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New Jersey toll road drivers are taking an unfair hit with increase
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commissioner Michael DuPont’s justification of a 50 percent toll increase is an example of the arrogance and disdain displayed against drivers on toll roads by the toll authority, but this is not surprising. After all, when former governor Jon Corzine proposed an 800 percent toll increase in 2008, its replacement with…
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Traffic light is needed at Jackson intersection
I drive through the blinking red (light) four-way stop at Leesville and Freehold roads in Jackson almost every day. On Jan. 4 at about 6:15 p.m., I was heading home with my 15-year-old son in the passenger seat when a car on my right completely ignored the fact that I had stopped, waited my turn,…
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Two issues require attention in Jackson
The voters in Jackson have the power of initiative and referendum. Initiative is the power enabling the voters to propose ordinances by petitioning their governing body and to enact them by a referendum vote if the governing body declines to act. Referendum is the power enabling the voters to veto the implementation of ordinances that…
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Women’s chorus to hold open house
Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to the Heart of New Jersey open house on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School, Schoolhouse Road, Millstone Township. Sweet Adeline choruses around the world are reaching out this month in an attempt to “teach the world to sing.” Guests will have…
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Rockin’ show honors ‘Big Man’; ‘Mad Dog’ recovering from crash
First E Street Band drummer, two others survive accident on way home from Virginia BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, a founding member with Bruce Springsteen of the E-Street Band, was in seventh heaven as he rocked out with fellow Jersey Shore music icons for two nights on Jan. 6-7 to honor…
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Nominate a ‘Woman of Distinction’
The American Heart Association is accepting nominations for its sixth annual New Jersey Go Red for Women “Woman of Distinction” award sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey. The award recognizes New Jersey women who have made an exceptional dedication to raising awareness about issues affecting women across the state. Nominations will…
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ARE WE THERE YET
He’s got his mom on a technicality LORI CLINCH I t has always been an aspiration of mine to raise boys who are domesticated. Not in the way that one would train a cat or dog, mind you (although house training is always a plus), but I strive to be the kind of mother whose…
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Jackson VFW seeks support for food drive
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A local group of veterans has mobilized to help their neighbors, as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4703 have been holding a food drive to bolster the supplies at the Jackson Food Pantry. The VFW “is not just good old boys sitting at a bar and drinking,”…
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