Food pantries, soup kitchens in need of donations
     The countryside is ablaze with the vibrant colors of fall. Orange pumpkins dot the fields and farm stands, and our thoughts are beginning to turn to Thanksgiving.
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Development more taxing than open space
     When new development is proposed, whether houses, malls or office parks, you will hear the familiar chorus of "ratables!" But the chorus hits a flat note when light is shed on the actual impacts of development on local property taxes.
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Legislature must act on ethics reform bills
     It is a story that is becoming all too familiar in New Jersey. A public official uses his or her influence to enhance their personal income or to win favors for friends, family and political allies. After years of newspaper headlines reporting one scandal after another, perhaps the last few weeks sh
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