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By Sara Grillo HOWELL – Residents from The Villages voiced concerns at a recent town council meeting over oak trees being cut down in their 55 and over community. “I’d like to address the cutting down of landmark and historic oak trees in our development for absolutely no reason at all, perfectly healthy trees,” said Reeve Apgar, who is currently a trustee at The Villages. He and fellow Villages resident Kathy Noyes told Mayor Theresa Berger and councilmembers that several trees were cut down without a proper inspection. They referenced portions of the Township Code on Land Use, specifically Woodlands Manage-
| August 26, 2017
Politicians, Environmentalists Rally Against EPA Cuts
–Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6th) speaks out against proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency at a press conference at the Mantoloking Bridge County Park. –Photos courtesy Kathy Noyes Several large trees were cut down in The Villages because they were deemed hazardous, but residents feel they are important to the environment and help maintain property values. ment, which says that a landmark tree is defined by any tree with a diameter at breast height of 16 inches or greater. “The trees that were cut down in the past two weeks were 26 to 28 inches in diameter at
breast height,” said Apgar, adding, “The excuse that was given to the people that were at the landscape meetings was that people were stepping on acorns and tripping.” Director of Community Development James
Herrman told residents that the homeowner’s association of The Villages had approached his staff stating that the trees were hazardous and that they were going to take them down. Herrman said the (Trees - See Page 2)
Monmouth Ranks 4th In NJ Opioid Overdose Deaths
By Sara Grillo MONMOUTH COUNTY – Statistics released recently paint a picture of Monmouth County’s fight to curb the opioid and heroin epidemic, according to a recent statement by the Prosecutor’s Office. Based on the New Jersey State Drug Monitoring Initiative’s (DMI) most recent coverage
period – from January 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017 – Monmouth County ranked fourth out of New Jersey’s 21 counties in overdose deaths resulting from heroin or opiate abuse. On the flip side, the county ranks on the high side in the number of drug distribution and possession arrests, with 2,262 drug (Opiod - See Page 5)
By Judy SmestadNunn BRICK – The Jersey Shore needs every single dollar of funding from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and cuts proposed by the Trump administration have the potential of undoing years of environmental protections in the state, according to Congressman Frank
Pallone (D–6th). Pallone joined state and local elected officials, Barnegat Bay environmentalists and members of the public for a press conference at the Mantolok ing Bridge County Park on Thursday morning to demand protection for EPA funding. In September, the House of Representatives will (EPA - See Page 2)
JCP&L Offering $10K Off Nissan All-Electric Car
By Sara Grillo TOMS RIVER – Some people may feel that electric cars are merely transportation for hippies and millennials. But a new offer between Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Nissan is offering a $10,000 rebate to customers interested in going electric. The offer applies to (JCP&L- See Page 4)
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