Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Letter to the editor
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Wednesday, May 16
The Janet Fund would like to express our thanks to everyone who helped make our Fifth Annual Gala held on March 1st a huge success. We apologize for the delay in getting this much-needed thank you out. It was a record setting event for the second straight year as the number of attendees reached over 200 and more sponsors and businesses joined our cause. We are thankful to everyone who donated, attended, sponsored and volunteered. This very successful night would not have been possible if it were not for the generous support of our sponsors, for this we thank you. We wish to extend a very special thank you to our Jeans and Jewels committee for planning the details of this event as well as to our Board of Directors for your efforts every …
Monday, May 14, 2012
With visions of 1994 dancing in metropolitan fans' heads, who do you think will win?
It isn't always pretty. In fact, it rarely is. When the two top ice hockey squads in the New York-New Jersey metro area lace them up, it's always a spectacle. But it's never more so than when the matchups come in the playoffs. Of course, we're talking about the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers (sorry Islanders fans, but the '80s are behind us). The two NHL teams begin their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series Monday night (8; NBC Sports Network) for the right to head to the Stanley Cup Finals. Of course, most fans remember the last time these two faced each other for that right. It was 1994. For Rangers fans, it was the precursor to a fantastic Stanley Cup championship victory over the Vancouver Canucks and the end of …
Polls focus on November as most give challengers in the few primary contests little chance of victory.
Last week brought a number of polls affirming the fickle nature of New Jersey’s electorate and a reminder, despite any lack of enthusiasm, that there is an election in less than a month. Our votes don’t count again this year in presidential balloting as the primary was moved back to June—holding a separate president-only primary in February 2008 cost the state an extra $12 million. Most people don’t seem to care. It’s impossible to imagine anyone but Mitt Romney would have won the Republican primary here, anyway. With everyone else out of the GOP primary, Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Public Mind Poll looked ahead to November. It found New Jerseyans giving President Obama a 50 percent approval rating and a 14-point lead over Romney. …
Friday, May 11, 2012
A state legislative committee approved a bill this week that would bar the practice.
Can an employer force you to reveal your Facebook or other social media password as a condition for getting hired or keeping your job? That issue began to get some attention in March after a statistician in New York reported that during an interview with a potential employer, the woman interviewing him had searched for his Facebook and, upon discovering that it was private, asked him for the password. The statistician, Justin Bassett refused and left the interview, according to the Associated Press. But the story brought to light other instances where employers have sought similar access to social media accounts, and have led several states to consider legislation to ban the practice. California's assembly voted Thursday to approve such …
Tell us if you're going low-cost or all-out.
Missouri high school senior Maura Pozek may have the cheapest prom dress ever: she made her colorful dress for this year's event out of cardboard. But not all of us are as artistic or capable of construction as Maura is, and we're left buying our prom attire. When added to the costs of dining, flowers, rides, it can be an expensive night out—the Chicago Tribune reported the average prom night will cost $1,078 this year. With Watchung Hills Regional's junior prom tonight, and senior prom just weeks away, we wondered what's the average budget for students heading to Watchung Hills' proms. Take our poll—and tell us about your special plans for prom. No matter what anyone says, you do remember it your whole life.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Township Committee mulls action on ordinance to ban smoking.
Township officials are considering creating an ordinance to ban smoking on township property, including the municipal complex and playground, and parks. Mayor Carolann Garafola brought the topic up at the May 3 Township Committee meeting, noting she wanted "to see if there's any interest or questions." She said the county has such a ban, and if approved, the township can obtain signs for no smoking areas at no charge from the state. But the officials stressed, if approved, the township will not be active in enforcing the ban. "We're not going to patrol the area," Mayor Garafola said. What do you think? Should the township act on a ban? Take our poll—and add your comments in the space below.
Monday, April 23, 2012
By the way, there's a nice pension boost in it for Feyl, too.
The appointment of Gene Feyl as executive director of the New Jersey Highlands Council last Thursday accomplished several goals—most of them political, but with a nice personal perk for Feyl. It took Feyl out of contention for another term as a Morris County freeholder, allowing him to land safely—and cozily, with a $116,000 salary almost five times larger than he gets now—without having to worry about a messy primary fight with the conservative team opposing the incumbent Republicans in June. And talk about cozy! Were Feyl to lose a Republican primary fight in June and leave office at the end of the year, he would retire with a maximum annual pension of about $13,300, according to the Retirement Estimate calculation tool on the state …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
As the spring construction season gets underway, where do you hope to see road crews working?
Ah, spring...when the sound of birds and jackhammers fill the air... This is the time of year local, county and state governments get contracts out for various projects—including road improvement projects. Warren Township has announced some of the road projects the township is undertaking this year, but we wondered if there are other roads residents want to see fixed ASAP. Take our poll on which roads you want to see fixed—or tell about the other streets you'd liek to see fixed.
40.63443
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Old Stirling Rd & Forest Dr, Warren, NJ
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40.64042
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Reinman Rd & Old Stirling Rd, Warren, NJ
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40.61264
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King George Rd & Berkshire Dr, Warren, NJ
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40.65571
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Mountain Ave & Stirling Rd, Warren, NJ
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Monday, April 9, 2012
Candidates seeking fifth consecutive terms
Township Committeeman Gary DiNardo and Deputy Mayor Vic Sordillo will once again represent the Republican Party for Warren Township for the primary in June. This is the fifth consecutive terms that DiNardo and Sordillo are seeking. They were nominated unanimously at the screening committee level by all 13 County Committee members in February. At that time, there were not any other candidates who chose to appear before the County Committee for consideration for the Republican slate for Warren Township. Under their past four terms, DiNardo and Sordillo have worked with the Township Committee to acquire Open Space; to improve recreational facilities, especially by working with sports groups to establish the first private-local-county all-…
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
An editor's personal journey through autism.
This story is not mine to own. It could belong to you. It could belong to your sister, your friend, your neighbor, the waitress at Jersey Boys, the bank president, the school principal, the police officer directing traffic. In New Jersey, the story belongs to all of us. The findings of a federal study released last week show that one in 49 children, and one in 29 boys, are diagnosed with autism in New Jersey. Nationally, one in 88 children are diagnosed annually. Autism is a disease that gives itself freely and without prejudice. There is no way to protect your child from it; no diet or vaccine that will prevent it. It is, as experts will tell you, pervasive. Autism has been an unwanted guest in my house for 11 years. It has attached …
Brendan Kuty
1:24 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
NOPE. I'm sticking with Rangers in four. more ›