Tag: Your Turn guest column
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New law will keep parents in the dark about children’s use of alcohol, marijuana
By Thomas A. Arnone I am making this statement on behalf of myself and the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners. The majority of New Jersey residents last fall voted in favor of legalizing marijuana for use by adults at least 21 years of age. There is no question, nor debate, on the outcome of…
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Twin Lights Historical Society keeps interest in site alive with internet efforts
By Muriel J. Smith HIGHLANDS – For six decades, the Twin Lights Historical Society thrived where other organizations sometimes struggled, drawing a steady stream of visitors with the spectacular panoramic vista from its two towers, as well as a superb small museum and eclectic museum store. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and state…
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Jackson Planning Board must do a better job to include the public
This Your Turn guest column has been written for the benefit of Jackson residents and a copy of it has been forwarded to Robert Hudak, the chairman of the Jackson Planning Board. At the Jan. 25 meeting of the Planning Board, an application for two warehouses off Route 537 near the Interstate 195 interchange drew…
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New Jerseyans show caring spirit with support for NJ Sharing Network
By Joseph S. Roth Thanks to the support of our team members, healthcare partners and dedicated volunteers, 2020 was a record-breaking year for NJ Sharing Network’s life-saving mission. New Jerseyans showed their generosity and caring spirit like never before as the number of organ donors in a single year reached an all-time high as 222…
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Deadline approaches for individuals to file for Senior Freeze checks
By Ellen Steinberg and Peter Humphreys With less than two weeks to go, the New Jersey State Treasurer’s office has extended the filing deadline for 2019 Senior Freeze applications from Nov. 2, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020. This is a welcome development because many seniors were scrambling to meet the original date in order to…
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Ash beetle taking a toll on trees in Colts Neck
By Kevin O’Brien Ash trees continue to die from the ash beetle. We have thousands of ash trees in the Colts Neck area. If a dead tree is in a neighbor’s yard and leaning or close to a neighbor’s property or where children play, Colts Neck officials will not apply the dead tree ordinance and…
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Valuable program at Red Bank Regional High School on chopping block
By Gregg T. Abella Gov. Phil Murphy’s website states that he believes “health care is a right, not a privilege, and that he will work to ensure that all New Jerseyans have access to affordable health care.” With respect to mental health for youth, in a press release last year the governor asserted that his…
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Murphy, legislators enact significant laws under cover of pandemic
By Marc Gaswirth Soon after the nightmarish effects of the coronavirus pandemic subside, school district administrators may ask themselves this question: Where is Chris Christie now that we need him? The reference to the former governor may seem odd if not for the enactment during the past six months of three laws approved overwhelmingly by…
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Sierra Club director offers support for Jackson open space initiative
By Jeff Tittel Jackson Township is considering increasing its open space tax rate from 2 cents to 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Jackson currently has the second highest open space tax rate in Ocean County. Jackson is one of the fastest growing towns in New Jersey, currently with about 217 housing units per…