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Prosecutor to be asked to review mulch mess
Jackson investigation stalls; divided council wants higher authority to examine matter BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Township Council members are asking the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and the State Commission of Investigation to review a situation in which municipal compost and other debris were brought to…
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Suspect sought in check thefts
HOWELL — Several residents of the Ramtown section of Howell have become victims of theft in recent months. According to the Howell Police Department, mail, specifically checks, are being stolen directly out of residents’ mail boxes. Howell Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd said payee information and amounts on checks are being altered. Complaints have been filed…
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Howell council to try again on solar farm ordinance
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has scheduled a May 24 public hearing on a revised ordinance that would, if adopted, regulate solar energy facilities that may be proposed in the municipality. The facilities are arrays of solar panels that are generally referred to as solar farms. The revised ordinance…
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Girl Scouts will host May 24 golf event
The 2011 Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Golf Classic will be held May 24 at the Pine Barrens Golf Club, Jackson. More than 100 golfers participated in last year’s outing and raised almost $70,000. Proceeds help to remove financial barriers to participation in Girl Scout programs, trips and activities for girls. The tournament will…
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Howell board taps O’Brien as president
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL— Members of the Howell K- 8 School District Board of Education have elected Timothy O’Brien as the panel’s president for the next 12 months. The board held its reorganization meeting on May 12. The winners in the April 27 school election, Stephen Levine, John Van Noy and Al Miller,…
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What part of ‘no’ can’t they seem to understand?
CODA GREG BEAN I just finished watching a 30-minute paid political advertisement titled “Run, Chris, Run!” that outlined all the reasons New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should leave the state where he was recently elected to serve as our top elected official, run for president against Barack Obama and move to Washington, D.C. The ad…
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Bringing suicide out of the darkness
A t sundown on June 4, nearly 2,000 people will participate in the Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk, an 18- mile walk that ends the following morning at sunrise. Many of the participants walk because they suffer, or have a friend or family member who suffers, with a mood disorder, or because they have…
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It is time for USA to help Americans in need
Ten years ago we, as a country, set out on a mission to bring the parties responsible for the 9/11 tragedies to justice. The death of Osama bin Laden should not end our war on terror, but it should herald a call for our government to refocus its efforts at home. We have spent trillions…
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