Longtime Beach Haven resident Bill Kapler said he is appalled by the dredging of bay mud onto the beaches of Belvoir Avenue and other nearby streets.

“This will do nothing to fix the beach erosion at Belvoir and the adjacent streets,” said Kapler, whose grandfather Amos Kapler Sr. founded Kapler’s Pharmacy in town.

Beginning in January, the state Department of Transportation embarked on a dredging project off Beach Haven. Areas dredged included the Pennas, Buoy 77, Morrison’s, Beach Haven Condos, Shelter Harbor, Eastern, Bay Harbor and Southwick…