Township's budget for '06 checks in at $35.4 million
BY FRAIDY REISS Correspondent
     FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - You can blame it on the state.
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Baking techniques to be shown
     On April 2 between 1-4 p.m., the Historic Village at Allaire will be holding a demonstration of the beehive oven and the techniques used for baking in the 19th century. Discover the bakery of the 1830s Howell Works and the role it played in sustaining an entire community.
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Beck calls on Assembly speaker to post tax bills
Monmouth rep. says Legislature is failing to address key issue
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer
     State Assemblywoman Jennifer Beck is making property tax relief her main focus by sponsoring 25 bills that she said would ease the tax burden for New Jersey residents.
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Officials must act now to preserve county
     More than half the people in the United States live within 50 miles of the ocean, and as this national shift continues, coastal environments like Monmouth County are expected to deteriorate from over-development. As more people move here, the very land that enchants us - the beaches, farmlands, roll
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Letter writer failed to state connection to Manalapan Democrats
     Once again legitimate public debate has been brought to street levels by the Democratic politicians seeking to confuse the voters. On March 8, the News Transcript published a deceitful letter by Eric Abraham stating that the whole reason the Republicans are trying to allow the voters the opportunity
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Civil marriage should apply to every couple equally
     In response to the recent letter to the editor, "Freeholders are %27Advocating Redefinition of Family,%27 " (News Tran-script, Feb. 15, 2006) I must politely disagree with the writer, John C. Hendrick-son.
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Monmouth assemblyman forsakes area residents
     I offer my applause to state Assembly-man Michael Panter (D-Monmouth and Mercer) for his bill A-2422 which would include casinos in the new indoor smoking ban.
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Make sure child's car has up-to-date safety devices
     In January, my phone rang and it was my 18-year-old daughter who had just left for school. "Mom, I crashed the car; come quick." She was just up the street from my house on Locust Avenue in Howell. I got her dad and when we went outside, we could hear the horn going off and on, off and on. Not a com
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Good Samaritan's effort is appreciated by mother
     On Feb. 25 at about 9 a.m., my daughter was involved in a car accident on the corner of Route 9 and Route 33. I would like to thank the Good Samaritan who stopped to comfort her, offer reassurance and waited with her until the police arrived at the scene. Unfortunately, amid all of her anxiety and c
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