Letters
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October 19, 2022
Financially Sound
I fell in love with Surf City over 65 years ago. People move here to enjoy the family friendly atmosphere that is Surf City. In moving forward, our goal is to maintain this conservative atmosphere…
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October 19, 2022
Services Lacking
I am a lifelong local of Surf City and the surrounding area, so I am compelled to correct claims made in recent letters supporting the current leadership in Surf City which have misidentified our…
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October 19, 2022
Kind Community
We are lucky to live in a place that has a strong sense of community. Moving here permanently in 2020, I’ve had the opportunity to see many acts of kindness – usually from afar. Recently that…
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October 19, 2022
Positive Change
Republicans, please lend me your microscope – I am in search of integrity, intelligence or ideas from anyone in your party. Please reveal what MAGA GOP candidates, such as our own turncoat Jefferson…
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October 19, 2022
New Voices Needed
We are candidates for council in Surf City in the first contested election in many years. Things are changing. We love this town and are excited to see that the same ideals that led us to begin our…
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October 19, 2022
Transparent Town
Barnegat is a transparent township with live TV and recorded meetings on cable and the web, extensive website information, transcripts of local board meetings and Nixle updates. The township has…
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October 13, 2022
Racism on LBI
A few weeks ago, a friend who is African American was sitting alone on the beach in Barnegat Light. The people he was with (his girlfriend and another friend) had gone for a walk. A woman walked up…
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October 12, 2022
On School Performance …
With regard to “high performing” status, as mentioned in the letter “Analysis Required” (9/28) about the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, just a few weeks ago the Jersey City School…
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October 12, 2022
Best Candidate
Tim Alexander is the best candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representative this year.
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October 12, 2022
Proud of Police
I had to write and comment about the Harvey Cedars Police Department after attending the latest HCPD Community Forum. Sgt. Frazee and Officer Grunditsch presented information on firearms, SWAT and…
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October 12, 2022
Exemplary Officials
For 25 years I’ve been a Surf City summer resident and property taxpayer. There’s nowhere else on the Jersey Shore I’d rather be. Year after year, my wife and I, our four children, our extended…
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October 12, 2022
Dedicated Leadership
As we all know, times are changing in the world at a rapid rate. There are changes not just in the world, but in our country, state and even on our little island. It is hard to keep up. There is…
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October 12, 2022
Independent Voices
I am very pleased to endorse Lydia and John “Jack” Bashwiner, candidates for Surf City town council, because of their desire and commitment to seeing Surf City grow and thrive in today’s times. The…
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October 12, 2022
Candidate We Need
As the election nears, and vote-by-mail ballots are already being returned, it is important to understand that the results in Ocean County are crucial to the future of our democracy. In Congressional…
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October 12, 2022
Backboard Shot Down
As a relatively new pickleball player, I regularly started playing at the beginning of the summer at Long Beach Township’s 68th Street courts after playing at home in Bethesda, Md., during the spring…
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October 12, 2022
Impressive Ideas
Tim Alexander, District 2’s candidate for the House of Representatives, spoke recently at a local gathering. I was so impressed with his ideas and plans.
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October 12, 2022
Ian Is a Warning to Coastal Areas From FL to NJ
As a New Jersey native who lives part time in Florida, I am not sure how to write the most important letter to the editor, for me, since I got out of college in 1978. The devastation here in Fort…
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October 5, 2022
Inhumane Action
I chose to be a Democrat several years ago because the party appeared to be more people driven than the Republican Party. Never has that been more starkly evident than in the past weeks when…
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October 5, 2022
Growing Pains
There has been an explosion of construction in Barnegat Township these last eight years. My opponent, Al Bille, claims the overdevelopment is good for township coffers, yet municipal taxes have risen…
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October 5, 2022
Stop Speeding, Etc.
My wife and I have been discussing the issue of speeding on Beach Avenue in Long Beach Township for the past five years and Andy Matthews’ letter (“Speeding on Beach,” 9/21) motivated me to write…
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October 5, 2022
Puzzling Decisions
As a concerned Barnegat resident living in Four Seasons at Mirage, I have been very troubled over the eyesore that is directly across from our development known as the Cottages at Compass Point. The…
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October 5, 2022
Proven Representatives
We in Surf City have a truly unique gem that needs to be protected. We are a small town with big advantages. It is thanks to the efficiency and foresight of our incumbents: Peter Hartney, Jackie…
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September 29, 2022
Balanced Leadership
I would like to commend John Imperiale’s article and commentary in the Aug. 31 edition titled “E Pluribus Unum – Words We Must Strive to Live By on LBI.”
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September 29, 2022
Best Interests
As the mid-term elections approach, please ask yourself – who represents me and my best interests? Is it the current Democrat turned Republican House of Representatives District 2 member or the man…
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September 28, 2022
Skills, Quick Thinking
The entire Fischer family would like to thank all the first responders, the police, fire, EMS, Barnegat Light First Aid team and everyone on the scene whose skills and quick thinking saved my…
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September 28, 2022
What If?
Margaret Thomas Buchholz’s Aug. 31 retrospective of our “Viking” figurehead is, just as she says, a continuing mystery. Barnegat Light Museum curator Reilly Sharp is quite correct that the accepted…
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September 28, 2022
Bumpy Boulevard
I agree with Chris Capp (“Blvd. in Bad Shape,” 9/7). Long Beach Boulevard is not in good condition, considering the many patches and very recessed manhole covers. I am always paying close attention…
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September 28, 2022
Analysis Required
As a Ship Bottom homeowner concerned about the fate of the LBI Grade School property, I attended the Sept. 20 school board meeting. Declining school population and the board’s contention that…
