Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Jackson committeeman clarifies stand on development application
I am troubled by the article you published in the Aug. 26 edition regarding the 130 home element within the same area of the previously proposed Jackson Towne Centre. You accurately reported that I had proposed giving the applicant until Oct. 1 to submit updated information to the Planning Board. What you did not report…
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Resident appreciates lifesaving efforts
On Aug. 4 as I was driving home, all of a sudden I felt like I was having a heart attack — which ended up to be a heart attack. I knew I could not drive any farther, so I pulled into the Jackson post office and asked the clerks to please call 911. I…
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Route 33 lessons learned
The short but much discussed life of the Route 33 redevelopment project in Howell has come to an end for the time being. It started as a legal notice in a daily newspaper several months ago, informing residents and business owners on the highway between Freehold Township and Wall that they were in an area…
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Obituaries
Salvatore "Sam" John Guida Obituaries Salvatore "Sam" John Guida Mr. Guida, 87, of Manchester, Ocean County, died Aug. 11 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in New York City, he had lived in Canarsie, Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Manchester five years ago. Prior to retiring in 1978, he was an automobile…
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Democrats are not doing any favors for our state or nation
In 1930, the American Com-munist Party issued a statement of goals, among which were the infiltration of the legal profession, the teaching profession, the civil rights movement, the entertainment industry, trade unions, religion and politics. It looks like the party has succeeded. This year they are not even putting forth a candidate for president on…
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More stores on Route 9 mean more traffic, too
What could Howell Town-ship Council candidate Barbara Dixel be thinking about? She actually wants to bring more retail stores to Route 9? There could not be a worse idea for Howell. As if the present traffic is not bad enough, we actually have a candidate for office advocating bringing even more cars to Route 9.…
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Sundays might be benefit for board members
Isn’t it a shame that there are no planning board meetings for Sundays in towns such as Lakewood, Howell and Jackson? Quite possibly, if there were, they’d be more convenient to the planning board members of these various communities. So, it’s clearly something that the planning board members of these three townships ought to consider,…
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Obituaries
Salvatore Castellano Obituaries Salvatore Castellano Mr. Castellano, 78, died Aug. 11 following complications from Parkinson’s disease. Born in New York City, he resided there prior to moving to Hazlet 47 years. He was a senior design engineer and draftsman at Gibbs & Cox Inc., New York City, for 39 years, retiring in 1987. He served…
