Gina G. Scala is a journalist at The SandPaper Inc. She covers a diverse range of topics including construction and real estate, transportation and mobility, and law and legal affairs, with a particular focus on regional interests and world news. Gina's work has been featured in various publications, showcasing her expertise in traffic management systems, transportation policy, and real estate development.
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Gina's focus is predominantly on local news, with a specific emphasis on events and government announcements within the New Jersey area. She also covers topics related to offshore wind energy, holiday safety, community events, and utility disputes.
Given Gina's coverage of local news in New Jersey and Long Beach Island, she would likely be interested in pitches related to upcoming community events, government initiatives impacting residents or businesses in the area, environmental issues such as offshore wind energy developments affecting locals, as well as stories about local heroes or individuals making a difference in the community. Moreover, considering her coverage of transportation & logistics themes along with utility disputes might make her receptive to stories related to infrastructure developments or challenges within her geographic scope.
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By: Gina G. Scala
Anchored along the bay, just north of the Causeway in Ship Bottom, lies a quiet residential neighborhood of mostly year-round homes – its calmness surprisingly audible even with the sole exit from Long Beach Island a stone’s throw away on Eighth Street. If approved, a proposal to convert a portion of a longstanding Shore Avenue marina into a bar/restaurant and […]
Cold, raw rain swept across the Island May 23, with wind-driven droplets blowing sideways and nudging crowds to keep moving with their plans. In Surf City, Mother Nature forced the annual Memorial Day ceremony indoors to the firehouse, where warmth pushed back the weather’s bite — a small refuge that made the event feel more solemn. “Our gathering is just […]
A 28-year-old Forked River man died and three others survived when they got caught in a rip current Friday afternoon off the Ship Bottom beach. David Maldonado-Ocelott, 28, was still missing in the water when police, fire and EMS from Ship Bottom and Surf City arrived on scene at 2:28 p.m., authorities said. Fire rescue personnel, with the help of […]
On a recent Sunday morning, volunteer firefighters stood in a loose semicircle outside the Ship Bottom Firehouse between training evolutions. Behind them, the bay doors opened to the quiet street; ahead loomed the summer swell of tourists – and the calls that will send them running toward danger. “We’ve been doing this all weekend so that when we’re in that […]
When Surf City beaches officially open for summer this weekend, some things will be the same and others, like the permit process for the borough boat launch, will be different – but all will be primed for the throngs of seasonal visitors. “We are ready to go,” Councilman Joe DeBenedetto announced at last week’s borough council meeting. Earlier this year, […]
Against the backdrop of Barnegat Bay on a perfect first day of summer, a crowd gathered for the Blessing of the Fleet as always, but this ceremony was different. Missing were the late Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk O. Larson Sr. and the late Ernie F. Panacek Jr., two preeminent local figures who still managed to be present in the way […]
Beginning Friday, some New Jersey e-bike riders will have just 14 business days to schedule four in-person appointments and secure insurance in order to continue immediately riding their electronic bicycles once the state’s new law goes into effect next month. The law, which was passed during former Gov. Phil Murphy’s final term last year, prohibits e-bike riders under the age […]
On the fourth Saturday after a late-night fire shuttered Wally’s in Surf City, the restaurant will reopen for business – an extraordinary effort powered by government guidance, relentless teamwork and unwavering support from the family, friends and the community. “I know we have a great community,” owner Mike Tomko said Thursday afternoon, June 25. “Seeing it from this side (of […]
On weekends, when most people are planning dinners and day trips, a different kind of readiness is running behind the scenes at Key Harbor Marina in Waretown, where Sea Tow Central New Jersey has its office. “There is someone in this office full time,” Walt Bohn, a Sea Tow captain, said last week ahead of a boating expedition on Barnegat […]
By: Gina G. Scala
Weeks after dredging equipment was placed in Double Creek Channel in Barnegat Bay, boaters are left with answers they didn’t expect and questions that still don’t have a clear path forward with recreational boating season officially underway. “NJDOT (N.J. Department of Transportation) does not have dredging operations in Double Creek taking place at this time, and there are no future […]
