Opinion
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•May 27, 2020
Save USPS
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Great Bay Democratic Club, serving the towns of Little Egg Harbor, Tuckerton, Eagleswood and Bass River, to express our support of the U.S. Postal Service.
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•May 26, 2020
Finding Friends and More in the Aisles at Hand’s
For the first time in 34 years, the Hand Store will not be part of my life.
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May 21, 2020
Cans Appreciated
The following was addressed to Stafford Township Administrator Matthew von der Hayden.
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May 20, 2020
Come Together
To all the friends and customers of Harvey Cedars Auto: Don’t worry, this isn’t a break-up letter.
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May 20, 2020
Dangerously Overused
It was tragic to read your article titled “Two Teens Struck by Lifeguard Truck on Beach” (5/6) and a miracle that the young ladies survived. But tragedy notwithstanding, it was no surprise at all.…
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May 20, 2020
Beach Haven Blunder
The following was addressed to Beach Haven Mayor Nancy Taggart Davis.
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May 20, 2020
Protest Pool Change
I am writing this letter as a matter of principle regarding property rights. The subject is an ordinance amendment regarding pools in the borough of Beach Haven (Ordinance #2020-11C).
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May 20, 2020
Sandy Fraud Help
On Jan. 21 an act was passed concerning contractor fraud following Superstorm Sandy. Funding is available for those who can prove to the state that they have been a subject of fraud by deception…
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May 20, 2020
Dear to Our Hearts
For the past 19 years the borough of Surf City has held Memorial Day services on the Saturday before Memorial Day at Veterans’ Park. This year, because of the coronavirus, the event has been canceled.
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May 20, 2020
How Not to Live
Let me get this straight. You can go shopping at Home Depot, Target, Dollar General, a garden shop, a bike shop, and you are safe, you are just fine, but no, you cannot go into the How to Live retail…
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May 20, 2020
Keep It Up!
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your newspaper. It’s always very well done. As a homeowner in Beach Haven and now Barnegat Light, I have enjoyed it for many years. Thank you for great work…
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•May 20, 2020
Life Is No Pandemic Picnic
News about the pandemic portrays the horror of it as well as stories about the heroes and major events – just watch every day’s news. The following relates to an ordinary person’s events. By ordinary…
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May 20, 2020
Leadership Lacking
“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.” —Thomas Jefferson.
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May 20, 2020
Disturbing Discovery
There is a very disturbed surf fisherman (and I use the “fish” term only for descriptive purposes) on LBI.
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May 14, 2020
Welcome, All
A lot has been written about who is welcome here on LBI during this time of COVID-19.
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May 13, 2020
Something Special
It is very surprising how out of a crisis, opportunities evolve and good things blossom. Take this horrific pandemic.
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May 13, 2020
Unsafe Speeders
The posted speed limit on Atlantis Boulevard in Little Egg Harbor is 25 mph. I’m guessing the word “boulevard” is confusing some drivers as they are interpreting that word to mean freeway, turnpike…
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•May 13, 2020
2020 World Series of Birding a Rare ‘Tweet’
The Canada goose looked at me with one beady eye. Each time he turned his head to size me up, it was with one beady eye. He had swum across the still pond with a determination that could mean only…
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•May 13, 2020
Local Hospital Meets Challenges and Goes Beyond in Patient Care
Over the last few weeks, we have all seen how COVID-19 has transformed our normal, everyday lives. New Jersey has become an epicenter, and we all know family, friends and neighbors who have been…
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May 13, 2020
Doing Our Best
These are very tough times for independent businesses. But we have seen tough times before. Like many eateries, we are doing our very best to convert our restaurants to a temporary takeout model.…
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May 13, 2020
Strolling With Nature
This is the lonely stroll we are all required to make in this day and age.
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May 13, 2020
Get With Program
The federal government recommends that people wear face masks. I wondered where they got their information. Searching the internet, I found very little information. I did find an organization called…
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May 13, 2020
Find Common Ground
With great interest and some discomfort I have read the multitude of letters concerning the “rights” and duties of full-time residents (FTRs) and part-time residents (PTRs) in regards to the…
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May 7, 2020
Good Samaritans
A great big thank-you goes out to those good Samaritans who helped save my toy poodle, JB, from a vicious attack by a German shepherd this past Saturday in Brant Beach. Had it not been for their…
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May 7, 2020
Two Too Few
Gov. Murphy opened boating but limited it to only two people per boat. So I sent the following email to his honor.
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May 7, 2020
No Pictures, Please
As much as I enjoyed seeing that nice fluke picture in last week’s paper, please be advised that when an angler catches a fish out of season, even when not targeted, it is required by state game laws…
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May 6, 2020
Pissed Off
I am a local, a very longtime local – in fact, so long that we used to be called natives. But I wasn’t born here. My parents were living in Manhattan when I was born during the Great Depression. My…
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May 6, 2020
Good Neighbors
Wow! I have been reading letters to the editor for weeks about “year-round,” “full-time”, “seasonal,” “lifelong” residents claiming their right/turf to their Island during this very scary pandemic.
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May 6, 2020
‘Fairy’ Tale
I would like to interrupt this perpetually negative news cycle that includes clichés like “new normal,” “uncertain times” and the sight of latex gloves littering the ground like fall leaves to share…
