(4/19/09)
Today, just two days before Election Day, the Daily Record, pretty
much true to form, published in a three quarter page display article
on the front page of its editorial section a decidedly anti school
budget opinion written by a decidedly anti budget, ultra
conservative president of the NJ Taxpayers Assn./Alliance, Jerry
Cantrell of Randolph.
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Criscuolo, Gadelha Ouimet platform commits to: greater
student achievement, fiscal responsibility
MOUNT OLIVE (4/14/09) – The three
leading candidates for the Board of Education posted their campaign
platform on their website
www.tomorrowlooksgreat.org last night. It cited their commitment
to significant improvement in student achievement and fiscal
responsibility as well as public communication and school safety.
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Sens. Oroho
and Karrow: Corzine not asking Abbott cities to “sacrifice”
NEWTON - (4/09/09)
State Senators Steven Oroho and Marcia
Karrow are two Republican legislators who are expressing “disbelief
and frustration” that the Corzine administration is granting more
than $80 million in “Special Municipal Aid" to three cities that
have no stated plans to make any sacrifices next year that many
other communities are being forced to make during this recession.
The aid was granted to Camden, Paterson and Bridgeton.
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Teachers make generous contributions To community
good works activities
MOUNT OLIVE (4/09/09) - During
budget discussions, teachers’ salary increases, unfortunately, are
sometimes singled out by many in the public as a main cause of
school budget increases. It’s simply not true. This year, at two
school budget public hearings, a few residents asked the school
board to negate negotiated salary increase for teachers, which it
couldn’t do legally.
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Councilman Perkins has some energy tips that could offset taxes for
homeowners
MOUNT OLIVE (4/08/09) – Councilman
Ray Perkins, a long time strong advocate of energy conservation and
protecting the environment is passing along some significant cost
saving measures put out recently by the state Board of Public
Utilities that could help eligible homeowners reduce their taxes.
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Scout Troop 156 hosting pancake breakfast
April 19
MOUNT OLIVE (4/06/09) – Boy Scout Troop
156 is hosting a pancake breakfast on April 19 from 8 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the Flanders Firehouse, Mains Street , Folanders. Admission
for adults is $5; c senior citizens, $3 and children under 12, $4.
Admission is $15 for a family of four. Tickets can be purchased in
advance or at the door. Call (973) 584-3405.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting
MOUNT OLIVE (4/06/09) – State Sen. Steve
Oroho, Assemblywoman Allison Litell McHose and Assemblyman Gary R.
Chiusano, all representing the 24th Legislative District,
will be the featured speakers at a special meeting of the Mount
Olive Chamber of Commerce on April 21 at 6 p.m. at the Wyndham
Garden Hotel in the International Trade Center. Reservations call
(973)691-0109 or visit
www.mountolivechambernj.com
FBI agent to
present “Inside look at FBI”
MOUNT OLIVE (4/06/09) – A retired
Federal Bureau of Investigation agent will discuss ”An Inside Look
at the FBI” on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the public library. The
presentation will be made by Rick Berger, a 30 year agent, who
specialize in the area of counterintelligence. His work also
involved the handling of cases such as the investigation into the
crash of TWA Flight 800 and the 1993 terrorist bombing of the World
Trade Center.
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Mount Olive Democrats charge GOP governing body “has been on
vacation”
MOUNT OLIVE (4/06/09) – An
indication of just how serious the Democratic council candidates are
this year and the kind of hard hitting campaign they expect to
conduct is evident in a joint press statement they released today.
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Local Democrats re-organizing the Democratic
Party here
MOUNT OLIVE (4/6/09) - Judy Buell,
chairperson of the Mt. Olive Democratic Committee, and wife of
Democratic Council Candidate Jim Buell, is inviting residents,
especially those interested in the Democratic Party and progressive
local government, to come to a meeting on Wednesday April 22 at
7:30 p.m. in the municipal building cafeteria. The Democratic
candidates for local government, Buell, Richard Escobar, John E.
Titus Jr. and Gary Mahabir will be there to discuss their views on
how they plan to reduce local property taxes and conduct local
government. Refreshments will be served. Please R.S.V.P.
j_b44@yahoo.com or call Judy at 973-584-1388.
Police
respond to family shooting one accused of reckless endangerment
MOUNT OLIVE (4/05/09) – Police
are investigating a shooting that occurred in Stephens State
Park Road and Mine hill Road on Friday in which an apparent family
member, Thomas Perkoski, 54, of 166 Smithtown Road, Budd Lake, fired
a shotgun at a deer and some birds in the area.
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Sens. Oroho and Karow demand Corzine force special aid
cities cut back on costs
NEWTON (4/4/09) – Two
Republican state senators, both members of the Senate Budget and
Appropriations Committee are asking Governor Corzine if towns that
receive additional state aid would be required to furlough some city
employees, similar to what Newark Mayor Cory Booker and the state
has done as well as many private companies.
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State GOP Budget Committee: Need a lifeline, not more
taxes
NEWTON (4/3/09) -
After listening to testimony at today’s public budget
hearing from the chief operating officer of the state’s
largest chamber of commerce denouncing Governor Jon
Corzine’s call for increased business taxes, members of
the Assembly Republican Budget Committee agreed it’s
time to stop making the state’s business community bear
the brunt of excessive government spending and waste.,
according to Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose,
(R-Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon)
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Mount Olive
School Board tax would increase $250 on average home
MOUNT OLIVE (4/1/09) - The Board of
Education last night approved the 2009-10 school budget that would
cost the average homeowner approximately $250 per year. That
represents a tax of $66 per $100,000 assessed valuation. The
proposed budget is a 28% reduction from last year’s budget which was
$351 on the average home. It is the lowest percentage increase in
over a decade, according to Schools Superintendent Dr. Larrie
Reynolds, sc. Overall, the budget is just $2,079,006 higher than
last year, an increase of 2.88% .
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Pictured above is State Senator Steve Oroho (R/24)
reading a Dr. Seuss book to Mrs. Sully’s fourth grade
class at Mountain View School in Flanders, NJ.
Board of Education hopefuls face off in candidates’
forum
MOUNT OLIVE (4/1/09) - Nine of the
10 candidates for the Board of Education turned out for the
Candidates’ Forum last night in the Middle School. About 100 people
were in attendance.
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