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Utility phone scam reported
JACKSON — The latest telephone scam to hit Jackson is targeting small businesses by making false claims to represent the energy provider Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L). So far, police said, the owners of two businesses have filed reports stating they received calls from a person who claimed to be a representative of JCP&L.…
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Plastics still top beach litter list
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Catie Tobin, the ocean advocacy and education fellow for Clean Ocean Action, explains that plastic items top the “Dirty Dozen” list of debris littering New Jersey beaches during a press conference held on Sandy Hook. GREG KENNELTY/STAFF SANDY HOOK — Plastic debris continues to account for the lion’s share of…
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Writer concerned about school proposal
I s the current leadership selling out Jackson? Residents came forward at a recent Jackson Township Council meeting to discuss what could be done to make it more difficult to convert properties that were originally zoned for residential use, especially when the proposed property use change provides no direct benefit to our community. Council members…
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Hope exists for those with brain tumors
The air was fresh with the promise of spring when my 15-year-old son stepped out of his boat after crew practice, and we headed off for a routine MRI for daily headaches. The technician called me to the back room and I was told they had discovered a mass in my son’s brain. It was…
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Writer offers view on consolidation
Gov. Chris Christie supports the consolidation of municipal administrations and local services in New Jersey. Municipal government consolidation has pros and cons. The governor calls local rule advocates a matter of “provincial selfishness.” The supporters of merging reform float the idea of saving money for the taxpayer, while maintaining service standards through fiscal efficiency. Opponents…
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Parents boycott NJ ASK test
YOUR TURN DENISE TOUHEY GUEST COLUMN I t is test time for students across New Jersey. The NJ ASK is getting shelved at the end of the season because a new and improved national assessment — the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers — will be formally instituted in the 2014-15 school…
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DATEBOOK
A Meet the Mayor session with Plumsted Mayor David Leutwyler and state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer will be held from 7-8:45 p.m. May 14 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road. Details: 609-758-7888. A movie night will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 12 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road. Call 732-758-7888 to…
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Plumsted municipal tab checks in at $3.45 million
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Municipal officials are optimistic that Plumsted is on good financial footing now and will remain so for the foreseeable future. On April 23, the Township Committee held a public hearing on the $3.45 million municipal budget for 2014. The budget is down from $3.48 million in 2013. The…
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