Letters
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October 14, 2015
Raccoon Adventure
My raccoon lagoon adventure began on the evening of July 27. My granddaughters, Lily and Juliet, my daughter-in-law, Kim, and I settled down for an evening of playing games and watching TV. The girls…
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October 14, 2015
Deliberate Diversion
What is the meaning of private property in Little Egg Harbor Township? It is whatever the township committee wants it to mean according to whom it benefits.
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October 14, 2015
Amazing Staff
On Saturday, Oct. 3, during the storm that caused massive flooding on the Island, I had a serious issue at my home with my dog. The dog was bleeding from every part of his body and I simply did not…
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October 14, 2015
Special Weekend
Heartfelt congratulations are due to Mary Ann Gutchigian and Lisa Willoughby, co-chairs of LBI FLY International Kite Festival, and their small but dedicated group of volunteers who brought to Long…
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October 14, 2015
Party Politics
As I walk around the community I grew up in and see signs for the upcoming election I am sad. What makes me sad is the fact that candidates running feel the need to align themselves with national…
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October 14, 2015
Sandy Turmoil in LEH
Nov. 3 is election day. This is an off-year election that normally does not get a big turnout at the polls. In light of the largest tax increase in the history of Little Egg Harbor this year, the…
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October 14, 2015
Festival Soars
The first LBI FLY International Kite Festival was spectacular, phenomenal, exciting, fantastic, outstanding, unique, incredible. Mere words just can’t describe the festival, and thank God for the…
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October 9, 2015
Making Excuses
Marylyn McLaughlin’s letter regarding the treatment of her family by the local police departments made me smile (“Tarnished Feeling,” 9/23). I have owned a home on LBI since 1996 and have been coming…
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October 9, 2015
Keep Wharton Open
The state Department of Environmental Protection is on course to close most of the South Jersey state forests to motorized vehicles, the third most popular recreation, according to the Pinelands…
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October 9, 2015
Police Complimented
I’d like to compliment the Barnegat police force for their actions during the recent October storm.
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October 9, 2015
Sink LNG Project
As a resident of Harvey Cedars, I am very concerned about the Port Ambrose liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility proposed off the coast of New Jersey.
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October 9, 2015
Proud Day
I have been working on cars since I was about 9 years old. I am currently 61 years old, which gives you an idea of just how long that is! It’s a passion that I hold near and dear to my heart.
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October 9, 2015
Aviation Risks
I was saddened to read the article covering the recent fly-in at Eagles Nest Airport (“Hundreds Flock to Eagles Nest Airport’s Open House,” 9/23). Here are some facts about small planes (general…
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September 30, 2015
LBI First for Fallen
The annual Run for the Fallen, believed to be in its eighth year, finally came to Long Beach Island for the first time last Friday. To bypass the excessive traffic caused by the Decoy Show in…
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September 30, 2015
Thankful Makers
As the sun went down on Saturday, Sept. 19 we watched Beach View Farms empty of its temporary inhabitants. We have spent every minute since reveling in what happened and are still unsure of whether…
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September 30, 2015
Adjustment Needed
In response to Anne Peavy’s letter, “Why the Delay?” (9/23), the answer is quite simple: This Long Beach Island school board needs to be revamped.
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September 30, 2015
Fighting Slavery
I wrote to you last year about the importance of our individual efforts to fight to combat human slavery. In the ensuing 12 months, we have moved closer to ending this horrible scourge.
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September 30, 2015
Not Intimidated
Someone tried to intimidate the Democratic candidates running for office in this November election. A condolence card was received by the Great Bay Democratic Club of Little Egg Harbor. The person…
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September 30, 2015
Unselfish Service
One evening last January I was on my way home from work around 10 p.m. At the end of 11th Street and Central Avenue in Barnegat Light, I noticed borough of Barnegat Light employees working on what…
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September 30, 2015
Family Humbled
Oscar Wilde said, “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” I’d like to thank the deserving crew at Ship Bottom Volunteer Fire Co. for the kindness they extended to me…
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September 23, 2015
Oh September
Oh September hear my sigh,The summer is over, the sun is lower in the sky.With each new day the waves will pound,Upon the sand with a thunderous sound.Leaving driftwood, coal and shells that…
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September 23, 2015
Sea of Charms
I was walking along again past the long-gone Shack, thinking of the beauty of summer. This is Long Beach Island! Must I stroll the beach on such a perfect day? It is time to head for Beach Haven ……
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September 23, 2015
Big Thank-You
The LBI Historical Museum would like to give a big thank-you to all to who participated in our annual Labor Day bake sale. The weather was perfect, warm and sunny. We had many goodies: brownies…
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September 23, 2015
Love Grows on LBI
A dear friend of ours still living on LBI sent me the recent SandPaper article of the LBI coupleswho met on the Island and married many years ago (“Island Lovers: Nine Couples Share Their Origin…
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September 23, 2015
Wonderful Support
The Little Egg Theatre Company would like to thank the community for their wonderful support of our last production, “Sex Please, We’re Sixty.”
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September 23, 2015
Tarnished Feeling
My husband and I bought our home in The Dunes section of Long Beach Township in 1998. We both work very hard and feelvery lucky to have a summer residence on Long Beach Island.
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September 23, 2015
Something Fishy
Do you know what is causing the fishy smellin the air late in the afternoon? Two weeks ago it chased us off our deck into the house, and again last Friday night it was back again.
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September 23, 2015
Why the Delay?
It has been five years since the Long Beach Island School Board voted to close the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom and consolidate the fewer than 200 students into the Ethel Jacobsen Elementary…
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September 23, 2015
Fun Fundraiser
On behalf of the board of trustees of the New Jersey Maritime Museum, I would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for all who supported our Sept. 12 annual fundraiser, “A Celebration of Beach…
