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NJ Sharing Network Needs Your Help
May 23, 2012NJ Sharing Network’s dedicated team of staff and volunteers works year-round to raise awareness of the “gift of life&rdquo...
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Important FairTax Information for New Jersey Primary Voters
May 21, 2012The Primary Election will take place in New Jersey on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. We have valuable information for you about where the U.S....
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Washington School to Celebrate 100 Years
April 20, 2012Washington Elementary School will celebrate its 100th Anniversary throughout the 2012-13 school year. This year-long celebration...
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Restoring the American Dream
April 12, 2012To the Editor: Rising gas prices, wasteful government spending, Obama Care, now combined with our President’s rhetoric aroun...
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Special Meeting in New Providence to Discuss Municipal Consolidation
February 16, 2012In a time where many municipalities are considering all options to reduce municipal property taxes, I would like to invite you to atte...
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Parent Asks For A Return To High Standards And Common Decency In Schools
February 15, 2012Some of you may be aware of a controversial book that has parents concerned in Westfield. This book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Pa...
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Our Generation Must Prepare for the Real World
February 10, 2012Our generation is full of aspiring young men and women from different cultures, with unique beliefs, opinions, and dreams. It is a gen...
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Helping or Hurting?
February 10, 2012Imagine being a child in foster care. Being torn from your family at a young age, confused. You are now a child of the system controll...
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The Internet Can Bring People Together
February 10, 2012There are over five hundred million Facebook users internationally. Are you one of them? The Internet is the most accessed utility for...
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Responsibility of Driving Must Be Understood
February 10, 2012I am writing this letter because of an actual topic. The numbers tell us that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death bet...
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Congress Should Pass the Budget Before Borrowing Act
January 23, 2012Dear Editor, One step Congress can take to at least slow our escalating debt burden would be the pass HR 3778 – The Budget B...
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Berkeley Heights Council Made Smart Decision re: Berkeley Aquatic Center
December 21, 2011I want to thank the Berkeley Heights Township Council for voting to reject the proposed amendment to our sewer agreement with Warren, ...
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Berkeley Heights Council Needs to Vote Down Sewer Amendment, Protect our Residents
December 5, 2011On Tuesday, December 6th the Berkeley Heights Township Council will be deciding the fate of the Berkeley Aquatic Center's proposal...
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Thank You to BHPL Volunteers
November 21, 2011On behalf of the Board of Trustees and staff of Berkeley Heights Public Library, I would like to thank the volunteers who donated time...
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Thank You, Berkeley Heights
November 14, 2011The election for Township Council is over, and the voters of Berkeley Heights have spoken. I congratulate Jeanne Kingsley and Bob Wood...
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Thank You, Berkeley Heights
November 11, 2011We would like to thank the residents of Berkeley Heights for selecting us to serve on the Township Council. Our message of conti...
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Your Party Affiliation Shouldn't Matter in Freeholder Race
November 6, 2011For the past 15 years, the Union County Freeholder Board has consisted of nine Democrats and zero Republicans. The end resu...
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Stephen Yellin: a Better Choice for Berkeley Heights
October 24, 2011As an independent-minded voter in Berkeley Heights for over 25 years, I look for candidates who are open to new ideas, smar...
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My Role with the Communications Committee
October 23, 2011To the Editor, I wish to clearly and concisely address the uncalled-for attack on my integrity presented in a previous letter by N...
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Stephen Yellin: A Positive Force for Change in Berkeley Heights
October 22, 2011I have known Stephen Yellin for many years, and am proud to support him for Township Council in Berkeley Heights. He is a s...
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Please Provide the Appropriate Credit to Our Volunteers
October 22, 2011The Berkeley Heights Communications Committee “(Committee”) was formed by Township Ordinance in 2010. It ...
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"Grown-Up" Solutions for Berkeley Heights
October 20, 2011Hi, this is Stephen Yellin, and I’m running for Township Council to give back to Berkeley Heights. You can read more about me an...
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Berkeley Heights Campaign Mirrors National
October 19, 2011Our local Republican candidates for Township Council say, “There are problems caused by state mandates, the economy a...
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Berkeley Heights Mayor Endorses Candidates
October 19, 2011In less than 3 weeks Election Day will be here. We again will have the opportunity to make a choice as to who will be leading us a for...
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Information on Upcoming Liquor Referendum
October 14, 2011The League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights New Providence and Summit has studied the issue surrounding the binding refe...