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A NATIONWIDE crackdown three months ago on the way codeine tablets are sold was a waste of time, say doctors and pharmacists who claim addicts are still buying scores of boxes a day.

Perquimans County Emergency Management Coordinator Jarvis Winslow was relieved to see Hurricane Earl pass by the Albemarle without a major impact. Dear Reader, This content is only available to subscribers of The Daily Advance print and/or e-edition.

The average property tax hike in New Jersey will be 3.3 percent this year and will hit 23.5 percent after the loss of the homestead rebate is factored in, a statewide review of new tax rates show.

National crackdown three months ago on way codeine tablets are sold labelled a ''waste of time'' by doctors and pharmacists who say addicts are still buying scores of boxes a day.