Public needs to focus on issues of alcohol abuse
     April is national Alcohol Awareness Month and the focus is on underage drinking. Alcohol is the drug most frequently used by high school seniors, and its use is increasing.
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Builder sees need for redevelopment legislation
     The state is walking a tightrope in a desperate effort to balance the preservation of our lifestyle with the need to accommodate more than 1 million new residents in the next 15-20 years.
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Impressive improvements will add to city’s gridlock
     While the improvements to the oceanfront in Long Branch are impressive and exciting, access to these improvements is not. With hundreds of homes, condos and apartments as well as scores of businesses generating great volumes of automobile traffic, the two-lane roads that access the city and its waterfront will be overwhelmed.
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