Corzine team's attitude won't be ignored in Nov.
      At a recent Assembly budget hearing, Gov. Jon Corzine's state treasurer, David Rousseau, was asked if he thought New Jerseyans were overtaxed. He stunned those in attendance when he answered with an emphatic, "no." This, perhaps, illustrates better than anything else how out of touch the Corzine a...
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Action needed on Broadway flooding
      Broadway. What, when?! What is happening? When will it happen? Who will you tell? Will you notify by newspaper article all of Middletown, and the 60 or more petitioners who demanded action on Broadway, Belford, Port Monmouth? What are your intentions, Mr. Anthony Mercantante? And, when? We're wai...
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Stranded tourists need to contact DOT re bridge
      As I write this at 9:30 p.m. on this warm Sunday evening, there is still a very long line of car lights trying to exit from Sandy Hook. Due to the construction traffic on the new bridge it has been — like every nice day last year — unfairly backed up all day long and into the night. Hu...
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'Rounding' doesn't simplify things for reader
      I hope you all remember your old high school education. You're in math class, patiently waiting for your test. You read the instructions and notice that all answers must be rounded to the nearest whole number. What's the deal with that!?
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Mayor's green initiative paying off in a big way
      It must be very difficult being a campaign worker for the Democrats in New Jersey these days, what with the state dead last in the country in everything except taxes. There, we are number one across the board. That frustration often leaves you with no choice but to attack the accomplishments of th...
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NPS should be aware that informed public is watching
      One day before the National Park Service (NPS)-imposed 90-day deadline period was to expire, Sandy Hook Partners (SHP) submitted data in an attempt to satisfy the NPS's mandatory requirement for possessing financial capacity/funding for its proposal to rehabilitate Fort Hancock buildings.
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New Holmdel board member thanks supporters
      I would like to say thank you to you who believe in me and voted for me to be a member of the Holmdel Board Education on April 21, and I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my campaign team: campaign manager Dr. Jun-Min Liu, advisers Dr. Elisa Caridi, Dr. Ray Tai and Dr.
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