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Writer finds presidential candidates lacking
For the past six years, the Obama administration has elevated incompetence even beyond the reach of ridicule. When one disillusioned voter was asked what he thought were President Barack Obama’s three biggest mistakes, he simply replied, “First, his accepting the nomination. Second, taking the oath of office. And third, not resigning.” As for the other…
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MARK ROSMAN/STAFF View of the Brooklyn Bridge, foreground, and the Manhattan Bridge, along the East River from the roof of an apartment building on John Street, New York City, June 7.
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Violeta Peters honored for community service
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Ken, left, and Eric Peters pose with their mother, Violeta Peters, recipient of the fifth annual Earl Thomas Teasley Humanitarian Award, on June 1. ADAM UZIALKO/STAFF Violeta Peters stood quietly beside the podium as several speakers recited all the reasons they felt she deserved the fifth annual Earl Thomas…
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Incumbent retains GOP nomination in Holmdel primary
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer An incumbent committeeman thwarted a challenger who sought to usurp the Republican nomination for a three-year term on the Township Committee during Holmdel’s June 2 primary election. Republican Thomas Critelli defeated challenger Anne Morrison, who ran off the party line. Critelli received 318 votes, or about 71 percent. Morrison…
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User-friendly budgets improve transparency
By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a userfriendly…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Middletown North High School players celebrate after nipping their town rivals Middletown South, 1-0, to win the Shore Conference Tournament title on June 4 at Wall Township High School. The Eagles may have lost this battle, but the next day Tom Erbig’s Middletown South team captured the Group III state championship…
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Brake check
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: Friends (all younger) were talking at lunch with some enthusiasm about “brake-checking” a driver who seemed to be aggressive or a jerk or something. I didn’t want to sound hopelessly out of touch, but I don’t know what the term means. Can you enlighten me? A: When you brake-check someone,…
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History’s oddest auto accessories
By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features From an in-dash coffeemaker to gyroscopic stabilizers, here are some the wackiest car gadgets ever from the famed JC Whitney auto parts catalog A true automotive icon is celebrating its 100 anniversary this year, one that’s been satisfying the needs of garage mechanics and fueling the fantasies of car crazy…
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Weichert receives achievement award at international real estate conference
Weichert, Realtors was recently honored with a Member Achievement Award by the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE). The award was presented at the LeadingRE Annual Awards Gala in Las Vegas, which was attended by more than 2,000 top real estate professionals from more than 20 countries. “Being recognized with a Member Achievement…
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