his amazing “Hope for LBI” video and our family and friends on LBI, which always feels like our real home, even though we “live” 100 miles away. Wishing all of you a joyous 2013. Lori Wisniewski Basking Ridge, N.J., and Peahala Park

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To Residents of LBI and Surrounding Communities: I am writing this note on behalf of the Barnegat Light VFW Post 3729 on LBI. We received signiﬁcant damage to our post due to Superstorm Sandy, upwards of $150,000. Unfortunately we don’t have the insurance coverage to cover our cost to repair our post. That said, in the traditional fashion of our U.S. military, never give up. However, we need some ﬁnancial help to complete this project. We are asking for anything you can spare. I thank you in advance. Please send donations to: David White, VFW Post 3729, Attn: Sandy Fund, 11 East Winifred Ave./79th Street, Beach Haven Crest, N.J. 08008. Freedom isn’t free. David White, commander VFW Post 3729 Beach Haven Crest

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ONGOING Depression & Bipolar Support Group, SOMC Family Resource Center, Ocean Club, 700 South Rte. 9, Manahawkin (609-384-5124) The group is for those with bipolar disorder or depression, and for friends and family members of anyone who has such a condition. Fri., 7:15 pm. Group Bicycle Rides, Meet at Village Bicycles, Tuckerton Square, 122 East Main St., Tuckerton (villagebicycles@aol.com) There are designated ride leaders. Helmets are required. Sat. & Sun., 9 am, weather permitting. If temperature drops below 40 degrees, rides switch to mountain biking in the woods in Galloway, Batsto or Bass River. Knit Night, Little Egg Harbor Branch Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Rd. (609-294-1197) Whether beginner or fanatic, all are welcome. Call for dates. Pastel Classes with Linda Coulter, Pine Shores Art Assn., 94 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin (609-294-8264 or www.pineshoresartassociation.org) Walk-ins are welcome. Fees per class: member, $20; nonmember, $22. Sat., 10 am-1 pm. Pieceful Shores Quilters Guild Announces Mainland Meeting Schedule, Stafford Branch Ocean County Library, 129 North Main St., Manahawkin. Guests and visiting quilters are always welcome. Dates are Jan. 17, March 21, April 18, May 23 and June 20, 6:30 pm. Call Mary Ann O’Neill at 609-9781438 or Shelley Gische at 609-312-7692. Southern Caribbean Cruise, Knights of Columbus Annunciation Council $3826 sponsors the trip Feb.

esolving to lose weight in the new year? That pledge can get a boost from an expert who wrote a book outlining her own success story. A free event at Curves of Manahawkin from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, will feature Jennifer Tuma-Young, who is on tour promoting her book, Balance Your Life, Balance the Scale. Curves is located at 1064 South Main St. (Route 9), Suite 1C, in Stafford Township. There is no charge for the event, but space is limited. Registration can be made on the following website: http://www.togather.com/event/123/jennifer-tumayoung-in-stafford.html Tuma-Young’s B.A.L.A.N.C.E. program is described as a weight loss plan that simplifies 17-March 1 aboard Holland American’s MS Noordam. Call Charles Serwin at 609-978-0970. Superstorm Sandy Photos Wanted, (732-341-1880) The Ocean County Historical Society is collecting and preserving images of the storm. Photos may be e-mailed to sandy.ochs@verizon.net; include location of the picture view, date taken, and name and address of donor. Trip to Provence, Monaco & Tuscany, Deborah Hospital Foundation LBI Chapter hosts a trip April 10-19. Call Vince O’Mara at 609-660-7541. THROUGH JANUARY 18 Small Works Exhibition, LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies (609-494-1241 or www.lbifoundation.org) Reception, Dec. 15, 5-7 pm. THROUGH JANUARY 31 Flu and Tdap Immunizations, LBI Health Dept., Long Beach Twp. Municipal Bldg., 2nd floor, 6805 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach (609-492-1212 or www.lbihealth.com) Cost for each flu shot, $10; those with non-HMO Medicare Part B or first responder, free. Offered to ages 9 and older; minors must be accompanied by an adult. Tdap (includes tetanus and pertussis) is available at no charge. Mon.-Fri., 10 am-2 pm; closed Jan. 21. THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 Southern Ocean Birding Group Meets, Tuckerton Seaport, Hunting Shanty, 120 West Rte. 9. George Smith and Janet Murphy give a presentation on their 56,000-mile sailing journey around the world. Anyone interested in birding, would like to learn more, go on field trips and more is welcome. 7-9 pm. Contact Sue Puder at 609-698-2106 or soceanbirds@yahoo.com.

the lives of today’s busy working mothers. It combines a commonsense dieting approach with the Curves program. A website for the event describes it best: “As an inspired weight-release expert and recovered yo-yo dieter, Jennifer Tuma-Young has used her B.A.L.A.N.C.E. program to help thousands of women create balance and release weight. Jennifer released 100 pounds and has kept it off for over 10 years. By changing her food mindset, and learning how to love herself and her life (flaws and all), she radically transformed her body, her health, and her well-being. Jennifer, a working mother of two, is on a quest to help women everywhere find balance and meaning while releasing the weight!” —M.S. FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 Telescope Workshop, Ocean County College, College Drive, Toms River (732-255-0342 or 732-2550343; www.ocean.edu/planet.htm) The Robert J. Novins Planetarium and Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area explain how to make the most of a telescope. Participants should dress warmly and bring their telescope. Admission, free. 7 pm. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 Family Medical History Can Save Your Life, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (609-693-5133) Genetic coordinator Jayne Murphy explains what information is important to assemble and how to simplify the gathering process. 11 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. LBI Benefit: “Sandy Blows,” Surf City Firehouse, 7th St. & Long Beach Blvd. (Facebook, “Sandy Blows”) Shorty Long & the Jersey Horns, eleven eleven, Dave Masters, Chevy Lopez and Bonifide entertain. Attendees may bring beverages of choice. Suggested donation, $10. The fire company will use all proceeds to help LBI businesses and families affected by Superstorm Sandy. 4 pm-2 am. Pasta Dinner, DJ & Gift Auction, Manahawkin Elks Lodge, 520 Hilliard Blvd. (609-597-1107) The event is to help with medical expenses for Ron Haegele. Donation, $10. 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the lodge. MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Friends of the Library Meet, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) All are welcome. 10 am. Friends of the Library Meet, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (609-693-5133) All are welcome. 7 pm.

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he Stafford branch of the Ocean County Library celebrates Martin Luther King Day with a tribute to the civil rights leader on Monday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. Linda Humes, a storyteller and folklorist, will present King’s life and times by discussing events such as Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus, and Marion Anderson singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Backed by percussionist Sanga of the Valley, Humes will also perform popular civil rights-era songs. The program is sponsored by an OceanFirst Foundation Arts and Cultural Grant and the Ocean County Library Foundation. Humes is founder of Yaffa Cultural Arts in New York and is also an adjunct lecturer in the Africana Studies Department at John Jay College. Sanga of the Valley is a native of Trinidad and Tobago. He has worked with artists and bands including Carlos Santana, Nina Simone, Stanley Jordan, the Grateful Dead and the Neville Brothers. For more information and registration for the program, call the branch at 609-5973381. —E.E. Tween Craft: Peanut Butter & Jelly Sushi Rolls, Stafford Branch Ocean County Library, 129 North Main St., Manahawkin (609-597-3381) The activity is for ages 9-14. Participants should dress for a potentially messy craft. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. TUESDAY, JANUARY 15 Adult Writers Group Meets, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) All are welcome. 1-3 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org.

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Our Gang Juniors Meet ‘Music Man’ “Love Your Dragon” Day, Tuckerton Branch Ocean County Library, 380 Bay Ave. (609-296-1470) This activity is for ages 2-8. 11:30 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. TUESDAYS, JANUARY 15 & 22 Watercolor Workshop with Pat Morgan, Pine Shores Art Assn., 94 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin (609-294-8264 or www.pineshoresartassociation. org) Fees: member, $50; nonmember, $75. 9:30 am-3:30 pm. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Benefits Check-up Plus Savvy Saving Seniors, Tuckerton Branch Ocean County Library, 380 Bay Ave. (609-296-1470) The National Council on Aging explains how to stretch income, easy ways to save and facts about frauds and scams. 2:30 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. LBI/Mainland Woman’s Club, NJSFWC & GFWC Meets, Manahawkin United Methodist Church, 116 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin. The Van Dyk Group presents information on ﬂood insurance issues in Ocean County. A light lunch is served. Members come from LBI, Manahawkin, Barnegat, Waretown and Whiting. New members are welcome. 1 pm. Call Joan at 609-660-1714. Minute to Win It – Library Style, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) Children ages 10 and older are invited to drop in and show their skills with games from the TV show. 6 pm. Pieceful Shores Quilters Guild Meets, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City. The meeting features transferring a photo to redwork. Guests and visiting quilters are always welcome. 1-3 pm. Call Mary Ann O’Neill at 609-9781438 or Shelley Gische at 609-312-7692. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 Beach Haven West Civic Assn. Meets, Stafford Branch Ocean County Library, 129 North Main St., Manahawkin. All residents of the BHW area – East Point, the Coves, Village Harbour, Colony Lakes – are welcome. 1 pm. Ocean Bay Needle Arts Chapter Meets, Tip Seaman County Park, Recreation Center, Rte. 9 & Lakeview Ave., Tuckerton. New members, guests and all ability levels are welcome; bring lunch and something to stitch. 9 am. Call Roberta at 609-971-1542. Pieceful Shores Quilters Guild Meets, Stafford Branch Ocean County Library, 129 North Main St., Manahawkin. The program is a tea party. Guests and visiting quilters are always welcome. 6:30 pm. Call Mary Ann O’Neill at 609-978-1438 or Shelley Gische at 609-312-7692. South Bay Seniors Assn. Meets, Surf City Firehouse, 713 Long Beach Blvd. Linda McManus speaks about the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. New members and guests are welcome. 1 pm. THURSDAYS, JANUARY 17-31 Drop-in Story Time, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (609-693-5133) The activity is for ages 3-5 with caregiver. 11 am. FRIDAY, JANUARY 18 Learn How to Download eBooks to Your eReader, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) Participants should bring their library card and Kindle, Nook or iPad; those with a Nook should also bring their laptop if possible. 10:30 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Catholic Women of Zion Chapter II Mini-Day Retreat, Church of St. Pius X, 300 Lacey Rd., Forked River. The day includes a prayer service, music, speaker, sharing, networking and lunch. Lay evangelist Bud MacFarlane, MI, is the speaker. Admission, $20, includes lunch. Mass, in the church, 8 am; program continues in the parish hall, 9 am-noon. Registration deadline, Jan. 15; call 609-693-5107, leave phone number and spell last name, or register at www.cwoz.org. Call ASAP if necessary to cancel. Coal Basket Class with Mary May, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Rte. 9, Tuckerton (609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org) Visit the website for details. To register, call Jaclyn Wood at 609-296-8868. Pasta Dinner, Knights of Columbus #6522, 15 East Lacey Rd., Forked River. Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 NJ hosts the event. The menu includes tossed salad, Italian bread, meatballs, sausage, soda, coffee and dessert. There also is a cannoli-eating contest. Beverages of choice are welcome. Donation: adult, $10; ages 5-11, $5; active duty military, free. Proceeds beneﬁt veterans in need. 3-7 pm.

By RICK MELLERUP hile watching a rehearsal of the upcoming Our Gang Players production of “The Music Man Jr.” on Monday evening, this reporter couldn’t help but think of the community theater troupe’s namesake, the original “Our Gang,” a.k.a. “The Little Rascals.” Producer Hal Roach and director Robert F. McGowan were known for normally taking a natural, hands-off approach with the child actors who starred in the 220 short films and one feature-length movie in the series, allowing them to be children instead of imitating adults. But I seem to remember a few episodes in which the kids uncharacteristically played adult roles, indeed populated an entire adult town complete with mayor, police chief, etc., and the results were hilarious. Our Gang’s latest show is in much the same mold – children playing an entire community, both adults and kids – and it is equally humorous. It is great fun to see such a young cast take on a number like the show’s opener, “Rock Island,” a spoken song set to the jerking rhythm of a steam locomotive. Our Gang did an adult version of “The Music Man” twice, and some adult actors, especially the older ones, had trouble in rehearsal capturing the rhythm, especially since they – gulp – had to speak and physically sway at the same time. The children nail it in their production. “I think the kids got it a lot faster than the men,” laughingly said Sherry Schnepp, Our Gang’s cofounder and artistic director. It is also rewarding to see young people tackling extremely difficult tongue-twisters such as “Ya Got Trouble.” This show’s “Music Man,” Matt Bruinooge, had no, uh, trouble at all on Monday, proof that when challenged, kids and young teens can do just about anything they are asked. That’s something Our Gang, Southern Ocean County’s longestrunning community theater group, has known for years. Yes, “The Music Man Jr.” is a strippeddown version of Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man,” but it isn’t stripped beyond recognition. Production numbers, said Schnepp and Debbie Gonzalez, the show’s choreographer, were shortened. Some dialogue was cut. But the show, directed by Emily and Scott Bruinooge and featuring the troupe’s Junior Division (made up of students in grades K through 8), still features the same plotline and most of the musical numbers of the original. Fast-talking conman Harold Hill (the aforementioned Matt Bruinooge) arrives in River City, Iowa, intent on selling musical instruments and uniforms and creating a marching band. Of course, he doesn’t know a note of music – he just wants to take the money and run. He can smooth-talk officials such as Mayor Shinn (Cole Henken) and members of the school board as well as the town’s leading ladies, such as the mayor’s wife, Eulalie (Christine Chirichillo), and appears well on his way to success. But a friend and old partner, the now-reformed Marcellus Washburn (Matteo Mastrogiovanni), warns Hill he’ll never be able to escape the detection of the town’s

SATURDAY-MONDAY, JANUARY 19-21 Cleanup Weekend, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Rte. 9, Tuckerton (609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org) 10 am-4 pm. RSVP to Brooke at BrookeS@ TuckertonSeaport.org or 609-296-8868. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 Gift Auction, Lacey Elks Lodge, 900 Beach Blvd., Forked River (609-693-1281) The Ocean County Division 2 Ancient Order of Hibernians hosts the event to help Lori Zarycki with medical expenses. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item (not in glass) for the Lacey Food Bank. Doors open, 12:30 pm; auction begins, 2 pm. Admission, $10; contact Suzanne at 848-480-5380 or suzannet01@ msn.com. Tickets are limited.

Ryan Morrill

MEANWHILE IN IOWA: Our Gang Players including (from left) Isabella Raposa, Jonathan Hughes, Carly Sica, and Matt Bruinooge in the title role, play ‘The Music Man Jr.’ Jan. 11-13. librarian and music teacher, Marian Paroo (Carly Sica). Meanwhile, a legitimate traveling salesman, Charlie Cowell (Chris Ambrosio), who is upset with the way Hill ruins the reputations of salesmen whenever and wherever he strikes, is out to warn the folks of River City about him. Will the people of River City be had? Will Marion’s little brother, Winthrop (Jonathan Hughes), ever gain self-confidence and lose his lisp? Will the town’s troublemaking teen Tommy Djilas (Jake Henderson) ever be able to date the mayor’s oldest daughter, Zaneeta (Hannah Skimmons)? Will Marion, a lonely woman (even if the town’s gossips, the “Pick-A-Little Ladies,” think she is a scandalous influence on the town’s children by promoting literature by the likes of Balzac), ever find love? Will Hill get himself

tarred and feathered? Finally, are songs such as “Iowa Stubborn,” “76 Trombones,” “Wells Fargo Wagon,” “Gary, Indiana,” “’Til There Was You” and “Ya Got Trouble” still as delightful as they were when “The Music Man” opened on Broadway in 1957? To find out, you’ll have to attend Our Gang’s performances of “The Music Man Jr.” this weekend at the OceanFirst Theater in Manahawkin. Showtime is 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 11 and 12, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students, and $8 for children 12 years of age and younger. They may be purchased online at ourgang.org, by phone at 609-597-0553 or at the door. Y rickmellerup@thesandpaper.net

MONDAY, JANUARY 21 Brain Games, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) The games are designed to stimulate different areas of the brain. 1st & 3rd Mon. of each month, 1 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. Journey to Wellness, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (732-914-1546) Individuals experiencing mental health and substance abuse concerns can get support, information and referral services. This is free and conﬁdential. 1-3 pm. No appointment is needed.

Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., Tuckerton Branch Ocean County Library, 380 Bay Ave. (609296-1470) The activity is for ages 2-8. 11:30 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org.

Movie Matinee: “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” Tuckerton Branch Ocean County Library, 380 Bay Ave. (609-296-1470) The ﬁlm is rated PG. 3:30 pm.

Genealogy Club of Little Egg Harbor Workshop, Little Egg Harbor Branch Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Rd. (609-296-7748 or www.gcleh.org) Members bring their personal computers to assist the public in researching information about their ancestors online. All are welcome. The club has members from many communities, including Little Egg Harbor, LBI, Manahawkin, Tuckerton and West Creek. 7-9 pm. Preregister at the front desk.

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Photographs by Ryan Morrill

HOME IN: (Top) ‘Capt. Bill’ Brucato takes the stage – one of two stages – at the American Legion hall in Mystic Island on Sunday afternoon. Brucato and wife Donna were instrumental in lining up the nine musical acts for the beneﬁt concert. (Above) Local band The 559 takes its name from the NJ Transit bus line that runs from Lakewood to Atlantic City.

CHANGE YOUR LIFE NOW. Tuckerton-Area Musicians Join

To ‘Sing for the Shore’ and More

usic on a mission – that was “Sing for the Shore,” a nine-act benefit concert and jam session held at the American Legion Post 493 in Mystic Island on Sunday afternoon that brought more than 300 people out to support local music, local storm relief and shore restoration efforts. After all proceeds were tallied, the projected total would likely exceed $20,000, according to the event’s donation coordinator, Sherri Korker, making “Sing for the Shore” the single largest fundraiser the post has ever hosted. Among the local network of musician friends, there was a shared desire to organize a benefit show, so “Capt. Bill” Brucato and his wife Donna led the charge of lining up the acts: fingerstyle blues guitarist Frank Fotusky; other soloists Jeff Brown, Jim Brogan, Fred Conley and Capt. Bill; local bands America’s Choice, the 559, The Nightcrawlers and Lovelight. “I thought to myself, everybody and his brother is doing a benefit – why can’t we?” Brucato said. “But with local talent, for local people. … All of the musicians, as soon as they heard about it, jumped in with both feet.” Throughout the afternoon, music filled the Legion hall in two separate rooms, where families, friends and supporters of all ages gathered to eat, drink, mingle and dance for the cause. Meanwhile, capturing the spirit of the event was independent documentary maker Kirk Jarvis, who was shooting footage for his current project, “Both Sides of Sandy,” which aims to document the forward momentum of

ongoing relief efforts as residents of Long Beach Island, Little Egg Harbor and elsewhere in the county work to help each other rebuild their lives. Jarvis hopes to have the hour-long documentary ﬁnished and ready for release by summer. “It’s been a great day; everybody’s amazed,” Brucato said, adding one woman was moved to tears by the large turnout and generous show of support. From a logistical and technical standpoint, Brucato said, “I was a nervous wreck, until the ﬁrst chord was struck.” Post historian and past Post Commander Andy Jackson said the post was happy to provide the venue and is well practiced in hosting such events, raising more than $50,000 annually for the community. “It’s part of our motto, ‘For the community, state and nation,’” he said. Altogether, the post’s membership is more than 700 strong, he said, comprising some 500 veterans, 150 sons of veterans and 125 auxiliary members. “So many of us were devastated” by Superstorm Sandy, during which 40-or-so members of Post 493 lost their homes and belongings, he said. While Jackson feels lucky to have had plenty of help with repairs to his own home in Tuckerton Beach, he said, his heart goes out to those who fared worse. The hardest thing, he said, is watching family members struggle with sadness over losing photographs and other irreplaceable mementos. For many who are still displaced, he added, Continued on Page 38

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‘Sandy Blows’ Benefit Concert Whips Through SC Firehouse This Weekend WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23 Pearl Observatory Presents Fossil Dig, Is land Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) Children 8 and older can find and take home fossil shark, stingray crusher plates and more. 7 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 Boxes & Bubbles, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609494-2480) The activity is for babies and toddlers with caregivers. 10:30 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. Teen Craft: Spray Snowflakes, Stafford Branch Ocean County Library, 129 North Main St., Manahawkin (609-597-3381) The activity is for ages 12-18, with music and hot chocolate provided. Participants should dress for a potentially messy craft. 7-8 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 County Connection Mobile Service, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480) Services provided include county IDs, passports, senior services, veterans services, consumer affairs, voter registration, and parks and tourism information. 10 am-4 pm. History of the US Life Saving Service, NJ Maritime History Museum, 528 Dock Rd., Beach Haven (609492-0202 or www.MuseumofNJMH.com) Petty Officer John Kopp of US Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light presents the program. Donation requested. 7 pm. Reservations are required. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 & 26 Book Sale, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (609-693-5133) Fri., 1-3 pm; Sat., 10 am-noon. SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 Crystal Tibetan Singing Bowls, Waretown Branch Ocean County Library, 112 Main St. (609-693-5133) Lindsay Flatt performs singing bowl therapy to help achieve physical and spiritual balance. 11 am. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. Science Saturday Lecture Series, LBI Foundation of the Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd., Loveladies (609-494-1241 or www.lbifoundation.org) William deCamp Jr. of Save Barnegat Bay presents “Barnegat Bay at a Crossroads: After Sandy.” Each presentation addresses a different topic. Admission: individual, $5; family, $10; member, free. 11 am. Call for information and registration. SATURDAYS, JANUARY 26 & FEBRUARY 2 Whale Carving Class with Mark Bair, Tuckerton Seaport, 120 West Rte. 9, Tuckerton (609-296-8868 or www.tuckertonseaport.org) Visit the website for details. To register, call Jaclyn Wood at 609-296-8868.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY, JANUARY 11-13 “Music Man Jr.,” Stafford Twp. Arts Center, 1000 McKinley Ave., Manahawkin (www.ourgang.org or 609-597-0553) The junior division of Our Gang Players, ages 5-14, performs. Tickets: adult, $15; senior or student, $12; child younger than 13, $8. Fri. & Sat., 7 pm; Jan. 13, 2 pm. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 “Wizard of Oz,” Ocean County College, Arts & Community Center, College Drive, Toms River (732255-0500, TTY 732-255-0424 or tickets.ocean.edu) Yates Musical Theatre performs. Use parking lot #2. Ticket, $12. 1 pm. 8 pm. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22 Peter Lemonchello at Resorts Hotel & Casino, Leaves The Home Depot, 197 Rte. 72 West, Manahawkin, 10 am. Deborah Hospital Foundation LBI Chapter hosts the trip. Cost, $30, includes transportation, show and $10 slot play. Call Vince O’Mara at 609-660-7541.

Bluegrass & Pinelands Music, Albert Music Hall, 131 Wells Mills Rd. (Rte. 532), Waretown (609-9711593 or www.alberthall.org) Every Sat.; doors open, 6:30 pm. Island Singers Rehearsals, Village Lutheran Church, 701 Western Blvd., Lanoka Harbor (www.islandsingersnj.com) Auditions are not necessary. Those who

seven-band concert billed as the Sandy Blows LBI Hurricane Benefit looks to “sound the alarm” for much-needed first responder relief following Superstorm Sandy’s damages to the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. and beyond. The event will be at the Surf City Firehouse on Jan. 12 from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Each band will have approximately an hour and a half to play. They are, in order of appearance: eleven eleven, Shorty Long, Matt McAndrew, Bonifide, Degenerate Generation, Chevy Lopez (formerly Collateral Jammage) and The Off White. Dave Sodano will be crooning Sinatra favorites between sets. Patrons are asked to make a suggested donation of at least $10. A variety of foods will be available, thanks in part to the outpouring of donations accumulated for the event. The menu includes “Firehouse Chili,” New England clam chowder, several types of sandwiches and wraps, baked ziti and desserts, and attendees may bring their beverages of choice. Prizes have also been donated to the event, all of which will be auctioned off via raffle between band sets. They come from as close as Ron Jon Surf Shop in Ship Bottom and as far as the Brooklyn Nets. Prizes include a golf outing from Deal Golf and Country Club, whose chef is also cooking food for the event. A home security system, surfboards, a grill, a bicycle and various gift cards are some of the prizes to be expected. The venue will be the Surf City Firehouse – whose fire company runs every call alongside Ship Bottom (see related story) – due to the fourth-worst damages to a fire company in the state that amount to an estimated $400,000, according to Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. President Dan English. The hall took on approximately 3½ feet of flood water during Sandy, losing its antique wooden floor, an antique 1937 fire truck in the engine bay, a Chevy Suburban response vehicle, and all of its firefighting gear that had been stored in lockers. Further salt-water damage occurred to fire trucks that were evacuated to the mainland and brought back to the Island immediately following the storm. Deptford Volunteer Fire Co. is donating equipment for Ship Bottom until it is able to acquire new gear. The Ship Bottom company did not have flood insurance until an addition to its building about four years ago required it; English is currently working with the insurance company in the hope that the coverage will help them recover. “This is huge,” English said of the Sandy Blows event this weekend, which more than 250 people are already expected to attend. “It just means a lot that the towns are getting together like this for us. The stuff we’ve been through can’t be put into words. What Alice has been doing is really great.” English refers to the work of Alice Stockton-Rossini, the wife of Ship Bottom Fire Co. member Giovanni Rossini. She began planning the event in November. She came up with the name “Sandy Blows,” to the chagrin of some people who saw it plastered on posters that love to sing are invited to join. Tues., 7-9 pm. Call Polly Moore at 732-341-8565. MONDAY, JANUARY 14 Music Lecture Series, Little Egg Harbor Branch Ocean County Library, 290 Mathistown Rd. (609294-1197) The Bay-Atlantic Symphony presents the series. 2nd Mon. of each month through June, 1 pm. Call to register or visit theoceancountylibrary.org. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16 Midweek Jazz Series Presents: Celebrating Benny Goodman, Ocean County College, Arts & Community Center, College Drive, Toms River (732255-0500, TTY 732-255-0424 or tickets.ocean.edu) Clarinetists Dan Levinson, Will Anderson and Pete Anderson perform. Use parking lot #2. Tickets: adult, $18; senior, $15. 8 pm.

Photographs by Jack Reynolds

HOSED DOWN: (Top) Dan English, president, says the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. has replaced gear lost during Sandy but now must find a way to pay for it. (Above) A 1937 antique fire truck fell victim to the storm. A concert this weekend will benefit the company. have been placed as close as Causeway Glass in Ship Bottom and as far as Hoboken. “People were like, ‘That’s disgusting,’” said Stockton-Rossini, who was happy that regardless of opinion, it got a lot of attention. Stockton-Rossini was moved by the outpouring of support shown by the musicians. All of them are donating their time, and most if not all of them have some connection to LBI. “These kids have never seen anything like this in their lifetime,” said Stockton-Rossini. “They just got a little shot of reality that the island that they love so much could be gone in seconds. We live on a sandbar, and we better protect it, and we better take care of it, and we better appreciate it. They really got a sense with this storm of how fragile life is.”

Stockton-Rossini previously helped organize events at the Ship Bottom Firehouse, and expects the ﬁre company will share proceeds from the event with nearby ﬁre companies in need and families affected by Sandy. “Neighbors have a tough time getting along on Long Beach Island because a lot of times people make big deals out of nothing. Then something like this happens, and you realize how stupid all the little $#!t is," she said, "and people manage to come together in ways you just can’t imagine. Seeing people come together for a common cause and making a difference in their community … what’s better than that?” — Michael Molinaro michaelmolinaro@thesandpaper.net

SUNDAY, JANUARY 20 Kathy Kosins: to the Ladies of Cool, Ocean County College, Arts & Community Center, College Drive, Toms River (732-255-0500, TTY 732-255-0424 or tickets.ocean.edu) Kosins performs by June Christy, Chris Connor, Anita O’Day and Julie London. Use parking lot #2. Tickets: adult, $25; senior, $20; student, $10. 2 pm.

Buckalew’s Tavern & Restaurant, Bay Ave. & Centre St., Beach Haven (609-492-1065 or www. buckalews.com) Fri., Albert Jinks, 5 pm; Dan Brown, 9 pm; Sat., Lenny G Duo, 9 pm. Calloways Restaurant, 597 Rte. 9, Eagleswood (609978-0220) Fri. & Sat., call for info. Doyle’s Pour House – Tuckerton, 210 West Main St. (Rte. 9) (609-296-3373) Sat., Jason Booth. Dutchman’s Brauhaus, Cedar Bonnet Island (609494-8197) Call for info.

Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill, 205 Rte. 72 East, Manahawkin (609-978-0700) Wed., acoustic music, 9 pm.

The Gateway, 227 West Eighth St., Ship Bottom (609-494-2816) Thurs.-Sat., live acoustic music; Fri. & Sat., Weird Owl karaoke.

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‘Shirt Happens’ Fundraiser: Art, Music and Jersey Solidarity

t was a night of creativity and Jersey pride, and when it was over, Manahawkin glass artist Cheryl Syminink’s “Shirt Happens” fundraiser – held at Bar Anticipation in Belmar a couple of days after Christmas – raised $2,646.50 to donate to the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. A $20 entrance fee included a white T-shirt from seven3two, to be drawn on by various area artists at the event, or printed with additional contributed designs, while Hyperactive, Upside and DJ HD offered up musical entertainment. “The atmosphere of the event was really awesome,” said artist Steve Szymanski. “There were a lot of incredible artists, and the concept was just really cool – people really seemed to be into it.” As Syminink pointed out, everything was completely donated: the bar space, the artists’ and bands’ time and talent, and the T-shirts. “Nick Ritchie was the man with seven3two clothing company, and his full donation of shirts and DTG (Direct To Garment) machine. His girlfriend, Kerri, played a vital role in the T-shirt press machine. Upside played ﬁrst and they were awesome, and then Hyperactive rocked the second half. DJ HD was awesome in between sets! “People came from north, south, east and west.” “I’m from Surf City, but was living in Deer Lake Park during Sandy,” Szymanski explained. “We experienced downed trees and loss of power, but were lucky enough to have a generator. Deﬁnitely did a lot better than family and friends.” Szymanski is good friends with Syminink

and her husband, photographer Jack Reynolds, “so when Cheryl was organizing the event, she reached out to me to participate, and I offered to help in any way I could. … I was one of the featured artists selling some of my paintings and donating all the money to charity, and painting on the shirts. I was lucky enough to sell one of my paintings that night for a nice donation to a very generous buyer.” Syminink and Reynolds kept beyond busy after the storm – cooking food for first responders, homeowners and others affected by or assisting after the storm; transporting supplies throughout the state; and helping to gut houses. “Cleanup, cleanup and more cleanup,” said Syminink. “It was very overwhelming” to see the amount of damage and the number of people in need. “Right away, when we had electric again and I could use the computer, I was like, ‘We have to do this event.’” She recruited Reynolds and some friends, and “people started jumping on.” About 130 people attended “Shirt Happens,” and as Syminink noted, “It was really great to see that so many people were willing to help.” Contributing artists included: Suzy Batullo, Tim Donovan, TJ Reddick, Kristin Power, Jessica Erb, Jen Skidmore, Skullboy, Sal Librizzi, Erin Coffey, Peggy Fotusky, Rachel White, Szymanski, Reynolds and Syminink. “Honestly, I thought I’d paint a few shirts and hang out all night,” said Szymanski, “but I worked from 7 p.m. literally until they were sweeping up. If I wasn’t finishing one of the bartenders’ shirts, they would have definitely kicked me out. “The people seemed really behind the concept, and there was a lot of ‘Jersey pride,’ ‘Jersey

Photographs by Jack Reynolds

AFTER THE STORM: (Clockwise from above) Hyperactive rocks gratis at the ‘Shirt Happens’ event to raise money for Sandy relief. A number of artists from New Jersey and Pennsylvania volunteer their time to draw on T-shirts, donated by the company seven3two. Glass artist Cheryl Syminink (right) recruited friends such as Jen Skidmore (left) to help with the event. strong’-themed artwork being done all night,” he added, “so the people are definitely supportive and looking to unite and rebuild our towns back up to what they once were.” “There were so many awesome designs,” said Syminink. “We had the top-of-the-crop talent, and they stuck with it (drawing on the shirts) until the very end!” Artists who couldn’t make it to the event emailed their designs, and seven3two had a machine on the premises that hooks up to a laptop, so the designs could be transferred onto the shirts. Graphic designer and illustrator Kristin Power, an Island native who now lives in Hoboken, contributed two designs for the event: a heart constructed from tiny surfboards, and the state of New Jersey made in the same way, with a small heart just off the coast. “The heart is, of course, Long Beach Island, my home beach.” The creations were inspired by her “Quiver project,” which explores the holistic experience of surfing, the interaction with nature and moments on the water with kith and kin. “The small boards represent the friends and family with whom I enjoy the New Jersey shore,” said Power. “It’s an ode to all those who were affected by Hurricane Sandy.” Power’s New Jersey design is also being printed on reusable shopping bags – available for purchase soon; visit kristinpower.com for more information – “and the profits will be donated to the Ship Bottom Firehouse to help LBI families

and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy,” she noted. She will also have stickers bearing the design at the Sandy Blows event this Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Surf City Firehouse. “I have to give so much credit to Cheryl,” said Power. “Right after the storm she was doing anything and everything to help members of our community who were affected.” Shirt Happens, she added, “was a wonderful opportunity for artists to come together and help out. It was great getting artists from all around the state to submit designs. Two of my co-workers grew up in Manasquan and submitted designs as well. In times of need, you see the true character of those around you, and it was touching to see everyone come together for the greater good.” “The event was extremely important to me because I grew up on the Island,” said Szymanski, “and to see friends’ homes, businesses, possessions lost is just truly sad. Just to be able to help in any way I could meant a lot. Whether it was volunteering my time cleaning up or participating in an event like this to raise money for those who truly need it, every little bit helps, and it always feels good to help people who were less fortunate.” And as Syminink instructed, “Everybody just needs to keep helping out, even though it can be grueling and hard and annoying. It’s just so important.” — Juliet Kaszas-Hoch

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

A lmanac Tides JANUARY The Grapevine, 364 East Main St. (Rte. 9), Tuckerton (609-296-7799) Sat., Devon & Jake. Lighthouse Tavern, Rte. 9, Waretown (609-6933150) Fri., Bliss, 9 pm; Sat., Johnny Cash tribute. Plantation, West 80th St. & Long Beach Blvd., Harvey Cedars (609-494-8191) Thurs., Brian Parr. Sea Oaks Country Club, 99 Golf View Drive, Little Egg Harbor (609-296-2656 or www.seaoaksgolf.com) Sat., Satin & Steel. Note: Many places have DJs or other entertainment on unlisted nights.

Forever Fit Mature Adult Fitness, (800-560-9990) Southern Ocean Medical Center’s Wellness Center sponsors the programs for healthy adults age 50 and older. Fee, $3.50 per class. Mill Creek Community Center, 1199 Mill Creek Rd., Manahawkin, Mon., Tues. & Fri., 8:30-9:30 am; Barnegat Community Center, West Bay Ave., Mon. & Fri., 7:45-8:45 am. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 357 Rte. 9, Waretown, Tues., 10:30-11:30 am, & Fri., 11 am-noon. Share Psychic & Intuitive Experience & Learning, Tudor Cottage, Little Egg Harbor. Participation is free; space is limited. Mon., 6-8 pm. Call Kathleen at 609-294-1013 or 609-709-9562 Bus Trips to Resorts International Casino, Leaves Great Bay Plaza, 200 Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor. The Great Bay Woman’s Club hosts the trips. Cost, $20, includes $22 casino voucher. 1st Thurs. of each month, 9:30 am. To reserve, call Jean at 609-296-4028. Old Barney Amateur Radio Club, Ocean Acres Community Center, 498 Nautilus Drive, Manahawkin (www.obarc.org) 1st Tues. of each month. Amateur radio VE test session, 6:30 pm; meeting, 7:30 pm. Open Rec Night for Children, Little Egg Harbor Community Center, 319 West Calabreeze Way, Mystic Island (609-296-9700) There are table games, board games, 2 Wii systems and more. Fri., 6-8:30 pm, except holidays. Beach Haven Community Arts Program’s Commemorative Bricks, The bricks are placed in the paths at Veterans Bicentennial Park in Beach Haven. Contribution, $100. Call 609-492-2253. Al-Anon/Alateen, (888-425-2666, or 856-547-0855 daytime) This is a 12-Step program for friends and relatives of alcoholics. Alateen is for ages 10-18. This is not a religious program. Sun., Mill Creek Community Center, 1199 Mill Creek Rd., Manahawkin, step/discussion & Alateen, 7 pm. Mon., King of Kings Church, 1000 North Main St., Manahawkin, Beginners, 10 am; S/D, 10:30 am; Waretown United

Methodist Church, Bryant Rd. (Rte. 612 east), S/D, 7:30 pm. Tues., Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 333 North Main St., Manahawkin, beginner, 7 pm; S/D, 7:30 pm. Wed., West Creek United Methodist Church, Thomas Ave. & Rte. 9, S/D, 8-9 pm. Thurs., Mill Creek Community Center, beginner, 10 am; S/D, 10:30 am; S/D, 7:30 pm; Forked River Presbyterian Church, Rte. 9, S/D, 8 pm. Giffordtown Schoolhouse Museum, Leitz Blvd. & Wisteria Lane, Tuckerton (609-294-1547) The tworoom restored schoolhouse contains exhibits on the Tuckerton Railroad, the Tuckerton Wireless and more. Open Wed., 10 am-4 pm. Nashville Songwriters Assn. International Workshops, Pinelands Regional High School, Nugentown Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-296-4881) Call Tommy Allen for information. 2nd Wed. of each month, 7-9 pm. Counseling Services Available, Monmouth/Ocean Division of Catholic Charities, 128 Cedar St., Tuckerton (732-505-3113) Individual, family and marital counseling are available for those in need regardless of race, color, religion or creed. Well Spouse Support Group, OCC Southern Education Center, 195 Cedar Bridge Rd., Manahawkin (609-978-2077) The group is for spouses and partners of the chronically ill or disabled. Participants can share thoughts, feelings and anxieties in an informal, nonjudgmental environment. Meets last Wed. of each month, 8 pm. Ocean Acres Civic Assn., Ocean Acres Elementary School, Nautilus Drive, Manahawkin. Ocean Acres residents are welcome. Anyone requiring transportation, call 609-698-7583. Meets 2nd Tues. of each month, 7 pm. HIV/AIDS Education & Literature, LBI Health Dept., 11601 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609361-1000, ext. 250 or 609-492-1212) Free education and literature are available to any LBI resident. Referrals for testing also provided. All calls, appointments and referrals are conﬁdential. Bike Registration Program, To reduce the frequency of bicycle thefts and expedite the return of stolen bikes, the LBI police departments have started a free program. Everyone, including visitors, is encouraged to register their bikes. Call for registration information. Beach Haven, 492-0505; Harvey Cedars, 609-494-3036; Long Beach Twp. & Barnegat Light, 609-494-3322; Ship Bottom, 609-494-1518, and at Walters Bicycles during business hours; Surf City, 609-494-8121. Diabetes Support Group, SOMC Family Resource Center, Ocean Club, 700 South Rte. 9, Manahawkin (800-560-9990) Meets 1st Thurs. of each month, 2 pm. LBI Swing Dance Club, Singles or couples, beginner or expert, ballroom, country, latin and swing dancers

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are welcome to meet at whatever establishment has the most suitable band each week. Contact 609-4949742 (weekends) or jtitus@ erols.com (weekdays). Battered Person Hotline, (732-322-9092) Call for help for anyone in Ocean County of any age who is abused or battered. Down’s Syndrome Support Group, Pinelands Regional High School, Nugentown Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-294-0605 or 609-296-3109) High Hopes Support Group meetings are for anyone wishing to learn about Down Syndrome. 1st Mon. of each month, 7 pm. Ocean County Historical Society Museum, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River (732-341-1880) Guided tours, Tues. & Thurs., 1-3 pm; Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Research library open, Tues., Wed. & Thurs., 1-4 pm; Sat., 10 am-4 pm. Divorced Parents Group, Stafford Twp. Recreation Center, 385 Jennings Rd., Manahawkin. Meets 3rd Thurs. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Robert at 609978-0812. Family Planning Program, 1173 Beacon Ave., Suite B, Manahawkin (609-597-6094) Family Planning offers complete gynecological examinations, birth control information and supplies, sexually transmitted infection screening and pregnancy testing services for women. Fees are based on a sliding scale. Rolling Thunder POW-MIA & Veterans Organization, Lanoka Harbor Firehouse, Rte. 9, Lanoka Harbor (609-971-3544, 609-242-0626 or 609-698-8509) 3rd Tues. of each month, 7:30 pm. VFW Post 316 of Mystic Island, 259 Gifford Rd., Little Egg Harbor (609-296-2671) Meets 1st & 3rd Wed. of each month, 7:30 pm. New members are welcome. Informal Band & Sing-along Sessions, Knights of Columbus Hall, Forked River. Sat., noon-4 pm, when hall is not rented. Any musician or singer interested in playing or singing easy Dixieland-style arrangements can write to Joe Derhay, c/o Knights of Columbus, 15 East Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ 08731. Visiting Homecare Service, (609-597-7211 or 732244-5565) This nonproﬁt organization offers housekeeping and health care services to Ocean County residents during times of illness, frailty or stress. Well Baby Clinic, LBI Health Dept., 11601 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609-361-1000, ext. 250 or 609-492-1212) Children from birth through preschool age must be registered in order to attend this monthly program, which provides well-care screenings, immunizations, developmental assessment and pediatric management. Call for appointment. Laurel Auxiliary, Tip Seaman County Park, Rte. 9 & Lakeview Drive, Tuckerton (609-296-4604 or 609296-5747) Comprised of all age groups, the auxiliary holds fund-raising and social events to support the Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation. 1st Fri. of each month, 1 pm. Breast Cancer Support Group, SOMC Family Resource Center, Ocean Club, 700 South Rte. 9, Manahawkin (800-560-9990) The group is for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and their family members. Meets 2nd & 4th Tues. of each month, 7 pm. Barnegat Twp. Regular Republican Organization, Masonic Hall, East Bay Ave. Speakers and discussions are featured. New members are welcome. 3rd Tues. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Jerry at 609-698-4322. Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County Requests Donations & Volunteers, (609-978-9984) The goal is to raise funds to build homes for needy families. Call to volunteer; send donations to Habitat for Humanity, 668 Rte. 9, West Creek, NJ 08092. Early Intervention, Suite 10, 102 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin (609-597-0023) This free program is for children from birth through age 3 who have slow development or developmental disabilities. Parents attend with children and work with trained professionals. Kiwanis Club of Lacey, Angelo’s Oyster Bay Restaurant, Rte. 9, Forked River. Membership is open to active or retired people who live, work or conduct business from Bayville to Barnegat. Call Anne Gudzak, 609-693-3778. Meets Wed., noon. LBI Woodcarvers Assn., Call for location (609296-5606) Speakers demonstrate woodcarving and painting techniques. Senior members are eager to help newcomers get started. Guests, potential members and all skill levels are welcome. 2nd Wed. of each month, 7:30 pm. OCEAN Inc. Head Start, (732-244-5333) A free comprehensive health, education and social services preschool program for income-eligible families is

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Tidal Differences These are approximate differences for local points, given in hours and minutes, from the above predicted ocean tides. LOCATION HIGH LOW Long Beach Island (Ocean) - 0:30 -0:40 Barnegat Bay Waretown +2:43 +3:00 Barnegat Inlet, inside -0:11 -0:02 High Bar +1:04 +1:55 Double Creek +3:03 +3:33 Manahawkin Bay North Beach +3:02 +4:07 Manahawkin Bridge +2:47 +3:39 Little Egg Harbor Westecunk Creek entrance +1:55 +2:36 Tuckerton Creek entrance +1:32 +1:59 Beach Haven +1:12 +1:17 Great Bay Little Egg Inlet +0:16 +0:18 Seven Islands +0:32 +0:28 Graveling Point +0:38 +1:11 Mullica River Hwy. Bridge +1:30 +1:52 Main Marsh Thorofare +0:43 +1:17

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offered for 3- and 4-year-olds. Call for eligibility guidelines. Immunization Clinic, (609-341-9700, Ext. 604) Free clinics are offered by Ocean County Health Dept. for infants to school-age children. Sessions are held in Manahawkin, Toms River and Lakewood. Call for appointment. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), (732-255-0404) Ocean County College, College Drive, Toms River. The organization is afﬁliated with the Federal Small Business Administration. Free advice is available from experienced professionals for new or existing small businesses. Casino Trips to Showboat, The Polish American Club & Associates host the trips, 2nd Tues. of each month. Pickup is at Great Valu parking lot, Mathistown Rd., Little Egg Harbor, 5 pm. Call 609-2963565. AIDS Testing & Counseling, 175 Sunset Ave., Toms River (732-341-9783) Ocean County Health Dept. provides free and conﬁdential testing. No appointment necessary. Tues., 5:30-8 pm. Free Breast & Cervical Screening Available, Women ages 40-64 are invited to call The Lighthouse Network at 800-621-0096. Clinics are in Manahawkin, Toms River and Lakewood. Crafty Ladies, St. Mary’s Church, Msgr. Reinbold Hall, 747 West Bay Ave., Barnegat. Mon., 1-3 pm, except holidays. Call Nancy at 609-660-0163. Lacey Democratic Club, Lacey Twp. Community Hall, Lacey Rd. & Rte. 9, Forked River. New members are welcome. 2nd Wed. of each month, 8 pm. Call John Coan at 609-693-9937. Volunteers Wanted, Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Ave., Toms River (732-341-1880) The

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Remains of the Shack, Salvaged and Shaped With New Jersey Pride By JULIET KASZAS-HOCH n the marsh on the eastbound side of the Causeway Bridge, all that endures of the Shack – that implausibly (formerly) longstanding and beloved Long Beach Island landmark – is pilings. In the workshop at his New Gretna home, though, Ben Wurst is at work with a scroll saw creating cutouts in the shape of the state of New Jersey from Shack wood he salvaged after Superstorm Sandy. A batch of 20 sold out in 48 hours after he posted them for sale online through his business, Reclaimed LLC, at the end of December. Initially, Wurst was a bit bowled over by the popularity, but then thought, “I wasn’t really surprised, knowing how people are connected to the Shack.” On the Reclaimed LLC Facebook page, one user called the items “a piece of history.” More Shack wood cutouts will be available on Wurst’s Etsy page beginning Jan. 11 – at a cost of $50 – along with other cutouts and frames made from non-Shack, but still storm-salvaged, wood. And, “for the month of January,” he explained, “I'm donating 30 percent of proceeds from the sales of items made from Sandy debris to a couple local nonprofits,” Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County and the Tuckerton Seaport. “People can have a piece of the Shack and help a local organization,” Wurst noted. Outside of his job with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of N.J., and as a husband and dad of two young kids, Wurst steadily built Reclaimed LCC from a love of the natural environment, woodworking and art. He makes handmade wooden frames, driftwood trees, corkboards and other custom creations entirely from re-purposed material, thereby reducing the amount of waste destined for landfills. Soon after Sandy ravaged the local area, Wurst said, “Me being a collector of wood … definitely I’m looking on the side of the road. After

the storm, it was something you just couldn’t miss.” His intentions, as always, were to save wood from the landfill to use for his projects. On Oct. 30, the Harvey Cedars Police Department had reported that the Shack – after just a few years shy of a century – was gone. Weeks after the storm, there were still significant debris piles in the right-of-way on the side of the Causeway Bridge – “a lot of mixed lumber,” wood from decks, sections of dock, and, said Wurst, “the obvious remains of the Shack.” “It was easy to tell it was the Shack because there were whole sections of wall” of old yellow pine, as well as joists, and the structure’s familiar cedar shake siding, about 200 to 300 yards away from the spot where it had stood. As Wurst explains on his business website, reclaimednj.com, “I managed to salvage a whole truckload of wood as grappler trucks from out of state were clearing debris from where I found the remains of the Shack. I was lucky to save a large amount of wood before the trucks came and took it all away. The Shack is officially gone now; it’s headed to a landfill or incinerator. At least the wood that I got will be cherished by those who always admired the Shack.” A journalism student at Columbia University, working on a piece about reusing storm debris, even filmed footage of Wurst collecting the wood and in his workshop for her video project (http://vimeo.com/55945575), which is how he first discovered the pieces of the locally famed structure. Wurst said he originally had no idea what he’d do with the Shack wood; his only initial thought was that he wanted to save it “so that it wasn’t thrown out and and treated like trash.” Then, he hit on the idea for the N.J. cutouts. The reception so far has been great, he pointed out. “I’ve been the one who has been hesitant or afraid” to sell items he created from wood found after Sandy’s devastation because, he said, “I didn’t want to seem like someone who wanted to profit

society seeks people who can give a few hours of help per week or month in the museum education department or library research center. Prior knowledge is not needed. Call Diane Lingsch or Linda Kay. “Martha Mary Design Ministry,” St. Mary’s Church rectory, Barnegat. Decorating Committee meets 2nd Sat. of each month. New members are welcome. Call 698-5531. Library for the Blind & Handicapped, (800-7928322) Books are available on cassette and in large print at no cost. American Legion Fredrick W. Born Post 511 94 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin. 3rd Mon. of each month, 7 pm. New members are welcome; rides available. Call Cmdr. Bob Winder at 609-597-4309. Adult Health Promotion, LBI Health Dept. provides blood pressure screening plus health education on diet, medication and risk factors for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and breast, cervical and colon/rectal cancer. Beach Haven Borough Hall, (609-492-0111) 1st Mon. of each month, 10 am-noon. Island Branch

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RECLAIMED: (Top) In the marshy right-of-way south of the eastbound Causeway Bridge, Ben Wurst salvaged pieces of the Shack following Superstorm Sandy. (Above) Wurst transforms the old yellow pine wallboard into cutouts of New Jersey. from the storm.” His concerns were put to rest, though, after he listed his ﬁrst batch of Shack cutouts and learned friends and customers were happy to see the wood reused and kept from a landﬁll. And now, for a few individuals, a piece of one of the Island’s most recognizable landmarks can be theirs.

Ocean County Library, Surf City (609-494-3064) 1st Tues. of each month, 11 am-noon. Harvey Cedars Police Dept., (609-494-2843) 3rd Tues. of each month, 9:30-10:30 am. Barnegat Light Borough Hall, (609494-9196) 3rd Tues. of each month, 11 am-noon. LBI Health Dept., 11601 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach (609-361-1000, ext. 250 or 609-492-1212) 2nd & 4th Wed., 10 am-noon. CONTACT of Ocean County Offers Service, CONTACT is a 24-hour crisis intervention/listening telephone service available to the troubled, lonely, depressed or suicidal, as well as the individual who just needs someone to listen. Call 732-240-6100. Nurses Group, St. Mary’s Church, Msgr. Reinbold Hall, 747 West Bay Ave., Barnegat. New nurses and ideas are welcome. 2nd Wed. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Peg Watson at 609-693-3645. U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 7-10, Ocean Twp. Community Center, 239 11th St., Waretown. Visitors are welcome. 3rd Tues. of each month, 7:30 pm. Call Cmdr. Elise Carson at 609-971-0928.

In addition to Shack remains, Wurst also collected a great deal of additional wood after the storm to use for his creations: shingles, pilings, ﬂoorboards, “random little pieces of driftwood” from the beaches in Barnegat Light and elsewhere, sections of fence from his brother-in-law’s house in Tuckerton, wood from his brother-

Family Child Care Providers Sought, Providers can earn an income by caring for up to ﬁve children in their Ocean County home. Call The Children’s Home Society of NJ at 732-905-6363, ext. 136. Breakfast Is Served, Stafford Twp. Firehouse, 133 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin. 3rd Sun. of each month, 8 am-noon. Helping Hands Mission Seeks Donations, This nonproﬁt, charitable organization purchases, collects and distributes supplies such as food, clothes, furniture, hygiene products for local children ages newborn-13 years who are in need. Write the mission at PO Box 504, Barnegat, NJ 08005. Soroptimist International of LBI, Soroptimist International is a worldwide organization of women in management and the professions, working together to advance human rights and the status of women. The chapter meets 2nd Wed. of each month, SeptemberJune, 6:30 pm at various LBI restaurants. Anyone interested in attending a meeting may call Beverly Welling at 609-492-1032.

in-law’s girlfriend’s parents’ house in Beach Haven Crest, and more. To see Wurst’s Sandy debris creations, visit reclaimednj.com/, reclaimednj.etsy.com or facebook. com/reclaimednj. Contact Wurst directly at ben.wurst@gmail.com or 609-713-4464. Y julietkaszas-hoch@thesandpaper.net

Boys & Girls Club Car Campaign, (1-800-2460493) The clubs will accept most any car, with no restrictions. Cars will be sold at auction, and proceeds will help local clubs. Call for info. English Conversation Group, Island Branch Ocean County Library, 217 South Central Ave., Surf City (609-494-2480 or theoceancountylibrary.org) Groups meet in an informal environment and are led by trained volunteers. The group is intended for people who are new to speaking English. Tues., 3-4 pm or 4-5 pm. Artists Wanted, Pine Shores Art Assn., 94 Stafford Ave., Manahawkin (609-597-3557 or www.pineshoresartassociation.org) Members can exhibit their work and attend classes, demonstrations and bus trips at discounted rates. BNI Meetings, This is a business referral organization. Manahawkin chapter, Holiday Inn, Rte. 72, Tues., 8-9:30 am. Call Chris DiFrancia at 609-384-6059. Waretown chapter, Ocean Breeze Diner, 562 Rte. 9 North, Thurs., 8-9:30 am. Visitors are welcome. The only cost is for the meal. Call Patti Greenwood at 609-698-5347.

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2012: We’re Still Here! Nineteen Stories, Then Comes Sandy By RICK MELLERUP hen The SandPaper produced its annual list of the Top 20 stories of the year for 2011, it ranked Hurricane Irene as number one. Yet Irene was actually a non-story for Southern Ocean County and Long Beach Island. As reported then, “The damage in Southern Ocean County was minimal – a toppled tree here, a small power outage there.” Yes, the Island economy suffered from a lost weekend of summer business but, let’s face it, it could have been a lost worse, as we all found out this October. Superstorm Sandy is obviously The SandPaper’s candidate for the top story of 2012. Has there ever been such a life-altering event in Southern Ocean County and especially LBI? But before we discuss Sandy, let’s look at the other 19 top stories from the year 2012 as reported in the pages of The SandPaper, a year that will surely be indelibly etched into our collective brains as one, like 2001 in New York City, that will be remembered forever. No. 20: Sports. It seems almost silly to discuss sports in a year such as this. Still, the Southern Regional High School football team probably provided some much-needed relief in the wake of Sandy, something for which the locals could rally around the flag. The Rams had an incredible post-season. Seeded sixth in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group V playoffs, they fi rst squeaked by third-seeded Washington Township by a 33-32 count, then beat secondseeded Eastern, thanks to a TD scored with just 21 seconds left in the game. Alas, the Rams lost, 43-20, in the fi nal (which, considering the NJSIAA doesn’t have a state playoff format, is considered a “state championship” game). Still, they gave storm-weary Southern Ocean County residents something to cheer for in a time when something to cheer for was a welcome relief. Other sports news that bears repeating – the Rams boys’ volleyball team reached the state fi nals (sigh, and lost), Southern’s Chelsea Vaughan won state gold in the pole vault in both indoor and outdoor competition, and the Brant Beach Yacht Club hosted the national Optimist Team Trials, from which sailors would qualify to represent the United States in international competition. The regatta was such a big deal that it attracted Dennis Connors, perhaps the greatest sailor in American history, to its awards dinner. No. 19: Stockton College offers classes in Manahawkin. In September, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey opened an instruction site on East Bay Avenue. True, only seven courses were offered, and just 130 students enrolled, but more offerings are anticipated in the future. Stockton College Provost and Executive Vice President Harvey Kesselman said, “We have for years looked at the possibility of expanding our offerings into Southern Ocean County because Ocean County is one of our strongest feeder counties. … Ocean County College and Stockton have had a long, excellent relationship, and we have a large population that comes from all of Ocean County. Atlantic

Cape Community College and Ocean County College are our two primary feeders of transfer students.” Eventually, said Kesselman, it can be imagined that “students will be able to go their fi rst two years at Ocean County College and then fi nish at the Manahawkin site.” No. 18 : “Taste” dinner raises $70,000. This was a good sign for the future. Southern Ocean County residents have earned a fantastic reputation for helping their neighbors since Superstorm Sandy. That response, though, could have been anticipated. Way back in April when the 17th annual Taste of Southern Ocean Hunger Relief Dinner matched its 2011 record-breaking proceeds amount. The money benefited the Barnegat Food Pantry, the St. Francis Center Food Pantry, the Lacey Food Bank, the Tuckerton Area Inter Church Food Pantry, the Ocean Community Church Food Ministry, the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Food Pantry and Ken’s Kitchen of St. Mary’s Church. Needless to say, even more aid for the area’s hungry may be needed in 2013, when the annual fundraising dinner will be held at Sea Oaks Country Club on April 24. Southern Ocean County, it seems, certainly is a caring place. No. 17: Ocean County is sued by the Atlantic City Rescue Mission. In spite of No. 18, some people don’t think Southern Ocean County, or at least Ocean County, is doing enough to help people in need. The Atlantic City Rescue Mission is suing the county, saying it dumps its homeless on the mission, which wants some money for their keep. Officials such as Ocean County Administrator Carl Block say the county is doing more than its fair share. “Ocean County shelters 1,900 persons every night. Only between 75 to 100 people a year are sent to Atlantic City by Ocean County Socials Services. … We’re doing all that is required by the state and federal government; we spend $60 million for 60 different programs that help the homeless.” And, Block added, the county donates $17,500 annually to the mission. Expect this issue to remain in the news because only one county in New Jersey – Bergen – operates a county-sponsored shelter. No. 16: Long Beach Island’s beaches are voted third-best in the state. Back in May, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium announced the winners of its fi fth annual NJ’s Top 10 Beaches survey. The online survey’s voters ranked LBI’s beaches behind the Wildwoods and Ocean City, but ahead of Sea Isle City, Belmar, Cape May, Manasquan, Island Beach State Park, Sandy Hook and Seaside Heights. It will be interesting to see what happens in 2013 considering many of those beaches took a significant hit from Sandy. No. 15: The Gables is damaged by fi re on Easter Sunday. Scores of local businesses suffered because of Superstorm Sandy, and you have to hand it to the owners who are vowing they will not be defeated and will come back. But you really have to applaud the spunk of Stephen and Sondra Beninati, the owners of the The Gables Inn in Beach Haven. Their establishment was almost destroyed by a fi re that threatened not only their Victorian bed

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Ryan Morrill

HEADLINES: Every year brings change in one way or another, but never in the 38year history of The SandPaper has there been as much drama as in the year just finished. A few snapshots, clockwise from above: a blazing car fire would have killed the driver were it not for the fearless rescue by Barnegat police; Rep. Frank LoBiondo is our new congressman; Superstorm Sandy battered Holgate; commercial fisherman Jimmy Mears died at sea; beachfill in Brant Beach made a difference; Jersey resiliency. and breakfast right in the middle of Easter dinner, but much of Beach Haven, thanks to hot embers flying about the neighborhood on a windy afternoon. It was a dramatic fire indeed, one to which 14 fire companies responded! God bless the Beninatis, who say on their website that they plan on reopening after Sandy in time for Valentine’s Day. “As we have already demonstrated this year, the Gables is pretty resilient. We sustained minimal damage (from Sandy) but are still in the process of cleaning up.” If Gov. Christie wants an example of the “Jersey Spirit,” it is doubtful he can find a better example than The Gables. No. 14: Barnegat police officers rescue motorists from burning cars. Speaking of fi res! In early February, Barnegat Township police officers Lauren Keilitz and Michael Diblasi were honored at a township committee meeting for pulling an incapacitated 57-year-old driver from his “fully engulfed” car on Jan. 30. “At that moment,” said Police Chief Arthur Drexler, “they knew they were going to be the only officers who were able to be there because we had other officers involved in an incident in another area of the town. Every second counted, and they did a great job because no doubt a

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life was saved.” So what happened on Aug. 31? Three Barnegat Township police patrol officers, Nicholas Venuto, Andrew Parsley and George Martin, pulled an 86-year-old driver from behind the wheel of his on-fi re vehicle! No. 13: Ancient fossil is discovered on the beach. This reporter well recalls the day that he took a phone call at The SandPaper. A woman claimed that a prehistoric creature had washed ashore on the beach in Barnegat Light. I quickly drove to the scene only to discover the “prehistoric creature” was, in reality, a very dead and extremely bloated possum! Well, in October, The SandPaper confi rmed with the New Jersey State Museum that seasonal Loveladies resident Peter Chirico had indeed discovered an ancient crab fossil on the beach of LBI. David Parris, the museum’s curator of natural history, said it was probably 10,000 to 12,000 years old. Chirico was lucky this skeptical reporter didn’t take his call, not after the possum incident. It just shows you never know! No. 12: Southern Ocean County will soon have two congressmen. Way back in January, The SandPaper reported that, thanks to congressional redistricting brought about by Census 2010, Barnegat Township and half of Stafford will be represented by Jon Runyan,

who currently serves all of the area’s residents. The rest of Southern Ocean County will be calling Frank LaBiondo “Congressman.” No. 11: Mayor Spodofora easily wins reelection in Stafford Township. Almost all of the area’s incumbents were easily returned to ofﬁce this November, including Stafford Township Mayor John Spodofora. But it once appeared that Spodofora would have a tough time of it. That’s because, in February, Martha Kremer, a former Stafford Township employee and president of the Stafford Township Regular Republican Club, took issue with Spodofora’s “war record.” Spodofora had claimed to have received a “Vietnam War Medal of Valor.” He had. The problem was that it wasn’t issued by the United States military, but rather by a hunting club in Arizona. Kremer even argued that the mayor had never been in Vietnam, and she was upset, considering her late husband had served in Vietnam and was awarded a Purple Heart while there. Spodofora said he had only called himself a “Vietnam Era veteran” and had never claimed the “Medal of Valor” was issued by the military. The ﬁ ne points of this issue could be discussed in thousands of words – and as the year wore on were discussed in The SandPaper. In the end, though, the controversy

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had no effect on the election, with Spodofora receiving the GOP nomination and then garnering 7,130 votes to his chief opponent’s (independent Paul Marchal) 2,897. No. 10: Of sinkholes, lobster patents and honesty. Here are a handful of stories that aren’t exactly huge news but are certainly interesting, the types of stories often picked up by the national media. For example, you often see shots on the TV news of a car being swallowed up by a sinkhole. Well, in July, in Tuckerton, a man – Brad Bennett, the owner of Stewart’s Root Beer – was swallowed up by a sinkhole. Bennett, fortunately, suffered only minor injuries from falling into the 10-foot-deep pit, which formed near the Tuckerton Grist Mill on Route 9 and apparently was related to the work being done on the dam in that location. Who knew that a recipe could be patented? Well, a recipe can’t (at least to this reporter’s knowledge), but a name can, and in May, Howard’s Restaurant in Beach Haven Gardens received the ofﬁcial word from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofﬁce that the restaurant’s signature offering – its “French Fried Lobster” – is now protected by trademark. Continued on Page 34

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‘Celebration of Community’ ‘LBI United Emergency Services’ Stands Together

Jack Reynolds

ALL GAVE: A strong turnout of local heroes and apparatus makes a dramatic statement of ‘thank you’ to all ﬁrst responders of Superstorm Sandy. Those pictured came out for a group photo on Saturday, Dec. 22, at the St. Francis Center in Brant Beach. LBI United Emergency Services arranged the photo to show LBI spirit and to acknowledge the members of ﬁre, police, EMS, National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard and other units who ‘worked hard to insure the safety of residents of Long Beach Island.’

St. Francis Center Is Again Home For Many Community Programs

Ryan Morrill

FINISH LINE: The competition-size indoor pool at the St. Francis Center is once again the element for success to practicing school teams from Barnegat and Southern Regional high schools.

t’s a good start to 2013 when the St. Francis Community Center is back in its home location in Brant Beach. By Monday, Jan. 7, a high school swim team was using the indoor pool, children of working parents were back in daycare, and many of the offices were abuzz in the rest of the facility that serves all of Southern Ocean County. The center, sited on the bay at 4700 Long Beach Blvd., opened its doors on Jan. 2 for the first time since Superstorm Sandy. A few services are still operating from their temporary mainland locations, but many have now been moved back to Brant Beach. “We’re starting slowly but surely to come about and do what we need to do for the community, and we’re working hard to do that,” center Executive Director Connie Becraft told The SandPaper on Monday afternoon. “We’re trying to bring staff back, we’re contacting volunteers, we’re in the process of moving the food pantry back here, and we’re getting the basketball (leagues) up and running,” she listed as a few examples as the center was in about its 30th hour of re-establishing services and programs in the flood-affected building. The restoration company, Broadco, gave the go-ahead to return to the center at the beginning

of the year, and Wednesday, Jan. 2, through Friday, Jan. 4, the moveback began. Some departments have been working part-time until more assessments were done to heating, plumbing and refrigeration systems, as well as specific needs in various departments. “Please understand we are in no way fully operational, but once we are back in the facility, we can determine what will be required,” the center’s website informed last week. The community center building also houses staff offices of St. Francis of Assisi Parish. “We’re very busy moving forward, and we thank the community at large for their support,” Becraft said Jan. 7. “The Southern Regional swim team is here today for the first time; Barnegat is on their way to coming back, they have given me their schedule; and we’re up and running. Children’s services are back; parish offices are back.” Children’s Services resumed pre-school and childcare programs on Jan. 2. Play time is indoors, however. “The outside playground was totally washed away and is not able to be opened. St. Francis will require financial assistance to replace the area,” Communications Coordinator Lori Dudek said. Other external operations, includ-

ing the outdoor pools, “are still in recovery mode,” Dudek said after checking with the center director. More Speciﬁcs On Program Hours Hours of the community center are: Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The center will be temporarily closed on Sunday. The indoor pool is open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Session III swim lessons and classes are scheduled to start on Saturday, Jan. 12; registration is at the front desk of the community center. High school swim team practices and meets can again be held in the competition-size pool, and so will the physical education swim classes attended by students of the Long Beach Island and Ethel Jacobsen schools. All repairs have been made to the gymnasium, so the Prep League basketball games are scheduled to start Jan.19. In a press release issued Jan. 7, more speciﬁcs were listed for the community’s information. Senior Services is among the highly used programs. “The St. Francis Senior Services, located at 179 S. Main Street (Route 9), Manahawkin (in Continued on Page 38

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Tuckerton Replaces Great Bay Regional Ambulance Service Borough Contracts With Paid Service

he ongoing bad blood between Great Bay Regional EMS Capt. Al Gentless and Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Chief Lee Eggert led to a decision by the Tuckerton Borough Council to withdraw from Great Bay Regional EMS as of Dec. 17. During the Dec. 17 municipal meeting, Borough Administrator Jenny Gleghorn read a letter from Gentless to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department advising that Great Bay would not be responding to 911 calls in the borough, where the Tuckerton Fire Co. might be dispatched at the same time. If the fire department company was dispatched to a fire, car accident, water rescue, etc., the dispatch for an ambulance was to go to the mutual aid company, Quality Ambulance. According to Gleghorn, the letter also said the volunteer service would respond to any other medical calls for an ambulance as long as the fire company wasn’t there; and if additional manpower or resources were needed at the scene, the county was to dispatch neighboring Parkertown Fire Co. to the borough, not the borough’s own fire company. In an executive session that same evening, the borough decided to withdraw from the regional ambulance service and use Quality Ambulance as the principal service. At the Jan. 7 municipal meeting, Tuckerton Councilman Tony Foglia said Quality Ambulance would not be billing residents or the borough for its service but would bill insurances. The borough had passed an ordinance in July withholding half its annual contributions to Great Bay EMS while its captain and trustees were countersuing Eggert and the borough. The ordinance stated the money would be used to pay the court costs of defending against the suit. That suit was later dismissed by the court as groundless. The borough also penalized the Tuckerton Volunteer Fire Co. by withholding half its contribution to that organization until the lawsuit brought by Eggert against Great Bay was resolved. That matter is still winding its way through court. In that lawsuit, Eggert charges he was illegally removed from membership in Great Bay. According to Foglia, the borough will be going out with RFPs, or Request for Proposals, from ambulance services in the new year. Tuckerton borough officials decided Monday night they would like to send money they have received from private and corporate donations for Sandy Relief to the Tuckerton Area Food Pantry building fund.

Mayor Buck Evans said the food pantry building fund would be the best use of the contributions. “It’s something that will last and be needed for a long time.” Council members agreed, but Borough Attorney Terry Brady said the borough would have to get permission from the state before dispersing the dedicated trust fund, which contains approximately $5,500. Council President Jim Edwards said the idea was a good one. “We had to think about how best to distribute the money to make it fair; this way a little bit goes to everyone and the most needy.” Edwards said the “Song for the Shore” event held this past weekend to benefit Superstorm Sandy victims was a success, and applications for assistance were being taken at the American Legion Post 493. Councilwoman Doris Mathisen said the construction office took in $102,000 for the year but waived had $31,541 in permit fees since Sandy. The decision to waive the rebuilding fees for Sandy victims is still in effect in the borough, but Little Egg Harbor put an end to its program as of Jan. 1. Emergency Management Coordinator Harold Spedding said that eventually the borough would have to phase out its program as well. “You can only lose money for so long,” he said. Building Code Official Jim McAndrew said people who had substantial damage to their homes and are now ready to apply for Increased Cost of Compliance funds need to get a letter from the borough construction office stating their home has sustained damage more than 50 percent of its worth. “You have to bring in your flood elevation certificate, a land survey and an engineer’s report plus what it will cost to return it to pre-disaster condition.” McAndrew said Building Construction Officer Phil Reed was in charge of the process. Spedding said there was a lot of misinformation in the community about the flood elevations and possible flood insurance increases. “The FEMA advisory base flood elevations are just that, advisory,” said Spedding. “They are not passed by Congress, and that probably won’t happen for two or three years. The base flood for Tuckerton Beach was 7 feet above mean low water; now it’s 10 (with the borough’s ordinance of 3 additional feet of freeboard). The construction office will require a minimum of 10 feet, but call your flood insurance company; they will tell you your elevation and where you could put your house to save money. The higher

“The FEMA advisory base ﬂood elevations are just that, advisory. They are not passed by Congress, and that probably won’t happen for two or three years.”

Jack Reynolds

CHANGING OF THE GUARD: New Beach Haven Mayor Robert Keeler (left) and his predecessor, Councilman Charles E. Maschal, attended last week’s reorganization meeting in the Emergency Operations Center.

Beach Haven Council Reorganizes With Robert Keeler as the New Mayor

obert Keeler was named Beach Haven mayor at the borough’s reorganization meeting Friday. Keeler moves up from council president, a title now held by Nancy Taggart Davis. Charles Maschal, who became mayor when the borough changed from the commission form to the council-manager system in July 2010, returns to his council seat. In addition, Maschal, TaggartDavis and Keeler took the oath of ofﬁce for new four-year terms on the council. The three incumbents ran unopposed in the November election. The mayoral and council president terms are in effect until the end of 2014, at which time the council terms of Jim White and Edward Kohlmeir expire. As in every shore town, the major priority on the new year’s agenda is recovery from Superstorm Sandy. “I’m very thankful for the opportunity to have served as mayor,” said Maschal. “Bob (Keeler) has tremendous ﬁnancial acumen, and that is going to be needed as we try to get back on track. The community really came together during Sandy

you go, the more money you can save. If you build at below code, your insurance might be $10,000 a year. (If) you build it at code, it might be $7,000 a year, but as you build higher, you might possibly pay $460 a year. Call your insurance company.” Spedding also responded to a question from Heron Road resident Peter Palumbo about the debris in the lagoons. “We already have the NJDEP and the state police (marine police) doing surveys of our lagoons. When I told the FEMA guy that we already have side survey photographs by the Air National Guard, he was bafﬂed. He wanted to know how we got so far so fast.” Councilman John Schwartz said members of the Tuckerton Beach Association are also taking pictures of their lagoons during blow-out tides. Palumbo said he had bought a grappling hook for his boating trips. — Pat Johnson patjohnson@thesandpaper.net

– our public works, public safety, emergency management, the council members and many volunteers.” Keeler said the council will be relying heavily on Borough Manager Richard Crane and other professional staff members to help the town rebound. “We got a hit a lot harder than some of the other Island towns,” said the new mayor. “We’ve been on the move. At ﬁrst, we relocated borough hall operations to Stafford Township and then later to the EOC (emergency operations center in the old Coast Guard station). The storm showed us how important it is for all of us to work together. I’m thankful to be a part of the team. There’s nothing that we can’t accomplish.” White added, “This council is a diverse group of ﬁve people who have worked as one cohesive group.” Crane said borough operations would continue to operate out of the EOC “for the foreseeable future.” “Our municipal building sustained a lot of water damage, and we’re awaiting a report from an environmental hygienist,” he said.

“But moving back there really is not very high on our priority list. We have to concentrate on getting our beaches and facilities ﬁxed up in time for summer. We lost the Fifth Street and Pearl Street pavilions, and the lifeguard headquarters was severely damaged.” Crane said Superstorm Sandy has cost the borough $1.6 million, which he said covers mostly storm debris removal. “When we get through all we have to do, it’s going to be a lot more expensive than that,” he said. “We’ll be trying to get as much funding as we can from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). Richard Shackleton and Frank Little were reappointed as borough solicitor and engineer, respectively. The borough has a new auditor, Hutchins, Farrell, Myer and Allison, of Freehold. The company replaced William Antonides. “They’re a much larger company, and I think we need them to help us with the ﬁnancial issues coming up as a result of Sandy,” said Crane. — Eric Englund ericenglund@thesandpaper.net

Don’t Put Spent Christmas Trees on the Beach If you have yet to discard your Christmas tree, don’t put it on top of the dunes on the beach. For example, such practices are prohibited according to ordinances in Beach Haven and Long Beach Township. “People used to do it years ago, but we put a stop to it,” said Beach Haven Borough Manager Richard Crane. Ship Bottom Mayor William Huelsenbeck and Harvey Cedars Mayor Jonathan Oldham said the practice has also been outlawed by the state Department of Environmental Protection. “It’s really out of our hands,” said Huelsenbeck. “The state came down some years ago and said we couldn’t do it anymore.” Gail Wetmore, clerk/administrator for Barnegat Light, said people have been prohibited from putting trees on beaches for approximately 20 years. “In Barnegat Light and in Long Beach Township (where she resides), people leave their Christmas trees out for recycling pickup,” she said. “There really aren’t many people in Barnegat Light around the holidays, so leaving trees on the beach has never been much of a problem.” —E.E.

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Hospital Unveils Phase I of ED Expansion

New Emergency Department Opens By RICK MELLERUP he Southern Ocean Medical Center, or SOMC (formerly known as Southern Ocean County Hospital or SOCH), unwrapped a New Year’s gift to the region on Tuesday – a new emergency department, or ED (formerly known as an emergency room or ER). Let’s retire the “for merly knowns,” shall we? With the opening of the new ED, SOMC is striding confidently into the future. It isn’t only a new year, but a new era. The SandPaper got to shake the package and carefully pull apart a corner of the gift paper for a sneak peak on Monday, Jan. 7, and discovered the new ED is a shiny, gleaming marvel when compared to its cramped, old counterpart. Even before a reporter and photographer were led through the doors of the new facility by SOMC President and CEO Joseph Coyle and Senior Manager of Operations Michelle Morrison, the excitement of the hospital staff was evident as a nurse who had just toured the facility herself walked by in the hallway with a smile as wide as Ralphie Parker’s of “Christmas Story” fame when he finally got his coveted Red Ryder BB gun. The first thing that hits you is a new-car smell. No doubt about it, the ED is brand, spanking new. And it soon proved it was ready to be driven off the lot. Upon entering, a walk-in patient will first come into a temporary welcoming area (the opening of the new ED completes just the first phase of construction – more on that later). If, said Coyle, a bed is available, a volunteer greeter will escort the patient immediately to a patient bay, bypassing triage. A guide is necessary. Unlike the old ED with its one central nursing station, the new facility is broken into a number of pods, each with its own command post. One could easily get lost. First there’s the pediatric care center, which will, Coyle said, be staffed by a pediatrician eight hours a day during the week and 12 hours a day on weekends. It features six bays. Its right-off-the-reception-area location is critical – children don’t have to be exposed to the moans, groans and complaints of injured or sick adults, but instead have their own, family-friendly area. The bays, separated by walls, provide much more privacy than the curtains of old. True, four are still fronted by curtains, but two, designed for patients who have more serious conditions requiring a longer visit, have glass doors, adding to the sense of safety and privacy. “They have private bathrooms, and chairs (large, comfortable ones, at that) for family members,” Morrison pointed out. Then there’s the fast-track adult pod, again featuring six bays. “They’re designed for in-and-out patients,” said Dr. Adam Lazarus, Emergency Department medical director, who had joined the tour. The new ambulance entrance is immediately noticeable even from outside, featuring a permanent canopy that covers a space large enough for four ambulances, meaning patients will no longer have to Continued on Page 38

Old Shoreline Mine Property Has New Owner

he vacant Shoreline Sand and Gravel mining operation on West Bay Avenue in Barnegat Township was sold late last month. Sheldon Good and Co., a New Yorkbased firm serving as the real estate auction company, said the 110-acre tract sold for $685,000. The company would not divulge the name of the buyer or the name of another party who was also interested in the property. Sheldon Good had set a minimum bid of $600,000 during a U.S. Bankruptcy Court sale in September. The mining and recycling facility, which is located a half-mile west of the Garden State Parkway, ceased operations after filing for bankruptcy in 2010. The Ocean County Solid Waste Commission had given Shoreline approval to operate the facility in 2005. The tract is bordered by the Ocean Acres and Heritage Point residential developments, along with several private homes on Nautilus Drive. The street frontage area of the site is zoned commercial, while the remaining portion is zoned for light industrial. Last year, the township committee adopted a resolution by the planning board to designate the area for redevelopment. Mayor Len Morano said that with the designation, the town could be eligible for grants if any environmental cleanup is necessary. The area had several buildings in deteriorating condition, old storage tanks and contaminated soil. Morano said the township had not yet received any official notification of the sale. “Once that paperwork is in, the township would meet with the buyer and discuss what types of plans they have for the property,” he said. “One thing we did not want to have is residential development in there. “There is a lot of cleaning up to do in there. It would seem the best way to use the property would be to continue as some type of light industrial business.” —E.E.

Juvenile Charged With Marijuana Possession

Photographs by Jack Reynolds

WITH CARE: (Top) SOMC President andCEO Joseph P. Coyle points out features of the completed Phase I of the Emergency Department expansion, a new 22-bay facility that came in under its $22.5-million budget. Phase II’s planned completion tbis summer will result in an ED that is triple the size of the former department.

Barnegat Township juvenile was arrested on marijuana possession charges late last month after he was spotted operating a motor vehicle with the headlights turned off on Village Drive. Lt. Keith Germain said Patrolman Robert Armstrong stopped the vehicle at 10:15 p.m. on Dec. 27. Germain said Armstrong, believing that drugs might be in the vehicle, was given consent to search the car. With help from his K-9 partner, Bullet, the off icer recovered 19 wrapped bags of marijuana and three larger bags of marijuana with a total weight of 90 grams. Drug paraphernalia was also found. Germain said the juvenile was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana, failure to use headlights and possession of controlled dangerous substance in a motor vehicle. He was released to the custody of his parents and faces a hearing in juvenile court in Toms River. —E.E.

25 The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Many Borrow to Keep Business Aﬂoat

Marina Owners Facing Obstacles When Rebuilding T wo months have passed since Superstorm Sandy decimated the marina industry in Southern Ocean County. On Monday,Jan. 7, 15 marina owners in the Tuckerton-Little Egg Harbor area called a press conference to bring attention to the lack of help they are receiving from the federal government. Vicki Munro, part owner of Monro’s Marina on Anchor Road in Mystic Island, had 2 feet of water in her business ofﬁce and machine boat shop, but as with other marina owners, the worst damage was outside, where the force of the storm surge took docks and pilings out and pushed boats one on top of another against outbuildings or across the meadows and into the woods. “We’ve been forgotten,” said Monro. “There are 3,000 homes here on the water, and each one has a boat. If there are no marinas, there’s no way to get the boats in the water. If you have no marinas, you have no community.” “There’s no money available for repairing docks and bulkheads,” said her daughter Kristi Munro Hanselmann. Hanselmann was instrumental in calling the marina owners together and the press for the event. It’s not just the lack of funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that is distressing, or the slow pace of getting a Small Business Administration loan that is maddening. In Monro’s case, it is the requirements that she rebuild her business to the new Advisory Base Flood Elevations of 14 feet because her building was substantially damaged. The requirements are con-

tained in an ordinance introduced by the township and going to public hearing on Jan. 10. “How can I get boats in and out of here if it’s 14 feet in the air?” asked Munro, standing in the entrance to her cavernous boat shop. “We bring 40 boats through here in a day by the back door. How am I going to get them up and down 14 feet? There’s no common sense to it. And I would have to install an elevator to be in compliance with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). “I pay $60,000 in insurance and $40,000 in taxes; that’s $100,000 before I turn on a light bulb. Where is the money going to come from?” Munro said the township is requiring her to prepare a site plan, and she may have to get a variance to operate the marina. “The marina has been here for 45 years, before they had zoning. Is it my fault they didn’t zone it a marina?” Monro pointed to where a bulkhead and docks had vanished and where volunteers from the community had helped them repair two ﬂoating docks. “This business keeps six families working, all in the same family. My daughter is raising her grandsons up in the business. It’s not the type of business you just go into. You have to be born to this type of work. Six days a week from early in the morning to late at night and all winter, too, even when the lagoons are frozen. We’ve had to chop boats out of the ice for people who didn’t get their boats out in time. There’s a lot of unsung heroes in the marina industry. What are we supposed to do?”

Beach Haven School Students May Be at Eagleswood Until June

each Haven School students can expect to be at their temporary home at the Eagleswood Elementary School for the balance of the school year. “I’d like to say we’d be out of there sooner, but I don’t want to make a promise I can’t keep,” said Patricia Daggy, superintendent/principal of the Beach Haven School. The school’s 63 students and 20 teachers and staff members were displaced following Superstorm Sandy. Daggy said the storm severely damaged the ground f loor of the school, which celebrated its 100th anniversary last spring. “The building took in 2 feet of water, and because we couldn’t get back to Beach Haven for two weeks after storm, the water just sat there, and that made the situation worse,” she said. “A lot of families couldn’t return to their homes, and some lost their homes and had to move off the Island. But we still kept most of our students. There were two families who were fairly new to Beach Haven, and they moved out of the area after the storm.” She said loosened f loor tiles

resulted in asbestos being exposed, since it was part of the adhesive glue that held the flooring together. “That’s the way it was done in older school buildings such as ours,” said Daggy. “When that gets done, then there has to be a lot of environmental testing. School buildings and hospitals are subject to the strictest building safety codes in the state.” Daggy said once that is completed, rebuilding work in fi rst-floor offices and classrooms could begin. “Everything has to go out to bid, and that contributes to this being a very time-consuming process,” she said. “That’s why I’m really not counting on being back in the school until the school year ends and we can be back together again in September.” Daggy estimated that school repairs could cost between $1.5 and 2 million. “Fortunately, we’ll be able to recoup through a very good insurance policy,” said the superintendent. Daggy said that despite the hectic situation, the transition to the mainland school went “very smooth.” “Helping to ease the transition

Pat Johnson

ON THE WATERFRONT: Mark Hattman of Sheltered Cove Marina speaks about the lack of government help during a press conference at Munro’s Marina in Little Egg Harbor, organized by Vicky Munro and daughter Kristi. Mark Hattman, president of Sheltered Cove Marina in Tuckerton Beach, said he is borrowing money to pay his employees and keep his business going. “We just want the government to know that we have had no assistance to date. The SBA might as well be nonexistent. Our application was deemed acceptable, and we were told they’d get back to us and would send someone out to look at the business, but we’re still waiting.” Hattman bought the marina 12 years ago when it was just a shell of a building and has built it into a modern “green” marina with 250 slips, a pump-out station and ship’s store. “We are not a beachfront community, we’re a bay community. People come here to get in their boat

“We’ve been forgotten. There are 3,000 homes here on the water, and each one has a boat. If there are no marinas, there’s no way to get the boats in the water. If you have no marinas, you have no community.” and enjoy the bay. Now they are calling asking, ‘Is the bay polluted? Is there debris in the water? Is it safe? Should we rent a boat slip?’ I know I’ve lost 100 boat slips already. “No one is talking about how

we are going to get all the junk out of the water, the sunken boats, the refrigerators, the docks. We need a cleanup effort to get started to get the bay ready for people.” Monro also said most of her clientele are “weekenders” or people who own or rent a vacation home during the summer in Mystic Island. Many of thesepeople got more than 3 feet of water inside their homes, and the homes are deemed “substantially damaged” and must rebuild to code – now 14 feet above sea level. “There’s no FEMA money for those people to rebuild,” she said. “Those people pay taxes. It’s like they(the government) are rewarding people who don’t follow the rules and penalizing people who do.” — Pat Johnson patjohnson@thesandpaper.net

Long Beach Township Announces Final, Certiﬁed Results of 2012 Election

ollowing verification of last November’s election results by the District Boards of Registry and Election and the secretary commissioner of the Ocean County Board of Elections, Mayor Joseph Mancini and Commissioners Joseph Lattanzi and Ralph Bayard were announced at last Friday’s council meeting as duly re-elected to their seats on the Long Beach Township Board of Commissioners. At this first session of 2013, Municipal Clerk Lynda Wells certified that “the results of the municipal election held by the Township of Long Beach on the 6th day of November 2012 have been determined as provided by statute,” with the final results as follows: 286 machine ballots cast, 1,274 mail-in ballots received, and 260 provisional ballots received, for a total number of 1,820 ballots. There are 3,027 names on

the register of voters. Mancini received 1,064 votes, followed by Lattanzi with 1,038, Bayard with 948, and challenger Greg Kopenhaver with 839. Mancini, who was first voted in as mayor in May 2008, will continue to serve as director of public affairs and safety in the municipality. Lattanzi was sworn in as a township commissioner approximately a year ago following Bill Knarre’s resignation. He will remain in his role overseeing revenue and finance. Bayard was elected commissioner in May 2004; until 2007, he was director of revenue and finance. He has since served, and will continue to serve, as director of public works, parks and property. He will also administer the Public Works Department, which he has done since 2008. Also at Friday’s meeting, Bayard

pointed out that the debris collection company is back from holiday vacation and will go up each street in the municipality one last time; after that, it will be homeowners’ responsibility to discard of their debris. The company “will not be picking up concrete,” Bayard added, but it will pick up broken asphalt from the township streets. Lattanzi announced that “budget season” is starting, but ofﬁcials are not yet sure how the budget will look until they are more certain of ﬁnal storm cleanup costs and federal reimbursement. Meanwhile, the mayor noted, “we’re very happy with the way the cleanup is going,” but he also advised residents and business owners to remain patient throughout the recovery process. — Juliet Kaszas-Hoch julietkaszas-hoch@thesandpaper.net

was the wonderful outpouring of donations of school supplies, books, coats mittens and other items,” she

said. “I had one parent tell me that while she felt so poor, at the same time she felt so rich because of all

the kind-hearted people.” — Eric Englund ericenglund@thesandpaper.net

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Many Sandy Victims Voice Frustrations With Recovery Pace Little Egg Harbor Hosts Meeting with FEMA By PAT JOHNSON he Pinelands Regional High School auditorium was packed Friday night, Jan. 4, for a special meeting of Little Egg Harbor Township and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials. There was an undercurrent of displeasure from the crowd as they learned the realities of rebuilding their homes located in the township’s flood plain. People whose primary homes were flooded were confused about whether they would have to raise their houses to the FEMA advisory base flood elevations, as suggested by the new flood maps. People whose vacation homes had suffered losses were angry there was no FEMA money available to them to rebuild or raise their houses. Houses that have been substantially damaged by flooding must be raised out of the flood danger. “Substantially damaged” is determined if a house sustained 50 percent or more damage than it is worth. There are two ways a municipality can adopt the substantially damaged or 50 percent rule: It can be based on

the market value of the home or the assessed value of the home. Little Egg Harbor has adopted the assessed value as its guide. “It can be either way as long as it’s consistent,” said a FEMA official. Residents who have flood insurance and paid increased cost of compliance premiums are eligible for up to $30,000 to raise their structures. A home must first be determined to be “substantially damaged” by the local flood program manager in the community, said a FEMA official. “Who is that?” asked a woman. “How do I know who my flood program manager is?” She was told to go to the local construction office for guidance; in Little Egg Harbor, that is located in town hall on Radio Road. Stuart Gallagher from FEMA Region 2 said besides the ICC insurance money, there would be money available for municipalities from the Hazard Mitigation Program. According to Gallagher, out of the total disaster money coming to affected states from the federal government, 15 percent would be set aside for

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WHAT NEXT: Sandy victims line up at Pinelands Regional High School to address a panel of FEMA and Little Egg Harbor Township officials. Questions arose over new FEMA maps, raising homes and more. mitigation projects, but the process would be competitive and homeowners would have to apply through their own municipalities. Jim Oris, Little Egg Harbor township engineer, said Little Egg is working toward entering the Community Rating System that would lower residents’ flood insurance premiums if they demonstrate they are making the community safer from flooding. “A hazard mitigation plan is in the works and will ramp up within the next 12 to 18 months to be in lockstep with the county’s mitigation plan,” said Oris.

Though it has been in the works for more than ﬁve years, Ocean County has yet to complete an acceptable hazard mitigation plan. Mitigation funds would also be available for retroﬁtting houses for wind resistance from higher wind velocities and for elevating appliances. “There’s only a limited amount of funding. If it’s a billion (dollars), then 15 percent would be $150 million spread out,” said Gallagher. Rich Sabota of FEMA Region 3 said the question he was hearing the most was “What’s taking so long to

Fire Companies Sandblasted While Fighting Blaze

espite temperatures dropping as the brunt of winter made its entry in late December, action heated up for the Surf City Volunteer Fire Co., starting with a destructive blaze that began around 5 p.m. the day after Christmas. The fire engulfed an oceanfront home on South First Street. Firefighters battled for about three hours amid a winter storm with recorded wind gusts topping 70 miles per hour before the fire was finally put out. Called to assist was the Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. – which works with Surf City on every call thanks to a mutual aid agreement that has been in place for a decade – as well as Barnegat Light, High Point, Beach Haven, Stafford, Eagleswood, Tuckerton and Forked River fire companies. The cause has yet to be determined and continues to be investigated by the Ocean County Fire Marshal’s Office. The house was destroyed, said Surf City Fire Co. President Peter Hartney, who was on the scene. “We kept it to that one house,” said Hartney. “It was tough, with the wind blowing off the ocean. It could have easily spread but we got right at it. It’s what happens when the system works and everybody comes together and does what they have to do.” Surf City and other fire companies took on truck damage due to

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CRISIS AVERTED: Several fire companies converged on this home in Surf City to prevent the spreading of roaring flames during a winter storm on Dec. 26. This was followed by a minor fire at Tuckerton Lumber Dec. 27. sandblasting from the storm. This ous than usual in Surf City for this was caught early and damage was adds to damages incurred by LBI time of year, according to Hartney. minor but it occurred on a day that fire companies due to Superstorm One was on the following day at saw parts of the Boulevard blocked Sandy. A benefit concert is schedTuckerton Lumber Co. on North off due to flooding. Other fire calls uled this weekend to help alleviate Second Street around noon, reported have been less significant, such as those costs (see related story). by a neighbor who noticed smoke responding to downed electric wires Fire calls have been more numercoming from the building. This or an odor of natural gas. —M.M.

get my check?” “Sandy is going to be the second largest catastrophic event in the nation,” he said. “So far there have been 70,000 losses filed in New Jersey and 50,000 filed in New York and 140,000 losses so far (including other states). It’s overwhelming the system; the system is not designed for catastrophic losses. Once you have been visited by an adjuster, let the process take its course. Try to work as well as you can with the adjuster and remember, they don’t get paid until you get paid. Disaster Recovery Center – every able-bodied person in FEMA is in the field.” One resident from Mystic Island said she wanted to raise her home above the advisory base flood elevation to save money on her flood insurance, but the township has a height restriction of 30 feet. Deputy Mayor Ray Gormley said township construction officials had been meeting with local builders and the township would be “tweaking” the zoning. A man in the crowd said he had applied for a Small Business Administration loan for his vacation home and was denied. Roger Bush from the SBA said the homeowner could wait six months and apply again for a reconsideration, but secondary homes were not eligible for the program unless there was an extended-family member living in the home or if it was a rental property; then it could be a business loan. “So where do I go from here?” asked the man with the vacation home. “Where do we go for help? We pay the same taxes as everybody else; we helped build the local schools.” Charles Neumeyer said it was going to cost $50,000 to raise his house, but all he could get from flood insurance was the $30,000. “In Louisiana, after Katrina the residents could apply for $75,000 from the Road to Home Program. Why can’t we do that?” Bush said he didn’t think the Road to Home program was a FEMA program; it came out of the Stafford Act, a supplemental program passed by Congress to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Neumeyer also said New York had Continued on Page 38

arnegat Township began the new year with a Democratic majority on the township committee, resulting in Len Morano sitting in the mayor’s chair for 2013. At the Jan. 1 reorganization, newcomer Susan Conway and former board of education member Elaine Taylor took the oath of ofﬁce for three-year terms. The duo defeated Republican incumbents Al Cirulli and Jeff Melchiondo in November. Morano and Conway were then sworn in as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. The Democrats have not had a majority on the committee since 2002. “This was not just one Election Day victory; it was a mandate from the people that they wanted changes, and changes they’re going to get,” said Morano, who has served on the committee since 2005 and also had previous stints totaling nine years. “We have to work very hard at lowering taxes and do what has to be done. You can be sure that we will do what is best for Barnegat.” Conway said the committee “has to ﬁx what is broken and continue with what isn’t (broken).” “I know I will go through a thor-

ough thought process and research every decision I make,” she said. “We also welcome the opinions and observations of the public. We want to have a very open government.” Taylor said the election meant that people “were tired of business as usual and out-of-control spending.” “I know we will have some tough decisions to make as we get Barnegat back on the road to recovery, especially when it is time to adopt the budget,” she said. “We have to focus on having sustainable businesses. We don’t have a supermarket in town (referring to last month’s closing of Genuardi’s). I see a lot of land cleared for businesses being built, but nothing is happening.” The two Republicans on the committee, Martin Lisella and Albert Bille, struck a conciliatory tone. “I wish the new people a lot of success,” said Lisella. “I hope we can work together to make Barnegat a pleasurable place to live.” Bille added, “All of us have a goal for making the town affordable and safe. We’re up here to work for the beneﬁt of all of Barnegat.” Township Administrator Da-

Family Success Center Offers Workshops, Support Groups

he Ocean County Family Success Center in Toms River has released its January calendar of activities and offerings, all geared toward helping families to build on their strengths and meet their goals so they can be successful. As a nonprofit organization for the prevention of child abuse under the auspices of the Children’s Home Society of New Jersey, the center's mission is to foster a community of families that come together to nurture, support and strengthen one another through life’s challenges. Thursday, Jan. 10, from 10 to 11 a.m., the center hosts a Nurturing Parent Support Group, an opportunity to learn about the children’s developmental stages and how best to support and develop the parent-child relationship.

SC Ordinance to Make Beaches Dog-Friendly

t the annual reorganizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Surf City Borough Council gave its ﬁrst reading of an ordinance to allow dogs on town beaches from October to May. This would change a local law that currently issues tickets that carry a $100 ﬁne to those found on the beaches with dogs. A second reading of the ordinance and a public hearing must occur at the monthly council meeting on Feb. 13 before the law is changed. Surf City is the last among the six Long Beach Island municipalities to allow dogs on the beaches, leaving a vote on this ordinance as the last “dune” in the way of making all LBI beaches completely canine-friendly. —M.M.

On Tuesday, Jan. 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., a Grandparent Support Group meets, for those who have custodial care of their grandchildren. The group promotes resources and advocacy and provides an opportunity to develop social connections with others in similar circumstances. On Friday, Jan. 18, from 11 a.m. to noon, a group called New Moms, New Emotions meets, for the purposes of socializing and sharing feelings after the birth of a baby. Saturday, Jan. 19, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., a special men’s parent-child service project is offered, for dads and their 6- to 11-year-old children, to assemble care packages for military service members, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service. A workshop called Violence Against Women will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., to inform women of potential dangers of physical violence and teach effective responses. Beginning Thursday, Jan. 24, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., the center offers a six-week smoking cessation program, designed specifically for pregnant women or new moms. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., learn “How to Develop an Emergency Plan,” a workshop presented by the Ocean County Health Department, for anyone interested in preparing an emergency plan at home in the event of a severe storm or natural disaster. The monthly Parent Advisory Committee meeting, also on Tuesday, Jan. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., is open to anyone interested in providing support and ideas to the center. Throughout the month, during regular hours of operation, ongoing

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Barnegat Township Names Len Morano Mayor for 2013 B

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FAMILY AFFAIR: Accompanied by his four granddaughters, Len Morano (second from left) is sworn in as Barnegat Township mayor on New Year’s Day. Ofﬁciating is Kevin Starkey, who was appointed township attorney. vid Breeden said he is “looking forward” to working with the new committee. He said the biggest issue will be recovering from Superstorm Sandy, which he estimated will cost the township $3.5 million. “We have to get the dock rebuilt and the beach restored in time for the summer season,” he said. “We have to very aggressive in get-

ting funding from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). As bad as Sandy was for us, other towns near us got hit a lot harder. But it is still going to be an expensive proposition for us.” Kevin Starkey was named township attorney, replacing Jerry Dasti. Other professional staff changes were Chris R. Rehmann as town-

ship engineer, replacing John Hess; Joseph Grisanti, prosecutor, replacing Steven Zabarsky; and Thomas Fallon, auditor, replacing William Antonides. The township committee’s next meeting is Monday, Feb. 4, at 6:30 p.m. — Eric Englund ericenglund@thesandpaper.net

Stafford Faces ‘Rough Road’ Ahead After Weathering a Tough Year

oming off the heels of what Mayor John Spodofora has called “the worst year in the history of Stafford Township,” he broke down the after-effects of Superstorm Sandy in terms of the good, the bad and the ugly. “The good that has come out of this is people,” he said. Fighting back emotion, he said he is still overwhelmed by the generosity and willingness of residents, township employees and volunteers from near and far to help each other during the recovery process. Councilman Robert Kusznikow added, “It’s been incredible, how people do come together in a time of crisis.” The bad, Spodofora said, is the naysayers. “There are those few who are going to find fault with everything you do,” he said. “I’m sad to say they’re out there, but they are few.” The ugly, of course, is the evidence of destruction that still mars much of the municipal and residential landscape. The water-sewer infrastructure of Mallard Island and Mud City were so hard-hit that trucks continue to pump out daily, and two pump stations in Beach

Haven West were near-total losses. Some roadways in town will need significant repairs. But that all pales in comparison to the damage to upward of 5,000 homes. “We are going to have a rough road in 2013,” he said. “There’s no doubt about it, this is an expensive storm.” He added he is confident “we will get through this. We are a strong community.” The new council members being sworn in this month will come aboard with their sleeves rolled up, he said, and with their work cut out. “No other governing body in the history of the state has ever had to face such a monumental task as we are facing.” As Township Administrator James Moran reminded the public, the town’s contract with the county for debris pickup ended Jan. 2. Thereafter, any remaining debris disposal is the responsibility of the homeowner. Some good news for property owners seeking tax relief: “We are doing a book adjustment for all properties affected by the storm, regardless of whether or not you filed the form,” Moran said. However, “We do

suggest everyone file the documents; it’s cleaner.” The deadline is Jan. 10 to file the appropriate form for property assessment and tax relief, through the tax assessor’s office. In response to a question posed during public comment by resident Anthony Giordano, Moran said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new flood elevations would be about 2 feet higher than current standards. Flood maps will be made available online once they are “translated down” to be more easily understandable by the public. One change to consider, for those who plan to raise their homes to meet the new flood elevations, is a large part of Beach Haven West is now considered a “high velocity zone,” meaning subject to wave action and therefore subject to new construction requirements, such as frame strapping for reinforcement, and flood venting. In spite of all the hardships in the recent past and foreseeable future, Spodofora remains optimistic. “I am extremely confident … we are going to come out as a better community.” — Victoria Lassonde victorialassonde@thesandpaper.net

activities and offerings include: Assistance with applications for the SNAP/food stamps program and NJ Family Care assistance (offered in English and Spanish). The CUNA Prenatal Health Education and Support Group Program, a six-week, 12-session prenatal education class for pregnant, Spanishspeaking women. To register, call Fatima at the center. Community outreach, involving

visits to partnering child care centers to conduct focus groups and meet with center directors/family child care providers, parents and community resource partners to build trust, identify needs and determine strategies for promoting the center. The Family Success Center partners with the following child care centers: Bayville Preschool and Nursery, Beachwood Nursery School, Forever Young, Kangaroo Kourt, Kiddie Acad-

emy, Kinder Campus, Learning Ladder Academy, Peppermint Tree Child Development Center, Ocean County YMCA, and O.C.E.A.N. Inc. Head Start/O.C.E.A.N. Inc. Kids. For more information about the center’s programs and services for the month of January, call the ofﬁce at 732557-5037 or visit chsofnj.org. Childcare, transportation, refreshments and educational materials may be provided for some, but not all, activities. —V.L.

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

ALO Holds First Cleanup of 2013 With More to Come Donation From Jetty Helps Recovery

leaning up the beaches on Long Beach Island has become more of a year-round task than a before-and-after-summer duty for the Alliance for a Living Ocean and its many passionate volunteers following Superstorm Sandy. The local environmental group has been organizing weekly cleanups along LBI and the surrounding regions as part of a community-wide effort, led by Jetty + Waves 4 Water, to rebuild the area’s devastated towns. Members of ALO met up with nearly 50 volunteers bright and early at Bayview Park in Brant Beach on Saturday, Jan. 5, for its first environmental cleanup of 2013. The group worked well into the afternoon, collecting litter left over from Sandy and the more recent December nor’easter, which re-flooded the area and scattered piles of storm-tainted debris from curbsides and sidewalks into the streets and onto bay beaches. “It was a little discouraging getting out for the first time since some of those large storms to have to go and clean up areas that were already done, just knowing how much work went into cleaning those areas,” said Chris Huch, ALO’s executive director. “But the stuff that ended up being deposited by the last flooding event was stuff that was going to end up on beaches or wetlands at some point, whether from runoff or things like that. So it’s a step in the right direction, even though it was a minor setback. In terms of the larger picture, it was a really good thing,” he added. Because of the severe devastation caused by the slew of recent storms, ALO has been focusing on cleaning up many areas it wouldn’t necessarily be concerned with, such as low-lying

streets, parks and playgrounds. On Saturday, volunteers targeted the beaches in Ship Bottom and Beach Haven, as well as some streets and playgrounds in Brant Beach, Holgate and Beach Haven West. Volunteers ridded the areas of plastics, paper and other general litter, though cleaning supplies and large pieces of wood or decking too heavy to remove or dispose of were also found. Angela Andersen, recycling/clean communities coordinator for Long Beach Township, headed a group of 15 volunteers, including students from Temple University’s rugby team, during the cleanup’s first trip to Holgate. Permission to enter the area had not been granted by the township before then due to safety concerns. Picnic tables, gas grills, lawn furniture and other large debris from the Joan Avenue Park, one of the township’s Green Acres parks and bay beaches, were stockpiled and immediately picked up by nearby disaster-relief contractors who transported the debris to the Ocean County Landfill in Manchester. “It was a real good first sweep because it opened the way for the municipalities so they can come through, because we really have to start rebuilding our bay beaches,” Andersen noted. “We’re going to have to rebuild the tennis courts at the park because they got undermined, and we’re going to have to replace the playground equipment so that it gets back in ship-shape for the summer,” she added. The storm-related cleanups began in November during Thanksgiving weekend. Though plans to start the cleanings on LBI were discussed immediately after Sandy hit the area, Huch said the organization did not

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‘IT WAS A REAL GOOD FIRST SWEEP’: (Top) Tom Beaty waves the red, white and blue during last Saturday’s Alliance for a Living Ocean community cleanup. (Above) Volunteers collect debris along a bay beach in Holgate. want to get in the way of the municipal crews who were steadfastly working to sort out more-dire issues. Since then, the township, along with Jetty + Waves 4 Water, has been providing

cleaning supplies for the volunteers. The Long Beach Island Health Department, which relocated to the Long Beach Township Municipal Complex in Brant Beach after its building

Reusable Water Bottles for Purchase at ALO Cleanups

lliance for a Living Ocean had sensed the start of a local shift away from singleuse plastic water bottles. “Then Sandy hit,” said Executive Director Chris Huch, and they became necessary on Long Beach Island and parts of the mainland for a period of time when the tap water was not deemed safe to drink. With the water now potable again, ALO is resuming the push to remind people about the environmental irresponsibility of throw-away plastic containers, and to encourage the simple and inexpensive alternative: fill up a reusable bottle. Through the sale of Mizu stainless steel water bottles at ALO’s area cleanups, the organization is promoting reusable canteens as well as helping storm recovery efforts, as all the proceeds benefit the Jetty + Waves 4 Water movement, a partnership between a local surf apparel company and a nonprofit working globally to bring clean water to communities in need. “W4W has retooled their mission a bit for their first project on Continued on Page 29

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FILL IT UP: The sale of Mizu stainless steel canteens beneﬁts the Jetty + Waves4 Water recovery movement.

suffered flood damage, has been offering free tetanus shots to safeguard residents and workers. Todd Stone, 22, a college student who works as a Beach Haven lifeguard during the summer, had initially reached out to ALO to assist in helping clean up the area when he knew he would be home from school for Thanksgiving break. Huch said Stone had created a Facebook page for the event that accidentally went public and wound up bringing in more than 1,000 volunteers to help clean up the entire area from LBI to Tuckerton during the first event. “Todd was one of the big people that stepped up and got the event going in the right direction, so he definitely deserves a lot of credit,” Huch emphasized. Many volunteers, from local residents and neighboring inhabitants to out-of-state groups such as AmeriCorps and former ALO interns, have worked alongside ALO every week since then, for days at a time, to clear lingering Sandy remnants. But Huch said the number of people assisting has dwindled. Though he said he understands that people need to get back to their daily lives, he expressed a great need for further cleanups. In order to help ALO continue its mission, Jetty, a local surf and skate apparel and screen-printing company, donated $10,000 to the nonprofit organization in December, which the company raised through its sale of Hurricane Sandy relief T-shirts. Jetty is still selling the shirts and will soon

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begin selling relief hoodies to support future donations. “ALO is an important organization to have around and support,” said Jeremy DeFilippis, co-owner of Jetty. “They’re a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and they don’t even have an office right now. We imagined they could probably use every penny of (our donation) and more to get things back up and running. Something like (Sandy) could basically put an organization that small to sleep if they didn’t get donations. “We just want to support their effort after Sandy and also hopefully help them get their feet back underneath them with everything that the ALO does, keeping our beaches clean, keeping our waterways clean and running some good events throughout the summer,” he added. Huch said the generous donation will help ALO rebuild its office in Ship Bottom, which suffered from 3½ feet of flood water and mold damage even though the group immediately set to work cleaning the building after the storm. The organization will have to purchase new furniture and program materials that were destroyed as well. In the interim, Huch said he is working remotely from his bedroom at home, and the large donation made purchasing a smart phone for work purposes incredibly convenient. “We really didn’t comprehend how vast of a donation we were getting (from Jetty),” said Huch. “We’ve had a lot of support from community members and Alliance for a Living Ocean members since the storm, but a donation of that size, even though it’s not going to be enough to put us back in the same place we were before the storm, was something that’s hard to even talk about. It was so exciting to see, and I was so taken aback by their generosity.” ALO’s environmental cleanups will start taking place every other weekend, to give volunteers some time off and to encourage others to join the event. Reusable water bottles donated by Mizu, a California-based company and decorated with Jetty + Waves 4 Water decals, are being sold for $10 each, compared to the $12 other local distributors will offer; it is hoped that price will attract a larger attendance at the cleanups. ALO is in the process of updating its website system to allow for faster updates. To stay current with information regarding the organization’s environmental cleanups, visit its Facebook page. — Kelley Anne Essinger kelleyanne@thesandpaper.net

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he Long Beach Island region, worth $1.2 billion in annual visitor spending, can’t afford not to rebuild, speakers issued as one theme at the ninth annual State of the Chamber event, held Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Sea Oaks Country Club in Little Egg Harbor Township. And when destinations are rebuilt and ready for tourists, the best results will require working together to get the word out. “We do need help from the state … but we can work together to be creative in what we can do to get back on track,” Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce President Chris Schwab summed up after five featured speakers had given messages. “It’s not just physical recovery; image matters,” said keynote speaker Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors Inc., who has been quoted in such national media as Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today and Business Week. “It has to be a Jersey-wide, imagebuilding process. We need the state to put money behind imagery building, and we need the whole Jersey Shore to create the Jersey comeback,” he said, advising tourism promotion agencies to merge their campaigns. Photographs by Ryan Morrill People outside the area tend to RESOLVE: (Left) Ken McGill of Rockport Analytics outlines the region’s economic value; Kelly Schulz shares how New Orleans tourism overcame Katrina. remember the initial media images of “a devastated shoreline,” he said. Naroff said that in response to naysayers to Ken McGill of Rockport Analytics drove even 15 percent of those rental properties were ‘They’re not ready for you; we are.’” A related priority for the near future is to see beach replenishment, he speaks of the beach as home the impact of the $1.2 billion annual off the market, “$67 million in rental income “amount of visitor commerce in the LBI region would be lost,” McGill pointed out, equaling that steps are taken to ensure the bay is clean “fundamental to the state’s infrastructure” in alone.” The dollar values were derived in a study 3,000 jobs. “And all of the other businesses for visitors and residents, said Ocean County much the same way as roads. “It fosters ecoFreeholder Director John P. “Jack” Kelly. On nomic activity.” that the firm conducted last fall for the Southern would be affected.” Ninth District Assemblywoman DiAnne The study went so far as to extrapolate that if Jan. 4, county officials met with N.J. Department Ocean County Chamber of Commerce. That $1.2 billion in visitor spending supports there was no tourist trade at all, “we’d have to ask of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob C. Gove, a member of the Assembly Tourism 20,340 jobs and generates $300 million in tax every household in Ocean County to contribute Martin regarding “preliminary actions in order Committee, also urged local property owners to to clean up the bay,” Kelly said, and “those talks “disregard the rhetoric” of outsiders who speak receipts, the study found. About $69 million of $827 more in taxes.” against rebuilding the shore. “They don’t have a “Rebuilding is not a question of can we or will continue.” that tax money goes to the state of New Jersey. “Getting people back in the water is impor- firm understanding of what our economics are,” Income from rentals of vacation houses adds should we. 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Top Stories Continued from Page 21 Finally, here’s a feel-good story for the ages. On July 21 a customer at Surf City 5 and 10 discovered a bank envelope containing “between $1,000 and $2,000” and turned it in to a clerk who then turned it over to management. The police were called, and on the morning of July 24, the department put up ﬂiers throughout the town saying the money had been discovered. By that afternoon, a 74-year-old woman from Florida who was visiting her vacationing family in Loveladies came forward to claim the lost money (the reason for the original vague “$1,000 to $2,000 description.” “There are a lot of really great people on LBI,” said Surf City Police Chief William Collins. No. 9: Here’s another weird-but-true story, one that did end up being reported throughout the country and even overseas. Toward the end of June, the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island was holding a weekend-long celebration of both its 50th anniversary and the dedication of its new building in Spray Beach. Suddenly, that Saturday, what to the wondering eyes of beachgoers did appear? No, not a sleigh drawn by eight tiny reindeer, but a swastika banner being towed by an airplane! It turned out the ﬂ ight had been funded by the North American Raelian Movement, a group founded in 1974 by Frenchman Claude Vorilhon (now known as Rael), who claimed he was visited by aliens on Dec. 13, 1973, and told that advanced scientists from another planet had created all life on Earth through DNA manipulation. Through the centuries, said Vorilhon, the aliens had sent some 40 prophets to Earth to help people develop into harmonious and peaceful creatures such as themselves. We could go on for a long time about Rael (he claimed, for example, that on Oct. 7, 1975, he was transplanted to another planet where he met with Buddha, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed). Besides helping to create a harmonious

and peaceful planet, members of the Raelian Movement also want to rehabilitate the reputation of the swastika, which they claim is an ancient peace sign that was hijacked by Hitler, thus becoming an anti-Jewish symbol. OK, harmless enough, maybe, except the Raelians, for all of their unworldly knowledge, didn’t know enough not to fly it over LBI when the Island’s Jewish community was celebrating the dedication of its long-awaited new building. How highly intelligent was that? No. 8: Two cars stolen. Now, thousands of cars are probably stolen every day in the United States. So how is the theft of two of them big news? Because they were stolen in Harvey Cedars, about the very last place on Earth one would expect such a thing. That, as it turned out, was exactly the problem back in early September when a 2008 Lexus and a 2012 BMW were taken from driveways in that practically crime-free tiny municipality. Both cars had been left unlocked by their owners; indeed, the keys to both were left inside the vehicles! “Unfortunately, a lot of people living in Harvey Cedars and on the Island in general don’t think they have to worry about locking their cars or their homes anymore,” said Borough Commissioner Michael Garofalo. “But that is not the case around here anymore. During the summer, we’ve also had instances of car breakins. People have to be much more diligent in keeping things locked.” The stolen cars, then, weren’t weird. It is just that their owners were, uh, dumb. No. 7: Miller, Laczynski and Surflight part company. In 2010, Broadway producer and Surflight alumnus Roy Miller and his associate Tim Laczynski were brought to town with much fanfare, being proclaimed the people who could save the struggling theater. In the summer of 2012, they left with hardly a peep. Everybody involved – Miller, Laczynski and members of the Surflight Board of Trustees – said all the polite things: The duo had completed their job and set Surflight on the road to recovery; they had to turn their attention to producing “A Christmas Story” (a current Broadway hit),

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Continued from Page 28 American soil,” the Jetty crew notes on its website, jettylife.com, “but in the end it is all about an intelligent approach to disaster recovery.” As Jetty co-owner Jeremy DeFilippis explained, “Mizu donated the bottles to our relief effort (and) we figured that branding them with a Jetty + W4W sticker would make them attractive for sale, thus potential for raising more money.” The bottles currently sell for $10 at ALO’s cleanups, one of which was held last Saturday. (See related story.) “We had a few dozen volunteers last weekend and raised $130 through selling the bottles,” said DeFilippis. “Every dollar counts and will help tremendously! Something so simple, like using a canteen for drinking water, can help us make a great impact on reducing the amount of plastic waste in our environment.” Hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic and millions of barrels of oil are used to manufacture single-serve bottled water each year, and most of those bottles wind up in the landfill or the ocean. “During our cleanups, the number of plastic bottles and caps we find is so, so high,” said Huch. Mizu, an action sports water bottle brand based in California, is “very well-connected to the surfing community out there,” he explained. “And they’re not only a business; they’re a movement. … They reached out to us at some point last year, and we started talking about how to reach people” and educate them about the importance of reducing plastic waste by utilizing reusable bottles. “At Mizu, our core mission is to give you smart options over plastic containers so that you can go out, have fun and feel good about it,” as stated on the company website, mizulife.com. After Sandy, Huch’s friend and local surfer Jonathan Hoover contacted Mizu CEO Tim Pogue; Huch and Pogue talked; and the company recently donated the water bottles, which were all then stickered with a Jetty + Waves 4

includes the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences and Kapler’s Pharmacy in addition to ALO, ReClam the Bay and the participating municipalities. “The hydration station project makes economic and environmental sense for our com-

munity,” she said. And as Huch pointed out, when it comes to both recovering now and looking ahead to the future, “we’re all in this together.” — Juliet Kaszas-Hoch julietkaszas-hoch@thesandpaper.net

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It’s interesting that The SandPaper ran a huge, multi-week series early in the year about the storm of 1962. Yep, Sandy struck 50 years after that infamous nor’easter. Do 100-year storms hit every 50 years? Isn’t it unusual that hurricanes (even if Sandy, by the time it actually hit shore, wasn’t ofﬁcially a hurricane anymore) targeted the Jersey Shore two years in a row? Of course, last year’s hurricane, Irene, caused hardly any damage in Southern Ocean County. People were starting to think we were somehow invulnerable. In fact, some people, such as surfers, couldn’t wait for hurricanes to blow by offshore. Here’s a headline you probably will never see in The SandPaper again, taken from the cover of our Sept. 12 issue: “Hurricane Leslie Was a Swell Gal.” And inside, a caption of a collection of pictures showing surfers having the rides of their lives: “We y Hurricanes.” Hurricane Sandy, or Superstorm Sandy, or whatever you want to call it has possibly changed Southern Ocean County, especially LBI and the bayside neighborhoods of Tuckerton and Little Egg Harbor, forever. It is a good bet that area residents will never ever take a hurricane lightly again. Y rickmellerup@thesandpaper.net

Continued from Page 34 vicinity of the Mandy Ness at the time of the incident. Investigators travelled to Houston to interview its crew and inspect the as-of-yet unnamed ship. Complicating the investigation is the fact that the Mandy Ness itself disappeared a couple of days after the incident and has not been found. No. 1: Superstorm Sandy. Need anything else be said? Let some SandPaper headlines from issues following the storm paint a quick picture: “LBI Reels From Impact: Costs Could Reach $1B.” “Councilman Is Fearful BH Borough Hall Is ‘Toast.’” “Hurricane Devastates Tuckerton, Little Egg Waterfront Districts.” “Many Programs at St. Francis Are Relocated.” “Displaced Boats May Be Legacy.” “National Guard Moves in to Help Town Rally Back.” “Rush to Restore Gas Service.” Those are just a handful of headlines, and the stories behind some of them are truly heartbreaking.

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Water design. The bottles will be for sale at future ALO cleanups, “and we do have plans to get them up for sale through the local surf shops” at some point, said Huch. “We’re returning to a sense of normalcy,” Huch added, and it is with that in mind that the organization is back to pursuing a number of its initiatives. (However, ALO’s office in Ship Bottom saw about 3½ feet of water during Sandy, and Huch doesn't anticipate returning there until at least March.) A recent ban on single-use plastic water bottles in Concord, Mass. – following a campaign by activists in that town – shows that such a law is possible, and while ALO prefers grassroots action, Huch acknowledges that policies can be helpful in changing minds and actions. For now, the organization plans to continue its hydration stations campaign on the Island to give residents and vacationers a number of spots to fill up reusable water bottles during the summer months. A few of these tankless units, which provide free, cold, filtered water, were installed in Long Beach Township and Barnegat Light last year. Although some of the units were damaged during Sandy, ALO plans to repair and rebuild them, and hopes other municipalities will agree to have stations installed. The units, which cost about $500, were made possible by an anonymous donation of $15,000 to ALO, and Huch said only about $2,000 or $3,000 has been used so far. “The hydration stations campaign was created to help eliminate single-use plastic water bottles,” he explained last year. “Plastics are a huge concern in the marine environment, and bottled water is one of the biggest contributors of waste plastic to our oceans. By creating hydration stations, citizens can fill up reusable water bottles and reduce the use of plastics.” As Long Beach Township Recycling Coordinator Angela Contillo Andersen remarked, “’Put water in your bottle, not your bottle in the water’ is the mantra” of the partners in this effort, which

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FEMA Meeting Continued from Page 26 received $9.6 billion for disaster case management from FEMA and wanted to know if New Jersey had gotten something similar. “There are a lot of people here and they are lost,” he said. In New Jersey, Catholic Charities was awarded the grant to do case management, said a FEMA official. “I applied a month ago and still haven’t gotten a call back,” said a woman from the crowd. She was told to go to the Disaster Recovery Center on Radio Road and she would get a case manager. Gormley said the FEMA DRC would most likely remain open till the end of January. Another homeowner was concerned that she would not be able to afford the increase in flood insurance premiums coming with the new advisory flood maps.

Oris said the advisory maps were just that at this point and would take another year to be adopted by local officials; insurance premiums would not rise until the map was adopted. But once it was adopted, insurance premiums could raise 25 percent or more for five years. “It’s recommended that you raise your home,” he said. Residents whose homes were damaged were also alerted to complete a form for the tax office by Jan. 10 so the township tax assessor could reassess the property. Gormley thanked the public works department for the cleanup of storm debris. “The public works did an excellent job of removing 300 tons of debris per day,” he said. Gormley also reported that a fundraiser held on Saturday to benefit storm victims through the Police Athletic League had raised $12,000. Another benefit, called “Songs for Sandy,” is scheduled for Sunday, Jan 6, at the American Legion Hall on Radio Road from 1 to 6 p.m. Y patjohnson@thesandpaper.net

St. Francis Continued from Page 22 the Southern Ocean Service Center), has never closed or experienced service interruption. St. Francis Senior Services in Brant Beach will be operational as a satellite ofﬁce as planned. All congregate meals will be held on the mainland, but LBI Senior Services will be open daily and all activities will resume,” the release says. The St. Francis Food Pantry is temporarily located at the Southern Ocean Service Center. It is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We are hopeful to return to the center by the end of January,” Becraft said of the food pantry. Updates will be posted on www.stfranciscenterlbi.org when available. Storm-Related Aid Programs And Seminars Continue The St. Francis Center will continue to be a hub of aid to people from all over Southern Ocean County who have been affected by the storm. Now those operations are back in Brant Beach as well. “We continue to assist those affected by ‘Superstorm Sandy.’ If you have questions, please call 609-494-8861 ext. 197. Supportive services such as utility, mortgage/rent and Sandy relief are currently at the Community Center on Long Beach Island,” the press release update announced this week. A Hurricane Sandy Legal Clinic will be held at the center on Thursday, Jan. 17, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. The free presentation will be given by attorneys from Ocean-Monmouth

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Continued from Page 24 be transferred through the elements, adding insult to injury. There’s a special entrance off it in case decontamination is necessary, and a security desk complete with a complex camera monitoring system that guards the entire hospital campus. A police substation will be added during Phase II of the construction. The ambulance entrance opens into “Pod A,” the heart of the ED. It features a resuscitation room that can hold two patients – the place, said the inadvertently aptly-named Dr. Lazarus, where ”somebody critical,” perhaps already receiving CPR, will be treated. There are other bays – the new ED has 22 treatment bays in all, as well as five “behavioral” bays. Again, all bays are separated by walls, not curtains. The behavioral unit is strategically located, separated from the rest of the new facility but close to the ambulance entrance. Its bays are specially designed, furnished with only a bed and a television mounted behind non-breakable glass. In other words, the behavioral bays contain nothing with which disturbed patients could harm themselves. The behavioral unit’s shower room – where, of course, privacy must be maintained – is especially carefully designed. All fixtures will break away if more than 35 pounds of force are applied, making a selfhanging almost impossible; the shower itself is fully automatic when one steps into it and has no fixtures at all. Put simply, SOMC’s new Emergency Department is impressive, especially since

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Continued from Page 15 the beneﬁt was a homecoming of sorts, an opportunity for neighbors to reunite and catch up. “A lot of it is about support,” he said. With the help and involvement of the musicians and town leaders, the work of the American Legion “is not just for veterans; it’s for the whole community.” A committee of Legion members has assembled to determine, with input from local town and community leaders, how best to distribute the aid by way of gift cards. Those in need of assistance should obtain an application form through the Legion hall and apply by Jan. 20, Korker said. To make a donation, contact Korker at marshmist2@comcast.net and be sure to type Sandy Beneﬁt in the subject line. “It’s just another great thing that shows how

Legal Services. Discussed will be legal issues arising out of Sandy, including: denial of FEMA assistance; FEMA appeals; National Flood Insurance and other insurance claims; tenancy issues; public welfare issues; and claims arising from fraudulent services or hurricane-related scams. The presentation is open to all, and registration is not required. A Hurricane Sandy Support Group is scheduled to start Feb. 13 and run for 10 weeks. There is no cost to participate. The group will meet at the community center on Wednesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Call 609-494-1554 to register. For those who need counseling, whether storm-related or not, St. Francis Center Counseling Services is also back in its pre-storm location at the center. It is open Monday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. St. Francis Counseling Services provides individuals, couples and families with affordable, professional psychotherapy services addressing a wide range of issues. Services are available to all regardless of race, sex, age, disability, income or religious affiliations. For more information on this program, call 609-494-1554. Parenting and Anger Management groups are in progress. Those interested in attending may call 609-494-8861 to register. In-home services have resumed for “Parents as Teachers” and “Maintaining the Integrity of Spanish-Speaking Families.” The Auto Ownership Program is accepting donations of cars to assist Temporary Assistance for Needy Families participants in need of transportation to work. — Maria Scandale mariascandale@thesandpaper.net the project is, according to Coyle, still under its $22.5 million budget and just a few short months of being on time. Phase I of the ED expansion, the construction of the brand new facility just described, was originally scheduled to be completed by last September. But laying the technological skeleton for the ED – the voice, data and fiber optic backbone so necessary for modern medicine – took longer than anticipated, so the highly anticipated opening day was moved to November. Superstorm Sandy further delayed the project (“we lost a little time due to the storm with some of the fabricating,” said Coyle). Still, a four-month delay in a $22.5 million project, well, that’s not exactly a delay along the lines of, osay, a modern Olympic Games. Coyle hopes that Phase II of the project, a total renovation of the old ED, can still be completed by July 4. So no time can be wasted – the gutting of the old facility will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 9. When Phase II is completed and the two areas are combined, the SOMC ED will have more than tripled in size, from 8,800 to 29,500 square feet, and will have 42 treatment bays, up from the old ED’s 22. Fundraising, too, said Coyle, remains on track. SOMC and its parent company, Meridian Health, set a $10 million fundraising goal when the project commenced. On Monday, Coyle said some $7 million had already been raised. And just wait, he added with a wide smile, until potential donors see the new facility. The SandPaper can attest to the fact it is a beauty. What a New Year’s gift! Y rickmellerup@thesandpaper.net strong this community is,” said Tuckerton Mayor Buck Evans, noting that $93 million in damages were sustained by 660 homes in Tuckerton Beach alone. State Commander Gene O’Grady attended and shared a few words of encouragement at the outset. In light of the storm’s widespread impacts across the state, O’Grady was impressed by the progress that continues to be made in Southern Ocean County. “He loved the fact that we’re pulling ourselves together, here,” Jackson said. For past County Commander Ted Figula, the most poignant part of the storm’s aftermath was seeing how “everybody became one,” he said. As a Navy veteran of the Vietnam era, he reflected on the good work of American Legion members, having served their country in combat and now serving their own neighborhoods in the wake of disaster. — Victoria Lassonde victorialassonde@thesandpaper.net

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MOVIN’ OUT: Ocean sands meet bay grasses in Holgate. This represents where LBI would have migrated had it not been blocked by bayside bulkheads and such. Where next is anyone’s guess.

elcome to the year 2013. For any time travelers, welcome back. Of course, there’s no such thing as time travel, nor shall there ever be. We can determine that, logically, because nobody has come back yet; thusly, it shan’t happen, ever – unless we must first reach the future, at least once, before coming back in time. Therefore and ergo, it might be that we simply haven’t reached that future time-travel launch point, ergo and therefore … Oh, I hope this is not a sign of my brain’s year-to-come. Anyway, welcome to the 13th year of the 2000s. That nicety aside, I’ll launch into another year of columnizing with a warning: If you’re not into activism and fighting for the rights to be an Island resident, or a rapt LBI aficionado, you might want to steer clear of this column for many moons to come. If ever a year was poised to entertain a fevered battle for our right to inhabit the coastline, it’s this one. Personally, I’ve been fighting an ongoing battle against coastal retreatists and abandonists for nearly two decades now. The late Ken Smith, the “coastal advocate,” was my mentor. I bring all this up because I clearly see the invisible writing on the demolished wall. There’s surely going to be voluminous Sandy backwash,

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particularly from landlubbers – as we of a stormed-over coastal ilk tap into government coffers, to rebuild. To show we’re not going to be bullied by abandonists, all of us will have to display some snarling and gnashing of teeth. Think Sixties. In fact, any of you old draft dodgers still have those big signs, “Hell, no, we won’t go!” Truth be told, I’m sorta itching to carry on this clash for the coast, this brawl for the beach, this war for the shore, this … Knock it off, Jay! This go’ round, I bloody well expect all ya’ll to join the movement – the Sand Panther Moment. This is the battle for our very Island existence. Sure, it’ll help to write riled up letters to the editor and ranting commentaries but it’ll be just as impactful to loose verbal fury on anyone near you who begins running at the mouth about the imminent need to withdraw from the coast. Heathens. Never forget that famous quote: Never admit retreat. And even if arrogant inlanders should temporarily get the political upper hand, as may be happening in the effort to get funding for NJ storm relief, remember what some dead general once said – presumably when still alive – “We’re not retreating, we’re just advancing in another direction.” Once again, I’m not 100 percent sure what that means, but I like the feel of it. Since I’m going quote crazy here, let’s bring in Kenny Rogers’ line, “You gotta know when to hold ’em … and when to fold ’em.” I can assure doubters, debaters and supporters alike, we’re nowhere near folding time on LBI, much less walk away or run away times. Our beloved Island is tougher – and sounder – than she looks. Hell, I’ll bet the eelgrass farm we can easily squeeze 10 or 20 more fun years outta the old girl – an old girl that can still strut herself to the tune of billions of bucks a year. Hell, yes, I’ll slap down that fiscal card to trump the hand of withdrawalists. You don’t have to be a Jim Cramer (cool dude on “Mad Money,” CNBC) to realize that our magical barrier Island, as a moneymaker, is worth its weight in 24K gold – and at today’s precious metal prices, no less. She’s a whitesanded, sun-drenched Fort Knox, within easy driving distance of the most populous – and wealthiest – regions of the nation. Tourism and coastal real estate remain the greatest on-thespot commodities of our time. Keep us afloat and just count the ka-ching. So, how far can we go to keep the LBI money machine afloat? Ahem, I see where they’ve just finished building a new, insanely impressive and effective $15 billion levee system in Louisiana. Hell, we can move LBI down there … Wait a minute, that kinda defeats the purpose, doesn’t it? Still, a lot can be done to keep the tourism factory flourishing.

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As for storms to come, we can’t just yield to every damn thing that Earth feels like throwing at us. We’re the master race. The sooner the planet realizes that, the better it’ll be. (Note to planet: Just kidding, dude.) That’s it, for now, on fostering the fight to protect our LBI homesands. Just stand ready to rally. I’ll signal you: One if by land, two if by sea. COLD CHOW MEIN: There seem to be perpetual flies in the global warming ointment. This week, one is doing the backstroke in China. Just try to tell those dragon-fearing folks about the absolute proof-of-warming winter we had last year. They’re currently undergoing the coldest temperatures in 30 years – and the red mercury in their thermometers continues to drop. Many areas of Cathay’s coastline are frozen solid. Over 1,000 ships are stuck. Wal-mart must be panicking its ass off. For the first time since being built, sections of the Beijing-Hong KongMacau Expressway have been closed because of heavy snowfall. Point to ponder: Because China is run by dyed-in-the-silk commies, the government there could have easily conceded to global warming predictions and unreservedly forced trillions of Chinese to instantly abandon their lifestyles – in rapt anticipation of the fire-breathing warming to come. Paramount Leader Hu Jintao’s boys could have de-populated the nation’s 9,000 miles of coastline. Imagine the egg-drop soup on the leadership’s faces as the entire warming-ready country shivers in state-issued khaki shorts, watching their Peking ducks freeze to death. I bring that up to prove the folly of kneejerking people away from their lifestyles – and locations – based on global warming theory alone. Hell, that’s something even commies wouldn’t try. PUDDYTAT DOWN: Over the vacation, I was electronically revisited by a gal who has been nagging me about her constantly disappearing cats. She wants me to track down the culprit(s) punking her puddytats. Why she chose to hire me, an intense dog person, I have no idea. Don’t get me wrong, pussypeople. I’m also an animal lover. On a good day, I consider cats a damn decent sorta pet. But they are, indeed, solely pets. Dogs are profound family members. Just try to get a cat to do Brian’s part on “Family Guy.” End of story. Anyway, this gal is thoroughly convinced coyotes are eating her cats and openly professes to wanting all coyotes destroyed, if not worse – as if there’s some secret de-coyote-ing button. This go-round, I got a tad testy with her. I uncoyly pointed out her penchant for keeping free-range cats. I then brought up outside cats as the number one killer of birds – by a suburban mile. That’s when a head-shakingly pathetic irony arose – as it often has before. “When cats kill birds they’re just responding to their wild instincts,” she said, haughtily. So let me get this straight. It’s fine for your lazily owned, free-range cats to kill birds as part of the nature order of things but if your cats, in turn, get killed by coyotes, the coyotes should be exterminated for being murderers. WTF is wrong with that picture? We agreed to disagree and I headed out into nearby woods to do some sleuthing. I quickly came across pedestrian clues as to what might have disappeared her felines. After finding absolutely no tracks or signs of coyotes within a mile’s radius of her house, I sniffed out a couple ex-cat carcasses residing along a nearby high-speed highway. They didn’t match the description of her cats – or any other life form. Far more significantly, it turned out the gal had northern-transplant neighbors with a flair for setting up humane animal traps adjacent to their property lines. All were freshly baited. That was huge. A mystery solver, if ever. Cats are suckers for traps. It’s not they’re too dumb. Cat mumble: “This is so obviously a trap. These people can’t truthfully think I’m unable to negotiate it with one paw tied behind my back.” Clank! “Oh, you gotta be kidding me!” I had to break my troubling findings to her. I then asked if she had been checking the animal shelters. She hadn’t, being so thoroughly convinced coyotes, not northerners, were the culprits.

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f ever there was a period of time that defined New Jersey surfing, it has been the past few weeks. Everything about waveriding in this often-harsh corner of the world has made itself very apparent since, well, right about the same time the world was supposed to end. And speaking of which, now that we have had three prophesized doomsdays without any doom, can we please stop giving nutcases the time of day? Everyone knows that the world isn’t going to erupt into some fiery conclusion. I suspect it will be a disease like Bieber Fever that ends it all. Or maybe we’ll run out of Yoo-Hoo. As soon as that happens, just bring on the asteroid. Make it quick and painless and let us blast Glenn Danzig from every speaker. We all know he’s a pompous ass, but the world is ending, so who cares? But back to what I was saying. Everybody knows what makes New Jersey surfing – it’s those famous dramatic one-day swells where most of us get two good waves with a lot of broken boards and hearts, followed by offshore winds and that other thing we’re famous for: flatness. Throw in some debris, flooding, and it’s quite a portrait. The first giant macker came on Dec. 21. This was a combo swell to end all combo swells. We had some serious southeast winds that built the surf on that Thursday. As Surfline. com’s lead Atlantic forecaster, Kurt Korte, pointed out, there was also a massive low off the coast of Nova Scotia. It stretched almost across the entire North Atlantic. The two components working together made history. Quite frankly, it wasn’t even surfable first thing in the morning. Although the winds were offshore, we just don’t have setups that can handle that kind of power. Some spots like Harvey Cedars were detonating right off the beach, while other spots would have required a Jet Ski to get to the sandbar. A few of the Island’s A-teamers even got denied before it calmed down. By midday, things were a little more reasonable, but it was still the biggest day of surf in several years. Peter George, Royce Weber, Conor Willem, Pete Machotka and Brian Farias made some serious hero drops and saw their way out of bone-crushing barrels. I watched some waves break next to me that were utterly terrifying – solid 10 feet on the face, breaking top to bottom in 3 feet of water. There was a lot of holding on for dear life out there, but the wind was reasonable, and as the day progressed, it really was a quality swell considering the size. Plenty of photo and video evidence of it all, too. The southerly influence of the swell hung around the next day. Although it was smaller (overhead meat grinders seemed playful after the bombs of Friday), it had a great angle for some long right barrels. Then came Christmas. I really hope everyone enjoyed it. I know

there are parts of the world that are far worse off than we are, but you have to imagine that staying with those generous friends instead of in our own homes while awaiting insurance checks, moisture reduction or the gas company isn’t the way we’d like to spend it. And then half of everyone I know spent the holiday “Coming ol’ ye faithful” to the toilet bowl with that nasty virus that I’m sure somehow relates to Superstorm Sandy. And then, two days after gorging on a bunch of fish and more flour, butter, egg, and red/green sprinkled than we should ever ingest, the ocean was at it again. This one was a pure southeast swell, and the winds on Dec. 26 clocked in around hurricane force, setting fire to yet another oceanfront home in Surf City. And once again, the ocean rose up and descended in violent heaves. Although this swell was a few feet smaller, it was actually harder to make. It was one of the meanest days most of us can remember. There were only a handful of surfers in the morning who actually made any of those steep ones. The rest of us pretty much just paddled around in circles and tried not to get chopped in half. “They were the top two swells that I have ever surfed in my life, and they happened within six days of each other,” reported Willem. “The first swell was better because it was more makeable. But if you could make a bomb wave early on the 27th, it was more rewarding. The drops were so square and bottomless.” The size dropped a bit in the afternoon, and LBI basically looked like Oahu with cold water and debris on the beach. Everywhere was going off, from Cedars to favorite South End lefts to those random spots that we sometimes overlook in the winter. I had a friend visiting from California who had never worn a 5-mil. In his borrowed suit from Brian Farias, we met Rick Huegi, Kerry Beetle and Bill McClennan, who were all raving about the sets in Ship Bottom. As they ended their long session, the two of us traded barrels at shoulder high to a foot overhead while the moon came up. And then, like all Jersey swells, it went flat. And it’s been more or less flat now for two straight weeks. It's kind of crazy how the surf goes flat like clockwork every January. Like, not a ripple for weeks ... Rebuilding Update: I guess you could say that we’ve now entered the fifth stage of recovery. If you consider crushing all those donated pizzas and Red Cross box lunches as its own stage, then hopefully the stage where we try to shed the extra poundage is its own stage as well. Stage four was Gov. Christie backhanding John Boehner and saying, “Where’s my money?” To which Boehner started crying. If you follow current events, you will know that Boehner has wept a lot publicly since becoming speaker of the House. The media always likes to

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HOLIDAY BONUS: Some of the best local surfers count Dec. 21 and Dec. 27 as two of the best days of waves in memory. On Dec. 27, pictured above, ‘the drops were so square and bottomless,’ as described by Conor Willem. But the surf can be expected to ﬂatten in January, making room on the calendar for some uplifting community events. point it out. But cut him some slack; Boehner is a human being. I don’t think he’s a particularly good human being, but it’s got to be an emotional job. I don’t call him a big wussy for crying. But Rush Limbaugh gets really upset about it. He thinks it’s a sign of weakness that the right wing can’t tolerate. And that whole situation is hysterical. Anyway, as I was saying: fifth stage of recovery. While some homes and businesses only recently started building their piles of wet Sheetrock and insulation on the curb, others are now rebuilding. This is monumental. The Jetty + Waves 4 Water trailer you see at Ninth Street and the Boulevard in Ship Bottom was stocked this week with tools donated by the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation, and Waves for Water has drywall and insulation on the way. The ﬁrst homes that this effort will rebuild are the ones of those who’ve worked so tirelessly to help others while their own homes were damaged. And if you haven’t heard, Jetty just donated $10K to Alliance for a Living Ocean. The ALO headquarters sustained a good amount of damage, but also lost a lot of the materials it uses for programs in the summer month. Executive Director Chris Huch has set up a temporary phone line for the organization at 609-661-5097. Since a lot of contact information was lost, Huch encourages members and anyone connected to ALO to reach out. He expects the headquarters to be back up and running by spring and

protecting our local waters more than ever. ALO is selling Jetty + Waves 4 Water water bottles at their cleanup events. We also got wind last week of the first official case of “black lung.” A resident of Beach Haven West who was still living in a flooded home is suffering serious respiratory problems, and the doctors point to mold. So, apparently, the danger of growing spores is real. I also feel like we all have a responsibility to be in touch with our summertime neighbors to help them get started in gutting and rebuilding. Sure, a lot of wealthy waterfront homeowners can repair their homes with the cash in their wallets. And that’s a good thing, not only for local nail bangers, but also for those of us who will serve them martinis or clean their pool next summer. But we all know there are plenty of working-class folks who’ve had that beach bungalow in the family since the ’60s. They don’t all have hundos flowing out of their pockets, and we need those people down this summer just as much. So reach out; let them know that the backside of their drywall might have toxic green fur growing on it. Maybe get a mask and help them with the clean-out or recommend a trusted contractor. But by all means, get those houses ready so we can serve them Yuenglings or give them SUP lessons, and we can have a banging summer. Now about our beaches. After a conversation with my neighbor, I

called the borough of Ship Bottom to see if we could possibly get our discarded Christmas trees onto the beach as we start rebuilding our dune system. I know that Ocean County is collecting trees to rebuild the dunes of Island Beach State Park. I was disappointed to find out that Ship Bottom is not going to use trees to bolster the dunes. Obviously, you still need dune grasses, but a few hundred trees would be a nice start. Without some kind of internal structure system, a pile of sand isn’t a dune. All of my friends in Bradley Beach are hailing the decision to make a Christmas tree-based dune years ago. It held back the ocean during Sandy when Belmar and Asbury Park’s boardwalks got wrecked. If you are so inclined and have a reason to drive to Toms River, you can drop your tree off at Cattus Island County Park (1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River) and it will be “planted” across Barnegat Inlet from us to rebuild that natural beach. Or take the easy way; you can take it to the Southern Recycling Center on Haywood Road in Manahawkin. On a positive note, I spoke to a real estate agent friend on Monday who said that now that the holidays are over, the phones have started ringing with folks booking rental homes for this summer. This is the best news we’ve had in weeks. This is usually the part of my column where I list the results of the past week’s contests or maybe give a little Continued on Page 46

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Liquid Lines Continued from Page 42 lead for the events we have to look forward to. In January, that section might possibly consist of guys sitting on a couch watching a surf movie. But thanks to Sandy, we have stuff happening. Last Saturday a whole crew from LBI went down to take part in Freezin’ For A Reason, the 5.6-mile paddle around Ventnor to raise money for the Waves for Water Sandy Relief fund. To most of our knowledge, this is the ﬁrst coldwater paddle race ever. Kyle Gronostsajski, Billy Webster, Aloha Ric Anastazi and Jonathan Hoover all raced in the Prone Division. Webster, a Harvey Cedars lifeguard, took second place, and Gronostajski, of Surf City, took eighth. The Stand Up Paddlers, Kenny Gallant, Brian Coen and Digger Atlee, were divided into 14-foot and 12-foot 6 classes. Brian Coen took second in the 12-6, which isn’t bad, considering he’s never raced before, and Digger took 11th in the very competitive 14-foot class. Gallant, owner of South End Surf N’ Paddle, who paddled an inﬂatable, was right behind them. Ship Bottom’s Molly McBride hopped on her board intending to do the 2.5-mile fun paddle, but at

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Fish Story Continued from Page 41 Storms, including the recent blows, have kept the beaches a bit bruised but not nearly as bad as right after Sandy. In fact, as I’ve written before, the sand from replenished beaches has fanned out, especially showing up in places like Ship Bottom. That begs the question of beach buggying. The authorities I’ve asked, agree: “Don’t ask.”

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15. Guerriere. a. Part of the squadron that chased the USS Constitution while off the Jersey Shore. TRUE OR FALSE 16. Fort Detroit was surrendered by Gen. William Hull without a shot being fired in its defense. True. He was later court-martialed and sentenced to death but pardoned by President James Madison. 17. In 1912, the airship Akron exploded while landing at Lakehurst, N.J. False. The explosion took place as thousands watched from the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. 18. Although claiming the War of 1812 was caused by impressment, the “War Hawks” really wanted to annex Canada. True. Led by Henry Clay, they believed Canada was ripe for the taking. 19. Nathaniel Bishop’s cruise in a sneakbox built in Manahawkin ended when he reached New Orleans. False. He then sailed along the Gulf Coast to Florida. 20. After the Constitution’s escape in what is known as the “great chase” off the Jersey Shore, her captain disobeyed orders and went to Boston instead of New York. True. The captain believed the ship was a match for the British, and he wanted to fight. 21. One of the reasons the death toll in the great ferryboat fire of 1856 was so high was it didn’t carry lifeboats or life preservers. True. At the time there were no regulations for lifesaving equipment. 22. In the late 1800s, the Tuckerton area was overrun with rodents similar to prairie dogs. True. They had been brought from the Midwest as pets, but escaped. 23. Oxycocus Road and school in Manahawkin get their name from the Indian word for corn. False. The word means cranberries in Latin, and the road leads to the bogs once owned by Nathaniel Bishop. 24. The first airship built by the Goodyear Company was named America. False. Tthe first airship built by Goodyear was the Akron, which exploded over Atlantic City in 1912. 25. In 1903 after 41 years of captivity, the 9th New Jersey volunteers returned. a captured battle flag to Beaufort, N.C. True. The occasion was the dedication of the monument to the 80 members of the 9th New Jersey volunteer infantry buried at New Bern, N.C. BONUS: This New Jersey governor left Trenton to lead troops during the War of 1812. Today, a town and its college bear his name. Joseph Bloomfield. He served in the Revolutionary War and the U.S. Congress. He was the state’s governor in 1812 when he took command of the New Jersey militia. How times have changed. Total your score. 104-92: Wow! You must be one of those who get more money back from the IRS than they pay in. 88 –80: You probably said that the Aztecs’ prediction that the world would end in 2012 was wrong. 76-68: Gov. Christie is looking for a trainer and dietary consultant. 64 or below: Sen. Menendez needs a new intern. Y tpfcjf@comcast.net

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Philips Zoom WhiteSpeed is a scientifically advanced teeth whitening procedure applied chairside at your dentist’s office. It’s ideal for anyone looking for immediate results, and now with the most advanced LED whitening technology from Philips, the results are even better than ever.

ZOOM

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250

Limited Time

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Ocean Family Dental Harry Gilbert, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. www.LBIDENTIST.com

Cosmetic, Family and Implant Dentistry

Both Locations Open to Serve You SENIOR CITIZEN DISCOUNTS • We Children and Cowards Too! Evening & Saturday Appts. • Most Insurance Plans Accepted

Wherever You Smile, We Make It Brighter™

175

508 S. Long Beach Blvd. Ship Bottom, NJ 08008 609-494-4492

create your own jewelry 1616 LB Blvd. Surf City • 494-8177

Surf City - Open Daily Beach Haven - Back in Spring Thank You First Responders!

www.justbeadit.net

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PERSONALS

AUCTIONS

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LEGACIES OLD & NEW, INC.

Prayer To The Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail). O Most Beautiful Flower of Mt. Carmel, Fruitful Vine, Splendor of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. O Star of the Sea, help me and show me you are my Mother. O Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee (3 times). Holy Mother I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and you must publish it and it will be granted to you. With grateful thanks, LAH SandPaper PERSONALS are FREE! All free personals should be limited to 20 words or less, with no more than two submissions per individual. A box c/o The SandPaper will be assigned upon request for a charge of $1.50. Only ads of a non-commercial nature may be placed at no cost. Please mail or bring your personals to our office prior to the deadline for personals and all classified ads, Tues., 10am.

ADOPTION Are you pregnant? A childless, married couple (in our 30s) seeks to adopt. Will be hands-on mom and devoted dad. Financially secure. Expenses paid. Nicole & Frank, 888-969-6134.

Multi-Estate Auction

Auctionzip #5103. Sat., 1/12/13, PREVIEW: 9am, AUCTION: 10am. Eagleswood Fire Hall, 219 Railroad Ave., West Creek, NJ 08092. Featuring: SPORTS MEMORABILIA: Authenticated (PSA/DNA) Baseball Greats Multi-Signed Baseball with 9 signatures (Babe Ruth, Bill Dickey, Walter, Johnson, Eddie Collins, Lefty Grove, Honus Wagner, Tris Speaker, Frank Baker and George Sisler), Roger ’Doc’ Cramer Autographs. JEWELRY: 14k Gold & Sterling Silver. Costume, Toys: Friction Cars, Lionel, K-Line Trains. ART: Original Gordon Grant unframed Watercolor. EPHEMERA; POTTERY & GLASS: Roseville, Lladro. HOME & NAUTICAL DECOR; MILITARY; COINS & CURRENCY; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; Vintage items from Tuckerton, LBI & other S. Jersey towns. 1944 white cedar Chris Sprague (Beach Haven) sneak box with trailer. Visit www.legaciesoldandnew.com for complete Listing, Pictures & Terms of Sale. In the event of severe weather call or check website. Absentee & Phone Bidders welcomed. FOOD by Chef Rich. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO RETURNS, ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED THE DAY OF SALE. 15% BUYER’S PREMIUM; 7% NJ SALES TAX. Cash & Credit Cards ONLY. 609-294-3122 or 609-6187216 or Marilyn@legaciesoldandnew.com

ESTATE SALE Little Egg Harbor, 206 Danbury (Mystic Shores), Sat., 1/12, 9amnoon. Partial contents of house.

MASSAGE THERAPY/ SPA SERVICES

APPLIANCES

Enjoy a full-body, relaxing, deeptissue, 4hands or couples massage by Ray, LMT. Couples special. Call Hands To You, 609-7037570. www.hands2u.com

ERIK’S APPLIANCE SERVICE

HEALTH/FITNESS AT-HOME FITNESS & YOGA

Let your workout come to you! Personalized fitness programs to meet your needs. All levels, beginners to seniors. Call Eileen Jacob, CPFT/ RYT, 609-489-3873.

STAMPS WANTED Father Don is looking for stamp collections! The Rev. Donald Turner, 609-494-5048 or frdltpadre1@yahoo.com

ANTIQUES Architectural Salvage

Wrought iron fencing, garden antiques, fireplace mantles, hardware, kitchen and bath, much more. Recycling the Past, 381 North Main St., Barnegat, 609-6609790.

TWO SHORE BIRDS

Antiques & collectibles bought & sold. Norman Cramer, proprietor. An eclectic selection of collectibles. 425 Rte. 9, West Creek. For hours or appointment, 609-296-2704.

FURNITURE Sofa & Love Seat, almost new. $175. 609-698-7391.

RELIABLE SERVICE for your washers, dryers, refrigerators, ranges and dishwashers. All makes & models.

609-597-6446

Lic.#13VH05348400

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS First Act intermediate drum set. Purchased 2011, used 3 times. Original price, $285, asking $100. Call 609-488-0848.

MERCHANDISE DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/ month PLUS 30 Premium movie channels FREE for 3 months! SAVE & ask about SAME DAY installation! Call 866-944-6135.

HALL RENTAL HALL RENTAL Surf City Firehouse– year ’round. Heat and A/C, kitchen, off-street parking. Call 609-494-6127 for information.

RUBBISH & GARBAGE REMOVAL JUNK OUT

You name it, we remove it! Everybody has junk. Home & Business. Basements •Attics •Yards •Garages •Sheds •Apartments. 877-637-JUNK.

CLEANING SERVICES All your cleaning needs. Let It Shine Cleaning Service. Changeovers, year ’round. LBI area. Owner operated. References available. Faith, 609-312-9494. Audrey says, ‘‘Don’t get your panties in a pinch!’’ With our help we can make all your cleaning needs a cinch. We do it all, so give us a call. Cleaning is a sure thing. 609-5975325, Audrey.

Betty’s Busy Bees, LLC

Year ’round cleaning service. Residential/Commercial. Openings/ Closings, Changeovers. Reasonable rates. Bonded and Insured. Call 609-618-9465. DIRT DETECTIVE CLEANING SERVICE. Home/office. We also do storm clean-outs. Weekly/biweekly/one time. Call for FREE quotes. 609-661-3001. Do you need to ‘‘brighten’’ your home? Call Sunshine Cleaning Service. Year ’round, seasonal and changeovers. References available. Call Stacey, 609-3841649.

HOUSE WATCH

DANA LIMOUSINES, LLC SERVING ALL AIRPORTS, CITIES, CASINOS & PIERS GUARANTEED LOWEST RATES

CALL-TOLL FREE (866) 521-0076 • (866) 521-8790 FAX SERVING THE TRI-STATE AREA FULLY LICENSED Danalimousine DanalimousineLLC LLC@aol.com @aol.com INSURED WARNING: N.J. & U.S. DOT LAWS REQUIRE LIMOUSINE COMPANIES TO HAVE $1,500,000.00 IN LIABILITY INSURANCE, & ALSO ALL NEW DRIVERS ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. BEWARE OF LOCAL FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, OR LIMOUSINE COMPANIES THAT DON’T MEET THESE STATE & FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.

Mr. Maintenance Cleaning

Residential, commercial and summer changeovers. Mattress cleaning and sanitizing. Fully insured. Bonded. Free estimates. 10% OFF first cleaning. 609242-1629. www.mr-maintenance-clean ing.com

You’ll Get the Cleanest Carpet & Upholstery

For a Friendly Phone Consultation with no Bait & Switch, Call 609290-2691. You’ll be glad you did! www.baysidecarpetcleaning.org

SCREEN REPAIRS MIKE’S POWER WASHING

LBI screen repairs, door installation, and home repairs done at your location! Lic.#13VH01016900. Credit cards accepted. Call Mike Haines, 609-290-8836.

CHIMNEY SWEEPING Fireplaces Plus, Inc.

AND Complete Cleaning Service, NJ Registered. Year ’round residential, weekly, bi-weekly, & monthly cleaning. Mary Kennedy, 609-492-5122, 609-709-3240.

Chimney sweeping. Fully insured, reliable. Sales, service, installation. 609-597-3473. HIC.#13VH01525800. See our displays. www.fireplacesonline.com

LIBERTY CARPET CLEANING

MOLD INSPECTION

Truck-mounted steam cleaning. Carpet, upholstery, tile & grout. ‘‘We Are The Best’’ Call Today 609-978-7522.

Fast Screen

Same Day Mobile Repair Service Credit Cards Accepted

CLEANING SERVICES

609.312.1076

Fully Insured

AFFORDABLE MOLD TESTING

Are you Renting or Selling Real Estate? Have you completed the clean-up from Sandy? Without a post clean-up assessment, you may still be liable for mold illness or damages. Why take a chance? JCP Technical Services has over 10 years of experience assessing biological threats to properties and workplaces. For affordable mold assessments and testing, call us at 609-389-9919. www.jcptechnical.com

Kelly’s

Cleaning Services, LLC Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly Affordable • Reliable • Free Estimates Window Cleaning • Carpet Cleaning • Spot Cleaning Power Washing • Clean & Remove Mud & Sand Mold & Mildew Treatment Outdoor Yard Clean-Up • Minor Home Repairs Digital Pictures for Insurance

Michael J. Kelly 732-364-5330 mjjkelly@aol.com Fully Insured Guaranteed

CLEAR REFLECTIONS LLC Window Cleaning Pressure Washing Painting • Staining

Call: 609-389-2565

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CUSTOM MARBLE & GRANITE

STORM ASSISTANCE

GIOVANNETTI

AAA Storm Damage Rebuilds/Restoration. Local licensed contractor to handle all aspects of repairing and rebuilding your storm damaged home. Lic#13VH04369400. 609494-3999.

Replacement Countertops • Top Quality Work

Since 1952

Marble & Granite 856-297-1303

Independent Home Living, LLC Remodeling, Renovations and Restorations Dry Wall, Flooring, Tiling, Bathrooms, Kitchens, Living Areas, Treat for mold, trim, insulation, and Demo Free quotes - Licensed and Insured.

We do it right the ﬁrst time Lic.#13VH05418900

609-652-6681

Prestige Construction 609-945-7020

609-228-6870

Storm Damage, Restoration, Mold Remediation, Repairs or Complete Remodeling. Lic.#13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.

WEBER CONSTRUCTION

Majestic Home Services

Available for rebuilding and restoration, permit drawings, and cleanup. Free site visit and consultation. Call today.

Local Contractor Serving Ocean County for 25 Years

FLOOD WATER DAMAGE MEDIATION

LICENSE #13VH02157600

609-290-4872 619-715-0359

"Your Local Demolition Contractor" Excavating • Brick Pavers • Grading • Hauling

609-618-4100

CLEAN-UP & RESTORE

Interior Demo, Debris Removal & Clean-up. Insulation Removal. Complete Restoration. Lic.#13VH06448300.

ARCHITECT

We will prepare your home for reconstruction • Water Damage • New Construction

STORM CLEAN-UP SAND REMOVAL DEBRIS REMOVAL

STORM ASSISTANCE

EAST COAST CONTRACTING Let Us Help You Rebuild Your Future

LBIHandyMan.com

‘‘One Call Does It All!’’ Painting •Flooring •Home Improvements. Lic.#13VH04936600. Please call 609-268-0777.

SANDY RESTORATION

Demolition •Tree, Brush, Debris Removal •Drainage Solutions

Full Landscape Restoration Service

Terra Innovations LLC, Fully insured. Sandy Discounts Available. 609-917-8180.

STORM CLEAN-UPS

Local contractor available for Drywall/Insulation Removal, Damage & Restoration Repairs, Painting, Car pentr y, Power Washing, Roof Repairs. Lic.#13VH01389600. Call John, 609-494-6175.

TRUCK FOR HIRE

All Aspects of Home Improvements 28th Year Living & Working on LBI One Hour Response Time Call for a FREE Consultation on Any Project

16ft. overhead box truck for hire with driver & helper. Serving LBI & South Jersey area. Call 609-4425772.

MASONRY A&A MASONRY REPAIRS. Steps, chimney walls, rebuilt & repaired. Stone veneer, concrete & pavers. Fully insured. Call Pete, 609-2424249. newjerseymasonry.com

CULTURED STONE

Sales, Installation. Residential/ Commercial. Interior/Exterior. Reliable, fully insured. HIC#13VH01525800. 609-5973473. Fireplaces Plus, Inc. See our displays. www.fireplacesonline.com

LANDSCAPING A FALL CLEANUP

Tree removal & trimming, yard cleanups, gutter cleaning, odd jobs, mulching. Call 609-9710242. (Lic.#13VH02103100).

ARBOR TREE SERVICE LLC

Tree Removal •Stump Grinding •Tree Pruning. A full service tree company. Free estimates, fully insured. Call 609-698-3999.

MANAHAWKIN TREE SERVICE

Tree Removal, Trimming, Stump Grinding & Chipping. Gardens Planted, Weeded & Maintained.

494-0266

597-8846

Free estimates. Fully insured. Lic.#13VH01099400

Coastal RestorationNJ.com C

Lic.#13VH06855700

GET A FREE MOISTURE & MOLD CHECK TODAY!

Rooﬁng Siding Drywall All Flooring

(609) 233-6926 CERTIFIED & INSURED

Painting Custom Deck/Porches Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Additions

732-692-0844 92-0844

Local Company Using Local Workforce Photography by Blanche M. Connolly • www.blanchemconnolly.com • NJ Lic#13VH07085800

MOMMA DUKES TRUCKING

Stone delivered, spread & graded. Call 609-682-0423.

Complete landscaping, grading and brush hog, backhoe, fences, gutters, tree, shrub and stump removal. 609-693-3084. Lic.#13VH01672000.

SEASONAL CLEAN-UPS LBI & MAINLAND AREA

Tree, Shrub & Ornamental Grass Trimming •Flower Care •Hand Weeding •Pine Needle/Leaf Removal •Mulch, Organic Soil & Stone Delivered •Complete Landscape Care.

GIOTTINI LANDSCAPING 609-494-4808 STAFFORD STONE STORM CLEAN-UPS

Stone Delivery & Spreading •Grading •Fill •Mulch •Stone, all types & sizes. 609-698-5505, 609-709-6556. Lic.#13VH02679500.

STORM CLEANING 609-494-7373

All yard work & clean-ups. North end LBI.

Curbs Driveways Patios Sidewalks Steps

Carl Gallagher Mason • Contracting

Lic.#13VH01527200

609-494-0969 Reg./Lic.# 13V00199100

Over 16 Years Experience!

HOME IMPROVEMENTS GENERAL CONTRACTING INSURANCE SPECIALIST ED WEVILL Ph: 856-905-1924

CALL THE EXPERTS: A-Best Restoration

609-597-3600. Lic.#13VH050I5700

Over 30 yrs Experience

609-618-3462

DON’T BUILD BACK BEFORE IT’S DRY!

MEN AT WORK

LANDSCAPE & EXCAVATION SAND •FILL •STONE REMOVAL & INSTALLATION Demolition •Debris Removal

SCHONEY’S LANDSCAPING CLEANUPS

CMP19681@hotmail.com

ATTENTION HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS:

LANDSCAPING

JOHN BOTBYL Ph: 856-244-6968

KOCUBINSKI ARCHITECTS Residential & Commercial Damage Reports Rehab Restoration / Historic Alterations Additions New Construction Thomas Kocubinski, AIA Beach Haven, NJ 609-306-2900

Local NJ Licensed and Insured Builder Certified in Mold Testing and Remediation

“Nobody Kills It Like We Do!” THE SPRAY was designed by US Military to kill mold & bacteria National Association of Mold Professionals

Clean Up • Restore • ReBuild Call Mike at 609-290-6513 for a Free Estimate

Yard Clean-ups, Mowing, Weeding, Tree/Hedge Trimming, Mulch, Stone, Plant Transplants, Flower Beds, Misc. Work. Reasonable prices. Call Stacey 609-618-3673.

Landscaping & Garden Center (Previously LBI Landscaping)

Find a Landscaper in Ƥ

PERENNIAL GARDENS perennialgardenslbi.com

Landscaping • Fencing • Pavers

(609) 494-0800 Lic.# 13VH01646400

LIGHTHOUSE LANDSCAPE www.LighthouseLandscapeLBI.com

All Landscape Services & Outdoor Lighting Installations

Design, Install, Maintain · Unique Island Style Landscapes · Colorful Gardens, Fence, Bamboo · Long Term Landscape Relationships

• Spring/Fall Cleanups & Maintenance • Professional Design/ Build Services • Pools & Spas • Outdoor Living Spaces • Outdoor Kitchens & Fireplaces

609-361-4310

609-494-7373

OUTHERN

Stone Spreading Brick Pavers Landscaping

609-597-3629

www.hochslandscaping.com Lic # 13VH04791400

Visit our New Garden Center!

OCEAN

www.SouthernOceanHardscaping.com

Lic# 13VH02482900

229 S. Main St.(Rt 9) Barnegat Pkwy Exit 67

Landscapes Reg/Lic# 13VH02805500

Surf City 609-361-8800 www.bayaveplantco.com

Sod • Stone • Plantings • Pavers Retaining Walls• Lighting Drainage Systems• Property Maintenance Lic. #13VH00349300

ADVANTAGE SITEWORK, LLC

Design & Installation

Demolition & Debris Removal Tree & Stump Removal Excavation Yard Clean-ups Available

Property & Lawn Maintenance Sod • Stone Shore Plantings Wall Stone Drainage Solutions Mulch

609-978-1392

T.R.E.E.

(609) 812-5547 Fully Insured Lic.#13VH05776500

LANDSCAPE • HOME REPAIR TRUCKING SERVICES Fully Insured Lic# Pending

Night & Day

494-7562 • 294-9551

Water Restoration Interior: Drying & Dehumidifying

Outdoor Environments Long Beach Island, NJ

p: 609-494-7007 www.daivdashlandscaping.com

609.812.9191

FENCE INSTALLATIONS & REPAIRS VINYL-CHAIN LINK-WOOD ALUMINUM FENCE TRASH ENCLOSURES & SHOWERS SWIMMING POOL ENCLOSURES

www.shrubheads.com “Your yard is always on our mind”

Rubber Tire Articulated Vehicle with Grappling Bucket & Dumpster Available for Hire 494-4106 • 597-1767

PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROL of N.J. INC. Family Owned Since 1968

QUALITY DEPENDABLE WORK

COLES & WEB MECHANICAL HANDYMAN SERVICES We Do It All!

Free Estimates

Landscape Planning, Design & Construction • Plant Services • Property Management Irrigation & Drainage Solutions • Landscape Lighting • Outdoor Living Areas Carpentry Services • Fiberglass Pools & Spas • Hardscape Design-Build Services

Landscape Design

Cottagefence@yahoo.com Licensed & Insured Lic # 13VH05152400

856-764-8446 Delran, NJ 08075

DAWSON

Sand Removal Interior & Exterior

609.709.2030 Landscape Design

609-597-0964 Manahawkin, NJ 08050

609-489-6400

609-417-0688 • 856-521-0776 Fax 856-521-0774

NJ LIC# 90562A

292 E. Bay Avenue Manahawkin, NJ

Manahawkin 609-597-4118

• EMERGENCY RESPONSE • CARPENTRY • ELECTRICAL

FREE ATES T S E IM

609-296-5335

• HVACR

732-208-8733

• PLUMBING

Over 20 Years Experience Fully Insured • Lic. #13VH01823000

ALL CONTRACTORS ARE LICENSED chilldc37@comcast.net

EMERGENCY WORK

Lic. #13VH01907100

We Do The Best For Less! • Fully Insured! Call For A Free Estimate

Certified Arborist & Line Clearance Certified Tree Removal & Planting Natural/Organic Tree, Plant & Lawn Care Proper Pruning & Trimming • Cleanups & Clearings Stump Grinding • Brush Piles • Firewood 60' Aerial Lift / Grapple Truck / Experienced Climbers Customized Plant Care Program • Fertilization & Disease Management

For-Shore Weed Control Lawn Care

Tree & Shrub Care

FREE Follow-Up Service Calls FREE Evaluation/Estimate Poison Ivy Control • Weed Control on Sand, Stone, Patios & Driveways LAWN CARE • TREE & SHRUB CARE OUTDOOR PEST CONTROL

609-693-6999

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Time to Beautify?

LANDSCAPING

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

ELECTRICAL

KURTZ ELECTRIC, INC. Residential • Commercial • Industrial

ELECTRICAL

WINDOW TREATMENTS

A1 ELECTRIC & HVAC

COSMOS ELECTRIC LLC

Complete Design Services. Interiors, Home and Realtor Staging, Window Treatments, Slip Covers and Upholstery. Call 609-5973360.

Fast, High Quality Work at Low Rates. All Types of Electrical Work. NJ Lic.#16822. Insured. Bonded. Call Now 609-365-0488.

“NO JOB TOO SMALL” NJ LICENSE #6156

Serving Local Businesses & Home Owners for 32 years • Upgrade Electrical Service • Recessed Lighting • Air Conditioning Circuits

FREE ESTIMATES

• New Construction • Wiring for Ceiling Fans • Troubleshooting

597-8570 LICENSE No. 6093

GEORGE WARR Electrical Contractor Meter Sockets & Service Cable Replacements Water Heater Elements Installed Ceiling Fans • Dryers Air Conditioning • Circuits Lighting & Remodeling Specialist

185 N. Main St. (Rt. 9) Manahawkin, N.J.

F . s Goglia a m o h T & Son E L E C T R I CA L Contractors, Inc.

Flood Damage • New & Old, Big & Small Electrical Inspections • Electrical Certiﬁcations

P.O. Box 182, Barnegat Light, NJ 08006

609-494-0927 Serving LOCAL Businesses & Homeowners for Over 20 Years

NJ License #15079A

Since 1976

Ceiling Fans Recessed Lights Remodeling & New Construction

WE DO SOLAR

Fully Insured

Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Complete electrical residential/ commercial service. Guaranteed call back. Free estimates. Lic.#14560A. 609-978-2070.

HOUSE WATCH

JG DESIGNS

AWNINGS & CANOPIES ATLANTIC AWNINGS

Professional Installations •Residential/Commercial. Retractable Awnings, Window Awnings, Retractable & Stationary Canopies, Recovers, Repairs, Re-Hang, Take Downs, Washing. Fully insured. FREE ESTIMATES. 609-6182420. Lic.#13VH06758700. atlanticawningcompany.com

QUICK RESPONSE

609-361-0236 www.daveselectric.net

FREE ESTIMATES

“Extreme Home Make Over Contractor”

LBI • Manahawkin Tuckerton Lacey Twp. • Toms River

(609) 978-6530 WWW.GOGREENWITHLOUSELECTRIC.COM

ACCREDITED HOME ELEVATOR CO.

Sales/Service •Residential and Commercial •New or Existing •Installation •Moder nization •Repairs •Service/Service Contracts. Hoistway Construction, Dumbwaiters, Chairlifts. Visit our showroom, 127 Rte. 9 South, Barnegat. Lic.#13VH04317500. www.accelevator.com

609-660-8000

FIND AN ELECTRICIAN IN THE SANDPAPER CLASSIFIEDS

HOUSEWATCHING SERVICES

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT NEEDS SERVICES FULLY CUSTOMIZED TO YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS 30+ YEARS POLICE/SECURITY EXPERIENCE

By Jim Ratigan, LBI & BHW since 2001 FULL TIME. Background: Heating, Electrical, Plumbing, Property Management & Maintenance. Lic # 5828

OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE STORM WE’RE HERE TO HELP Licensed &

G ENERGY ELECTRIC

Electrical, heating, air conditioning, generator installation. All work fully insured and guaranteed. Senior citizen discount. 609-294-8225. Lic.#7664.

All Winter House Watch $55/Month

Lic#12137

All Phases of Electrical Work No Job Too Small

DAZELL Home Construction/Renovations. HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical services. Financing available. Commercial/Residential. FREE QUOTES PROVIDED. 609894-8737. Licensed/Insured. NJHIC#13VH01630100 34EB01588400

Kean

Serving NJ Proudly for 25 Years!

609-549-0049

Honest & Fair Electrical and AC Services. Wiring, hot water heaters, AC repairs and more. NJ licensed (#17158), bonded and insured. Free estimates. 609-207-3898.

ELEVATORS

Services Free Estimates • Frozen Pipes • Storm Damage Storm Damage Cleanup • Interior/Exterior Inspections

GAS METER RECONNECT

By qualified technician with over 30 years experience. Personalized service. Call for appointment.

609 839 9118 609 287 0501

609-290-1920

ShoreShield@gmail.com

EYE on LBI

House Watch Property Mgmt Services Who’s watching your home? Call Kevin and Mike

609-713-8352

FULL TIME LBI RESIDENTS available 7 days/week 12 months. Interior & Exterior Inspections. Contractor Access. Meet your Deliveries.

www.EYEonLBI.com

Reputable, Reliable House Watch Service All Types of Home Repairs & Installations Local - Based in Manahawkin Free Estimates - Call Today!

609-848-4893

Visit www.ben-sheppard.com for a List of ALL Services Fully Licensed & Insured NJ HIC License # 13VH06951700

BEAR ELECTRIC CO. Commercial - Residential - Industrial

Ceramic Tile LLC

Marble - Natural Stone - Glass Tile Custom Showers • Complete Bathroom Remodels Kitchen Backsplashes Small Jobs & Repairs Welcome

609-296-6906 • 609-618-9031 Fully Insured • Reg/Lic 13VH00054700

Flood Damage

Service & Replacements • Rewiring Specialists Additions • Alterations • Custom Homes We Do It All, From 95 Service Calls To Complete Project Management $

609-894-9014 Over 30 Yrs. Experience

Lic. #9924

Serving All the Shore Communities

6 miles West of Parkway

Rhea Krause OWNER

Ceramic Tile • Porcelain • Natural Stone Glass • Granite • Metal • Grout Thinset • Caulk • Adhesive 609-698-7806 or Fax: 609-698-1053 230A Rt. 72, Barnegat, g NJ 08005 cornerstoneandtiledesign.com

rkktile@aol.com

Waterproof Vinyl Planks In Wood And Stone As Well As Laminate Flooring With Wax Coated Edges To Protect From Excessive Moisture. As Always, Free Estimates!

CARPET • WOOD • CERAMIC • LAMINATE

HANDYMAN Odd Jobs & Yard Work

Replacement windows, paint, roofing and siding repair, storm doors, brush and tree removal, raking leaves, stone work, light hauling. Serving LBI and Mainland since 1987. 609-698-7493.

Hardwood ~ Laminate ~ Bamboo ~ Cork Our Thoughts And Prayers Go Out To All Those Affected By The Storm.

ALLPURPOSEREPAIRS.COM

LBI based. One call does it all: repairs, renovations, windows, doors, closets, tile, fire/water damage, carpentry. No job too small. Also home watch. Insured & NJ licensed, #13VHO5115400. Ask for Dave, 609-207-6056.

Big C...Little Repairs

Handyman Services. One call does it all. Year-round repairs & house check. Insured. 609-947-6396. Lic.#13VH03667600.

Buy Local Make A Difference

23 YEARS OF PERFECT JOBS AT THE LOWEST PRICES - IT’S THAT SIMPLE

Why Buy from American Flooring Direct? 1. 65% OFF Normal Retail 2. Lifetime Installation Warranty 3. Free Furniture Moving 4. Free Estimates 5. Prices Lower than Home Centers

Jersey Strong 609.276.9299 Visit us at: www.skyroﬂoors.com Re/Lic#13VH04831900 | EPA & CFI Certiﬁed

COAST HANDYMAN SERVICES

Windows, doors, all carpentry, woodwork, sheetrock, plaster & paint work. Licensed & insured. Lic.#13VH03837800. Call Dave 609-296-5779.

HANDYMAN

Inside or outside, no job too small. Reasonable Rates. Please call 609-709-5452.

HOME WORK

All types of home repairs, •Carpentry •Ceiling Fans •Locks •Stor m Doors Installed •Housesitting •Rental Property Maintenance. Call Sal 609-3352099.

Jerry Milano

MIKE’S POWER WASHING

& CARPENTRY. Interior & exterior repairs. Screen repairs and storm door installations also. Lic.#13VH01016900. Credit cards accepted. 609-290-8836.

Joy Milano

MILANO TILE, LLC Serving LBI over 40 years

EVERYDAY LOW PRICES

Custom Installations Bath remodels, backsplashes Marble, glass, handcrafted tile our specialty

FACTORY DIRECT WHOLESALE PRICES

Ph/Fx: 609-698-2378 Reg/Lic # 13VH04482900

WOOD

LBIHandyMan.com

Storm Damage, Restoration, Mold Remediation, Repairs or Complete Remodeling. Lic.#13VH04665400. 609-489-6305.

Floor Sanding & Reﬁnishing Old & New Floors Installation & Repairs

Carpet, Laminate, Vinyl, Hardwood, Ceramic Tile. Quality first! NO MONEY DOWN! Please Call 609-312-1948. Lic.#13VH40976100. getflooredandmore

Mr. Fix-It 361-8226

Rotted Wood Repairs Sheetrock & Painting Leaky Roofs & Siding Wall Air Conditioners Closets & Partitions - Trim Decks, Stairs & Showers Windows • Doors • Locks Andersen Window Repairs Termite Repairs Lic.#L046452

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3.99

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4.99

ALLADIN

1.69

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5.99 MANNINGTON 4.99

HORIZON

1.99

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5.99 SHAW

4.99

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6.99 TRAFFIC

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6.99 FORMICA

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Licensed & Insured Lic#13VH06984000

AT T E N T I O N TILE WORK CREWS AVAILABLE Tile-All Incorporated has tile installation teams with nearly half a century of experience in all aspects of professional tile installation. Homeowners, Builders, Contractors and Developers rely on us licensed and for expert service. We are licenced insured and know how to keep a deadline.

Call 609-398-4161 or 215-785-5035 for free estimate. www.tileall.com

Hundreds of stock rolls of carpet, laminate and vinyl for immediate installation ALL PRICES ARE INSTALLED • Price per sq. ft. LOWEST PRICES ANYWHERE!

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FLOORING RON FERRIER FLOOR SANDING CO. Installation, staining, pickling, repairs. Clean, top quality work. Serving Southern Ocean County. 732-775-1932.

CARPET SHAW

ARMSTRONG 5.99 QUICKSTEP

609-597-6229

TASK Home Improvements

No ‘‘TASK’’ too small. Repairs •Drywall •Flooring •Tile •Painting •Yardwork •Gutter Cleaning •Fencing •Decking •Clean-ups. Lic#13VH07026100. 609-698-6754

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SUNRISE SERVICES

Professional: House Cleanings, in/out seasonal cleanups, gutters, water damage, repairs, carpentry, window & power washing. Dune fencing. Lawns: mow, rake, bag, prune. North LBI. Eric, 609-494-5548. Lic.#13VH01376000.

All Products Made In America

50 YEAR TITANIUM FINISH EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE HERE

888-746-7200

AMERICAN FLOORING DIRECT 888-746-7200 or 609-597-7551 • 516 E. Bay Ave, Manahawkin • Mohawkdirect.com

Serving NJ - NY - PA - DEL Areas With Our Mobile Flooring Stores Contractors Lic.# 13VH00147400

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Ranalli Builders, LLC Structural and Storm Damage Repairs

Complete Property Restoration From major repairs to custom trim work Serving Southern NJ Since 1980 Help Us Help You â&#x20AC;˘ Call 609-261-3396 NJ Lic. #13VH00568900 www.Ranalli-Builders.com

T.W. Knorr Construction, LLC BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS

(609) 848-4094 (201) 650-0534

Additions â&#x20AC;˘ New Homes â&#x20AC;˘ Home OfďŹ ce Renovations â&#x20AC;˘ Media Rooms Add-A-Levels â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens & Baths tim@twknorr.com â&#x20AC;˘ www.twknorr.com NJ Reg # 13VH03126700

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New Homes â&#x20AC;˘ Additions Structural Repairs â&#x20AC;˘ Decks Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Framing Storm Repairs Home Improvements

M & M Humenik & Associates, LLC Custom Building & Remodeling Michael Humenik - Owner Operated

State Registered Builder State Lic. #13VH05163200 State Licensed Building Inspector

OfďŹ ce: 609-714-8501 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell: 609-923-5673 Mike@HumenikConstruction.com

SWINDOWS KIP BUTLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AND DOORS

609-494-5094

Fax 609-494-5504 Reg./Lic.# 13VH01293600

LIC# 13VH00402400

Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Additions Kitchens â&#x20AC;˘ Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Remodeling

Commercial/Residential Commercial/Residentia

Advanced-Exterior-Solutions.com

Licensed Electrical and Plumbing New Construction/Renovations Additions Tenant Fit-Outs â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchens/Baths â&#x20AC;˘ Roofing/Siding Finish Trim Work/Flooring â&#x20AC;˘ Windows/Doors

NJ Lic.#13VH01119700

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Work Of Excellenceâ&#x20AC;?

NJ Lic #13VH01975100 Andrew Miller (609)346-5586 Toll Free: (866)357-7801 P.O. Box 2724 Willingboro, NJ 08046 www.aworkofexcellence.vpweb.com b

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MLB Construction LLC Custom New Home Construction Including Houses on Pilings Homes Engineered for High Winds Energy Star Certified Builder info@homesbyMLB.com Delaware Licensed Contractor No Contracts will be Signed NJ License Due 12/20 Until License Received

(609) 714-0080

ZOE General Contractors, LLC

A Local Hands On Builder for Over 43 Years

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DECKS â&#x20AC;˘ SIDING â&#x20AC;˘ WINDOWS â&#x20AC;˘ DOORS

609-361-8226

Lic#13VH04928600

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Master Plumber

Email PDF Files: info@trianglecopy.com www.trianglecopy.com

Fully Welded, Stainless Steel Balancers, Corrosion Proof Locks $299 Installed & Capped Storm Doors starting at $325 Installed Light Carpentry and Painting Services

www.site.google.com/site/mongelliconstruction

Fully Insured Free Estimates

Ozzie Montanha

Reg/Lic# 13VH01436000

Royal Prime Windows The Perfect Windows for the Seashore

Fax: 973-838-3790 Kinnelon, NJ 07405 mongelliconstruction@gmail.com

Seasonal Water Turn-Ons & Offs

NEXT DAY SERVICE ALL AREAS OF L.B.I.

609-448-8161

973-838-7819 Waretown, NJ 08758

Plumbing & Heating Service - Repairs - Remodels

Est. 1987

Additions â&#x20AC;˘ Alterations Remodels â&#x20AC;˘ Renovations Elevators â&#x20AC;˘ Decks Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Windows Doors â&#x20AC;˘ Floors â&#x20AC;˘ Trim

30 Years of Quality & Integrity

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MECHANICAL

Corrigan Construction Co.

Phone # 609-978-3551

BLUEPRINT PRINTING

Reg/license: 13VH01581000 Fully Insured

MONTANHA

HOUSE RAISING AT 1/2 THE COST

Pinelands Contracting Environmental Remediation Use Your Existing Pilings or Foundation!

ANTHONY JOHNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REMODELING, LLC HOME REPAIRS & IMPROVEMENTS Always a Quality Job at a Fair Price

(609) 276-2242

Calls promptly returned ajh4building@aol.com

REMODELING â&#x20AC;˘ ADDITIONS â&#x20AC;˘ DECKS TRIM WORK â&#x20AC;˘ EXTERIOR STAIRWAYS DECORATIVE OUTDOOR WOODWORK EXTERIOR SHOWERS â&#x20AC;˘ NO JOB TOO SMALL

30 Years Experience Reg/Lic# 13VH06407000

Licensed & Insured

PHONE: 609-693-8998 FAX: 609-693-5358

ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS

33 YEARS IN BUSINESS

FULLY INSURED & LICENSED

KRETZER & SONS, INC. CUSTOM BUILDERS

OfďŹ ce: 609-296-5200 â&#x20AC;˘ Cell: 609-618-2226 â&#x20AC;˘ Fax: 609-294-8424

BATH & KITCHEN REMODELS REPLACEMENT WINDOWS DECKS & VINYL RAILS

House Demo â&#x20AC;˘ Sand Removal Foundation Repair and Replacement Helical Piers â&#x20AC;˘ Retaining Walls â&#x20AC;˘ House Raising

WILLIAM C. KRETZER, PRESIDENT FORKED RIVER, NJ

40 Years Experience Fully Insured and State Licensed

NEW HOME BUILDERS LIC#00595 HOME IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS LIC#13VH03118500

DRYWALL

All Major Credit Cards Accepted

Additions • Renovations • Windows • Doors 609-748-7870 Siding • Decks • Kitchens • Baths www.acqconstruction.com No Job Too Small

Custom Fiberglass Fully Insured

Serving LBI

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Drywall Construction & Painting

609-290-9654 40 Years Serving LBI COASTALRESTORATION.COM

609-713-0581

25 Years Experience

Lic # 13vH00034400

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ABEL CUSTOM DRYWALL

We provide mold protection

Decks • Roofs • Vinyl Handrails

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Plus Drywall Demolitions & Repairs. Free estimates. Fully insured. 609-273-8207. Lic.#13VH06131300.

DRYWALL NOW

Removal and Replacement. Special $ packages available: Framing •Insulation •Drywall •Trim •Paint. Lic.#13VH05730900.

856-780-2701

Lic#13VH07085800

GARRAMONE DESIGN • BUILD

A ALL PHASES OF HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Custom Homes - Renovations - Kitchens Decks Composite & Fiberglass Vinyl Rails - Cultured Stone - Pavers Baths - Additions - Siding - Flooring - Doors Demolition & Removal Local References Lic #13VH04832600 www.garramonedesign.com

A.G.F. HOME IMPROVEMENTS All phases of home renovations. Kitchens •Baths •Tile •Decks •Fully Insured •References •Free Estimates. 609-971-7459. Lic.#13VH01279700.

FINISHING TOUCHES CARPENTRY

Home Improvement Contractor •Kitchen & Bath Remodeling •Decks •Additions •Windows & Siding •Property Management. Quality Work. Serving LBI & Area Over 25 Years. 609-312-6410. Lic.#13VH02671400

ALL HOME REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

ALL OUT CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING LLC

Master Builders since 1972 Solar and Sustainable Design/Build New Construction and Renovations Solar Energy Systems 610-489-1105 info@sunpowerbuilders.com www.sunpowerbuilders.com

Free Estimates • Fully Insured Reg/Lic # 13VHO3166300

Fully Insured

TRI-STATE OF NJ General Contractors 609-561-3885

For all your construction needs. Serving South Jersey for 35 Years Fully Insured - Free Estimates

Bob’s Home Improvement

888-744-4066

CEG BUILDERS

609-978-6538 2 Day Completion on Most Jobs

AMERICAN DOOR & WINDOW, INC.

Install/Repair. Vinyl Windows $275, Storm/Entry Doors, Vinyl Siding •Roofs •Gutters •Additions •Porch Enclosures. Lic.#13VH03516000.

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Contact Bill Finger

‘‘Helping to Restore the Shore After Superstorm Sandy’’ Specializing in: Demolition, Cleanup, Roofing, Siding, Flooring and Re-Building. Fully licensed, Insured and Family Owned and Operated. Call today for a free estimate: 908-310-6314. Lic#13VH04499600. www.alloutconstructionandl andscaping.com

Home Improvement Contractor, specializing in premium doors & windows, roofing & siding, and skylights. 26 years in business. No subcontractors. 800-305DOOR. Lic.#13VH00017500.

609-698-2239

Established 1977

Custom Homes •Renovations •Additions •Kitchens •Baths •Siding •Roofing •Decks. Call CHRIS GARLASCO 609-4929200. Lic#13VH06815400.

New Home Builders Lic#021822 Home Improvement Contractor Lic#13VH00289700

Restoration • Renovation • Remodeling

Storm Damage Renovation 609-597-7197 Cell: 609-709-6839

Licensed & Insured Lic#13VH01655700

Over 30 Years of Experience Licensed & Insured

609-847-8306 shorepointsgc@gmail.com NJ License #13VH05805200

Crawl Space Cobras

Insulation/Ductwork Removal, Demolition. Crawl spaces are our specialty. Leave the dirty work to us, call 609-618-1051. DAZELL Home Construction/Renovations. HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical services. Financing available. Commercial/Residential. FREE QUOTES PROVIDED. 609894-8737. Licensed/Insured. NJHIC#13VH01630100 34EB01588400

Storm Damage, Roofing, Siding, Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks, Basements, Kitchens, Baths, Additions. Guaranteed call back. Lic.13VH04665400. 609-489-6305. BuildAxis.com

Sand Removal Stone Delivered & Spread Excavation Tree Removal • Yard Cleanups Renovations Decks & Railings

COAST WINDOW & DOOR

Installers, all windows/doors. Replacements, Andersen, repairs. Licensed and Insured. Call Dave, 609-296-5779. Lic.#13VH03837800.

We specialize in Additions, Decks, Renovations, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Siding, Windows, Vinyl Railings, Outside Showers, and Roofing. BEST PRICES ON LBI. Call for free estimate. Fully licensed and insured. 609-494-5108. Lic.#13VH04369400.

AFFORDABILITY J. COLLINS & SONS CARPENTRY

Full Home Construction & Remodeling Service

609-489-3643 201-783-9050

We specialize in Renovations, Additions, Add-a-Level, Decks, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Shakes, Windows, Vinyl Railings, Outside Showers. Free Estimates. Fully licensed and insured. Lic.#13VH04369400. 609-4943999.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

PA License #067405

•Storm Damage Repairs •Demo Drywall •Sanitizing from Mold & Bacteria •Kitchens •Baths •Flooring •Tiles •Doors. Lic#13VH06119000. 908-787-7027.

Hurricane Restoration

By JG Stone Creations. Tearouts & restorations, sheetrock, trim, insulation, flooring. Fast, reliable, quality work. 609-618-7980. Lic.#13VH06988100. www.jgstonecreationsnj.com

J. CONOSCENTI & SONS CONTRACTORS

Professional Remodeling Contractors since 1982. Custom trim, crown moldings, additions, kitchens, baths. Satisfaction guaranteed. Lic.#13VH01891800. 609597-8925. Facebook.com/jconos centiandsons

JOSEPH MIDURE

HOME IMPROVEMENTS INC.

Vinyl Siding •Windows •Doors •Decks •Carpentry & More. Free Estimates. 609-294-0173. Fully Insured. Lic.#13VH06667900

MICHAEL & SON

Water Damage & Demo Rebuilding, Renovations/Remodeling. Kitchens, Baths, Tile, Hardwood Flooring, Electrical, Heating, Plumbing, Insulation. Great workmanship & references, serving LBI since 1985. Lic.#13VH02749200. Call Mike P. 609-296-8222. ‘‘You’ll be glad you did!!’’

MALCOLM LEIGH CONSTRUCTION LLC

Remodeling, Additions, Kitchens, Baths, Doors/Windows, Siding, Decks, Three Season Vinyl Patio Rooms. 609-290-9737. BBB Accredited Business. Lic.#13VH03012500. malcolmleighconstruction.com

SANDY DAMAGE?

LET’S REBUILD TOGETHER. Restoration/New Home Builder. 40+ years experience. Licensed & Fully Insured (Lic#037395). George Weller, LLC, Jackson, NJ. 732-928-3345. FREE ESTIMATES!

STORM REPAIRS

Drywall Repairs, Bathroom Remodeling. 20 years experience. C&C Home Remodeling, LLC. Lic.#13VH06351100. Estab. 1990. Craig, 732-422-4248. cvb1984@comcast.net Storm Repair, Building & Renovations. Still taking on jobs! Serving LBI & surrounding area. Call Charles Sorbello, 609-7137205 or 609-296-6200. Lic.#13VH04105900.

TRIED AND TRUE RESTORATION

‘‘THE ALL-AROUND HANDYMAN’’ HURRICANE Renovations and more. Efficient, Adaptive, Committed. FREE estimates. Call 609-6613696. Lic#13VH05418100

UNIVERSAL BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION, INC

Home Construction, Renovations, All Storm Repairs, Commercial, Residential. Serving New Jersey & Pennsylvania for 30 years. Quality Workmanship. Immediate Response. FREE estimates. We help with insurance process. NJ & PA Licensed & Insured. 215-7838213.

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Lic.# 13V02820300 Insured

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Frank Co. Painting & Paperhanging

Professional â&#x20AC;˘ Prompt â&#x20AC;˘ References

Tantillo Architecture

Full Service Architectural Firm. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Bring You Home.

609-618-8458

609-276-9213

EXTERIOR/ INTERIOR

ARCHITECTS & BUILDERS SERVICE

www.tantilloaarchitecture.com

PAINTING STAINING 597-0544 Reg./Lic.# 13VH01517700

Hansonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Painting, LLC Hurricane Relief: Cleanup & Repair 609-271-4708 Leo Hanson â&#x20AC;˘ Owner/Painting Contractor Insured, Registered & Licensed in NJ Interior/Exterior â&#x20AC;˘ Power Washing Staining â&#x20AC;˘ Professional Window Cleaning Home Improvements Where Excellent Quality at a Reasonable Price Still Matters! NJ Reg./Lic.#13VH05425800 Join us on Facebook! Free Estimates

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A-1 SCHROEDER PAINTING

NOW BOOKING INT./EXT. PAINTING DUE TO SANDY Lifetime Island Resident & Painting Contractor For Over 40 Years Glenn, 609-312-8263

Lic.#13VH05781700.

AL-CAT PAINTING

Interior â&#x20AC;˘Exterior â&#x20AC;˘Wallpapering â&#x20AC;˘Power Washing. All other home improvements and remodeling. Fully insured. 25yrs. experience. 609-978-0181, Joe. Lic.#13VH03693100.

ALL STORM CLEAN-UP AND REPAIR

Interior/Exterior â&#x20AC;˘Expert Restoration & Repairs â&#x20AC;˘Faux â&#x20AC;˘Decks Restored â&#x20AC;˘Power Washing. 609-713-3407. Lic.#13VH05855900.

ON POINT CUSTOM PAINTING LLC Andrew H. Grayson Painting & Contracting

Licensed/Insured. Interior/Exterior Paint, Stain, Decorative Finish. Wallpaper, Repaint, New Construction. Power Washing. Residential/Commercial. Sub-contract, Ocean County/Will travel. References available. 609-891-5513. Lic.#13VH05418100. www.graysonpropainting.com

Reasonable Rates 20 Years of Local Experience

BYRNE PAINTING

Interior/exterior. Power washing. Quality work at reasonable prices. References supplied. 609-494-5626, 609597-8558. Lic.#13VH02045500.

Fully Insured Licensed

Free Estimates

DANIEL STARIN

TING & STAININ PAIN G o r i r P e o t w x e E / r Washi rior ng Inte

Now off offering ering complete storm clean-up services including tree & sand removal & sheetrock repair & replacement

(609) 661-3068

PAINT & HAMMER

Interior and Exterior Staining & Painting. Powerwashing. Windows & Doors Installed. Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donnell. Lic.#13VH05479800. 609-494-3699.

R.J.H. Paint & Stain

Drywall/Insulation Removal & Restoration. Interior/exterior, power washing, wall coverings, acoustic spray, small repairs. Owner operated since 1979. Licensed, insured, reliable. 609-597-7763. Lic.#13VH01979900.

HEATING & COOLING

PLUMBING

A ALL EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS

LAURENCE HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

JERSEY SHORE PLUMBING & DESIGN

Certified Vinyl Siding Contractor (VSI), Cedar Impressions, Real Cedar Shakes, Timberline Roofing, Windows, Decks, Outside Showers. Fair Prices. Free estimates, Proof of license, insurance & vinyl siding certification. 609-494-3999. Lic.#13VH04369400.

A ALL PHASES OF ROOFING/SIDING

We specialize in Roofing & Siding, Cedar Impressions, Vinyl Siding, Cedar Shakes, GAF Timberline Roofing. BEST PRICES ON LBI. Call for free estimate. Only Certified Vinyl Siding Installers Located on LBI. Fully licensed & insured. 609-494-5108. Lic.#13VH04369400.

NEW ROOFS OR STORM REPAIRS

Also Water Damage & Drywall Repair. Lic.#13VH04665400. Phone 609-489-6305. BuildAxis.com

HEATING & COOLING Air Control Technology, Inc.

Sales â&#x20AC;˘Service â&#x20AC;˘Installation. All makes and models. Fully licensed and insured. Call Anthony, 609405-1860, 800-220-9103. Lic.#13VH01977100.

ALL-WAYS HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING

Sales â&#x20AC;˘Service â&#x20AC;˘Installation â&#x20AC;˘All Makes/Models. Financing Available. BPI Certified. 24Hr. Emergency Service. 877-247-1010. Lic.#13VH01556300. DAZELL Home Construction/Renovations. HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical services. Financing available. Commercial/Residential. FREE QUOTES PROVIDED. 609894-8737. Licensed/Insured. NJHIC#13VH01630100 34EB01588400

JRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HEATING SERVICE BOILER REPAIR

Baseboard heat, circulators, relays, thermostats, zone valves installed.

Experienced Technician For Sales â&#x20AC;˘Service â&#x20AC;˘Installation. Certified & insured. 30 years experience. Lic.#1058312. 609-296-6368. www.Laurenceheatair.com

Rick Barker Heating & Cooling, LLC

Your comfort is our goal! Get it done right the first time. 609-5975808. Lic.#13VH04377200.

PLUMBING CARNEY PLUMBING & HEATING

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DONNELL & SON PLUMBING

Lic.#12040. Storm Repairs â&#x20AC;˘Additions â&#x20AC;˘Winterizing â&#x20AC;˘TurnOns â&#x20AC;˘Hook-Ups. Over 25 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience. Call Scott, 609312-8606.

For all your plumbing needs. Remodels, Alterations, Additions, Repairs, New Work. Fair pricing. Lic#7419. Cell 732-253-9277. DAZELL Home Construction/Renovations. HVAC/R, plumbing, electrical services. Financing available. Commercial/Residential. FREE QUOTES PROVIDED. 609894-8737. Licensed/Insured. NJHIC#13VH01630100 34EB01588400

INSTALLATION & REPAIR SERVICES

Plumbing â&#x20AC;˘Heating â&#x20AC;˘Air Conditioning â&#x20AC;˘Winterization â&#x20AC;˘Toilet & Faucet Repairs â&#x20AC;˘Radiant Heat. Free Estimates. 609-698-2777. HIC Lic.#13VH06404700. PlumbingReg.#36B100733400.

RAYMOND HOBORA PLUMBING & HEATING Gas Pipe Testing

All plumbing needs, hot water heaters, boilers, gas pipe. Lic.#9149. Call 609-410-3522.

S.K. ROBB PLUMBING CO.

All Plumbing Services. Bathroom Remodeling. Hot Water Heaters. Gas Lines. ComfortHeight Toilets. Winterization Services. NJ Lic#.8455.

609-361-9453

ATLANTIC ROOFING & SIDING

Residental & Commercial Shingle Roofs â&#x20AC;˘ Flat Roofs â&#x20AC;˘ EPDM â&#x20AC;˘ Single Ply Systems Vinyl & Cedar Siding â&#x20AC;˘ Copper â&#x20AC;˘ Chimneys Additions & Alterations â&#x20AC;˘ Gutters â&#x20AC;˘ Windows â&#x20AC;˘ Painting Fiberglass Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Vinyl Railings â&#x20AC;˘ Skylights â&#x20AC;˘ All Repairs Fully Insured

609-698-7766

Free Estimates

Serving Ocean County & LBI for over 20 years Lic. #13VH00496100

P&H ROOFING

A company where the owner is on the job!

GAS METER RECONNECT

By qualified technician with over 30 years experience.

Outdoor showers, tankless and water heaters, gas lines, sewer/ drain cleaning, boilers, service work. For all your plumbing needs. Free estimates. Lic.#12452. 609668-9008.

Repairs & Power Washing Lic# 13VH01941200

609-384-1709

(No subcontractors)

609-290-1920

We Make and Install Metal Storm Roofs In Business 42 Years

LLC

609-361-8815 N.J. Lic#13VH06719700

Free Estimates

Fully Insured

TMS PAINTING

Interior & Exterior. OFF SEASON RATES. Licensed & Insured. Senior citizen discounts. Call Terry, 609-424-8264. Lic#13VH06985600

Serving the New Jersey beach community for over 25 years. Registered Architects in NJ, PA, NY and FL.

ROOFING/SIDING

West Creek Sheet Metal 609-597-8719

RooďŹ ng â&#x20AC;˘ Fiberglass Decks â&#x20AC;˘ Skylights â&#x20AC;˘ Vinyl Rails All Types of Shingles & Repairs

609-294-8219

iguanaroofinganddecks.com iguanaroofing@yahoo.com Reg./Lic.# 13VH01741000

SPECIALIZING IN FIBERGLASS, SIDING, VINYL RAILING & DECKS ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS

JAY M. LEISTNER, A.I.A. 215-576-8754 info@phase2ai.com

"WE WILL MATCH OR BEAT ANY COMPETITOR'S WRITTEN ESTIMATE.â&#x20AC;?* *certain restrictions may apply

NJ REG# 13VH06143700

Plumbing - Heating Building & Construction

Residential & Commercial Winterizations 10% Senior Citizen Discount

Same Day Gas Meter Reconnect Water Heater Installation & Repairs Appliance Installation & Repairs 609-618-4298

609-549-5088 Ofﬁce

24 Hr. Emergency Service Lic# 4996

Specializing in: Tankless Water Heaters Ductless Air Conditioning, Water Turn Ons, Sewer and Drain Cleaning Call for a FREE In-Home Estimate

Serving LBI & Manahawkin 609-494-2270 Ocean County 609-857-3478

waltmccollum@yahoo.com Samuel S. Wieczorek, Pres., NJ State Master Plumbing

ALBRECHT’S ISLAND AIR, LLC (609) 668-2992 • (800) 894-0056

Plumbing,

Lic #7509

Heating & Cooling

Yes, Our Ofﬁce Is On LBI! Please Call for Gas Inspections & Water Turn Offs 6105 Long Beach Blvd. • Brant Beach www.storsbergplumbing.com

609-361-0600

Lic #6062

SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION ALL MAKES AND MODELS • Furnaces • Central Air • Humidiﬁers • Boilers • UV Systems • Ductless HOME TEMPERATURE MONITORING STARTING @ $35.99 + TAX AND SENSOR LEAVING FOR THE WINTER? WE WILL MONITOR YOUR HOME’S TEMPERATURE TO PREVENT DAMAGE. ONLY DOWN FOR WEEKENDS? IN SUMMER DON’T COME HOME TO A HOT HOUSE.

Free Estimate 7 Days

NJ License #13VH00735500

Air Control Technology, Inc.

SERVICE CONTRACTS MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS Starting @ $20.00 a Month + Tax Starting @ $100.00 + Tax Includes Parts & Labor 32-point Tune Up (Cap & Contactor Included) 32-point Tune Up UNLIMITED SERVICE CALLS DISCOUNT ON PARTS & LABOR PRIORITY SERVICE

SENIOR DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE ON SERVICE CALLS www.rossohvac.com yrosso@rossohvac.com LIC#13VH01298500

Heating & Air Conditioning Sales • Service •Installation • Ductwork Replacement

609-812-0094

T. K OHLER J R . P LUMBING & H EATING Quality Service at Your Convenience Hurricane Sandy Relief Lic# 12557 • Thomas J Kohler Jr. owner/operator

609-242-5474

Furnaces •Ductless Splits • Water Heaters • Central Air • Boilers

FAST AND DEPENDABLE SERVICE Fully Licensed and Insured Free Estimates

WINTERIZATION RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

Serving the Jersey Shore for Over 23 Years Call & ask for Anthony (609) 405-1860/(800) 220-9103

Water & Sewer Hook Ups House Winterizations Tankless Water Heaters Drain Cleaning • Gas Piping Fixtures Installed • Repair Service

License No. 13VH01977100

609-361-7473 Michael J. VanLiew Over 20 Years Experience Master Plumber

Lic. #12456 Ship Bottom, NJ

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Come Visit Us Online at

www.lbiplumbing.com

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

CARPENTRY HOME REPAIR •MAINTENANCE. LBI based. Wind Damage, Doors, Locks, Siding, Roofing, Drywall, Andersen Windows, Fences, Rotted Wood. Lic.#13VH02403900. 609-713-2400, 609-713-2405.

ALL HOME REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

Storm Damage, Roofing, Siding, Windows, Drywall, Trim, Decks, Basements, Kitchens, Baths, Additions. Guaranteed call back. Lic.13VH04665400. 609-489-6305. BuildAxis.com

CABINETMAKER

Kitchen and Bath Renovations. AUTHORIZED WELLBORN CABINET CONTRACTOR. Finish Carpenter. Custom Store Displays. References, fully insured, 30 years experience. Call 609-492-6820. Lic.#13VH04077900.

POWER WASHING MIKE’S POWER WASHING

Credit cards accepted. Lic.#13VH01016900. Call 609-2908836.

STEAM POWER WASHING

Sandy clean-up of garages, decks, siding, driveways, etc. Free estimates. Call Rick at 732-841-7343.

INSTRUCTION ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE FROM HOME. Medical, Business, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial aid if qualified. SCHEV authorized. Call 888-220-5975. www.CenturaOnline.com

INSTRUCTION

PETS/PET CARE

MATH TUTOR

FREE Kittens to good homes. 1 female and 4 males, 8 weeks old. Please call 609-698-8748.

With 40 years experience at all educational levels will help you prep for mid-terms in basic Math, Algebra, Geometry or SATs. Reasonable rates, will travel. Contact Ed, 609-276-9991, evenings.

MUSIC PRODUCTION Rock Solid Productions

Providing original music for media, TV, and film. Please visit us www.rocksolidproductionsllc.com, email rocksolid321@gmail.com or call 609-713-6325.

COMPUTER SERVICES COMPUTER TECH

12 years experience in all phases of computer programing, setup, maintenance, repairs, networking & security. For home or small business. Will come to you! Tuckerton to LBI. Call 609618-6147 or email: williamsLEH@comcast.net My Computer Works. Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections- FIX IT NOW! Professional, U.S. based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 888-904-1215.

ADULT CARE AT HOME ELDER CARE

European caregivers, English speaking. References, licensed, bonded, insured. Call 732-899-6366. www.athome-eldercare.com EUROPEAN CAREGIVERS looking for home health aide jobs. 12 years experience. Excellent references. Call Ann, 732-525-1839.

PETS/PET CARE Storm Cleanup • Deck Restoration • Window Cleaning • Powerwashing • Paint/Stain

Cell 609-713-3989 TimMcCulla@msn.com

800-560-WASH

ADOPT A PET

Dogs, Puppies, Cats & Kittens ready for adoption in Ocean County’s animal facility, located at 360 Haywood Rd. in Manahawkin. All animals have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated & microchipped. Hours: 1pm-4pm daily, Wed., 1pm-6:30pm.

609-978-0127

LOST A PET? Call the shelter, your pet could be there!

FRESH START Power Washing House Pressure Washing & Storm Clean-Ups

609-529-0287 Fully Insured Serving LBI for Almost a Decade Free Estimates

Newspaper Advertising Sales Representative The SandPaper seeks an energetic, outgoing, service-oriented account executive to sell advertising in the Long Beach Island area. Ideal candidate will take a detailed approach to customer support and be effective at managing work ﬂow on deadlines. Advertising sales experience with a proven track record preferred. Send resumes to: Cindy Linkous • Ad Director The SandPaper 1816 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, NJ 08008 cindylinkous@thesandpaper.net

PET AND HOUSE SITTING, LLC

Pet Sitting •Pet Walking •Full Animal Care •House Sitting •Plants, Mail, etc. References/ Insured. Barbara,

609-361-8020

Pet portraits from your photo. Pen & Ink * Colored Pencil * Watercolor or Oil * Caricature or Cartoon. Call Pat Johnson, 609-994-6056, leave message. (View picture111043 online)

THE PET NANNY DOG CARE COACHING

Personal Pet Care. Pet Sitting, Dog Walking, Cat Care Coaching, House Sitting. 15+ years experience on LBI. The professional, loving care that your furry family deserves. Tail-wagging references!

CHERI 609-713-0866 WALK A DOG OR FOSTER KITTENS!

Volunteer at Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter, located at 360 Haywood Rd. in Manahawkin. Dog walkers are needed daily from 9am-4:30pm. Orientation held 1st & 3rd Thursday and 3rd Sunday at 11am. Must be 18 years old. Paperwork can be picked up at the shelter daily, 1pm-3pm. FREE Pet Food Pantry in shelter lobby for those in need.

HELP WANTED AIRLINES ARE HIRING! Train for hands on aviation career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assisitance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 877-564-4204. Carpenters wanted. Experienced and non-experienced laborers. Must have valid drivers license. Call 609-312-9595. CARPET & RESTORATION TECH/MANAGER, PT/FT, year ’round. Experience a plus, but not required. Less than 4 points on license. Drug/background check. STRETCH CLEANING and RESTORATION, 609-361-2400. LBI@StretchCleaning.com CDL driver needed. Call Tuckerton Lumber, 609-296-1131, ask for Tim. Or apply at 138 Tuckerton Ave., Tuckerton. Driver - Daily or weekly pay, $0.01 increase per mile after 6 months and 12 months. $0.03 quarterly bonus. Requires 3 months recent experience. 800-414-9569. www.driveknight.com Drivers- Start up to $.40/mi. Home weekly. CDL-A, 6 months OTR exp. required. 50 brand new Coronados you’ll be proud to drive! 888406-9046.

ENGLESIDE MOTEL & RESTAURANT

Now hiring year ’round servers and bussers. Apply in person, 30 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven. Experienced Reefer Drivers. GREAT PAY/Freight lanes from Presque Isle, ME., Boston-Leigh, Pa. 800-277-0212 or www.primeinc.com Floor Covering Salesperson, part time, must have experience. Please call 609-978-6099. Home care agency looking for reliable, dependable clerical help. Fulltime position. Experience preferred, but not required. Please call for interview 609-971-9009, fax resume to 609-971-9055.

JOEY’S PIZZA & PASTA

Pizza Makers, Cooks, Wait and Counter Staff. Management positions possible. Hiring for both Island & Manahawkin locations. Call 609-597-2003 to arrange interview. Licensed Real Estate Agent for Sales & Rentals in Progressive Suppor tive LBI Office. Join a Friendly, Positive Professional Team. Call Rick at Stevens Real Estate for a Confidential Interview, 609-494-5555.

HELP WANTED MARINE MECHANIC

Able to work on O/Bs, I/Os, and shrink wrapping. Full time, year ’round. West Creek. Please call 609-709-3727.

Newspaper Advertising Sales Representative

The SandPaper seeks an energetic, outgoing, service-oriented account executive to sell advertising in the Long Beach Island area. Ideal candidate will take a detailed approach to customer support and be effective at managing work flow on deadlines. Advertising sales experience with a proven track record preferred. Send resumes to: Cindy Linkous, Ad Director, The SandPaper, 1816 Long Beach Blvd., Surf City, NJ 08008. cindylinkous@thesandpaper.net Office help wanted for busy construction office with retail counter. QuickBooks skills helpful. Email resume to: positionavailable2013@gmail.com

OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Tri County Building Supplies Inc. is looking for an experienced sales representative. Our products include roofing, siding, lumber, windows, doors, interior & exterior trims, decking, kitchen cabinets, & much more. If you have knowledge of the industry, please contact us today about an exciting job opportunity. Send resumes to: PatFinnerty@TCBSI.com or fax to: 609-646-3558. REAL ESTATE– Sales/Rental agents. Build or increase your business in one of our busy Long Beach Island offices. Great opportunities for newcomers or seasoned agents. Call Aileen Kidd TODAY at Prudential Zack Shore Proper ties for a confidential interview. 609-494-1776. REAL ESTATE– Established brokerage has openings for licensed, experienced sales and rental agents. Private offices, paid advertising and more. Negotiable compensation based on experience and production. Compare your options! Call Joe at 609-4922256 for a confidential interview. SAUTE COOK, part time, season full time, minimum 25 hours/week. Experience necessary. Apply in person, Exit 63 Seafood Corner, 747 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin. 609-978-3474. Scojo’s Restaurant is now hiring for all positions in Surf City & Tuckerton. Please apply in person in Surf City (609-494-8661) or Tuckerton (609-296-5700).

SeaBreeze Realty

Looking for (2) new or experienced agents for sales & rentals in our 2 LBI offices. Broker-supplied leads. Call Cathy for a confidential interview, 609-709-8541.

Shamrock Heating & Air

Now Hiring •JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIANS, min. 5 years exp., valid driver’s license & transportation required •HVAC MECHANICS, min. 2 years exp., personal vehicle required •HVAC SERVICE MECHANICS, min. 3 years residential exp. with oil, gas & heat pumps. Our firm Offers excellent benefits, 401K, health insurance, FSA, vacation and paid holidays. Please send resume to Shamrock, Attn: Personnel, PO Box 2537, Vincentown, NJ 08088, fax to 609-859-1443 or apply in person, 143 Red Lion Rd., Ste. G, Vincentown, NJ, Mon.-Fri., 9am4pm. Support pleasant young man with disabilities in Little Egg Harbor. Hours vary. Must drive own vehicle, criminal background check required. Competitive hourly rate and paid training. Contact Lisa 609392-4900. Truck Drivers- Experienced Tanker/Flatbed Drivers! Strong freight network, stability, great pay. Every second counts. Call today! 800277-0212 or www.primeinc.com Weichert Realtors is looking for new and/or experienced team members. Call to arrange a confidential interview, LBI office 609494-6000.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT AAA LOCATION

SHIP BOTTOM strip store available immediately. 609-290-1272, 609-494-2420. Brant Beach, 680sqft. commercial office space available on Blvd. 2 offices, reception, full kitchen and bath. Clean and dry. Good parking and signage. $1,000/month plus utilities. Available mid January. Call 609-618-3030. LBI, Harvey Cedars. 1,500 sq.ft. office/retail plus 3-bedroom, 2-bath apartment. Parking lot, waterfront. Call Steve for details, 609-2901694.

YEAR ROUND RENTALS LEHT, Tall Timbers, 2BR, 2.5BA townhome w/garage, $1,350/month + utilities. WARETOWN, 2BR ranch, $1,100/month + utilities. We are in need of rental properties. Please contact us if you are considering renting your property. Home Alliance Realty, 609-9789009. Manahawkin, 7BR, 4BA, furnished home. Mother and daughter set-up. $2,550/month. Call 609-713-1565. Manahawkin, waterfront, unfurnished, 1-bedroom apartment, second floor with rooftop deck. Available immediately, $975/month plus utilities and security. Call 973-2710489.

LBI- Ship Bottom, near causeway, 760-1,960sq.ft. commercial, office, temp storage space available. Call 732-236-2185.

Manahawkin, 1st floor, 2BR with garage. New kitchen/bath. All appliances, W/D. Gas heat, C/A. Large dock. $1,350/month + utilities. 973-722-3115.

INSURANCE- PUBLIC ADJUSTMENT

Mystic Island waterfront, 3-bedroom ranch, Completely renovated. 719 Twin Lakes Blvd. Bulkhead, great area. Credit check. $1,250/ month plus utilities. 973-334-3468, 973-789-6863.

‘‘HELPING HOMEOWNERS SETTLE CLAIMS’’

Metro Public Adjustment Inc. We provide professional and ethical representation to maximize your settlement. Too many times, clients settle for less because they can’t interpret the details hidden in their policy. bwilbank@verizon.net Barry Wilbank, 484-645-4432.

NEW GRETNA, 2BR & 1BR apartments. Heat supplied. Rent starts at $800/month. No pets. Call 609978-0964.

LOTS FOR SALE

Ship Bottom, second floor, 2-bedroom, 1-bath apar tment Dishwasher, off-street parking. No pets. $1,100/month + utilities. Call 201912-1390.

Manahawkin, 1-acre lot on desirable Beachview Ave. Underground utilities already installed. Price reduced. Call Don Diorio, 609-7092483.

Ship Bottom, first floor, unfurnished, 3-bedroom duplex, washer/ dryer hook-up. New W/W carpeting, clean, quiet area, yard. Available shortly. 609-494-3233.

REAL ESTATE WANTED AA**CASH BUYER OF HOUSES**

Ship Bottom apartment, 2BR, 2BA, washer/dryer hookup, parking lot, secured entrance. $1,000/month + all utilities. Available immediately. 973-743-3132, 973-615-4134.

CASH BUYER Looking for Homes, Stores, or Lots. Any Condition. 215-704-5393.

Surf City bayside, furnished, sideby-side duplex, 2 floors, 5BR (or 1 den), 2.5BA, utility room w/washer/ dryer, hot water heat. References & security required. No smoking. Will consider winter or summer rental. 609-709-1723.

Looking for stor m damaged homes. Can close right away. Call 609-494-3999.

Property Wanted- Cash Deal

Looking for Beach Haven West homeowner who is fed up with the hassle of clean up and wants out. Willing to pay up to $100k cash. Call 908-612-8413. Not a realtor.

Surf City, 112 16th St. New year, new apartment, new rates! 2BR, gas heat. No flood damage. Pets OK. 856-866-9355.

HOUSES FOR SALE

TUCKERTON APARTMENTS Luxury 1BR & 2BR, spacious, gourmet kitchen, mini blinds, fully applianced. Call 609-294-2424.

Affordable Bayfront! For Sale By Owner

Barnegat Light/High Bar area. Details & brochure on Web site barnegatlightbayfront.com For appointment please call 609-713-1415.

ATTENTION DEVELOPERS

Manahawkin (Cedar Bonnet Island), bayfront, 2-bedroom, 2bath home. 80ft. bay frontage with brand-new vinyl bulkhead. $550,000/OBO. 239-699-6900. Brant Beach, bayside, 28 West 53rd St., 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath ranch home on 75ft.x80ft. lot. Quiet cul-de-sac. Beautiful knotty pine interior. FSBO, sold as/is to rehab or for lot. Asking $460,000. 917-5396400.

YEAR ROUND RENTALS BARTLETT LANDING

Convenient/Comfor table, 2BR, 2BA, fully applianced. Call or stop in today. Our team is eager to help make you feel ‘‘at home.’’ Call 609-294-2404. Beach Haven, 1BR, second floor apartment. A/C, W/D. No pets/ smoking. Gas heat. $1,200/month. 609-492-1662, ask for Jane. Holgate, unfurnished, raised 3BR, 1BA. Partial bay view. W/D hook up, electric heat, deck, garage underneath. $1,650/month + utilities. Possible winter rental. 609492-8366.

VILLAGE ON THE GREEN

SUMMER RENTALS Beach Haven Park, quiet oceanblock retreat, 2-bedroom cottage, A/C, cable, outdoor shower, grill. No smoking/pets. No hurricane damage, now booking 2013! 609-492-6502. Pictures thesandpaper.net BEACH HAVEN, WEEKLY Second floor, 3BR, 6th from ocean, A/C, W/ D, all amenities. No pets. $1,900/ week. 609-492-5357, 609-2903872. View pictures thesandpaper.net Beach Haven, oceanside cape, sleeps 8. Screened porch, rear deck, HDTV, W/D, A/C. No flood damage. Available June-Sept., $2,100/week. 609-290-3349.

WINTER RENTALS Bayfront, Surf City, 3BR, 1.5BA. DW, W/D, WiFi. Excellent credit only. No pets. $1,000/month + utilities. Available 3-4 months. 856-534-7290. Brighton Beach, LBI. Updated, immaculate, furnished, oceanside, 2bedroom apartment. Includes G&E, cable, WiFi. No pets/smoking. $950/month. 917-763-2559. View pictures thesandpaper.net

BOATS FOR SALE 20ft. 1995 Sun Bird Neptune Cuddy Cabin, 135hp Evinrude engine, with trailer, $500/OBO. Call 862-2224737.

Mystic Island, furnished, 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home. W/D, fireplace, deck, garage, dock. Available now-June 2013. $1,695/month + utilities/security. No pets. Call 201-404-2264.

AUTO REMOVAL

CASH PAID

For your unwanted cars & trucks. TOP DOLLAR PAID. FREE TOWING. Call daytime 609-268-0365, eve. 609-230-5998.

AUTOS FOR SALE 2005 Toyota Rav-4, 73K, $9,995. 1993 Saab turbo convertible, 120K, $2,995. No flood damage. Senior driven. Manahawkin area. Call 609709-6574.

AUTOS WANTED DONATE your car, truck or boat to HERITAGE for the BLIND. FREE 3 day vacation, tax deductible, FREE towing, will take care of ALL paperwork. 888-438-1090.

25ft. 2004 Tahoe open bow. 350/ 300 Merc Bravo I. NO FLOOD DAMAGE. Excellent condition, low hours. Asking $18,000/OBO. Rich 201-454-7570. rsands1506@comcast.net

SHRINK WRAP WAVERUNNER/JET SKI

Winterization/Shrink Wrapping done correctly. $135 each. Storm damage & fiberglass repair. Oil changes. Salvage. Pick up/on site. 609-839-1264. baysidejetski@yahoo.com

Yo u r A d C o u l d B e Here! 609-494-5900

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

CARDAN

Marine Construction

STACK’S PILINGS & DOCKS LLC

•Bulkheading •Boat Lifts •Floating Docks •Davits. Free estimates. Fully insured. Reg./ Lic.#13VH03247500

609-978-1175

Storm Damage Repairs House Raising • Docks • Davits Vinyl Bulkheading • Decks Repair Work Fully Insured • Free Estimates

MARINE SERVICES

609-698-1536

CAPTAIN BRAZILL’S MARINE– Certified Condition & Vessel Value Surveys; Pre-purchase Insurance. Boating Safety Instructor •Boat Hauling •Boat Stands. 609-4947200. www.lbiboatcap.com

BOAT HAULING SHIP BOTTOM BOAT TOWING, local & long distance boat hauling, since 1986. 609-978-7757. Like Us on Facebook. www.Shipbottomboattow.com

Lic#13VH05229500

GARY GOVE

14ft. 2005 inflatable SeaEagle 435 Paddleski. Includes 2 seats, 2 flotation pads, battery box, manual/ battery foot pumps, motor mount & 2 carry bags. $300/OBO. Call Dave 732-815-0446 after 7:30pm.

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL

Bulkheads • Docks • Boat Lifts • Marine Inspections

609-597-3391

ATTENTION SAILOR: Sail repairs, new sails, boom covers, windows, cushions. Rigging replacements. CDI furlers. Will pickup & deliver. 609-440-9259, Aggie.

HURRICANE’S UM M A GN IF T S B O AT L

Custom Waterfront Construction Docks • Vinyl Bulkheads

PREMIER DOCKS AND BULKHEADS

BOAT ACCESSORIES BAYVIEW CANVAS

T/A SURF BULKHEADING & DOCKS

Storm Repair • Clean-Ups • Restoration • House Raising

SAIL REPAIRS

Boat Canvas– custom fabrication and repair. All types enclosures, covers, upholstery, marine carpeting, residential canvas. 609-276-2720. www.bayviewcanvaslbi.com

OUTDOOR DECK-ORS,INC.

Builders & Developers of Waterfront Property

Servicing the LBI Community for more than 20 years • Fully licensed and insured • Lic# 13VH02879600

BOATS FOR SALE

Picture Perfect Designs

FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED

Specializing In... Marine Construction of All Types

State & Local Permits

Extruded Vinyl Bulkheads Non-Polluting Bulkhead Piers and Breakwaters We Take Care of All Permit Needs

609-971-1780

NJ DEP • CAFRA • Army • Local

Repairs

609.494.4561 Lic.# 13VH06980200

Reg/Lic# 13VH015848900

Repairs

www.outdoordeckors.com

609-296-0309 460 Dock Road, West Creek NJ

FULL SERVICE MARINA BOATS / JET SKIS / TRAILERS BOAT STORAGE WINTERIZING / SHRINK WRAP BOAT HAULING / TRAVEL LIFT Complete REPAIR & SERVICES at your dock or our shop. I/O-O/B ENIGINE / OUTDRIVE rebuild or replacements.

BULKHEAD INSTALLATION & REPAIRS DOCKS • DECKS • EXCAVATION PIERS • PERMITS

BOAT SLIPS 2013

609-857-5185

USED BOAT SALES

NJ LIC.#13VH05898400

HOUSE RAISING AND MOVING

THE LOCAL EXPERT SERVING YOU FOR 30 YEARS www.AtlanticStructureMovers.com

Jay Thompson L i c 13 V H 0 0 6 8 5 6 0 0

The SandPaper/Wednesday, January 9, 2013

WINTER RENTALS High Bar Harbor (Barnegat Light), NO FLOOD DAMAGE. Bayside, two story, single family home w/detached garage. Very clean, 4BR, 2BA, fully furnished, W/D, dishwasher, wood-burning stove, second story deck. $1,300/month + utilities, security. No smoking/pets. Available now through end of June. 908-246-9434. Pictures thesandpaper.net

609 597 3538

House Pilings • Demolition

609-597-4513

www.kngmarine.com

Barge Work • House Pilings House Raising • Docks Bulkheads • Piers • Boatlifts

Call the Experts 609-296-9063 Sales@amonconstruction.com Reg. Lic. #13VH00017900

T/A S

A New Year, A New Beginning Engleside Inn & Restaurant

Gateway Restaurant

Island Sun

Greenhouse Cafe

Elite Fitness

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Doris Mae IV

E.J. Callahans

California Grille Little Bite of Italy

Bagle Shack

Fully Insured REG# 13VH00891400

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Since 1976 Financing Available • Open Year Round Mon-Sat 9am-4pm & Sun 10am-2pm

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