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Public urged to get ready for hurricane season
With hurricane season underway, State Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes, Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) would like to remind all New Jersey residents, as well as first the responder community, to plan and prepare for potential tropical summer storms. The hurricane season usually runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.…
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The numbers clearly show shared services is working
One of the candidates running for town council in Brick Township has been having difficulty understanding how utilizing shared services with Toms River is saving money for the taxpayers of Brick. This candidate repeatedly shows up at council meetings to voice his objections to having a shared service agreement in place with Toms River. In…
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Americans must hang on to hope
Many have said there is a great similarity between what this country is experiencing now and what it experienced during the 1930s and the 1940s. And well this may be. Having lived the “high” life for so many years with prosperity oozing from everyone’s pores and the ongoing effects of a warlike situation across the…
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Health care reform will keep choice of doctors
As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. Like the myth that health care reform means a government takeover — here are the facts: Health care reform means guaranteeing all Americans a…
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Volunteers needed for first aid squad
The Herbertsville First Aid squad needs new members. All training is provided at no cost. For information, call 732-840-9116 or visit www.herbertsville.org.
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If it isn’t one thing, it’s a dozen others
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH I’ve decided that the time before school starts is as hectic as the week before Christmas. The hustle and the bustle leave little time for making merry — much less a cup of cheer. There’s the cleaning of the closets, the searching for the backpacks and the everexhausting…
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N.J. Blood Services will hold blood drive
New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct a blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Ocean County Mall, 1201 Hooper Ave., Toms River. Rh-negative blood is particularly needed, but healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities are encouraged to donate to help…
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Plenty of reasons to vote yes for Brick Township H.S.
Guest Column • Susan Suter There have been a lot of opinions in the paper lately regarding the upcoming referendum. On the one hand, we’re in a recession. People aren’t working, and this is the worst time to ask for money. On the other hand, the construction industry is hurting, and this project will employ…
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Payment for San Gennaro trip due by Sept. 8
The Ocean County Columbus Day Parade Committee will host a trip to the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City on Sept. 13. Full payment is required by Sept. 8. The bus will depart from the Barnegat Municipal Complex at 9:45 a.m., and from Brick Plaza, Cedar Bridge Road entrance, at 10:30 a.m., and…
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