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Legislature sends adoptee rights bill to governor
By STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Carol Barbieri of Long Branch poses with her son, Jonathan. Carol, who was adopted, became an advocate of the “Birthright” bill after Jonathan was diagnosed with a heart condition and familial medical information was needed. Tom McGee did not begin the search for members of his birth family until his…
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School’s growth will create more taxes, traffic
I am a concerned citizen who will be directly affected by the proposed development of the Trinity Hall School. I am concerned about the effect this will have on my taxes, on the traffic through my street and the traffic on Chapel Hill Road, which I must travel every day to get my daughter, who…
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Cap is needed to control taxes
I want to commend Gov. Chris Christie for his recent conditional veto of a bill that would have devastated the 2 percent cap on interest arbitration awards. It is difficult to fathom why the Democrat majority in the Legislature refuses to indefinitely extend the 2 percent cap in its current state. With salaries, benefits and…
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Adoptees’ rights should be honored
Time is ticking on the Birthright Bill. It has been on Gov. Chris Christie’s desk for four weeks now with no action. In 2011 Gov. Christie conditionally vetoed a similar bill, replacing a civil-rights bill that would allow equal access to birth certificates with a mandatory search-andreunion bill. The adoption community summarily rejected his offer…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A seagull flies toward a discarded apple in the Wegmans parking lot in Manalapan.
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Market putting squeeze on New Jersey renters
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer KEANSBURG –— After nearly two years of living in her car, in various shelters and even in a climate-controlled storage locker in Monmouth County, Vicky M. no longer identifies herself as a resident of any town. She says simply that she is from New Jersey. And according to a new…
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Menendez calls for hearings on flood claims
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Middletown Mayor Stephanie Murray and Sen. Robert Menendez walk the streets of North Middletown with residents and officials on March 28. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF A fter sponsoring legislation that will drastically reduce flood insurance premiums for thousands of New Jersey homeowners in the years ahead, U.S.…
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Female leaders seek seat at head of table
By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Visits to the White House had become sort of old hat for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. But things were different during her first time there as Democratic leader — she had company. At the table for a meeting with President George W. Bush and…
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Job search challenging for adults with autism
The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jonah Zimiles, right, and his son Dan look through books at the family’s bookstore, which employs individuals with developmental disabilities. For the latest story in “The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle,” see page 3. TERRY BOUDREAU Like many typically developing individuals, people…
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