Articles Posted in the Letters & Commentary Category
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New Report Spotlights Coast’s Value in Jobs, Trade and Tourism
By The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association Many understand that beaches are business generators, an attractor for visitors and residents (and the businesses that follow them). But a major player in our trade balance?…
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Racing Against Nature’s Deadline
By Michele S. Byers The clock is ticking on beach restorations up and down New Jersey’s coast, but one noteworthy project is facing a deadline imposed by nature rather than tourism. Horseshoe crabs begin breeding…
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Letters and Commentary
Sea Grant Collecting Stores About Why Jersey Shore is So Memorable To the Editor: Six years ago, the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) launched the New Jersey’s Top Ten Beaches project to promote stewardship…
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Good News About Monmouth County Taxes
By Thomas A. Arnone As I enter the third year of my first term as a Monmouth County freeholder, I would like to share the following information regarding the county budget. The 2013 budget plan…
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How Green Tourism and Hospitality Can Help NJ Recycling Efforts
By Guy Watson Dealing with trash and recycling in New Jersey is a major and costly challenge. There are some 20 million tons of waste generated each year in the state – 9 million tons…
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10 Things to Know about Free Volunteer Tax Help
By the Internal Revenue Service Each year millions of people have their tax returns prepared for free by IRS-certified volunteers. The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax Counseling for the Elderly programs provide free…
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A Call to Action on Extinction
By Michele S. Byers Almost every 6-year-old has heard of “extinction.” Ask kids about extinct creatures and you will be told in graphic detail about the dinosaurs that once walked the Earth and disappeared millions of…
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Athletic Scholarships are a Long Shot, at Best
By New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletics Association It’s a long shot. Many high school student-athletes dream – often with encouragement or even prompting from families and coaches – of a scholarship offer to play their…
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Residents See Garden State Quality of Life Staying High
By The Monmouth University Polling Institute In its regular tracking of residents’ satisfaction with life in New Jersey, the Monmouth University Poll finds the current Garden State Quality of Life Index stands at +29. That is…
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by Two River TImes on Mar 15, 2013 | No Comments
A Thank You to a Pre-Dawn Angel To the Editor: It was last Thursday that we were awoken at approximately 4:30 a.m. to the sound of someone pounding on our front door. When I opened…
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