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Resident says Sen. Beck’s bill contains significant loopholes
I n herMarch 30 letter to the editor (“Law Would End ‘Legal Fleecing’ of Taxpayers), state Sen. Jennifer Beck boasted of the bill she is sponsoring that would supposedly end double-dipping by suspending pension payments while a retired employee is again employed by any public employer and collecting a paycheck. It sounds good if you…
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Senator should examine double-dipping at home
This is in response to state Sen. Jennifer Beck’s letter to the News Transcript, March 30, 2011, “LawWould End ‘Legal Fleecing’ of Taxpayers.” On March 22, I attended a Q&A session held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan with Sen. Beck, Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande and Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon. Sen. Beck was speaking about…
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A little something special from the dog
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH There is nothing that I enjoy more than a good present. Generally speaking, I like them in all varieties. The unexpected gift, the birthday bequest, and nothing makes a mother’s heart beat with love like chubby little hands caressing a shiny pebble — picked out just for me. It’s…
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Lessons in science
A group of children in the preschool class at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, watch a demonstration of one of the projects that was presented during the YMCA’s second annual science fair on March 30. The children explained the science projects they created and then demonstrated them for their fellow pupils, teachers…
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Early 19th-century spring festival slated
The Historic Village at Allaire will present an early 19th-century spring festival from noon to 4 p.m. April 23. Stroll around the village, shop the market or visit the general store and bakery. There will be 19th-century militia demonstrations, hearth cooking at the Manager’s House and stovetop cooking in the Big House. Floral arrangements, toys,…
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datebook
Artisan Studio, 9 N. Main St. (Route 79), Marlboro, will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 10 andApril 17, and on May 8 and May 15. Families are invited to participate in creative activities including drawing and origami. There will be guest speakers in various health and educational fields…
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Voters will be asked to OK school budget
Freehold Borough board adopts $20.1 million plan BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A “good, solid, fiscally responsible budget” is how Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education President Annette Jordan describes the 2011-12 budget. The board adopted a $20.1 million budget for the 2011-12 school year on March 28. Jordan praised…
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Colts Neck school board expects to adopt budget
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The general fund tax levy is $57,000 less in the Colts Neck K-8 School District’s 2011-12 budget than it was in 2010-11, but a drop in the assessed valuation of the township may result in some property owners paying more in school taxes over the next year. Apublic…
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