To the Editor:July 1, 2020

I was on the beach last Friday. The sky was clear, and the sun was scalding at its apex in the midday hours. In fact, the beach was difficult to navigate. Anyway, an encounter in Long Beach Township left me absolutely furious and needs to be addressed.

I was approached by two badge checkers – one, a very nice and polite young girl. Trading pleasantries, I then asked if she was OK. I said take off the mask; you don’t need to wear one around me. She said she was having trouble breathing with it.