Stoop Stories

Letters

To the Editor: With regard to “The Stoop Revisited” letter (10/28), I, too, have many stoop memories from my childhood in the Bronx. Those were the days of person-to-person conversations, eye-to-eye contact and good old belly laughs. There must be so many wonderful neighborhood stories out there. Wouldn’t this make for a fun afternoon program at the local library? Why […]

A Christmas Plan

“Next year will be different,” I said with a vow For a merrier Christmas I’ll start planning now I’ll check all the papers that come on Sunday I’ll gather gifts slowly and put them away I’ll keep a checklist so that I can see That shopping is done for each one evenly. It was all stored away as the new […]

Long Beach Island Health Department Moving to Ship Bottom

After Several Moves Since Sandy, This One Is Welcome

The Long Beach Township Health Department will transition over to a new permanent office on the first floor of 2119 Long Beach Blvd. in Ship Bottom, starting Dec. 15. The permanent location is a welcome move for the public health service organization, which had to relocate several times as a result of Superstorm Sandy. The health department’s service area will […]

Make It SOMC

Letters

To the Editor: I was hospitalized earlier this year at Southern Ocean Medical Center and never have I been more impressed with the quality and care the entire staff provided me. We have a jewel in the sand here in Southern Ocean County. I’m not anxious to go into a hospital again, but if I do, please make it SOMC. […]

No-Bag No-Brainer

Letters

To the Editor: The county of Maui banned plastic bags I think four years ago.The island is so much cleaner without their use. Merchants there will give you a heavy paper sack for your goods, or nothing for the one- or two-item purchase (Wawa are you reading this?).Or you load up your tote bag, part ofan accumulated supply that is […]

LBI School Board to Meet With Island Mayors on Matter of Consolidation

Many Questions, Concerns From Residents at Recent Board Presentation

Discussion on potential consolidation of the Long Beach Island Grade School and the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School continues, as the LBI Consolidated Board of Education has agreed to meet with Island mayors on Tuesday, Dec. 15 – prior to its regular public meeting at 7 p.m. – to discuss the overall issue and explore options that include the sale […]

Demeaning Cartoon

Letters

To the Editor: I was sort of shocked at your demeaning and blatantly obvious “liberal media” cartoon of Donald Trump and your categorization of his supporters (Artoon 12/2). It was a disgrace for you to publish it and it finally shows the true colors of The SandPaper. You will lose advertisers and more. Where is your depiction of Hil-LIAR-y Clinton? […]

Missed the Point

Letters

To the Editor: With regard to John M. Imperiale’s Commentary (“Why You Should Care About Corporate Inversions,” 12/2),” I agree with much of what Mr. Imperiale wrote, but he completely missed the point. I am not a proponent of companies “renouncing their citizenship.” The reason companies like Pfizer are doing inversions is that the U.S. corporate tax rate is among […]

Song of the Sea Owner’s Traditional Chocolate Chip Cookies Win Bay Village Competition

When a couple of local store owners suggested hosting a chocolate chip cookie competition in Bay Village, Debbie Mozer of Song of the Sea said, “Bring it on.” The winner of the tasty challenge, which brought lots of sweet-toothed people to the south end of Long Beach Island before the start of the Ship Bottom parade on Saturday, Dec. 5, […]

LBI Thanksgiving

Letters

Don’t get me wrong; no one is saying skip Thanksgiving at your home if it is not on LBI. By all means, eat your dinner at home first. In fact, bring the leftovers and eat them again on Friday night. They taste better the second time around anyway. This is exactly what I did. Dan and Kelly Petrozelli promised me […]