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September 2, 2017
Closed Gas Station’s Rt. 9 Traffic Study For Lacey Fate Still Unclear
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Letters To The Editor –Photo by Chris Lundy Route 9 and Lacey Road is probably the busiest intersection in town.
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Government Page 7.
By Chris Lundy LACEY – A traffic study is being performed t o det e r m i ne what changes could be made to Route 9, officials said. “We are hopeful it w i l l help a l lev iat e traffic,” Mayor Peter Curatolo said. Department of Transportation employees would be recording information in the southern portion of Route
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Better Hearing Q & A
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Dear Pharmacist Saying No Can Reduce Cortisol And Anxiety
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Inside The Law Workers’ Compensation Checklist
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Dear Joel Sibling Rivalry
–Photo by Jason Allentoff The gas station on Route 72 has been abandoned for years. By Chris Lundy BARNEGAT – The ground beneath a closed gas station is clean, officials said, but the future of it is uncertain. The gas station is located at 282 Route 72 in Barnegat, also known as Block 54, Lot 4. It was previously a Gulf station, and had several names associated with it, including MJ Auto Repair and Sycamore Petroleum KC Oil LLC. There was $12,019 in taxes paid on it in 2016. According to township records,
there have been no applications on the property before the zoning board or planning board. The property is owned by Pinto Land Management of South
Plainfield. An employee there said that they don’t know just yet what the company’s plans are. The gas station has a Licensed (Gas Station - See Page 4)
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Classifieds Page 15.
Wolfgang Puck Page 19.
Horoscope Page 19.
Ovarian Cancer: Who Is Really At Risk?
By Sara Grillo NEW JERSEY – Ovarian cancer will take the lives of over 14,000 women this year, and over 22,000 women will be diagnosed with the disease, according to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. But even though that adds up to one in 75
women being diagnosed within her lifetime, it’s important to take a deeper look at the disease, its symptoms, risk factors, treatment – and most of all – its elusiveness. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, which was declared by President (Cancer - See Page 5)
9, from Sunrise Boulevard to Waretown. The study would look at the timing of the traffic lights and how many vehicles are going through, he said. “We want residents in the southern part of town to have a traffic-free experience,” he said. “NJDOT will undertake a study this fiscal (Traffic - See Page 5)
Absent Councilman Returns
By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – After a few months of absence, Councilman Steven Jeffries returned to the governing body at the Aug. 15 Township Council meeting. Jeffries said he was glad to be back, and had no plans on leaving any time soon. He had said in a previous interview that the job was more demanding of his time than he had expected. After he had won the primary election, he was offered consulting work for the ethanol industry in South Dakota. It was a lucrative contract and he could not turn (Councilman - See Page 5)
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