Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Obituaries
Eleanore DeRiggi Evans Mrs. Evans, 83, of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died Oct. 4 at home. Her husband, Leroy J. Evans Sr., died in 1984. Surviving are two sons, Leroy Evans Jr. of Parlin and Robert Evans of South Brunswick; a sister, Adeline Monetti of Lakewood; and two grandsons, Robert C. Evans and James…
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PBA still has issues with Jackson Township
In an article “Police Granted 3.9% Raise From Arbitrator” published in this newpaper’s Oct. 7 edition, the Jackson PBA 768’s successful interest arbitration award was detailed. The article also touched on the overwhelming no confidence vote taken by the members of Jackson PBA 168 against Director Sam DePasquale and Operations Capt. Christoper Dunton. While Jackson…
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Support for regional cancer event helps to keep the fight going
On behalf of the American Cancer Society, I would like to thank the residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties for their generosity and support. Approximately 6,200 walkers and hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event in Point Pleasant Beach, raising a record-breaking $810,000 for the American Cancer Society’s breast…
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New fast-track development law makes sense for N.J.
Smart growth need not be synonymous with slow growth, which is the point of the new fast-track law requiring that complete environmental permit applications be ruled upon within 45 days of receipt. As we see it, the fast-track law provides New Jersey with a balanced way to ensure jobs for future generations. Fast-track permitting will…
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Women must make time for their own health needs
In their efforts to fulfill many roles, women tend to place their health care at the bottom of the “to-do” list. This causes the typical American woman to overlook signs and symptoms of health ailments that can grow into serious, even deadly conditions. Tragically, a canceled breast exam or mammogram appointment, even inattention to a…
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Local Red Cross volunteers answer the call
As the CEO of the Amer-ican Red Cross-Jersey Coast Chapter, I have the opportunity to witness the strength of the human spirit each day. Over the past two months, the Red Cross has experienced the largest mobilization in its history of human and material resources in response to a natural disaster. In response to the…
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Trip to motor vehicle office turns out to be big surprise for resident
It’s not too often that people talk about the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehi-cles in a positive way; this has been true particularly in the past four years when the DMV moved the inspection system from the old system to the new so-called “improved” inspection system during the Whitman administration. What was believed to…
