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Carteret Council Cuts School Budget
The Borough Council ordered a $1.65 million reduction in the rejected 2009-2010 school budget last week. The council’s plan would save the average taxpayer nearly $200 from the school board’s proposed budget and $115 from what they paid this year, Mayor Daniel Reiman said. »
South Amboy Residents Protest Police Layoffs
More than 60 city residents, police officers and their family members protested against the planned layoff of five South Amboy police officers outside of City Hall last week »
Most Workers Will See Bigger Paychecks This Spring
MOUNTAINSIDE?The Internal Revenue Service released new withholding tables that will result in more take-home pay this spring for millions of American workers. “The new tables, now posted on IRS.gov, incorporate the new Making Work Pay credit, one of the key tax provisions included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that became... »
State Library Launches Web Site For Residents To “Get Help!”
TRENTON—As the New Jersey economy weakens, unemployment figures increase and family incomes shrink, the New Jersey State Library has launched a new web site designed to make it easier for residents to connect to state programs, services and agencies that can help them during these tough economic times. “Many New Jerseyans are facing severe... »
Legal Services Programs Are Going Broke
EDISON – A lawyer-supported fund that pays for legal aid for poor clients is nearly broke and threatens the future of New Jersey’s Legal Services programs, officials said last week. According to Melville D. Miller, Jr., president of Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ), revenue from the Interest On Lawyers Trust Accounts fund is... »
Infrastructure Investment As Economic Stimulus
By John S. Wisniewski Our nation is experiencing an economic crisis of such scope and proportion that some are comparing it to the Great Depression. In an era of economic globalization, we cannot afford to allow our economy to descend to the same levels as we saw from 1929 to 1933. Now, as then,... »
Corzine Outlines Economic Stimulus Plan
TRENTON – Gov. Jon Corzine outlined a plan to address the local effects of the global economic crisis in an address to a joint session of the Legislature on Oct. 16. The speech was carried live by NJN and is archived on the public television station’s website, njn.net. Corzine’s plan focused on job creation,... »
Refueling New Jersey’s Economy
By Assemblyman Joseph Vas Over the past month, economic woes have become the central issue of concern, both locally globally, and of course nationally. With the interconnectivity of today’s global marketplace, this concern is more than justified. What we do or fail to do, in the case of the rejected federal economic bailout package... »
Obama Increases Lead Among NJ Voters
ATLANTA, Ga. – Strategic Vision, LLC, an Atlanta-headquartered public relations and public affairs agency, announced the results of a three-day poll of 800 likely voters in New Jersey on Oct. 1. The poll showed that the Obama/Biden ticket leads McCain/Palin ticket 48% to 39% with 3% for other candidates; and 10% undecided. The Democrats... »
Who’s Going To Bail Us Out?
By Michael M. Shapiro The federal government’s proposal to spend approximately $700 billion to bail out financial institutions drowning in the sub-prime mortgage mess raises the issue of whether such a bailout should be taking place. It would seem that without the aid package, the major banks/investment firms in our nation would go under,... »
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