Letters
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March 22, 2023
Importance of Unions
Unions are an essential part of life for many people. My father, Mike Rinnier, is one of them. For as long as I can remember my father has been a member of the IBEW union. Due to this, the union has…
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March 22, 2023
Serious Concerns
The N.J. Department of Education standards were approved by the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education on Feb. 21. Upon looking through the definitions used in the curriculum, it’s clear the authors of…
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March 22, 2023
Ambulance Stress
I’m happy the letter writer Ann Janezic Buser from Manahawkin had a great experience with the Stafford ambulance and police service with her husband’s emergency (3/15). I wish I could say the same…
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March 15, 2023
Very Thankful
This is a letter of thanks to the Stafford Township ambulance service and the police for their wonderful service on the night of Jan. 28. My husband was having an extreme anxiety attack. I felt like…
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March 15, 2023
Outstanding Concert
On Saturday, March 11, I was privileged to be in the audience at Holy Innocents’ Church in Beach Haven to hear a concert presented by the Nocturnes and Cheryl Parker. It was unequivocally…
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March 10, 2023
Amazing Talent
My wife and I attended a production of the play “42nd Street” at Southern Regional High School on Saturday, March 4, performed by the Southern Regional Theatre Company. It was an outstanding…
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March 9, 2023
A Lot at Stake
No one would ever oppose making the world a better, cleaner, safer and more desirable place for all of us. The real reason for thinking people to be opposed to the windmills is not so we have greater…
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March 8, 2023
Morning Joe
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March 8, 2023
Where’s the Fairness?
I’ve been a Long Beach Township resident and homeowner since 1993. I live here full time with my wife, Marilyn. My home is a duplex and we occupy the upstairs. The downstairs two-bedroom apartment is…
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March 8, 2023
Plant Native Trees
You are a great starting source to inform Long Beach Island residents and homeowners concerning the progressive loss of the Island’s black pines (Pinus thunbergii). I have noticed an increase in…
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March 8, 2023
Sounding the Alarm
Think for a moment about whales and offshore wind development – unprecedented whale deaths, 13 since December, while offshore wind geotechnical testing is ongoing despite the calls for it to cease…
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March 8, 2023
Cheers!
Cheers to Marcia Mason for her hilarious “Pickleball Haven” column (3/1) and for L. Ganss’ cartoon, which made me laugh and then think a bit. This verse is thanks to them.
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March 8, 2023
One More Voice
As a longtime resident of LBI and a former owner of Cafe Bacio, I have read many articles regarding outdoor dining. I am a resident on the north end so I can see how successful it has been in Harvey…
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March 2, 2023
Disappointing Decision
Regarding the story “Construction Hours Tweaked in Harvey Cedars” (2/22), several months ago I wrote a letter supporting an 8 a.m. construction start year ’round. Now I see that it is not being…
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March 2, 2023
Heroes of Health Care
It was with great delight to see this year’s Tough Cookie Valentine Drive at Southern Ocean Medical Center given such attention in your paper Feb. 15. The hospital staff graciously welcomed our…
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March 2, 2023
Generous Community
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, we endured what every homeowner fears: A fire broke out at our house in Beach Haven, leaving it uninhabitable. Although this experience was devastating and traumatic, it…
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March 1, 2023
Lucky Us
Thank you for giving Leslee Ganss, an artist, truth teller and political commentator, the freedom to point out the absurd. Her comics and commentary are straight out of The New Yorker. But she’s here…
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March 1, 2023
Jousting at Windmills
Thank you, L. Ganss, for a great cartoon. I like option B, “SAVE OUR VIEWS.”
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March 1, 2023
Cartoon Erred
I write to appeal to L. Ganss concerning the recent cartoon criticizing Save LBI’s opposition to the close-to-shore positioning of the proposed wind turbine project. I take no issue with the poking…
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February 23, 2023
Wrong Action
I attended the Beach Haven Borough Council meeting on Feb. 13. I wanted to hear the discussion around the proposed addition of pickleball courts in the borough.
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February 23, 2023
Noticeable Flip-Flop
Ten years ago there was much ballyhoo about seismic testing off the Jersey Shore. The Sierra Club came out squarely against it, citing the adverse effect it would have on endangered marine mammals…
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February 23, 2023
Our Tocks Island
The Tocks Island Dam project is to the Delaware River what the wind farm off LBI’s coast is to the Atlantic Ocean.
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February 23, 2023
Irresponsible Plan
Stewardship of the land is a responsibility to be shared by all. There is a fast-moving agenda to expand the pickleball courts on Merivale/Nelson avenues. These courts were expanded in 2021. This…
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February 23, 2023
Proven Program
In response to a Feb. 15 article about the Tuckerton Borough Council introducing a resolution to prohibit the feeding of wildlife within the borough, I write specifically regarding the portion of the…
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February 23, 2023
Accommodation Needed
We don’t need to compare what the wind turbines will look like to the Atlantic City skyline or confuse the issue of visibility by relaying the width of turbine columns and spacing on the horizon.…
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February 22, 2023
Lack of Decorum
Having attended the Feb. 13 Beach Haven Borough Council meeting by Zoom, I was appalled at the lack of decorum demonstrated by members of the public and the failure of council or our administrator to…
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February 22, 2023
An Abomination
As a Beach Haven homeowner and lifelong New Jersey resident, I’m outraged that wind farms are even being considered within view from our pristine beaches. If a federal environmental impact statement…
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February 22, 2023
Compromise Needed for Best Solution
At Beach Haven’s last council meeting, funds were approved to add additional pickleball courts. I admire the many children who politely spoke out at the meeting to save the grassed park on Nelson…
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February 22, 2023
Good Work, Locals
After the devastating 1962 storm, the then Long Beach Island Board of Trade made a decision to shift its marketing efforts from Philadelphia to North Jersey. This was a deliberate strategy to draw…