Letters
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July 14, 2021
Loveladies ❤️ Gator
I’m writing this as an almost 80-year-old woman who has come to LBI for over 50 years. After living in North Beach, we recently moved to Loveladies. As you can imagine, at my age, even though I’m…
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July 8, 2021
Explain Tax Revenues
I appreciate Councilwoman Davis’ attempt at an explanation regarding Beach Haven becoming the marijuana haven on LBI (“Think Rationally,” 6/23). Her letter still shirks the question, however, of…
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July 7, 2021
Shoot Down Range
One of 600 homeowners, I built my home in Island Woods Estates 20 years ago. I was just sent a letter from Stafford Mayor Gregory Myhre announcing he is holding a workshop on July 29 at 6 p.m. in the…
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July 7, 2021
Assessments Questioned
I attended the June 10 Little Egg Harbor township committee meeting. There were many residents there objecting to the special assessment the town imposed on them for the dredging project. I don’t…
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July 7, 2021
U.S. Lags on Wind
I wish to thank Jim Binder for his thoughtful Commentary (“Leave Oceans Alone – Pursue Energy Technologies on Land,” 6/16). I agree that we need a balanced, diverse approach to address climate…
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July 7, 2021
Cost of Waterfront
This is a response to Edward Harkey (“Lagoons Dying,” 6/9) and Clayton Fairchild (“Low Water,” 6/30). Mr. Harkey references the repaving of streets north of Route 9. Yes, they were, just as yours…
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July 1, 2021
Pride of Peahala Park
Who decided to change the name on the Peahala Park water tower? Every water tower on the Island has the name of the section on it. Who decided to change that? We of Peahala Park were very proud of…
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June 30, 2021
Cannabis Benefits
As a senior citizen and healthcare professional, I applaud Nancy Taggart Davis and her support of a regulated cannabis business (“Think Rationally,” 6/23). For those voters who are unsure of the…
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June 30, 2021
Much Ado About Nothing
everything and anything that matters, is just a little something mixed with a whole lot of nothing. you think i’m kidding? this is a poem, not a joke.
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June 30, 2021
First Round Pass
I’d like to respond to last week’s letter from Beach Haven Councilwoman Nancy Taggart Davis. While I am not against medical marijuana, I am not a supporter of its recreational use, and do not believe…
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June 30, 2021
Dangerous Turn
For three years we have been trying to get the county to reinstall a no-right-turn sign on the Boulevard and East 21st Street (going north) in Ship Bottom.
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June 30, 2021
What’s the Truth?
It is curious how the most innocent of statements can evoke memories and thoughts about many current concerns, the divergent political views about which seem partially responsible for motivating and…
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June 30, 2021
Low Water
I am wholeheartedly in agreement with Ed Harkey’s letter titled “Dying Lagoons” (6/9).” I am also a resident of Tuckerton Beach, now going on 17 years. During those years I have also seen Kingfisher…
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June 30, 2021
Love Over Hate
After I noticed some racist graffiti at Nautilus Park, I emailed the Stafford mayor and, within a few hours, the graffiti was erased and he has said a police investigation will go on. What I did…
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June 30, 2021
Forever Grateful
In the throes of domestic chores, it hadn’t occurred to us that Gracie had disappeared. This isn’t the typical “dog decides to explore” story.
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June 30, 2021
Great Tradition
My family has vacationed on Long Beach Island for years and even as the old beach cottages have given way to larger, more modern homes, the feel of LBI remains the same. Crossing the 3-mile-long…
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June 24, 2021
Slow Down
People are driving too fast on the Boulevard. Long Beach Boulevard is not a highway.
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June 24, 2021
Still Charmed
I was wondering of you’ve ever done an article on the history of your own little paper. As a young adult I loved reading it in the 1980s. I was a teenage transplant here from Florida and LBI was…
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June 23, 2021
Think Rationally
As a council member, my job is to enact regulations that reflect the will of voters. Sixty percent of voters in Ocean County, and the majority of voters on LBI, voted to legalize recreational…
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June 23, 2021
Ill Wind
Energy planners, from our POTUS to government agencies and public utilities, have targeted massive swaths of our oceans and mountaintops for wind power businesses. Unfortunately, for our money…
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June 18, 2021
Autism Questions
I am responding to the article titled “Barnegat Teacher’s Painted Seashells Ask ‘Hope 202’ for Autism Spectrum” in the April Leader. It is important and nice to be understanding of autistic kids and…
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June 17, 2021
Thanks Are Due
Just a short note to say thank you to the new administration of Beach Haven for finally getting around to replacing the very dangerous high curb at Eighth Street and Bay Avenue. I began writing to…
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June 16, 2021
Win/Win Wind
Recently I’ve been hearing negative comments about the offshore wind energy project. People are saying they “heard” that the windmills will kill migratory birds and will have a negative impact on…
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June 16, 2021
Changes for the Worse
I want to first of all thank Gina Scala and The SandPaper for the June 9 article on proposed Ship Bottom Ordinance 2021-08. This ordinance must be stopped! It is badly thought out and will cause a…
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June 16, 2021
Best Trip Ever
The Long Beach Island Grade School sixth grade class of 2021 was treated to a truly special field trip on June 2. In the June 2 edition, an article was published detailing a cross-curricular project…
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June 16, 2021
What a Production!
The 13th annual Lighthouse International Film Festival June 3-6 was another blockbuster event, thanks to all the volunteers, venues that hosted screenings, businesses that provided refreshments and…
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June 16, 2021
Never Been Better
I think we can safely say Barnegat, the No. 1 town in Ocean County, has never been better.
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June 9, 2021
Naive Thinking
The first time I read Councilwoman Nancy Davis’ quote in The SandPaper, I was sure she was misquoted, until this week when I read the exact same quote regarding the introduction of an ordinance about…
