Absurdity at All Levels – Squirt Guns to AK-47s

SpeakEasy

I have a confession to make, and the start of a new year is, I suppose, as good a time as any to make it: Back during my school days, I was once detained for possession of a pistol. Not that the gun in question was designed to inflict any sort of injury, let alone a lethal one – although […]

Now Available: Habitat for Humanity’s Home Repair Applications

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Ocean County’s board of directors put the finishing touches on the organization’s Home Repair Program application on Monday, Jan. 21. The two-page submission form is specifically geared toward local residents who suffered devastation to their houses from Superstorm Sandy and need help repairing those damages. “It’s taken a little bit of time. While other Habitats […]

Woman Wanted on Outstanding Warrants Found in Barnegat Home

A Barnegat Township woman was arrested Jan. 14 on numerous outstanding warrants after police received a tip that she was staying ata Lexington Boulevard home. Lt. Keith Germain said Sgt. Joseph Carroll and Patrolman Andrew Parlsey arrived at the home of Frank Bauer and Lisa Bauer. Germain said the officers were told the suspect, Amanda Clayton, 22, was not present.With […]

What Part of ‘Shall Not Be Infringed’ Do Gun Control Proponents Not Get?

Commentary

Saturday, I took my daughters to our state capital to attend a rally in support of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. I take them to a lot of these things, but as they get older, I have to use a bit of cajolery if not outright bribery to convince them to go to a political event with their […]

Dunes, Dunes, Dunes

Letters

To the Editor: While I was driving the other day, I tuned my car radio to a round-table discussion about how to handle the consequences of future shore storms like Sandy. I was expecting to hear a range of ideas from higher dunes to stronger houses. But that’s not the way the discussion went; there was no range of ideas. […]

Deck the Dunes

Letters

The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini. Dear Mayor Mancini: As a homeowner in Long Beach Township for nearly 36 years, I remember the days of putting pine cuttings and the like onto the dunes which would be covered with sand in a matter of weeks or months. They performed well to catch and hold the […]

Heartwarming Gesture

Letters

To the Editor: Some really nice things happen … even when things are looking bleak all around us. Coming to LBI after Sandy took its toll, I, of course, checked my house first, and was blessed with having little damage. Then I checked the little tree I had planted two years ago at the corner of 13th Street and the […]

Stop Fear Mongering

Letters

To the Editor: As New Jersey residents recover and rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it’s an emotional time and many people are still suffering greatly. It’s downright shameful that local anti-nuclear activists are using New Jersey’s greatest disaster to spread unwarranted fear among those trying to heal. Nuclear critics have been very busy since the storm hit, using […]

Another Wrench

Letters

To the Editor: Responding to the Beach Brief article in theJan.16SandPaper (“Ship Bottom Hoping for More Easements”), and the comment made by the Jedziniaks that they will not sign an easementallowing for beach replenishment in front of their oceanfront property, I say this: In my opinion, and I believe most Islandresidents would agree, we need to have this sand for […]

Risks and Rewards

Letters

To the Editor: I have been reading Pat Johnson’s articles for many years and always enjoyed them, but none have been more important or timely than the personal ones she has written since the storm. She has put a personal face on what it is like to live on the water full time, to put your only house at risk. […]