Donations needed for tsunami relief effort
     The American Red Cross is responding to the large-scale disaster in southern Asia after the earthquake off the west coast of Indonesia struck on Dec. 26 and triggered a number of tsunami waves that caused massive flooding and severe damage in several countries.
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Reader dismayed by extension to developer
     I read with utter disbelief the report that real estate speculator James Wassel has been granted yet another extension in his quixotic attempt to secure financing for his scheme to commercially develop public land at Sandy Hook. Five years to round up financing, and a lawsuit filed a month before hi
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Supporters of ‘Operation Sleigh Bells’ thanked
     On behalf of all the staff, Board of Directors and the volunteers at Family & Children’s Service, I would like to extend our deepest appreciation to all who donated to our holiday giving program, “Operation Sleigh Bells.”
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Christmas mentioned for monetary gain
     I find it strange that all the major department stores ban the display or the spoken word “Christmas” from their stores, but openly advertise after-Christmas sales when the holiday has passed.
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Temple collecting aid for tsunami victims
     I spent a day last week at the N.J. Buddhist Vihara (temple) north of Princeton on Rt. 27 in Franklin.
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New law is a wake-up call for public school educators
     S1701 Law, passed by the state Legislature and signed July 1 by Gov. James McGreevey as Public Law 73 of 2004, may be a wake-up call for public school educators at all levels, from the state Board of Education, the New Jersey Department of Education, the local boards of education to the local school
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