Commuter proposes improvements for ‘Half Hour Road’
     I am writing to discuss the traffic congestion at Half Mile and Newman Springs roads. Having recently moved my business to Middletown, I must commute back to Brick every night using Half Mile Road.
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NJPP property tax solution is a nonstarter
     The most recent press release by New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) once again reveals how out of touch it is when it comes to dealing with the property tax issue.
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’Viable plan’ needed for Hazlet’s town hall
     Two years ago, Paul Coughlin was on a committee appointed by then Mayor Christopher Cullen to find a site for a new town hall. Coughlin and the committee eliminated the site of the old town hall and the 4.5-acre site in Veterans Park.
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End parkway tolls now before more millions are wasted
     It takes a bureaucracy of more than 800 people to collect Garden State Parkway tolls. This total includes a pro-rata share of E-ZPass personnel. Imagine if each state highway had such a bureaucracy.
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Keyport Friends extend thanks to local musician
     The Keyport Friends of the Arts would like to thank Jon Caspi publicly for making his CD-release party held Jan. 29 a benefit performance for our organization. The funds from this benefit will be used to further expand and enhance the creative arts in the Keyport Public Schools.
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Residents urged to oppose gambling legislation
     Back in October, I submitted to this paper an open letter addressed to the state Legislature and parents of school-age children. In that letter I stated Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., D-Middlesex, had introduced Bill A3841 that would allow children to serve food and beverages at gambling events
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