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Know all the candidates & issues before you vote
It’s voting season! Over the past few years I have had the opportunity to work closely with advocates and politicians here in Keyport, and what a learning experience it has been. A few things worth sharing: Every vote counts. Last year, a tie mystifiedKeyport, which led to special elections, result challenges and what some might…
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Resident says Mid’twn has done well under Republicans
Ihave to laugh every time I read a letter from a Democrat denigrating Middletown. Under Republican leadership, Middletownwas named one of the top 100 places to live in the country for three years in a row of eligibility. The town has one of the lowest municipal tax rates in the region, one of the lowest…
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Resident says info on tax increase is misleading
I’ve been hearing a lot from friends and neighbors who are Middletown residents over the past few days; it seems as though their new property tax bills are starting to show up in the mailbox, and they are not happy. They are angry over the huge increase in the municipal tax rate that for many…
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Join Christie and the fight to end COAH
Gov. Chris Christie is fighting tooth and nail to bring a quick end to the Coalition on Affordable Housing (COAH) debacle that has plagued our state for years. Democrats in the Legislature and locally, however, have been doing everything in their power to keep COAH alive. The insidious and utterly undemocratic COAH mandate forces communities…
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Resident says survey was just political propaganda
Many Holmdel residents, including me, received a telephone call last week asking them to participate in a survey conducted by the “National Survey Company” in Florida. The survey was alleged to deal with the upcoming election for two members of the Holmdel Township Committee. The Republican candidates — who currently hold a 3-2 majority —…
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Taking political signs impedes political process
The Middletown Democrats have been experiencing an appreciable loss of political signs. Perhaps you have noticed where they are missing. Those are the signs that have the names of Susan Byrnes and Mary Mahoney on them. They seem to be disappearing from various parts of the township. I have been trying to police them, and…
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Middletown’s decision to reassess is good move
Iwould like to applaud Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger for his leadership in quickly acting to restore equitable property valuations that will save taxpayers millions next year. The county-ordered property tax revaluation that took place at the height of the real estate bubble has been hurting Middletown taxpayers for the last two years. The reassessment advocated…
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Resident: Byrnes & Mahoney will manage costs
Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger is a master! He is a master of deception. He would have Middletown taxpayers believe that he has managed Middletown so well that he has only increased our taxes by 2.8 percent. If that were the case, he would not have had to go to Trenton to answer to higher authorities when…
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American voters must learn the facts and vote
It isn’t the right to vote that keeps government responsive to those whom it governs, it’s those who vote who accomplished this miracle of government. Voting is more than just a right of citizenship for American citizens; it’s their duty, their responsibility, their obligation. Today more than ever before, this country needs the political involvement…
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