Category: Examiner Opinion
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Don’t leave the poor behind in tax reform
Property tax relief is essential in New Jersey, and in many cases it will be an anti-poverty measure for moderate and middle-income households. However, in attempts to fix property taxes, it is important to recognize that for New Jerseyans with the lowest incomes, property tax relief alone means nothing. New Jersey is one of the…
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M&M residents offer heartfelt thanks to women’s organization
After almost 40 years of providing care for our residents here in the Millstone Township community, some of the most memorable and joyous times have been the seasons like Christmas where giving becomes a centerpiece of our home here at the M&M Manor. The generosity of the Millstone Township Women’s Organization during this Christmas year…
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Shore group supports public access to beaches
On behalf of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), I would like to commend the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for its continued stewardship of the state’s coastal resources. As your department moves forward to codify public access rules for New Jersey’s Coastal Zone, the ASBPA urges you to work closely with…
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Millstone middle school project hits costly snag
Twp. Committee, Board of Ed. members point fingers at each other BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — The school district may have to pay as much as $1 million for grading work at the middle school site that it almost got for free. At the Board of Education’s Dec. 12…
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Learning a lesson about looking beyond the self
Students considered microcosm of generosity in Millstone community BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer PHOTOSBY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Larry Stone, a resident of M & M Manor, plays bingo with Millstone Township Middle School sixth-graders Chelsea Laday and Daniel Frezzo at the M & M Manor in Millstone on Dec. 15. Look…
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Allentown student named FFA member of the month
Pam DeVito ALLENTOWN — Pam DeVito’s work with her quarter horse has earned her local recognition. The New Jersey FFA (Future Farmers of America) chapter of the National FFA Organization, or FFA, has chosen the Allentown High School senior, who is a resident of the Clarksburg section of Millstone, as its Outstanding Member of the…
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Decision regarding yeshiva student dwelling put off
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer ROOSEVELT — The Roosevelt Planning Board has reached a stalemate in its decision regarding the use of the Brottman house. When a motion was made at the board’s Dec. 12 meeting to reverse the borough zoning officer’s decision that the North Rochdale Avenue home is not…
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Coda
If they won Greg Bean If there’s one thing we can almost all agree on this week, it’s that the BIG DEAL effort at property tax reform this year is as dead as Chester Watson’s mule. And as everyone who saw it hit by lightning — three times — can attest, that cranky old mule…
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Coda
Tax reform: they Greg Bean I wish somebody would explain some elements of this plan to reform property taxes in New Jersey, because there are parts of it I’m apparently too dumb to grasp. For example, one of the proposals to reduce property tax is to do away with the homeowner rebates most of us…
