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  • Residents should vote ‘no’ on public questions

    A society that holds to the notion that you are innocent until proven guilty cannot accept pretrial detention. The political leaders of our society at the highest level have already engaged in torture, secret and unlimited detention, and the suspension of a person’s legal rights. By deception, our state political leaders want to take away…

  • Officials were correct to preserve farmland

    We have been hearing about the Lucas farm deal for about four years now, especially around election time. I wonder why that is. With this letter, I will try to explain what has transpired. I was friendly with Andrew Lucas when the farm became available. He thought about buying it and placing the property into…

  • Re-elect Burry and Rich as freeholders

    Lillian Burry is an intelligent woman and as freeholder director she deserves our respect and cooperation. Monmouth County maintains an AAA bond rating … no small feat in this state. The state has recently been downgraded. Under Freeholder Burry’s leadership, the county continues to hold a balanced budget, a flat tax rate, open space acquisitions…

  • Bell is worthy of consideration for Senate

    I n the upcoming U.S. Senate race, as an “independent” voter, I have many questions. Why is there only one debate that Sen. Cory Booker has agreed to? Shouldn’t there be several debates? Jeff Bell, the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate who is now within a single-digit margin of incumbent Booker, has pushed for…

  • Advocates sought to help assist the elderly

    Every day across the country and in our own community, vulnerable elderly people are being abused, neglected and financially exploited. As New Jersey’s long-term care ombudsman, I oversee a state and federally funded program that advocates for elderly people living in long-term-care facilities like nursing homes and assisted living residences. While the care and treatment…

  • School board must live within its means

    Education has become a sacred topic in American culture. Whenever a new budget referendum comes forth, the good citizens must sign on or be branded as uncaring of children or unsupportive of teachers. As a former teacher in a private school for 15 years, a parent with three children in college or graduate school, and…

  • Writers asks for ‘yes’ vote on public question

    On Nov. 4, New Jersey citizens will have an opportunity to vote to approve the dedication of muchneeded funds for open space, parks, farmland and historic preservation as well as other important environmental programs. The funding would replenish the nowdepleted Green Acres, Blue Acres, farmland and historic preservation programs, and continue to support water protection,…

  • The death of common sense

    GUEST COLUMN ROSE ANN SCOTTI I n 2010, a bill was passed in the state Legislature that lowered the safety zone for crossbow hunting from 450 feet to 150 feet from an occupied dwelling. The 150-foot and 450-foot parameters are distance from an “occupied dwelling,” not a property line, a barn, a garden shed, a…

  • Issues exist with property assessments

    I am writing in response to the recent letter to the editor from Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone. I am a victim of the new property tax assessment law, better known as the law to make people unable to successfully file and win tax appeals, which Mr. Arnone helped to put into place last…