Taxes well spent are a good investment
      Middletown Deputy Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and Michael Vitkansas tried launching a 1-2 punch at New Jersey Democrats in the April 30 edition of the Independent, but they were weak jabs, and here's why. They're right that New Jerseyans pay a lot in taxes, but they forgot to mention that the publ...
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Agency laments loss of pet advocate Bea Arthur
      Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple HumanitarianAwards.
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Family thanks community for support
      The family of Jawann Brown would like to thank everyone who donated blood on behalf of Jawann at the blood drive on April 22, during which we received 171 pints of blood. Special thanks to those who gave their time and effort to coordinate the blood drive and to the community members who generous...
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Celebrate National Arthritis Month during May
      Arthritis is at epidemic proportions in our nation. Forty-six million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and 1.7 million of them live right here in New Jersey. Yet arthritis remains the silent epidemic, overlooked by many because they view it as an inevitable disease of aging. But it is not...
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RCAs did not effectively address housing need
      There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. This predicament leads directly to increased congestion, pollution and time spent on the roadways for all of us, and ...
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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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