Letters
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July 5, 2017
Swipe System Works
In response to Mr. Aaron’s letter in the June 21 edition (“Dog Park Growls”), he is wrong on all accounts about the card swipe security system being “unnecessary and stupid.” There’s nothing stupid…
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June 28, 2017
Bravo, Surflight
How great it was to be part of the welcome back audience at Surflight Theatre last Friday. The night might break the Guinness Book of Records for standing ovations occurring before the show began, as…
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June 28, 2017
Rules Are the Norm
In response to Jud Aaron’s letter (“Dog Park Growls,” 6/21), I would like to point out that the borough notified the public that the key card was going to be implemented in past issues of The…
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June 28, 2017
Don’t Overreact
In response to the recent article and letter (“Dog Park Growls,” 6/21) about the Barnegat Light dog park, here are a few thoughts from taxpaying dog owners who have invested a good chunk of their…
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June 28, 2017
Park Is a Privilege
I am writing about the article (“Growling Over Rules May Provoke Barnegat Light to Ditch Dog Park”) and a letter by Jud Aaron, both in last week’s issue, complaining about the park’s rules.
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June 28, 2017
Wonderful Park
As residents of High Bar Harbor for 37 years, we have enjoyed and appreciated The SandPaper giving us the local news. Your article about the Barnegat Light dog park was timely and informative.
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June 28, 2017
Fun and Educational
All former New Jersey public school employees are welcome to join the Ocean County Retired Educators Association’s ever-increasing membership, currently standing at about 1,300.
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June 28, 2017
Archaic Formula
This letter is in response to Mr. Tallon’s letter regarding the Southern Regional School District school tax issue (“School Funding Tricks,” 6/21). Mr. Tallon’s letter contains many of the…
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June 28, 2017
Is This Fair?
This letter responds to “School Funding Tricks,” 6/21. The author is very confused when he states, “The cost per pupil is the cost per pupil, period.” The cost for a student from Stafford Township is…
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June 28, 2017
Just Like Vietnam
It is said that if you pay no attention to history you will repeat it.
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June 28, 2017
What About Crabs?
I was wondering if there’s been any movement to put crabs back in the bay at Long Beach Island. All I hear about are clams and oysters, but there is very little mention of the lack of crabs. When I…
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June 21, 2017
Keep It Clean
Those of us who live near Sunset Park in Harvey Cedars really enjoy walking, playing ball and listening to the concerts during the summer. There has been one problem plaguing this park for a few…
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June 21, 2017
Rescue Thanks
This past Saturday, June 11,we received a phone call from our son telling us that our daughter and our granddaughters were being transported to the hospital.
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June 21, 2017
Hospital at Risk
I have had the pleasure of practicing medicine in Southern Ocean County for the past 22 years. During that time, I have seen Southern Ocean Medical Center grow with the surrounding community.
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June 21, 2017
Dog Park Growls
I recently took my dog to the dog park in Barnegat Light and was surprised to see the following: a locked gate that can be opened only with a government-issued swipe card, surveillance cameras and a…
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June 21, 2017
Et Tu, Brute?
One year when I was teaching English as a second language at Southern Regional a student came to me for help with an assignment from her Grade 10 English class. The class was reading Shakespeare’s…
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June 21, 2017
School Funding Tricks
This letter responds to “No Funding Relief For LBI Taxpayers for Decade at Least” (6/14) and is addressed to LBI taxpayers.
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June 21, 2017
Unsightly Entrance
An attractive, seasonal display of flowers or plants at the Ninth Street entrance onto LBI would greatlyenhance the unsightly triangle of concrete at the traffic light. The medianis large enough for…
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June 21, 2017
Sad Conduct
I, along with my entire family, was a dedicated Democrat. We voted for every candidate who ran in Newark for a variety of positions. The number of immigrants who came from Italy and other countries…
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June 14, 2017
Barking Up Wrong Beach
In her letter (“Dog Beach Needed,” 6/7), Ms. Sakes seems to put the presumed enjoyment her dog has as more important than the actual annoyance her dog would inflict upon beachgoers. Two of her…
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June 14, 2017
So Sad
I found the Commentary column with the heading that began “Democracy Smolders …” (5/10) very amusing. While much of the story line was somewhat inaccurate, it was just part of the current movement to…
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June 14, 2017
Full Confidence
I would like to respond to a recent letter by a member of the community (“Another Agenda,” 5/24) in regard to the Stafford Township Board of Education, of which I am a member. In the normal course of…
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June 14, 2017
Save a Savior
Thank you for the excellent piece by Adam Zielinski titled “Save the Holgate Marsh for Greater Good.” I agree that the former wetlands should be saved and not developed. We have enough houses, condos…
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June 14, 2017
Lots of Trash
Along with a half-dozen members of the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee, over a dozen state Department of Environmental Protection and Johnson & Johnson volunteers and four lifeguards, I helped clean…
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June 14, 2017
Big Thank-You
Congratulations and a big thank-you to Mayor Joseph Mancini and Commissioners Joseph Lattanzi and Ralph Bayard for making Long Beach Township the first municipality on the Island to ban balloon…
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June 14, 2017
Heartfelt Thanks
It is both with a touch of sadness, but also a heart full of gratitude, that I have stepped down as destination marketing manager for the LBI Chamber of Commerce.
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June 7, 2017
Boat Safety Concerns
A hiring freeze in the state Department of Environmental Protection is raising serious boater safety concerns.
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June 7, 2017
Utterly Dismayed
I was utterly dismayed when I heard that the United States, still the greatest country on earth (freedom of speech and religious choice, universal voting rights and access to education, economic…
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June 7, 2017
Unsubstantiated Claims
In response to “Trees Killed on Conserved Land”(5/31), we have lived on Ocean Boulevard across from the little island of land mentioned in your article for the lastnine years. We have watched several…
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June 7, 2017
Dog Beach Needed
For those of us with dogs, coming to LBI is bittersweet. Watching our best friends frolicking in the waves during the off-season is pure magic. They seem as happy as a dog can possibly be. So when…
