Letters
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January 23, 2017
Commendable Record
While many retirees are moving out of state, I decided to retire right here in New Jersey. I recently moved from Hunterdon to Ocean County.
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January 23, 2017
Disheartening Response
This is a response to the “Grading Report Cards” letter (1/18).
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January 23, 2017
Info Corrected
The chief operating officer of New Jersey Natural Gas, Mariellen Dugan, wrote that Iwas wrongwhen I stated that NJNG is part of South Jersey Industries. I meant to state that New Jersey Natural Gas…
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January 18, 2017
Rescue Dog Rescued
My wife and I want to publically thank the Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Co. for saving the life of our dog, Buddy, on Jan. 11. Buddy is a rescue dog who adopted us 4½ years ago. He is about 14, almost…
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January 18, 2017
Referendum Questions
On Dec. 7 The SandPaper ran a story on thePinelands Regional Board of Education’sdistrict referendum that will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 24. This consisted ofthree referendums that went down to…
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January 18, 2017
Grading Report Cards
This past Thursday, Jan. 12, the Little Egg Harbor school superintendent held a meeting for parents regarding report cards. It was at 6 p.m., so about 35 parents were able to attend. She also holds…
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January 11, 2017
Pinelands Concerns
For those of you who are concerned with the ecological integrity of the Pinelands and the safety and purity of the 17 trillion gallons of water in the Pinelands aquifer, you might consider attending…
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January 11, 2017
Unjolly Holly Theft
It is not an unshared emotion to pull up to your house on Long Beach Island and feel a wave of happiness and calmness wash over you. That is what my husband and I have felt the last three years as…
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January 11, 2017
Sea Glass Gift
In the early afternoon of Christmas day, my wife and I were walking on the beach in Barnegat Light. During our walk, we collected pieces of clear, green and brown sea glass. It occurred to us that it…
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January 11, 2017
Important Notices
Recently, there was a huge media outrage over a plan to eliminate the practice of news outlets publishing local and state public notices. The cost for those ads runs in the thousands monthly and more.
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January 10, 2017
Untrue Statements
On Dec. 17, The SandPaper printed a letter (“Unreliable Link – Locals Need to Speak Up About Dangerous Pipeline”) from Margit Meissner-Jackson, conservation vice chair of the Ocean County Sierra…
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December 21, 2016
Thoughtful Outreach
I want to express my gratitude to the Long Beach Township Police Department for its kindness by reaching out to check on my welfare during the recent period of excessively cold weather.
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December 21, 2016
Dredging Update?
The Bay Channel Dredging Project, reported as being on “hold” in the Sept. 14 edition of The SandPaper, was stopped because of lack of state transportation project funding. The funds were to be made…
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December 21, 2016
Ocean Action Plea
I am a student at Lehigh University taking a class called Politics of the Environment. Although Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, Pa., my hometown is Little Egg Harbor. I want to bring to…
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December 21, 2016
Follow-up Questions
Regarding Barbara Truncellito’s poem (“Crisis in Syria,” 12/7), she states that a cab driver of Syrian descent picked her up for a ride to her destination onarainy day. She then poses a questionbut…
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December 21, 2016
Ridiculous Bill
As a citizen of the United States and a resident of New Jersey, I am appalled to be witnessing one of the lowest and unethical political moves in my lifetime.
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December 14, 2016
Get a Life!
I am an 80-year-old disabled veteran existing on a very small compensation payment – not so disabled that I cannot work, but no one will hire me. I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment, government…
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December 14, 2016
Good Stuff
The Dec. 7 column on the “live” broadcast of the Hindenburg disaster at Lakehurst byThomas Farner was a superb example of local history research, analysis and writing. This feature of your newspaper…
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December 14, 2016
Project Info Lacking
Several years ago on my way from my Surf City summer home, I had, as usual, traveled the shortcut on Hilliard Boulevard in Manahawkin, just off Bay Avenue East.
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December 14, 2016
Thanks for Support
Tuckerton Lodge #4 of Free and Accepted Masons held a no-charge Breakfast with Santa at the lodge on Dec. 11. Santa was amazing as he “checked his list,” listened to excited wishes and provided candy…
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December 14, 2016
Reason to Celebrate
As chairman of the Ocean County Sierra Club, I am constantly amazed by the interest of so many of my fellow Ocean County residents in Alaska and the Arctic. Many have visited there and understand the…
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December 12, 2016
Holgate Alert
I received a notification letter on Friday, Dec 9 in the mail. It stated that this Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m., there is going to be a Long Beach Township Land Use Board meeting and on the agenda…
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December 7, 2016
Crisis in Syria
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December 7, 2016
No Nativity
When visiting the lighting display at the green in Beach Haven the other evening, we were looking for a presence of the nativity scene. Since the season commemorates the birth of Christ, we were…
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December 7, 2016
Return Cop Killer
With the recent death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, there has never been a better time for the U.S. government to demand the return of convicted cop killer JoAnne Chesimard.
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December 7, 2016
Added Thanks
The Maximilian Foundation ran an ad in the Nov. 23 issue thanking our sponsors, donors and volunteers for supporting our annual Boat Tournament & Fish Fry Fundraiser. Inadvertently, The Cedar Garden…
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December 7, 2016
Dangerous Pipeline
This is afollow-up to Mike Pierro’s letter (“Specific Answers,”10/26) concerning a proposed natural gas pipeline through Dock Road in West Creek, Eagleswood Township.
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November 30, 2016
Thanksgiving Blessings
The St. Francis Human Concerns Department would like to thank the following local partners and businesses for making our 2016 Thanksgiving Project a success.
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November 30, 2016
Streetlight Needed
Regarding the “PRSD Presents Reno Project to Eagleswood” article in your Nov. 2 edition, I was appalled by the response given by Deputy Mayor Debra Rivas to the request for a streetlight on Sprague…