Privatization will hurt Brick, union official says
      Ibelieve laying off 53 public servants is going to have a very negative impact on the quantity and quality of services here in Brick. This mayor seems to be antiunion and against civil service and is not moving forward in good faith. I hope Commissioner Cooper of the Civil Service Commission really scrutinizes the so-called restructuring plan.
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Helping girls open the door of leadership
      Throughout the rest of November, you may see your local Girl Scouts at various places around town selling nuts and candy. You will probably pause and say to yourself, "Since when do the Girl Scouts sell nuts and candy? They're the cookie people.
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No excuse for delay in birth record access bill
      For almost 30 years, advocates have tried to get a bill passed in New Jersey that would permit adult adopted persons access to a copy of their own original birth certificate. Bills have passed in the Assembly in 1991 and 1994, and in the Senate in 2004, 2006 and in March 2008. (A bill has a twoyear life, but you probably know that!
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