Letters
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August 9, 2023
Turn for the Better
Now that LBI’s tourist season is in full bloom and the summer residents are here, one of the major problems facing drivers is the inability to make a left turn, be it to the ocean side or to the…
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August 9, 2023
5 MPH Less Isn’t Too Much to Ask on Side Streets
I applaud the proposal to lower speed limits on Beach Haven side streets. I hope this is coupled with enforcement, because as a walker, runner and cyclist on those streets – some of which in Long…
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August 9, 2023
New Gateway
On behalf of everyone in Ship Bottom, I would like to thank Mayor Huelsenbeck, Council President Ed English, the borough council and Kathleen Flanagan for their efforts and support of the new…
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August 9, 2023
Push ’Em Back
Would all wind energy advocates on LBI and elsewhere kindly focus on what the signs actually say about the 357 proposed, larger-than-Washington-Monument LBI wind turbines, i.e. “move them out,” not…
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August 9, 2023
Great Night Out
Did you ever say, “Where’s a cop when you need one?” Well, here on LBI we’re pretty lucky because there’s usually one nearby.
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August 9, 2023
No Bail, Not Always
All this talk about no bail for criminals is a problem. If someone commits a crime, no bail should not be the only answer.
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August 9, 2023
Real Nightmare
To all those folks losing sleep over wind turbines off the coast of Long Beach Island, the real nightmare is America’s increasing appetite for fossil fuels. That appetite will need to be fed. When…
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August 9, 2023
Chocolate Thanks
The Long Beach Island Historical Association in Beach Haven would like to thank all who supported our museum’s recent Chocolate Fair fundraiser and helped to make it a success. Approximately 300…
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August 9, 2023
Don’t Stop
Please make drivers on LBI aware that they should not stop on a green light to allow a pedestrian to cross against the light. In the past week I witnessed three near fatalities in Surf City.…
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August 5, 2023
Passing the Buck?
Jurisdiction is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. And so it is when Little Egg Harbor claimed that it is an Ocean County responsibility to provide…
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August 3, 2023
Crosswalk Request
I am writing in the hopes that a request I have had as a longtime homeowner in Beach Haven will be considered.
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August 3, 2023
Stop Feuding
The dispute between Beach Haven and the Holiday Snack Bar is sounding more and more like the longstanding feud of the Hatfields and the McCoys. Students of history know that feud began during the…
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August 2, 2023
No-iPad Summers
I have been coming to the Island for 40 years, since I was 1 year old and my parents took me in my car seat from northern New Jersey in their old Dodge Duster. My father was a route salesman for…
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August 2, 2023
Look, Mom, No Hands
BABY ON BOARD: Nine-month-old Cecilia Lackey carries on her family’s surfing tradition, recently displaying stellar form in her first lesson. She is the sixth generation of the Carey family that has…
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August 2, 2023
Great Tribute
Thank you for the fabulous article about Bert Politoski, who has walked 20 miles daily for the past 34 years (“Veteran Honored for Service, Environmental Stewardship,” 7/5). It is a great tribute to…
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August 2, 2023
Congratulations
Congratulations to MATES graduate Nicholas Guerriero of Surf City! He was named the Garden Club of LBI’s scholarship recipient for 2023. Nicholas will attend Stockton University in the accelerated…
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August 2, 2023
What a Disgrace!
After attending the Save LBI presentation in Loveladies to discuss the ever-growing concerns about wind turbines, I came away feeling more dismayed and disappointed in our political representatives.
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July 27, 2023
Keep Holiday Going
My husband, Daniel Anderson, and I are current residents on LBI. Our family began coming to the Island in the early ’60s when I was a teenager. My parents, Ruth and James Adams, had a home built in…
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July 27, 2023
Not Contentious
In the July 12 edition on page 22, Eric Englund wrote an article titled “Naming of Mayor Gets Contentious in Harvey Cedars.”
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July 26, 2023
About Appendix E
I wish to praise the author of the letter “Toss Impact Statement”(7/19) for doing the research and reading at least part of Atlantic Shore’s draft environmental impact statement. Yes, these documents…
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July 26, 2023
Civics Lessons
I attended the hearing for the Holiday Snack Bar in Beach Haven last week. This was a first for me, because in spite of researching issues well, having a good sense of right and wrong, and voting, I…
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July 26, 2023
Gypsy Rescue
Our sweet dog got lost recently and the LBI police were so helpful in Ship Bottom, Surf City, Long Beach and Harvey Cedars.
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July 26, 2023
Correcting the Record
I am writing to address the misrepresentation and misquotation of my statements in the article titled “Mayor’s Selection Divides Commissioners in Harvey Cedars” (7/12).
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July 26, 2023
Can’t Conquer Nature
The following was addressed to SandPaper Managing Editor Jay Mann, author of The Fish Story column.
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July 26, 2023
Priceless Opportunity
I wanted to let you know about our personal experience with Sue Sharkey and Compassion Café.
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July 26, 2023
Girls Make a Stand for Animal Shelter
My nieces Leia, 8, and Jane Olesky, 4, from Asheville, N.C., have been visiting family in Long Beach Township on 92nd Street. My grandparents bought a house on 92nd in the ’60s and my parents bought…
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July 19, 2023
Annoying Sunshade
This letter is in response to Chris Gengaro of The Dunes regarding the Shibumi beach umbrella (“Safer Sunshade,” 7/12).
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July 19, 2023
Through Toddler Eyes
I’m a Jersey native, visiting LBI for our yearly summer trip. I wrote this poem, “Overextention,” inspired by observing my 2-year-old son at the beach a few days ago.
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July 19, 2023
Parental Responsibility
Thank you, Stephane Reback, for the best commentary The SandPaper has focused on (“Critical Message for Parents From Lifeguards and Children,” 7/12).
