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Transparency bill sheds light on ‘shadow govt.’
Bill requires state, regional & local authorities to post public information online BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Close to 600 local authorities and commissions spend $5 billion in taxpayer money per year that until recently was nearly impossible to track in New Jersey’s so-called “shadow government.” “Seven out of 587 [government entities] have basic information…
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for the record •••
AJan. 26 Examiner article titled “U.F. not backing down; gloves off in marijuana bout,” stated that Upper Freehold Deputy Mayor Steve Alexander said “federal laws define what comprises crops and agricultural services in the state.” He actually said, “The Right to Farm Act cites a federal classification code called Standard Industrial Code and the North…
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Coco Key: Water park fun in the winter
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Instead of buying our sons gifts for their birthdays, my husband and I give them a fun, interactive “experience.” Our boys were born in December and January, so between the overwhelming number of presents received at their birthday parties, Hanukkah and Christmas, there is nothing left to buy them that would…
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Legislature, not electorate, should decide same-sex marriage issue
The governor’s recent choice of a black gay person, living with his partner of over 30 years, for the state Supreme Court, shows that the governor, when he wants to, can look beyond the bigotry that characterizes the so-called “social value” discourse in too many other states. New Jersey, thankfully, is more forward looking than…
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Vegan versions of foods are tasty, healthful
Celebrity chef Paula Deen’s announcement that she has diabetes should be a wakeup call about the dangers of eating meat, cheese, butter and other fatty, cholesterol-laden foods. A recent Harvard School of Public Health study even suggests that eating processed meats and red meat can increase one’s risk of type 2 diabetes by as much…
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Toll road drivers take unfair hit with increase
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commissioner Michael DuPont’s justification of a 50 percent toll increase is an example of the arrogance and disdain displayed against drivers on toll roads by the toll authority, but this is not surprising. After all, when former Gov. Jon Corzine proposed an 800 percent toll increase in 2008, its replacement with…
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Jr. Honor Society makes the grade with school projects
First Millstone chapter updates BOE on its numerous works BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Members of the initial Millstone Township chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) appeared at the Jan. 23 Board of Education meeting to update the board on their activities. Eighthgraders Gabby Recalde, Sarah Sonbati, Mehgan McQuade, Janaki Goudar and…
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Water woes in Roosevelt
Officials look back at town’s history to get to the bottom of rising water table BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The water table in this small town is rising, and the question is why. At the Jan. 23 borough council meeting, Councilman Ralph Warnick, the governing body’s liaison to the Environmental Commission, reported on…
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