To the Editor:
Estimates of LBI’s occupancy during the height of July 4 revelry range from a meager 150,000 to an all-time record-breaking 750,000 individuals! The annual unofficial boat regatta off the Ship Bottom boat ramp must have been over 100 vessels of all kinds.
All in all, the true measure of this Fourth of July week of patriotism will be told as business owners and local municipalities tally up their receipts.
July 10, 2019
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