Letters
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August 31, 2016
Super Great Vacation
Our annual two-week Long Beach Island family vacation in early August was particularly enjoyable this year. Perfect weather and the beautiful beach replenishment plus the wonderful Gator service…
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August 31, 2016
Surfboard Forward
Just beyond the waves early one July morning were two surfers sitting on their boards and chatting. One was a young novice, the other an experienced, mature man. Keeping a watchful eye from a bench…
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August 31, 2016
Cool Fundraiser
Brandy, a former student of mine, is putting herself through college (3.8 GPA) while working full-time. She recently became engaged, and I’d like to help pay for her wedding gown. To this end, I’ve…
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August 31, 2016
Flawed Hillary
Hillary is flawed. Just read the F.B.I. reports, the thousands of emails, the deaths in Benghazi, the deals with Iran, the amoral sexualhistory ofBill Clinton, the lies under oath, the Clinton…
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August 31, 2016
At Your Service
This is in response to Mary Lee and Dave Jones of Holgate, “Holgate Beach Update: The Pleasure Is Gone” (8/17).
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August 31, 2016
Difficult Lesson
Imagine that you have been the principal of a 7-9 public school for the past 22 years. Your primary responsibility is to provide a safe learning environment for all of your students. You are also a…
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August 31, 2016
Meat-Less Schools
With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies – and school food. That’s right, school food!
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August 31, 2016
Five Years Later
On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Irene, we still have not learned its lessons. Ireneravaged parts of New Jersey, causing major flooding, power outages, coastal evacuations and loss of life to 10…
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August 24, 2016
Ticket Bike Riders
By law bike riders are to obey the same laws as if driving a car. Yet all too many choose to ignore, by riding the wrong way against traffic, running red lights and stop and yield signs, riding on…
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August 24, 2016
Fun Celebration
Two weekends ago, 25 of our children and grandchildren gathered here to celebrate our 60th anniversary. What a wonderful weekend! And 14 of them ran in the Dog Day Race in Harvey Cedars. Such fun!
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August 24, 2016
Unqualified Success
Thanks to the generous coverage in the July 20 issue, we’re happy to report that the Monarch Breeding Project, started by the Garden Club of LBI this past spring, has been an unqualified success in…
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August 24, 2016
True American Patriots
This letter is in reaction to Mr. Lucciola’s comments about the Khans (“Gold Star Politicking,” 8/17), particularly because he presumed to know what they and their son thought.
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August 24, 2016
Dig That Dog Park
I love Marjorie Amon’s photo of the dog looking at the signs on the gate at the Barnegat Light dog park in last week’s SandPaper. My dog, Lucy, and I are regular park visitors, and I must take…
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August 24, 2016
‘Not for the Public’
In the Aug. 3 edition I saw mention of an upcoming PowerPoint presentation on the Lucy Evelyn by the LBI Historical Association at the LBI Museum in Beach Haven. Not being fortunate this year to be…
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August 24, 2016
Info Lacking
The proposed school consolidation has been a very confusing and ever-changing issue. Mayor Hodgson and the Surf City Council have supported keeping both schools, doing necessary repairs and updates…
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August 24, 2016
Zika Threat
Question: What smells like garbage, is covered in green slime and encourages mosquitoes to breed?
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August 24, 2016
No Magic Wand
I would like to express my gratitude to Wanda Riddle for her very informative letter (“Not a Cat Problem,” 8/17) regarding TNR (trap, neuter and release of feral cats).
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August 24, 2016
Lemon-Aid Stand
While on vacation at our house in Beach Haven, my 8-year-old grandson Nate Fadini raised $40, which he plans to donate to Alex’s Lemonade Stand, an organization that works to cure childhood cancers.
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August 24, 2016
Endless Support
Thank you to everyone who came out and made theeighth annual ALO LBI Longboard Classic on Aug. 14 the best yet. We were able to run our contest in amazing waves thanks to the cooperation of our…
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August 24, 2016
Gator Thanks
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Mayor Joseph Mancini.
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August 24, 2016
LIT Shout-Out
Fifteen summers ago, through the leadership of Robert Burnaford, now the Harvey Cedars police chief, Zeke Hill and Mike Weiler, the Harvey Cedars Lifeguard in Training program was started. The…
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August 17, 2016
‘Magical’ Place
I would like to thank my sweet little niece, Isabella Welch, for sharing her talent for writing as she so perfectly captured so many of our childhood memories in “Summers and Sandbars: Recalling ‘LBI…
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August 17, 2016
Misguided Selection
I feel I must comment on the misguided selection of one of the homes on the 2016 LBI Foundation house tour: the “Watermelon House.”
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August 17, 2016
Not Official
In the “Currents” section of your Aug. 10, edition, the article on the LBI Board of Education meeting refers to me as “Ship Bottom Councilman Robert Butkus.” Presently, I am not a councilman in the…
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August 17, 2016
Joyful Addition
My wife and I have lived in Loveladies for 20 years, first as a weekend home and for the last 12 years, our summer home. We enjoy the beaches, the boating and much more. The one thing lacking over…
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August 17, 2016
Poetic Fiction
I’d like to thank Victoria Ford and The SandPaper for including my mystery Poetic Justice in her review “Beach Reads Trio With Local Tie-Ins to Finish Summer” (8/10). There is one understandable…
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August 17, 2016
Not a Cat Problem
I would like to address the problem outlined in “Cats Efforts Thwarted” (8/3). I have been involved in TNR (trap-neuter-return) since 2001. At that time, I became educated about feral cats because…
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August 17, 2016
Unite for Surflight
I have been coming to LBI for 22-plus years and have owned a home in Haven Beach since 1998. Over the past few years, I’ve been keeping a close eye on the efforts to save our beloved Surflight…
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August 17, 2016
Inaccessible Holgate
After enjoying the beach in Holgate for the entire season for more than 20 years, we are no longer able to do so. Our access to the beach is at Beck Avenue. We always had a significant but manageable…