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HILLSBOROUGH: We need flatter, fairer tax, GOP candidate Larsen says
To the editor: Rising gas prices, wasteful government spending and Obama Care, now combined with our President’s rhetoric around raising taxes on investors and job creators, are all threatening to undermine our economic recovery. Rather than raising taxes, we should be lowering all tax rates, resulting in everyone paying into the system. This approach will…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School play up for awards
The Hillsborough High School fall play, Metamorphoses, was nominated in three categories for Theatre Night Awards, which honor excellence in high school drama, at Montclair State University. The play was nominated in the categories of lighting, set and sound design. Director BJ Solomon was nominated for a special directing award for dedication and spirit while…
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MANVILLE: GOP councilman: Bad budget, wrong time
To the editor: It’s a bad budget at wrong time. The adopted Manville Borough Council budget sends the wrong message to all our residents, especially those still hurting after Hurricane Irene. This is not a Council budget. And it is surely not a bipartisan budget. Business as usual won’t continue much longer in this borough…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Wins just keep coming for Gingras, Foiled Again
When it comes to winning, Yannick Gingras and Foiled Again keep rolling along. The 32-year-old Gingras, who lives in Upper Freehold, near Allentown, entered Monday needing eight wins to reach 4,000 victories in his harness racing driving career. The 8-year-old Foiled Again entered the week with 61 lifetime triumphs and his next win will break…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Budget with average $58 tax hike introduced
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE The Township Council last week introduced the mayor’s $20.6 million budget for 2012, which includes a $58 tax increase for the average assessed home and a restructuring of some township jobs and salaries. The budget has a $13.4 million tax levy, which is the amount of taxes needed…
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PLUMSTED: School district gets state grant for security upgrade
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — Plumsted Township public schools have been awarded a $281,600 grant from the state Schools Development Authority for security upgrades at all four public schools as well as improvements to the high school auditorium. The security system project includes a new districtwide phone system and the installation of security…
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column, week of April 19
On Tuesday, April 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., the Dr. Karen Zumbrunn Jazz Trio will present a free concert in the library. The public is invited. Light refreshments will be served. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the N.J. State Council on the Arts and is administered by the Somerset…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Equal protection works both ways
To the editor: The Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment was on trial in the case of United States v. Virginia. In this case the Supreme Court struck down the Virginia Military Institute’s (VMI) long-standing admissions policy of male-only acceptances in a 7-1 decision. Considering I will be attending the Citadel as a cadet…
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