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Did you know that the Democratic Governor has just signed Executive Order No. 17, doubling down on pushing affordable housing into every town in New Jersey, making it “ . . . a whole-of-government approach to accelerating housing production.” Translation: The State of NJ will be forcing more and more unfair housing mandates on towns, bypassing home rule and local zoning and planning laws. More traffic, pressure on services, and impacts to schools, finances, and quality of li

The NJDEP's Electric School Bus Grant Program provides up to $350,000 PER SCHOOL BUS as part of its efforts to have school districts transition away from fossil fuels. NO WONDER THE STATE IS IN A FINANCIAL TAILSPIN! How ridiculous, especially given that NJ is in debt to the tune of $209.5 billion. This is a huge misallocation of scarce funds, so typical, however, of the way Democrats spend our tax dollars. I was disappointed to learn that the Bernards Township School District

Did you know there are two types of black holes: physical and financial. A physical black hole is a region in space with a gravitational pull so intense that nothing, not even light, can escape. They are formed when massive amounts of matter are crushed into an incredibly tiny space, warping the fabric of space and time. A financial black hole is a region in NJ called Trenton that sucks in your tax dollars from which there is no escape, resulting in crushing debt and warping

New Jersey uses the taxes it collects to redistribute “wealth” based on income in order to balance what Democrats see as “income inequality.” What Democrats consider to be “high-income earners” face targeted taxes. In addition, local property taxes disproportionately impact middle-income families. I will make you a prediction . . . more taxes targeted on (your) “wealth” are in the making. New Jersey Democrats have a solution to their huge deficits . . . they want to tax wealt

Did you know that New Jersey residents pay some of the highest utility costs in the nation? Average monthly expenses exceed $607. It has gotten so bad that Governor Mikie Sherrill has declared a State of Emergency on utility costs, freezing rate hikes. How about freezing taxes and future increases instead? The Democrats have mismanaged the state at all levels, and now they want to manage our town. Ha! Let’s not reward failure. They will destroy Bernards, just like they have d

Vote for Humbert & Raghupathy in June's Primary Election About Paul I bought my first home in Bernards Township in 1980. My kids went to St. James School and graduated from Ridge High. After retiring from a career in law, I started my own consulting firm focused on supply chains and complex commercial transactions. I've taught at the graduate school level and published several books on these topics. My parents came to this country after World War II with nothing. They immigra