Letters
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July 3, 2024
Compassion in Action
If you have not had an opportunity to visit Compassion Café, generously hosted by The Sea Shell Resort in Beach Haven, it is a must-do. This amazing nonprofit organization, founded by Sue Sharkey, is…
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July 3, 2024
Safe Walking
We have owned a house on 76th Street in Harvey Cedars for 24 years and rented and lived in the borough for a total of 29 years. Recently, I walked our dogs from my house to Black Eyed Susans and…
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July 3, 2024
Political Noise
Recently Marjorie Taylor Greene made the claim that the trials, tribulations and characteristics of former President Donald Trump were comparable to those of Jesus Christ. Does that sound just a bit…
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July 3, 2024
Turbines Still Coming
Much to the chagrin of the countless LBI residents working their heads and tails off to spread the word that “yes, the wind turbines are still slated to come to a beach near you,” there are still…
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June 27, 2024
Dear Hypocrite
Dear hypocrite: Do you envision yourself a constitutional originalist? Think again, we have changed the document 27 times. Rather, try to envision yourself a Ten Commandments originalist, a proponent…
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June 27, 2024
Beyond Teen Night
In a 3 to 2 vote, the Beach Haven Borough Council voted to disband teen night. This decision was supported by a large majority of residents, and for valid reasons.
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June 26, 2024
Downside of Pools
I’d like to ask that those who own swimming pools or are putting in a new pool to consider those of us who are at lower elevations. Our block in Long Beach Township was dotted with puddles this…
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June 26, 2024
Simple Mistake
You published a letter and photos (online) from Jack McNally about “Shoddy Work” last week. Did anyone ever think that it was a simple mistake?
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June 26, 2024
Editor Extraordinaire
A traditional “letter to the editor” this is not. Perhaps it should be more aptly called a “letter about the editor.” However, the editor in question is not from The SandPaper. She is an essential…
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June 26, 2024
Lost in Transit
I have had so many incorrect attempted food deliveries. Can the restaurants please be more helpful in directing the drivers? It’s very difficult and ends up being expensive as well unsatisfactory…
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June 20, 2024
Oil Threat Looms
In 2018, Gov. Murphy stood on the Point Pleasant boardwalk and proudly announced the signing of a crucial bill that prevents oil drilling off New Jersey shores. He emphatically declared, “No way, no…
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June 19, 2024
Everlasting Thanks
At approximately 9 p.m. on June 3, I experienced a medical emergency. Due to an unknown, severe infection, my body temperature spiked to a life-threatening 105.2 degrees. This caused me to collapse…
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June 19, 2024
Synchronize Lights
Last week you published an article about Ship Bottom traffic issues (“Proactive Measures in Play to Address Seasonal Concerns”). As a year-round resident of Long Beach Township, I have observed…
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June 19, 2024
Support Appreciated
I would like to thank all those who supported and voted for me in my run for the Ship Bottom Council seat in the recent primary. To those who physically helped, to say “thank you” doesn’t seem…
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June 19, 2024
Access Denied
As Ship Bottom homeowners for 46 years, we have written several letters to the mayor and council members inquiring about the installation of portable walkways for beach access similar to those on…
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June 19, 2024
Rare Fire Rainbow Over Beach Haven
I thought I would share this photo I took from Stratford Avenue in Beach Haven last Wednesday, June 12 at 11:20 a.m. I never have seen anything like this. Once I got home I Googled it to find out…
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June 19, 2024
Shoddy Work
I was thoroughly excited to go kayaking for the first time in my many trips to Ship Bottom over the years, using the beautiful launching area by the dock on Central Ave. Imagine my consternation in…
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June 12, 2024
Significance of D-Day
As I reflected on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, I was profoundly moved by the immense courage and sacrifices made by the soldiers who landed on the beaches of Normandy, France in the face of great…
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June 12, 2024
Slow Going
Voting in Ship Bottom was an adventure last week, a rather frustrating one.
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June 12, 2024
Takes a Village
Thank you, Mayor Huelsenbeck, for being right on point about the LBI School in last week’s SandPaper (“Ship Bottom Mayor Addresses Borough Stance on LBI School”). Taxpayers needed to hear the facts.
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June 12, 2024
Morrison’s in 1960s
L J. Wallace Jr.’s article “Surviving ‘The Hole’ in the Middle of Summer” (5/22) brought back many memories of the years I worked at Morrison’s Restaurant in Beach Haven. Pete and Peg Morrison were…
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June 6, 2024
No. 1 Concern Is Offshore Wind Impact on Ocean
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection held a hearing at Central Regional High School May 28 to collect public feedback on permit applications for proposed landfall sites for cables…
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June 6, 2024
Better Safe Than …
Kudos to the Beach Haven Borough Council for adopting an ordinance to abolish teen night. With other towns experiencing unsafe behavior from crowds of rowdy and drunken teens, why should the Beach…
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June 6, 2024
Emergency Medical Services Need Essential Redesignation
I read with interest – and disappointment – the article “Murphy’s Proclamation Honors EMS Personnel Throughout New Jersey” in last week’s edition. While Gov. Murphy and Mark Dudeck, president of the…
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June 5, 2024
Alarming Lack of Info
As a long-term LBI resident who was impacted by the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy, I am concerned about new predictions that the country will have an increase this year in more powerful…
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June 5, 2024
Carving His Role
Malcolm Robinson, a decoy carver from Little Egg Harbor who lives in the Sunrise Bay community, deserves congratulations after receiving an Ocean County Lifetime Achievement Award. He was nominated…
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June 5, 2024
Shared Stories
Recently I had the privilege to listen to two amazing American stories. My soon to be 100-year-old Aunt Mary reluctantly moved from her house of over 30 years to assisted living recently. Aunt Mary…
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June 5, 2024
Wrong Impression
Regarding your May 23 article “Temporary Relief for Outdoor Dining Approved in Surf City,” I fear readers were left with the impression that earlier in the year the land use board denied the Surf…
