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Basin due for upgrades
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Improvements to a township owned storm-water basin are scheduled for early next year, as Jackson and state officials look to improve the quality of water that is headed to Barnegat Bay. According to Township Engineer Dan Burke, a detention storm-water basin off Wilson Boulevard is slated for a…
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Jackson residents pulled together during hurricane
Many things happened leading up to and during the Hurricane Irene saga. Jackson’s Office of Emergency Management briefed our CERT and other teams; our mayor, Township Council and administration was visible and involved, our police force was handling our calls for help, and our shelter at Jackson Liberty High School was open for all. As…
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May we all find peace this Sept. 11
The ninth anniversary, Sept. 11, 2010 I woke early this morning but only left the house after hearing the last name read. It was a sad day that was made more difficult by the fact that the anniversary fell on a Saturday and I would not be among my [Port Authority] colleagues. For nine years…
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Quick action is needed to combat obesity in America’s children
We have waited long enough for the food industry to voluntarily develop standards to reduce the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. While the proposed uniform standards recently announced by several food companies are a step in the right direction, they do not go far enough to have a significant impact on limiting the types…
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We must recognize our dependence on China
Regarding the Aug. 4 letter to the editor in the Tri-Town News criticizing a speaker at a recent Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting, I think the author of the letter, Shirley Lew, needs to stop looking for an opportunity to feel offended. Any American who does not recognize our continued and…
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Resident irked over escalating property taxes
Our local government in Jackson did not get the message regarding making spending cuts and no tax increases. I really wonder if our Township Council members believe they are taxing the wealthy. The theme at the budget meetings was to save the proposed 49 layoffs, and now it appears the residents of our town have…
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datebook
A trip to explore Philadelphia will be conducted by the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department on Sept. 22. The bus will depart from Ocean County Park, Lakewood, at 8 a.m. for a day in the city. Attendees will discover the historic and museum area attractions on their own, and will return at about…
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Longevity pay for transportation aides raises resident’s hackles
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Transportation aides for the Freehold Regional High School District have been reappointed for the 2011-12 school year, but that group of employees will be facing the prospect of contract negotiations in the near future. One issue that appears certain to arise when representatives of the two sides start talking about a…
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