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Jackson parking permit fee for nonresidents to increase
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Commuters who do not live in Jackson but who regularly use the municipality’s park-and-ride lot can expect to pay more for their annual parking privileges. The Township Council recently introduced an ordinance that, if adopted, will hike the facility’s annual fee for nonresidents from $40 to $200. The…
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Jackson board appoints interim superintendent
JACKSON — The Jackson School District Board of Education has named Cheryl L. Simone interim superintendent of schools. Simone was expected to begin working in the district on April 1. Jackson Superintendent of Schools Lu Anne Meinders recently announced her retirement due to health concerns. Although the original plan was for Meinders to leave her…
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FOR THE RECORD
A memorial pancreatic cancer walk honoring the memory of Cleo Tuscano of Howell will be held on June 7 at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. For more information, visit www.lustgarten.org. The date of the event was incorrect in a recent article.
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Opt-out onus should not be on residents
New Jersey passed an energy aggregation law in 2004 that gave municipalities and counties the ability to contract with third-party suppliers that will enter an electric auction in an effort to get lower electric rates for all residents. Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) is still regulated by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities,…
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Walk MS nearing 25th anniversary
Twenty-five years of progressing toward a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS) is being celebrated on April 27 at the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National MS Society’s annual Walk MS. Each year, the society hosts the Walk MS movement in an attempt to raise awareness and funds to support those who have been…
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Newsletters are critical to democracy
I totally disagree with David Giffler’s recent letter to the editor about newsletters from our representatives in Congress. In order to know whether to vote for someone, we need to know what he or she has done for us. If that means “extolling” their self, so be it. At the same time, we need to…
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Vegan diet may reduce breast cancer risk
A nnual mammograms are not as effective at reducing the risk of death from breast cancer as we once thought, according to a just-released 25- year study. Researchers at the University of Toronto concluded that screening did not reduce mortality rates any more than traditional physical exams. The findings are jarring for women who are…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A seagull flies toward a discarded apple in the Wegmans parking lot in Manalapan.
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Curley: County health care facilities must be privatized
YOUR TURN JOHN P. CURLEY GUEST COLUMN The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has the opportunity to put the county on a more stable financial footing. Since 2007, the county health care facilities — John L. Montgomery, Freehold Township, and Geraldine L. Thompson, Wall Township — have ensued losses of more than $40 million of…
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