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Jackson hopes to see savings from new deal with law firm
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — In a move that Business Administrator Jose Torres called “historic,” members of the Jackson Township Council have approved an agreement with the law firm of Gilmore and Monahan that could lower the municipality’s legal fees for the rest of the year. The firm represents Jackson and performs a…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
Bucks County: A fun, family day trip LIZZ DINNIGAN My friend and I planned an ambitious, 12-hour road trip Saturday, June 16, to Bucks County, Pa.: two moms, four cranky kids, one minivan, three destinations, 17 bathroom stops, two meals and zero sanity. The itinerary included Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve followed by lunch at Wildflowers…
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Reader: Shouldn’t we be done fighting over birth control?
Forty-seven years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that access to contraception is a basic right. How is it that all these years later, opponents of women’s health care are still trying to limit our access to birth control? Before the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, 32 women were dying for every 100,000…
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CODA
Unused gift card money can stay in your pocket, for now GREG BEAN Very few people know that after his career as a cartoon villain, Snidely Whiplash went to work in the New Jersey Division of Revenue, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to grab piles of other people’s money to help fill in the state’s…
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Playground set to reopen
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — During the warm evening of June 18, families and friends were cheering on youngsters who were playing in Little League baseball games at the Jackson Justice Complex. Near the baseball fields, some children were ignoring “danger” signs that were posted on a playground that had been closed for…
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Sea Girt Lighthouse sheds light on Jersey Shore history
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Bill Dunn, a volunteer trustee of the Sea Girt Lighthouse, explains how the beacon in the tower room helped mariners traveling along the New Jersey coastline navigate a safe passage to their destination. ERIC SUCAR staff I magine being a mariner traveling on a ship on the Atlantic Ocean along the…
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Jackson OKs 33-home project
Development planned for site off Pleasant Grove Road BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer An applicant’s plan to build 33 homes on a 170- acre site off Pleasant Grove Road in Jackson was approved by the Jackson Planning Board on June 18. The project includes 33 housing lots at a little more than 1 acre each…
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The evening of June 20 was a memorable night for seniors in the Freehold Regional High School District as students at all six of the district’s high schools participated in graduation ceremonies. At Howell High School (above), the new graduates congratulated one another at the conclusion of commencement. ERIC SUCAR staff
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