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Time to speak up about moving school election
Ihave learned that complacency has severe consequences attached to it. Let’s talk about state Senate Bill S-1861 and companion bill A-15, otherwise known as the Turner Bill. This bill has been frustrating to lawmakers as well as taxpayers, based on the following points: • Allows for approval of Type II school budget raises up to…
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Plumsted school budget amounts to $25.7 million
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Board of Education has introduced and adopted a tentative budget of $25.7 million for the 2009- 10 school year. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 7 p.m. March 31. Residents may comment on the budget or ask questions about it at that…
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How to hook the kids into fishing
Fish On • RON NUZZOLO Every spring on the first warm day, I get calls from friends who want to take their kids fishing. They are usually acting on what is called fishing fever and spend money on unnecessary tackle. I decided to share with you the simplicity of getting the kids hooked on fishing.…
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Girlfriends: the anchors that keep single women grounded
Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO Divorce changes you. It’s been almost 10 years for me, and my life now bears little resemblance to my life before my marriage ended. Running into a close friend I hadn’t seen in a long while allowed me to remember this. The truth is, when two people split up,…
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Libraries are helpful resource during an economic crisis
Guest Column • Norma E. Blake During the past year, more than 100,000 New Jersey residents lost their jobs, adding their names to a list that was already well over 200,000. Many families in our state are facing economic challenges, some for the first time. Businesses, both large and small, are closing their doors as…
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Silly season is over, and now it’s the Season of the Weird
Coda • GREG BEAN It was the late, great Hunter S. Thompson who observed that “when the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” And these days, it looks like we’ve got a whole passel of people looking to shed their amateur rags and exchange them for the flashy professional variety. We have definitely entered…
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Business Briefs
The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Lakewood Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free small business government contracting seminar. The seminar will be held April 17 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Conference Room C of the Lakewood municipal building, 231 Third St., Lakewood. The workshop, presented by…
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Thrift stores report increase in business
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Difficult economic times are driving some people to cut back on their spending and that fact is apparent at area thrift shops, where sales are up and more people than usual are coming through the doors. As the economy continues to struggle, Angela Ashley, manager for development at Kimball…
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Plumsted to host business expo
PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Business Merchants Association will host its Spring Business Expo at the New Egypt Elks Lodge, Lakewood Road (Route 528), on March 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mayor Ron Dancer said the Township Committee is encouraging residents, especially during these difficult economic times, to support Plumsted’s business merchants and attend…
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