Anyone needing to retire an American flag can seek out the brand-new flag collection box at the entrance to the James J. Mancini Administration Building in Long Beach Township. This past spring, the Brant Beach Taxpayers Association worked to replace the old, rusting mailbox used to collect the U.S. flags; an eye-catching red, white and blue-painted box has now taken its place.

As the association explained, local carpenter Bill McInernerny donated his skills to build the new, larger box, and Claire Kinane, a summer resident of Brant Beach, contributed…