Letters
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August 4, 2021
Welcome Home!
On July 28, a group of 30 people from both Harvey Cedars and surrounding towns welcomed home Jim Fritz. In early May, Jim was involved in a serious bike accident and subsequently flown by helicopter…
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August 4, 2021
Committee Questioned
During the public portion of the July 8 Little Egg Harbor town meeting, I referenced a letter published in the July 7 SandPaper titled “Assessments Questioned” and then asked the questions it…
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August 4, 2021
Players Thankful
I’d like to thank Long Beach Township officials for their quick and wise decision to stop the playing of pickleball on the tennis courts at the Acme. Compared to the number of pickleball courts…
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July 29, 2021
Attentive DPW
I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank the Long Beach Township Department of Public Works for its attention to the dog park at the 68th Street complex.
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July 29, 2021
Outlook Rings True
Kudos to Katie Thrussell (“Teens Support Wind,” 7/21), who so eloquently expressed her thoughts on the proposed wind project, which has been “debated” in The SandPaper for the past several months.…
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July 28, 2021
Place to Go
If you haven’t been to Compassion Café, you are missing out. The food and coffee are delicious and the smiles are bountiful. Compassion Café is a nonprofit breakfast café that provides paid…
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July 28, 2021
Best Dog Park
On behalf of the many dozens of dog owners who enjoy the Barnegat Light Dog Park every day, we want to thank Barnegat Light Mayor Kirk Larson and all of the members of the Barnegat Light Borough…
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July 28, 2021
Ignorant Practice
I was visiting a friend’s home in Loveladies recently. It is located bayfront on a lagoon near the Foundation. A home two doors away was having a new dock and deck installed by a local contractor.…
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July 28, 2021
What Hysteria?
I was truly dismayed at the rhetoric displayed in the recent SandPaper Feedback essay “Lost Tourism Claims – Hysteria, Not Fact.” As we have seen all too often in recent years, when you don’t have…
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July 28, 2021
Stay on Shoulder
Every day numerous cyclists, joggers and walkers use part of the car lane or are right on the line between the car lane and the shoulder area on the Boulevard in Harvey Cedars. Why create a safety…
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July 28, 2021
Ridiculous Ordinance
I am writing regarding the Long Beach Township ordinance that fines homeowners for a garbage lid being found off the garbage can.
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July 28, 2021
Paving Paradise: A Cry for Help in Holgate
I grew up biking down the streets of Holgate and loving the small, quiet, safe surfers paradise end of the Island I have called home for the 18 years of my life. The past few years I’ve watched this…
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July 28, 2021
Perpetuating Myths
I read with disappointment The SandPaper article on July 21 concerning the car stolen in Long Beach Township. I’m certain the article was accurate. However, my disappointment comes from the necessity…
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July 28, 2021
Bring Back Jetties
When I was growing up on Long Beach Island in the 1970s, every town had multiple jetties that were put in place to avoid beach erosion. These jetties were spaced about 300 yards apart. The jetties…
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July 28, 2021
Ice Cream Hound
Skipper Dippering and Melting Down. Ice cream’s delicious out on the town. Fruit on a sundae is healthy fresh stuff. Pour on the chocolate – I can’t get enough!
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July 22, 2021
Not a Terrible Price
There have been many different perspectives shared about the wind power projects off the New Jersey coast. I would like to echo John Hailperin’s comments (“Lost Tourism Claims – Hysteria, Not Fact,”…
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July 22, 2021
Amazing Response
On Friday, July 9, there was an emergency 911 call regarding a possible person in distress in the water off the beach at 76th Street in Harvey Cedars. Our house is oceanside on 76th Street, and we…
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July 21, 2021
Teens Support Wind
I am a 16-year-old high school junior and leader of the environmental club at my school. I’ve been coming to LBI every summer since I was 3 years old and hold so many special memories of this Island.…
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July 21, 2021
Mistake Repeated
There is a famous saying: “Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it.”
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July 21, 2021
Free Market at Work
After reading two letters last week regarding a strip mall that we are under contract to purchase (“Not in Best Interest” and “Most Egregious”), I feel the need to respond.
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July 21, 2021
Drone Patrol
While sitting on the beach Sunday I noticed some new visitors swimming in the unprotected area in front of me. I was some 200 yards from the nearest lifeguard bench. The guard whistled the offenders…
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July 21, 2021
Cannabis Ban Backed
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Municipal Clerk/Borough Administrator Sherry Mason.
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July 15, 2021
Great Show
I want to thank our public works people, our first aid squad and Barnegat’s bravest, our fire company, for the help they gave us at the successful fireworks show at the high school Friday night, July…
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July 14, 2021
What’s Going On?
Last Wednesday night one of five teenagers in a group hit our car with a baseball bat, causing $1,500 in damage. (Our neighbor has it on video.) This is what is going on in our beloved LBI.
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July 14, 2021
Most Egregious
Having owned a home in Surf City for nearly 20 years, I have seen quite a bit of change on our Island. The proposed change to Surf City Square is the most egregious I have ever seen.
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July 14, 2021
Serving Up Lemon Aid
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July 14, 2021
Not in Best Interest
I just became aware of the proposed demolition of the forever-standing commercial strip spanning Sixth and Seventh streets on the Boulevard in Surf City and have had numerous emotions go through my…
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July 14, 2021
Dear Long Beach Island
My daughter, Katelyn Schmidt from High Bar Harbor, wrote the following poem about her love for LBI modeled after Kobe Bryant’s “Dear Basketball” piece as a school assignment this past spring.
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July 14, 2021
Bay Study Due
I understand that the New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Management’s Final Feasibility Report and environmental impact statement with the recommended plan (NJ Back Bay Study) will be released…
