Opinion
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May 24, 2023
Please Reconsider
As Ship Bottom homeowners for 45 years, we have written several letters to the mayor and council members to inquire about installing beach access portable walkways similar to those that many other…
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•May 24, 2023
Have Fun This Memorial Day But Remember Fallen Heroes
Memorial Day, the typical cultural beginning of summer, is a day meant for paying tribute and remembering the men and women of our various military services who took part in conflicts throughout our…
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May 24, 2023
Kid Programs for All
I love the beginning of summer. The birds are back, the ocean is warming up and things are again blooming. Families are gearing up for another summer of family, friends and barbecues. Kids are…
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May 24, 2023
Monitor E-Bikes
The Beach Haven Police Department is second to none, but I’d like to ask a favor of them for this upcoming summer. They need to start ticketing electric scooters, electric bikes and even regular…
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•May 24, 2023
A Thousand Words Are Worth a Picture
Often, when I know that I will be dining in a restaurant or enjoying a particular meal at home later in the day, I will refrain from eating in the hours beforehand so that my appetite builds. At…
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May 24, 2023
Be Part of the Solution
I am appalled by the vitriolic criticisms by engineers and self-proclaimed scientists who advocate for preserving their view off Long Beach Island with the result that many parts of Long Beach Island…
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May 18, 2023
Path of Doom
In response to James Spickard’s letter, “Save America” (5/10), I have rarely read a letter that so succinctly hits the nail on the head. It is a very well-written piece on what’s wrong with the…
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May 17, 2023
Forums Work
I enjoyed John Halperin’s Commentary last week about boosting civic engagement and could not agree with him more when he called for “borough officials to open up communication through community…
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May 17, 2023
Hideous Eyesore
On a recent visit to Holgate at the Forsythe Refuge beach at dusk I was shocked to see a new three-story castle mansion completely lit up with eight rows of lights on each floor (44 on the exterior…
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May 17, 2023
Small-Town Politics Imperil Councilwoman’s Tenure
Small-town politics can be very divisive and at this moment in time, Barnegat Light is the poster child of small-town politics. The divisions are based in lack of and distortion of information. In…
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May 17, 2023
Ode to LBI Spring
I was delighted when Gary and Cathy, 30-year residents of Holgate, called the following poem “Shakespeare” on the beach a few weeks ago. It’s hard not to be inspired by a day like that Saturday.
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May 17, 2023
Kindness Needed in This Dog-Attack-Dog World
It was midday on Mother’s Day and my husband and I were enjoying a lovely walk on Beach Avenue with our two dogs, Harper and Sammy. At 68th Street in Brant Beach, a corgi jumped out of a parked car…
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May 17, 2023
Beyond Thankful
On Saturday, May 6, the New Jersey Maritime Museum held its first fundraiser since September 2019. Due to the extreme kindness of the Burris, Magaziner and Nugent families, the fundraiser was held at…
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•May 17, 2023
Immigrants Spice Up Life in Many Successful Ways
Let me tell you about an American success story.
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May 11, 2023
Slow Going
It seems that the construction at the intersection of Route 72 and Marsha Drive is taking an extremely long time. I think if the construction company would have spent more than two days a week on the…
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•May 11, 2023
How Can Beach Haven Boost Its Civil, Civic Engagement?
I found it challenging to sit through some of the more recent Beach Haven Council meetings. Public decorum during topics such as pickleball expansion, skate park locations and maintaining green space…
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May 10, 2023
Save America
Not to throw in the towel, but it’s become painfully obvious that the major parties or their globalist puppet masters control the country. This occurs mainly through the Democrat Party, but also the…
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May 10, 2023
LBI Dreamin’
My father-in-law, Arie Hoffmann, came to visit a few days ago from Southern California. He has been dreaming of the Island since he left last year. The air, the sea, the smell and the people – he…
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•May 10, 2023
Why Nuclear Power Is Not on the Front Burner
I was very pleased to read the Commentary by S. Fox in the May 3, 2023 edition and I would like to answer his question: “Why are we not making a concerted effort … to be more conciliatory toward the…
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May 4, 2023
Culture of Bullying
This is a response to the article titled “Bullying in School a Widespread Issue Across the Country” (4/19). Nowhere in the article was there any inquiry into causal factors for bullying in schools.…
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May 3, 2023
Backward Thinking
Mr. Mayor (Joseph Mancini), as a former longtime resident of Long Beach Township, I am not in favor of your wind energy moratorium. Please tell me when sustainable energy is not a good idea.
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•May 3, 2023
Put Focus on ‘Less Is More’ When Judging Green Energy
It is very obvious that we’re in the midst of an all-out effort incorporating the aggressive promotion, incentivization and acceleration of our transition from fossil fuels to Earth-saving, “green”…
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•May 3, 2023
First Time Back at the Cinema, Popcorn and All
Have you been to the movies lately? Me neither, not since before COVID anyway. I thought it was about time as I’ve always loved going to the cinema.
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•April 27, 2023
I Am a Student of Science Too But Disagree With Mayor Davis
I read Mayor Nancy Davis’ commentary (“As a Local Mayor/Academic I Reject a Wind Moratorium” (3/29) concerning a proposed offshore project moratorium. I was impressed with the passion she exhibited…
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•April 26, 2023
It’s Not All Fun and Games in ‘Batch Heaven’
Many years ago, on an island very much like Long Beach Island, there was a quiet, little fishing village called Batch Heaven. The Native Americans who summered on this barrier island called the tiny…
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April 26, 2023
End This Stupidity
Thank you, Mr. Mellerup, for breaking through the wailing about the whales and putting something in the paper that we should really cry about: gun violence (“Today’s US Gun Industry Is Like Indian…
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April 26, 2023
Trapping Is Cruel
Cruelty is alive and well in Stafford Township’s Mill Creek Park. Squirrels are being trapped and relocated, which according to studies, is a death sentence.
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April 26, 2023
Laughable Link
Save LBI operates like they own the entire barrier island. It’s laughable that they are turning to whale deaths as the reason to sue the federal government just because they want to keep their view…
