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![]() Oxford House NJ Mansions But despite the tough opposition over the last few months to a house in super exclusive Rumson, NJ, Oxford House seems undaunted and continues to expand, and continues to open houses that are in the highest end, toniest neighborhoods locally and indeed in entire state of New Jersey. Just very recently, Oxford House has opened a brand new house – a mansion, really – in nearby Middletown, NJ, right down the street from the over-the-top residences of rock star Bon Jovi and actress Heather Locklear, say local reports. The new Oxford House mansion is owned by Frank Stavola, according to tax records the reports say. The Stavola family, whose money is from road construction, asphalt, quarries and real estate, is among New Jersey’s very wealthiest and most influential families. The family owns many properties in the Middletown area of Monmouth County, NJ. Bad Heroin Batch, Four Deaths As counties throughout New Jersey have reported skyrocketing rates of opiate overdose in the wake of a flood of inexpensive and potent heroin, with the previously suburban-favored pills doubling and more in price amidst a prescription opiate crackdown, in the last several days press reports have surfaced of an alarming four deaths back-to-back from an apparent massively potent or toxic batch of a particular “brand” of heroin called “Bud Light” It seems that as drug distribution has gotten increasingly sophisticated and competitive, in another alarming and obvious police enforcement failure, dealers may have become businessmen that “brand” their bags of drugs, stamping them with different symbols designed to differentiate product in much the same way that legal products attempt brand differentiation. Rumson, NJ In the last several months the Rumson Oxford House, opened within the last year or so, has been the subject of enormous local Eruption of NIMBYism After the overdose, the town erupted in a huge spate of NIMBYism with the usual packed meetings and nasty prejudice that typically surrounds town meetings involving addiction treatment or sober living expansion or new builds. Oxford House – in a highly unusual move since they are not, and never have in nearly half a century of operation growing to hundreds of houses nationwide, operated with house managers or supervisors – agreed to install Failed Injunction And then in an additional twist to this fast breaking story, on Dec 17 EMT’s were called to the Rumson Oxford House in another overdose. The town of Rumson has since filed an injunction to have the Oxford House vacated, a legal move which has apparently been denied by the courts, according to local reports. And now local press reports say that the Rumson house appears to be vacant, but that has been denied by Oxford House, which says the Rumson Oxford House continues to operate as usual and that no interruption in occupancy has occurred, according to local reports. POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW… start a debate! Got Addiction News? …TELL US! |