Retiring American Flags Have a North End LBI Dropoff Point

The Barnegat Light Taxpayers’ Association unveiled an American flag collection box on April 18 at its convenient location on borough property across West 10th Street from the post office. The wooden box gives north-end LBI residents a local place to drop off their outworn or wind-torn American flags. An area Boy Scout troop will periodically pick up the flags and dispose of them in an official manner.

“Just as there is etiquette for displaying Old Glory, there’s also a proper way to dispose of American flags in a…