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Dover must not take Toms River's name
Open your eyes and you will see beautiful landmarks,
historical architectural structures, and even learn
a little history.
We have great museums,
wonderful artists, and some of the finest foods.
We're known for being Toms
River, which may be misleading, because most people
have shortened the name for the sake of convenience.
What is even more deceptive is
having the mailing addresses for neighboring towns
known as Toms River.
The Toms River Post Office
serves many municipalities, including Manchester,
Berkeley and South Toms River, and I do not hear any
of these residents complaining about being confused
as to where they live or trying to acquire our name.
Instead of the residents of
Dover Township acquiring our name and jumping onto
the bandwagon, maybe they should take some time to
learn about their community and the great things it
has to offer and promote their findings.
Another solution would be to
take this up with the U.S. Postal Service, which
promotes the name and use of Toms River instead of
individual municipalities.
Yet another solution, find
another name — maybe Dover Township is not the best,
so try and find a name that suits the community
better and build a reputation upon it instead of
acquiring someone else's reputation.
M. RIOUX
Toms River |