Vol. 4 - No. 40
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From Your Government Officials Page 7.
Doctor Izzy “Five Ways You Can Damage Your Hearing Without Knowing It”
Dear Pharmacist “The Best Strategies To Control Seasonal Allergies”
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Inside The Law “Insurance For Homeowners”
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–Photos by Chris Lundy The Trestle and its surrounding pathways and wooded areas have been a hangout for generations, but police response and resident concern has mired some of the memories of the area. By Chris Lundy and Catherine Galioto LACEY – The Cedar Creek separating Berkeley and Lacey township hides a landmark that generations have jumped off of for fun – the Trestle. But
(Development - See Page 12)
Lacey Aims At Improving Test Scores
residents have noticed litter, drug paraphernalia, late night parties and other elements some say have gotten out of control. Large “No Trespassing” signs dominate the Lacey (Trestle - See Page 5)
Dear Joel “Twins Feud, Mother Worries”
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Classified Ads Page 19.
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With Contractor Fraud, Sandy-Impacted Homeowners “Hit Twice”
By Judy Smestad-Nunn OCEAN COUNTY – Scores of residents laden with documents, bills, photos, invoices and Superstorm Sandy stories
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attended an information session in Brick’s Town Hall on March 22 to get information and help with contractor fraud and performance issues on their damaged
Senior Development Could Be Built On Gravel Plant
By Chris Lundy BARNEGAT – The Township Committee approved a redevelopment plan for Shoreline Sand & Gravel that would open the property up for a future senior community. This would be a continuing care development where residents would start out in single family homes and make their way toward more managed care, officials said. Shoreline had closed years ago. It was on the south side of West Bay Avenue (Route 554), between Nautilus Drive and Cloverdale Road. The Shoreline property was combined, for the sake of this plan, with the Compass Point property. Compass Point was undeveloped land right up against West Bay, while Shoreline was mostly behind Compass Point. Together, these two properties encompass 140 acres of land. It is currently zoned in both the residential low/adult community and the CN
Letters To The Editor
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and/or flooded homes. Brick Mayor John G. Ducey invited the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (Fraud - See Page 12)
By Chris Lundy LACEY – The school dist r ict’s repor t on student achievement showed recent test scores revealing ways Lacey students have excelled, and what categories need more work. The report was shown at the most recent board of education meeting. It showed statistics of various standardized test scores such as the PARCC or SATs. In some cases, Lacey stu-
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dents did very well. In other cases, they did not. “They’re good. They could be better,” Superintendent Craig Wigley said of the test scores. Generally speaking, elementary school students scored better. Around eighth grade, there was a decline in some groups. Scoring for the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is (Scores - See Page 13)
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