Opinion
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June 1, 2016
Fireworks SOS
The following was addressed to Long Beach Township Police Chief Michael Bradley.
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June 1, 2016
Shark Attack App
In light of the recent article you published in The Beachcomber’s shark-tennial edition (“Beach Haven Attack Serves as Catalyst for Century of Awe”), I thought you might be interested in learning…
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June 1, 2016
Blood and Guts
This is a copy of a recent email I sent to Michele Buckley of the New Jersey Parks Department.
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June 1, 2016
No Action on No-Knock
The township of Little Egg Harbor has stated that any senior community rules limiting door to door solicitation are unconstitutional and, if enforced, would violate the solicitor’s First Amendment…
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•June 1, 2016
Upcoming Election Shaping Up to Be a Lose-Lose Proposition
If it seems like the campaign trains of both political parties have somehow gotten derailed this year, it might well be the inevitable result of a bipartisan failure to keep the tracks intact.
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June 1, 2016
Endless Beauty
Such a breezy, wonderful day and time to get down to the beach in Beach Haven. Don’t think about my long-lost friend, the Shack. An immense vista opens before me of endless light and beauty. What…
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•June 1, 2016
Squirrel Intervention
Warm weather was here and I was finally enjoying my back deck again. The sun was out and there was a gentle breeze. I was busy admiring the tiny buds on the trees when my son Alex came out to join…
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May 30, 2016
Different View
Regarding the poem submitted by Helen Fadini (“The View,” 5/25): Bon voyage, Helen, not sorry to see you go.
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May 25, 2016
Paint Please
The new Dollar General store on the Boulevard may be the ugliest, but possibly driest, building ever built on LBI.
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May 25, 2016
Worth Repeating
The following was written by me for our church newsletter three years ago. Although the 740 number has changed (now 430), I thought it was worth sharing with a larger audience.
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•May 25, 2016
When Presidents Made Us Proud
It was a September day, high over the Pacific Ocean. A Navy squadron was on a mission to destroy a Japanese radio tower on the island of Chichi Jima. A young ensign, just 19 years old, flew close…
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May 25, 2016
Holgate at Risk
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has made an amendment to the wetlands boundary of a section of Long Beach Island to allow development in an area prone to flooding. The CAFRA…
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•May 25, 2016
I Didn’t Know
We all have family memberswhom we look at with unassuming eyes: “That’s Uncle Tom” or “That’s Uncle Pete” and “That fellow over there is Popouli” (he’s my father in-law). They are just part of the…
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•May 25, 2016
Memories of War and Finding Peace on LBI
My daughter, Claire Marie Rose Endres, was married to Steve Wildman last Nov. 27 in the sameparish churchin South Philadelphia where I married her father, Stanley, on Aug. 12,1972. Shelooked…
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May 24, 2016
Broken System
New Jersey currently has the highest property taxes in the nation, and it appears that local, county and state politicians have no interest in reducing property taxes. New Jersey voters need to vote…
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May 18, 2016
More Spending
Regarding the article titled “LBI Board of Ed Adopts Budget, With Tax Bump” (5/11), it seems to me that spending by this board never comes to an end.
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May 18, 2016
Protect Police
Too often the unwavering effort of law enforcement to keep our communities safe goes unnoticed. Recognizing the substantial personal risk they face each day, we must ensure life-saving equipment…
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•May 18, 2016
It’s Time to Take Skeeters Seriously
Summer is only weeks away, and with the arrival of hot humid days comes the annual return of the mosquitoes.
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May 18, 2016
Questionable Housing
Is the Council on Affordable Housing just another program sponsored by progressive liberals to supply low-income housing, or is it just another social program similar to the de facto segregation…
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•May 18, 2016
Love and Loss and LBI, Part II: Wedding Joy
“Put this aside,” a term used in cooking, is necessary here. “A bruised reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish …” (Isaiah 42:3). Put this aside, we’ll use it later …
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•May 11, 2016
Form, Function and the Need for a Garden Fence
It was late afternoon one day when I looked out where the sun was shining on an ugly green fence that surrounded my flower garden. The fence was a few years old and now shone fluorescent in the sun…
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May 11, 2016
Critical Overload
I’m tired of all the criticism of Gov. Chris Christie, from the blocking of the tunnel project to police and teachers unions dislike. From Superstorm Sandy to Bridge Gate to spending too much time…
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•May 11, 2016
Open Space Needs Follow-Through
For more than 50 years, New Jerseyans have steadily and enthusiastically supported open space preservation. Every one of the 13 land preservation funding ballot questions since 1962 was approved by…
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May 11, 2016
Spoiling Dock Road
I would like to share some thoughts with your readers about the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s plan for constructing a regional dredge spoil facility at the end of Dock Road, where I…
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May 11, 2016
Controversial Fee
The borough of Ship Bottom has proposed Ordinance 2016-12 that would essentially levy a $5 tax on non-motorized vehicles such has paddleboards and kayaks for access to public waterways. It seems that…
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May 11, 2016
Updated Launch Info
In last week’s Liquid Lines, I reported on Ship Bottom’s proposed Ordinance 2016-12,an amendment to Chapter 12.12 of the Borough Code, “Beach and Bay Area Use Regulations,” which would charge a $5…
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May 11, 2016
Beachfill Negatives
It is quite difficult to believe you have not been receiving hundreds of letters complaining about the hardships being imposed on seniors and the handicapped by beach replenishment.
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May 11, 2016
Anti-Balloon Aussie
I was delighted to read the letter “Why I Stole the Kids’ Balloons …” byTeresa Hagan(3/30) and I thought “here’s someone who thinks like me!” Full credit to Teresa for raising the environmental issue…
