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AH Borough Attorney Should Resign for Pay to Play Violations
Stephen D Noonan
Former Atlantic Highlands Councilman

AH Fireworks Committee Says Thank You to Supporters
Shelly S. Kennedy
Atlantic Highlands Fireworks Committee
Publicity Chair

Citizens-Based Solution to Taxes to be Discussed at Citizens' Tax Summit
Jerry Cantrell, President
The Silver Brigade
Denville, NJ

Community Action for Tobacco Truth Seeks Community Members
Barbara Sprechman
Director of Community Services
Community Action for Tobacco Truth
Ocean, New Jersey

US Should Steer Humanitarian Aid to Lebanon
Assmb. Mike Panter
Red Bank, NJ

Before the Big Storm Strikes
Assmb. Mike Panter
Red Bank, NJ

Public Statement from Concerned Organizations Regarding the Recent Incidents in Edison, New Jersey Involving the South Asian Community
Reema Desai
Deepa Iyer
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow (SAALT)

Atlantic Highlands Property Tax Bill
Gardiner Marek
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Gov. Corzine - Insincere or Insensitive and Oblivious To Property Tax Issues
John C. Hendrickson
Red Bank, NJ

Private Interest Battles for Control of Our National Park Treasures
P. A. Stilwell
Fair Haven, NJ

Open Letter to National Park Service on Endangered Species Management Plan for Sandy Hook
Carole Balmer
Holmdel, NJ

Kidney Donor Needed for Long Branch Man
Kathy and Bruce Owens
Long Branch, NJ

Open Letter to Rumson Mayor John Ekdahl - Tredwell House - Too Little, Too Late
Jennifer H. Sargent
Harwich, MA

Seniors Being Squeezed for Taxes
James W Harris Sr.
Red Bank, NJ

AH Summer Music at the Gazebo: Many Great Acts - One Complaint
Edward and Anna Marie Acosta
Middletown, NJ

A Taste of Nashville in Atlantic Highlands
Mary Lynn Hughes
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Deadline for Comment on Sandy Hook Nearing
Carole Balmer
Holmdel, NJ

Giddy-Up: A Rousing Good Time at Concert
Timothy Hill
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Fish Cleaning Regulations
Joe Schenk
Lambertville, NJ

Harbor Fish Cleaning Regulations is Step in the Right Direction
Colman Crowther
Atlantic Highlands

Harbor Water Color is Not the Result of Fish Carcasses
John P Coughlin
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Mexico Could Learn About Elections From the United States
Neil Harry Lori
Montclair, NJ

A Prayer for Peace on Earth
Christine Roseann Scull
Vineland, NJ

Will the Park Service Give Fort Hancock’s Proposed Developer an Eighth Extension to Raise Rehab Funds?
George Moffatt
Oceanport, NJ

The Shutdown of New Jersey’s Government Was a Failure of Politics Over Public Service
Adam Puharic
Chairman
Monmouth County Republican Committee

Honoring A Flag Woven in the USA
Ed Toner
Brick NJ

AHHerald Shows Concern for All Creatures Great and Small
Carole Balmer
Holmdel, NJ

The Canaries in Our Coal Mine
Bernice Roberts
Middletown, NJ

Parks Don’t Raise Taxes, Residential Development Does
Mrs. Judith Stanley Coleman
President, Monmouth Conservation Foundation
Middletown, NJ

Ignoring Global Warming Will Not Make Problem Disappear
Eddie Konczal
Monroe Township, NJ

Honoring Our Nation's Flag
Ellen P. Wedner
National Flag Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA

Criticism of Municipal Budget Misplaced
William L. Kuzmin
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Public is Kept in the Dark About Fort Hancock Proposal
Peter P. O’Such, Jr.
Fair Haven, New Jersey

Municipal Budgets: The Human Cost
Gardiner Marek
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Internet Newspaper Provides a Connection to Home
Henry Wheeler
Audlem, Cheshire
United Kingdom

Teach Your Little Ones Bicycle Safety
Barbara A. Valentin
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

K. Hovnanian Expert's Testimony
Joel DeWitt
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Menedez Votes Against Health Benefits Package for New Jersey Small Business
Art Gallagher
Gallco Leasing
Belford, NJ

No hope for Those Oppressed by the Property Tax
John C. Hendrickson
Red Bank, NJ

Small Business Can Save New Jersey's Weak Economy
Brenda Hopper
State Director
New Jersey Small Business Development Centers
William Nunnally
Regional Director
Monmouth/Ocean Small Business Development Center

Hospital Bed Tax Is No Cure For New Jersey’s Fiscal Woes
Assemblyman Sean T. Kean
11th Legislative District

Highlands Endures the Winds of Change
Mrs. C. Whitelaw
Highlands, NJ

OLPH Will Live On in All of Us
Sean McBride
Middletown, NJ

High-Density Over-Development Means Profits for Developers, Headaches for Taxpayers
Mrs. Judith Stanley Coleman
Middletown, NJ

Fort Hancock Lease Remains Unresolved
Peter P. O’Such, Jr.
Fair Haven, NJ

NJ Needs Plan to Maintain Environment for Horseshoe Crabs
Alice Kupper
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Memorial Day Parade Brings Back Memories
Bev (Ruch) Dobrowolsk
Eatontown, NJ

Wetlands Must be Protected from Development
Rita Scholl
Middletown, NJ

Bears Are More Afraid of Humans
Carol Rivielle
West Orange, NJ

Why Appease Public Interest Groups on Eminent Domain
Rev. Kevin Brown
Long Branch, New Jersey

Mom on a Mission Offers Alternative to Incumbent Pallone
Heather Bachman
Ocean Township, NJ

Controlling Illegal Immigration
James D'Arienzo Jr.
Middletown, NJ

You Have the Power to End Stroke
Philip Bonaparte, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Horizon NJ Health
Yvonne Wesley, PhD, RN, FAAN
American Stroke Association

Suggestions on Border Security
R.B. Caulfield
Fair Haven, NJ

Energy Crisis Deserves New Jersey Made Solutions
Neil Harry Lori
Montclair, NJ

Celebrating 75 Years of Volunteer Emergency Medical Service to New Jersey
Sue Van Orden, President
New Jersey State First Aid Council

Memorial Day Parades Honor Fallen Warriors
Jack O'Connell
MAJ USAF
US Mission, Iraq

Full Service Gas Station Service is Convenience Public Can Afford
Ed Toner
Brick, NJ

An Open Letter to the Voters of Keansburg
Arlene Savitsky
Keansburg, NJ

West Front Street Bridge - Setting the Record Straight
Thomas G. Hall
Mayor, Middletown Township

Full Disclosure or a Full Plan on West Front Street Bridge
Patrick Short
Middletown, NJ

Budget Cuts, ‘Fire Sales’ and State Laws Threaten Open Spaces
Mrs. Judith Stanley Coleman
Middletown, NJ

Wind Farm on Sandy Hook
James D'Arienzo Jr.
Middletown, NJ

Red Bank's Verizon Deal Requires Strong Negotiations
Tom Labetti
Red Bank NJ

Gas & Greed
Barry Caulfield
Fair Haven, NJ

Budget Letter to Highlands Residents Paid for by Individual School Board Members
Rita Caizza
Highlands Elementary Board of Education

Our Government and Illegals
Pam Munson Steadman
Culpeper, VA

Neptune Township Fearful of Free Speech?
Dorothy Argyros
Neptune, NJ

Community Support Made Job Fair a Success
Mitch Goetesky
Community Affairs Co-Chairman

Highlands BID Treated Unfairly - Council Failure to Act Hurts Taxpayers
Carol Bucco
Highlands, NJ

Highlands Council Shortsighted on Business Improvement District Budget
Art Gallagher
Highlands, NJ

Middletown's School Budget Increase Bears Scrutiny
Louis Novellino
Middletown, NJ

Highlands School Budget Deserves Voter Support
Annemarie Tierney, President
Highlands Board of Education
Highlands, NJ

Locations for Signing Waterfront Acquisition Petitions Clarified
Laura DuBois
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Ideas to Get Country Back on Track
John S. Kaminski
Aberdeen, NJ

Atlantic Highlands Must Oppose Use of Eminent Domain Under Any Circumstances
Joseph Hawley
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Majority Disapprove of President Bush
John S. Kaminski
Aberdeen, NJ

Protection Needed For Families of Fallen Heroes
Assemblyman Michael J. Panter
12th NJ Legislative District

Democrats are Bankrupt of Ideas
Renee Moreau
Matawan, NJ

Make All Borders Safer and Make Immigration Fair
Neil Harry Lori
Montclair, NJ

Solving Eminent Domain Abuse is Not Complicated
John C. Hendrickson
Red Bank, NJ

Preserve the Waterfront in Atlantic Highlands
Laura DuBois
Waterfront for Everyone
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

The Libertarian Response to the Governor's Proposed Budget
Ken Chazotte
Chair New Jersey Libertarian Party

McConnell Tract Should be Kept as Beachfront for the People
Paul Kleiser and Anita Riportella
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Thanks for Elks Charity Ball Coverage
James W Harris Sr
Public Relations Chairman
Red Bank Elks Lodge 233
Red Bank, NJ

Every Year Is a “Bad” Budget Year
Michael J. Panter
Trenton, NJ

How About a Soak the Rich Tax?
Neil Harry Lori
Montclair, NJ

Little Should Not Heed Press Call to Resign Council Seat
Art Gallagher
Highlands, NJ

Little Should Focus on Freeholder Job
Rebecca Kane
Highlands, NJ

Questions About the Fire at Thompson Park Visitors Center
Louis A. Novellino
Middletown, NJ

Illegal Immigrants Drain on Society
Mariann Davies
Doylestown, PA

Implications of the Proposed McConnell Property Development
Gerald Thomas
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Meet the Mayor Forum Slated in Atlantic Highlands
Peter E. Donoghue, Mayor
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Letting the Fox Guard the Henhouse - UAE to Control American Ports
Neil Lori
Montclair, NJ

Darwinism is Far Cry from Real Science
Pastor Keith Graham
Aberdeen Township, NJ

Open Letter to the National Park Service Regarding NPS Draft Management Policies
Carole Balmer
Holmdel, NJ

What Can We Do to Right the Wrongs?
Peter E. Donoghue, Mayor
Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Keansburg Needs Affordable Health Care - Support the Health Center
Arlene Savitsky
Keansburg, NJ

Another Victim of Eminent Domain Abuse Speaks Out
Joseph Milano
Long Branch, NJ

You Can Assist Red Bank Firefighter/Policeman - Family Homeless - Lost Everything
Red Bank RiverCenter
Red Bank, NJ

Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts are Separate Organizations
Michelle Mayor Aguilar
Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Inc.
Farmingdale, NJ

Parole Officers Union is Under Attack - Unfair Labor Practice
Joseph Martin
Parole Officer State Representative
NJ State Parole Officers
P.B.A. LOCAL 326

We Must De-Link Property Taxes from Schools in New Jersey
John C. Hendrickson
Middletown, NJ

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