Year in Review: WF BOE Extends Fyffe Contract; Queen Latifah Films Downtown; Kean, Stender Lose Election Bids; Chemidlin Freed

Westfield:
 Westfield Mum on Decision In Kasko ‘Lying’ Case
 PBA, Town Reach Tentative Pact
 Police Investigate Alleged Assualt
Scotch Plains/Fanwood:
 SP Council Pays Tribute To Departing Rossi, Sorge
 FW Planning Board Okays Goddard Site Plan
 BOE Applauds Band, Alters School Testing
Garwood:
 Planning Bd. Questions Mews Changes
Area:
 Officials Press for Release Of Kidnapped Israelis
 Freeholders Extend Linden Fire Academy Lease
 Union County Incinerator Operates at Full Capacity

Editorial: Hello 2007 and Happy New Year Everyone
2006 Year in Review - Government Reform Thoughts

Editorial Cartoon

Should New Jersey citizens have the the power to decide how the state spends money? Two state legislators want the state to have a referendum whereby citizens could post public questions on the November ballot for statewide consideration. Twenty-four states have such a system in place. - See year-to-date reform thoughts. Feedback: By all means we, as the public, must have the ability of placing questions on the ballot for state wide consideration. As time goes on it becomes more and more obvious that our elected officials do not listen to the people. We still have no property tax reform, no ethics reform, no pay to play reform, no dual office holding reform, no public employee pension/benefit reform and spending that is out of control. The state of NJ is a financial mess, we should have gone bankrupt 1 ½ years ago, except our liberal court allowed illegal borrowing to cover every day expenses, the state's budget has increased year after year, apparently Trenton never heard of a spending reduction. They don't understand that if you don't have the money you can't spend it. We now are facing the potential sale of assets, further spending for such things as Stem Cell Research, and never ending tax increases. Then how can we forget, such fine examples of NJ political leadership, such as Ms. Farber, Mr. McGreevy, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Bryant, Mr. James and so on.
In the 1770's American Colonists banded together and took action into their own hands for freedom. In is now our turn to take back our state. In lieu of cannons and muskets we will use Imitative and Referendum. Give us the modern day weapons to do battle. It is obvious that we can expect nothing from Trenton and our very survival is depending on our own action.

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