Opinion
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November 4, 2026
True Holiday Spirit
As the holiday season approaches, I am reminded of how important it is for families and friends to slow down, spend time together, and create memories that will last a lifetime.
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November 4, 2026
Reckless Behavior
I am writing to address the unfortunate and disruptive performance by Councilman Fenimore at last week’s Ship Bottom council meeting. On the verge of an election, his attempt to claim victimhood for…
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November 4, 2026
Good Messaging
I would like to commend Mayor John Imperiale for his excellent commentary, “Mundane Maintenance Needed for Good Government” (10/21).
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November 4, 2026
Joy in Action
Two weekends ago was the 29th annual Striped Bass Fishing Derby celebration and fundraising event for local nonprofits. It was the brainchild of a few very good people back in 1996 and hosted at the…
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•November 4, 2026
Label Me a ’Lifelong Herder’ in Place of an ’Empty Nester’
“So, you’re an empty nester now!” someone exclaimed to me recently, referencing a well-known term for the daily physical absence of children from the family home. Yet, because I have always felt…
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October 28, 2026
Big Shoes to Fill
To the Editor: We would like to thank Bill Huelsenbeck for the 28 years he has devoted to Ship Bottom as our mayor. Throughout nearly three decades, Mayor Huelsenbeck has guided our borough in the…
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October 28, 2026
Just Rhetoric
To the Editor: Mr. Green’s Trump Derangement Syndrome (“Dangerous Rhetoric,” 10/14) has reached new heights. For anyone to think that President Trump would actually state and mean that Los Angeles…
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October 28, 2026
Make Voices Heard
To the Editor: Everyone knows that voting day is almost here. Every vote is a voice. And when women vote, they change the conversation. Some of you may have read or heard that voting rights…
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October 28, 2026
Un-American Tax
To the Editor: A few months back, I wrote a letter to the editor discussing the proposed billionaires tax in California. It is now officially called Proposition 40, or Prop 40 for short. My concern…
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•October 28, 2026
Roots of Roadside Curiosities: Red Top, Green Top
COLOR CODED: The Red Top Market on Route 70 in Vincentown, on the way to the shore, came first. The Green Top followed a stone’s throw away. (Supplied photos) New Jersey’s Route 70 was envisioned as…
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October 28, 2026
Pivotal Election
Dear Ship Bottom neighbors: It has been an honor to serve you as a Ship Bottom councilman since 2012. God willing I will be sworn in again this January and if so, I promise to represent you…
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•October 28, 2026
Proud Legacies? To Be Like Dolly and LBI Neighbor Lee
As Labor Day rolls into the rearview and another chapter closes, September and October bring introspection. I’ve been thinking about the word legacy, defined as the traditions, values or…
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October 28, 2026
What Happened?
To the Editor: Wow! It must be election time. Our town’s representatives make the first page of The Barnegat Leader for the pavilion ground breaking. Hooray! I wonder if they forgot the new Wawa on…
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October 28, 2026
Experience Matters
To the Editor: I attended Jim Ulrich’s meet-and-greet Friday evening and appreciated the opportunity to speak with him personally and learn more about his candidacy for mayor of Ship Bottom and his…
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October 28, 2026
Actively Involved
To the Editor: Thank you for welcoming me into your homes and sharing your thoughts, concerns and hopes for Ship Bottom. As I have been walking and talking throughout Ship Bottom, I have…
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October 21, 2026
Positive Rally
To the Editor: It was encouraging to attend the No Kings rally in Manahawkin on Saturday and receive such positive support from so many passersby. Those in our group shared positive messages: a…
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October 21, 2026
Make a Voting Plan
To the Editor: Nov. 3 is a very important Election Day. As communication chair of the League of Women Voters of Ocean County, I’d like to encourage your readers to make a voting plan. Voting is our…
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October 21, 2026
Forever Grateful
To the Editor: The lights have dimmed on Broadway – not in New York, but in Barnegat Light. Sherry Schnepp has walked off the great stage of life. She is not among us, yet her lessons of life remain…
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•October 21, 2026
Mundane Maintenance Mode Needed for Good Government
We all love the big projects. And by all, I mean elected officials, those with the responsibility to improve our municipalities, small towns, big cities and everything in between. Grand visions…
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October 21, 2026
Please Explain
To the Editor: As the race for Ship Bottom Mayor gets closer, I would like to ask the two candidates the following three questions which I believe are relevant to fellow Ship Bottom residents who…
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October 21, 2026
Cat in the Heat
To the Editor: Here’s a report on “climate change” and the dock cat. Cassie, our cat, has been greeting friends and strangers, even some dogs that don’t chase her into the water, for over a decade.…
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October 21, 2026
New and Novel: Checking Out What We Get in Return
MORE THAN BOOKS: One of the multiple spaces in the new library is designed to ‘spark your imagination.’ (Photo by Ryan Morrill) To the Editor: There is something special about having a brand-new…
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October 16, 2026
Tax Talk Questioned
To the Editor: In the article “Cirulli, Marte Seeking Re-Election in Barnegat” in the August Barnegat Leader, I read that “Cirulli said that for the past eight years, the annual township municipal…
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October 15, 2026
Tradition! Pepop Picked a Peck of Pickled Eggplant
CHOP-CHOP: The author (center) prepares her grandparents’ pickled eggplant recipe with her cousin, Patti Grimmett, and her mother, Helen Lucia. (Photographs courtesy of Linda Lucia Hochuli) For most…
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October 14, 2026
Exemplary Teen
To the Editor: Sometimes the most inspiring examples of community spirit come from our youngest citizens. My cousin’s grandson, Kevin, is only 13 years old. When he heard that the St. Francis…
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October 14, 2026
Are We Listening?
The following letter was submitted as a public comment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission on Oct. 9. To the Editor: In her 1962 book Silent Spring , Rachel Carson eloquently warned of…
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October 14, 2026
Support Team Hope
To the Editor: My name is Jean Thornberry. My beloved husband, Mickey, and I have been residents of Little Egg Harbor for over 26 years. We would like to humbly ask for your personal support for our…
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October 14, 2026
Dangerous Rhetoric
To the Editor: Donald Trump’s recent remarks at a Nebraska rally suggesting that Iran should “take out” Los Angeles or San Diego represent a level of recklessness that no democracy should tolerate…
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October 14, 2026
Brilliant Idea
To the Editor: At the Brant Beach Homeowners Association meeting last month the township stated that the local fire department purchased a new truck that cost a million dollars. The fire department…
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•October 14, 2026
America Is a Big Melting Pot and So Is American English
English, especially American English, is constantly changing. President Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth have repeatedly claimed that the U.S. military has “decimated” the forces of the…
