Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Resident agrees with board’s denial of plan
I want to commend the Jackson Planning Board for their denial of 117 homes proposed for Megan’s Run. Originally approved for 25 homes, the developers received an approval of a revised plan for 48 homes. Now JRJ Properties, along with Ray Shea, applied to raise the housing number again to 117. When are these greedy…
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Obituaries
Obituaries EDWARD JOHN PATRICK GALLAGHER SR., 81, of Middletown, died July 28 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Staten Island, N.Y., prior to moving to Middletown 47 years ago. He was an insurance broker for 59 years and the sole proprietor of Nixon-Gallagher Co., New York City, for 36 years, retiring in…
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Americans should learn lessons of war and move on to the future
I cannot believe what has transpired throughout this country in the last two years. At first, we were a country united in grief as well as in war. We have sat as a nation transfixed to our televisions watching another country be destroyed almost like a video game. Only this game had the highest stakes…
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Plumsted residents come through in search for lost dog
On Saturday morning, July 26, our daughter, Stephanie McMahon, was to drop off her dog, Dozer, and our dog, Buster, at Timberlane Kennel in Plumsted prior to joining us with her family down the shore for a week’s vacation. We hadn’t quite made it to our rented shore house when Stephanie called us in a…
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for the record
for the record The MOMS Club of Jackson-East will hold an open house membership drive from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 6 at the Jackson Jungle playground in the Justice Center complex off West Veterans Highway. Membership in the new chapter is open to any at-home mother in Jackson who lives east of Route 527.…
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Your Turn
Your Turn Guest Column Joseph Tyrrell State neglects to fulfill OPRA law during first year New Jersey failed to fulfill the full promise of its new open public records law during the landmark law’s first year of operation The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJ FOG), a nonpartisan coalition of civic, journalistic and public…
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Town must work to provide affordable homes
Last year, in Howell, a large tract of land on Route 33 was rezoned for a "planned retirement community". Unfortunately, our mayor and outgoing Township Council did not adequately investigate the ramifications of such a rezoning. Not only did the rezoning increase density 100 fold, it also will eliminate the Flame Motel, a source for…
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Disrespect during national anthem upsetting
I attended the Independence Day fireworks at Johnson Park in Jackson. The fireworks were awesome and I enjoyed them very much. How-ever, I was astonished that when "The Star-Spangled Banner" was played as part of the program, only a few people stood up in its honor. Worse yet, someone in the audience yelled at me…
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Be wary when playing games of chance in New Jersey this summer
With the constant rain finally gone, summer fun is in full swing. As people head to the Jersey shore, and to amusement parks and fairs, they’ll probably spend some time playing amusement games. Boardwalk and amusement games are fun, and if you’re good enough, or lucky enough, you can win prizes. New Jersey has rules…
