SeaStreak and NJNG thanked for their help
      Iapplaud the efforts of SeaStreak and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) for providing financial relief to their customers during these trying times. SeaStreak ferry has decided to lower their base fair rates to reflect the drop in fuel costs. As of Dec. 1, they also agreed to one fixed round ticket price for all departures, from all locations, seven days a week.
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Using property taxes to fund schools is all wrong
      If there is injustice anywhere in the property tax system, it is not in the pricing or valuation of our homes. The tax rate will only be changed to reflect the dollar amount needed to fund future budgets anyway. The way education is funded is by far the biggest fallacy of the system. There is no logical connection between your house and any school.
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Katrina taught us lesson about welfare of pets
      The country learned quite a bit from Hurricane Katrina. One of our lessons was to have an evacuation plan that would include taking into account the welfare of our pets. N.J. Assembly Bill A3052 will "bring the state in compliance with the federal Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (P.L.
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Thanks extended to Councilwoman Grace Cangemi
      Just a note of thanks to Grace Cangemi who as of Jan. 1, 2009, will no longer be a councilwoman here in Red Bank. As a registered Independent, I have watched with objectiveness Grace's passion to loyally and actively serve the town of Red Bank.
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