Letters
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July 15, 2020
Spectacular Sight
My guest had never seen a full moon rise, certainly never over Long Beach Island. I suggested that we drive to the 68th Street pavilion in Brant Beach and check it out. The full moonrise was…
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July 8, 2020
Landmark Reunion
Finally my kids were reunited at Old Barney with their beloved grandparents, Gene and Susan Geld, who have a house in Barnegat Light! We had seen them from 6 feet apart a couple of times, but hadn’t…
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July 8, 2020
Walkovers Legal?
When going down the pathway to the ocean beach at 68th Street in Brant Beach, we noticed a number of homeowners on the ocean have created their own private walkways through the dunes. Is this legal?…
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July 8, 2020
Community Cheerleaders
I am blessed to live in a caring, friendly, supportive and cohesive community.
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July 8, 2020
Stop the Madness!
Just when I am ready to relax at the end of the day the %$&@#! fireworks start. I go from room to room looking for an escape. Terror and panic set in and nothing anyone says or does can ease my…
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July 8, 2020
Parade of the Century
In a follow-up to my column last week (“Will Current Events Rain on Neighborhood Parade?”), our annual, long-running Fourth of July parade on 105th Street in Beach Haven Park was a true success and…
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July 8, 2020
Just Wondering …
When my parents bought a small home in Beach Haven in 1944 in the area of Taylor Avenue, it was one of five houses between Bay Avenue and the ocean. The bayfront area at Taylor Avenue was an…
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July 8, 2020
LBI Noise, Part II
Several years back I wrote a piece titled “Sounds of Summer,” sort of a funny, non-accusatory essay meant to shed a little humor on the various LBI sounds.
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July 1, 2020
Animals Friended
Regarding “Animal Rescue: Silver Lining to a Pandemic” (6/24) I can’t thank Monique Demopoulos enough for interviewing me and for this terrific article. She “nailed” the story. She did a great job of…
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July 1, 2020
Intolerable Lawlessness
This letter is in response to Charles Roth’s letter where he falsely accused President Trump of grandstanding at St. John’s Church (“No Equivalency,” 6/24).
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July 1, 2020
Memorable Graduation
A huge shout-out to board of education members, the LBI PTA, the administration and all the teachers and staff from the LBI Grade School for their hard work and dedication in making the sixth grade…
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July 1, 2020
How Ironic
To Mr. Roth’s letter (“No Equivalency,” 6/24) criticizing Ms. Cummins’ letter (“Lampoon Dems Too” 6/10) criticizing The SandPaper’s Artoon (6/3) lampooning Trump: The Democrats did not need any…
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July 1, 2020
Key Word: Safety
As to James Spickard’s issue with Democratic governors’ “tyrannical powers” trying to protect their citizens from the coronavirus (“Power Grab,” 6/24), perhaps he should look at the governors in…
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July 1, 2020
Good Memories But …
I am a resident of The Terraces, coincidentally the subject of a wonderful article in last week’s SandPaper, as was an article about Jodie Goff (“Music Fest Sows Seeds of Positivity”). My husband…
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July 1, 2020
Be Thoughtful
First of all, I feel bad because I said I would never be one of those people who complained. But I feel this is justified for the safety of everyone.
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July 1, 2020
Incredibly Disturbed
This past Sunday morning about 10 a.m. I took my family on a bike ride on Beach Avenue. We wore masks for 45 minutes on crowded Beach Avenue. We saw hundreds of people bike, run and walk. I saw a…
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July 1, 2020
Eye of the Storm
Here we are, in a countdown to the climatic part of our summer annual rituals. But … it’s not the same. There is a lack of the electric buzz in the air on a Saturday night. The ever-looming silence…
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July 1, 2020
Miserable Job
I was on the beach last Friday. The sky was clear, and the sun was scalding at its apex in the midday hours. In fact, the beach was difficult to navigate. Anyway, an encounter in Long Beach Township…
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July 1, 2020
Support the Arts
This past week the Beach Haven Taxpayers’ Association unanimously voted to make a donation to the Community Arts Program and Surflight Theatre in Beach Haven. Why would BHTA support these programs?…
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July 1, 2020
Double Standard
Rita Weiner’s letter in the 6/17 issue (“Crossed the Line”) chastises Artoonist Leslee Ganss and The SandPaper for “putting down” the president and getting “political with ‘the Bible.’” She called it…
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July 1, 2020
Big Thank You
A big thank you to the leadership of Long Beach Township for lowering the speed limit to 15 mph on the ocean roads.
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July 1, 2020
Reframing Art
One of the world’s wonders, the monumental Buddha statues, had stood in the Bamiyan Valley in Afghanistan since the 6th century. In March 2001 Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar ordered the Buddhas…
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June 24, 2020
Power Grab
Welcome to the Hotel California. You can check in anytime you want, but you can never leave. The same can be said for socialism in America, most especially on the East and West coasts. Over the last…
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June 24, 2020
No Equivalency
To Ms. Cummins’ June 10 request that The SandPaper equally lampoon Democrats for their kneeling and wearing of African scarves in solidarity with black Americans because Trump was lampooned in the…
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June 24, 2020
Incorrectly Masked
I enjoyed reading Eric Englund’s article “Beach Haven Reports Outdoor Dining ‘Boom’ on Opening Day” 6/17. However, I was disappointed that the bartender pictured in the featured image was wearing her…
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June 24, 2020
Perfect Storm
What happened to the cheering for the first responders during the pandemic? Does America stop within a week, focusing on one person’s death because of one police officer’s horrible decision?
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June 24, 2020
Great Column
Once again, there was a great column by John Imperiale in last week’s SandPaper (“Thoughts on an Island (Ours) With Help From John Donne”) – always insightful and succinct.
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June 24, 2020
Special Neighbors
Over Memorial Day weekend, we had a garage sale except everything was free. We had a sign there with a donation bowl. It said “for Acme checkers.” The event was kind of small, but over the two days…
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June 24, 2020
Listen Up, Offenders
My wife and I, by decree from the president, governor, mayor and, most important, our children, have been sequestered in our home since early March because of the pandemic and the consequences to us…
