Shrewsbury Township (NJ) Gazette

The Only News In Town (besides gossip)!

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

PS...International Bowling Museum and Hall Of Fame was located in St. Louis, Missouri, sharing the same building as the St. Louis Cardinals Hall Of Fame Museum until November, 2008, when it was moved to Arlington, Texas and reopened in early 2010. Sorry, hope you get some sleep now ;-)

Wow, was that a long nap...;-) Been a few years since I posted here but here goes. The wheels of progress move slowly but they do move ahead. We have been approved for our grant from the Community Block Grant to move ahead with the gym floor and addition to Town Hall. Melvin Fitzpatrick, our Road Department Supervisor, is moving ahead with lines and curbs. He is also repairing the area around the cardboard recycle bin. As of June 30th, 2014 the new Recycle contractor is M&S company who also picks up dumpsters for Shrewsbury Woods Condominiums. Now, PLEASE recycle. It is single stream, meaning you can mix plastic, newspaper, cans, and glass in the same barrel. And, please, pizza boxes are not recycled...they go in the regular trash. If your not sure what goes in recycle bin,stop by Town Hall and pick up a current flyer. For those grumbling about both Road Department employees working at the same location every day...training...they are now working at separate locations. And please, the SPEED LIMIT is 15 miles per hour, not because the Committee wanted to do that but it was done for YOUR CHILDREN and anyone crossing the streets here. For GOD'S sake, leave earlier if your going to work, and take that extra few SECONDS to get home. Any thing over 20 is going to hurt someone very seriously. And, no, I'm not being a hypocrite, my accident on Crawford Street was due to a medical condition. I have surrendered my Drivers License permanently. I was SO LUCKY no one was hurt but me. Two previous accidents on Crawford Street were another medical emergency (that person hit a tree and over turned their car) and someone late and rushing to work. Sideswiped a car twenty feet past a 25 mile per hour sign. This is the biggest reason the chained off road is that way. With the type of parking on Barker and Belshaw Avenues it would be very dangerous for those 'rushing around'. Unfortunately all of us suffer for the few who just don't care. Speaking of 'uncaring', the other day someone who was late to register their dog for the year got angry at Town Hall and went to their car, slammed the door loud enough to be heard inside Town Hall, peeled out and flew up the street. I would like to know how everyone else is responsible for that person not registering their dog. This particular incident has forced the Township Committee to endorse an amendment to the Animal Licensing Ordinance to charge a monthly fee for each late month past the 31st of January. Come on, people, it's almost JULY. Repeat offenses will be dealt with by the Township Court located in Red Bank, NJ. THE REASON FOR THE LICENSING LAW IS TO ERADICATE RABIES. A few weeks ago a child was bitten by a dog. The dog had it's shots so no panic. Also, Shrewsbury Township has a leash law for dogs. That means DON'T take your dog to the BIG FIELD and throw frisbees so the dog gets exercise. Take the dog to the beach or to a park where they allow that, please!! For those not picking up after their dog, when you do get caught and issued a summons, THE JUDGE DOES NOT LIKE THAT!!! It is a health hazard to all. If you don't have the stomach to do that it will be costly...sorry...STATE LAW!!! Enough of my ranting and whining, Drive Carefully...the KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER. Please pay attention when you drive anywhere...it might just save a life...yours.