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Monday, April 8, 2013

Report: Politicians Hide Donor Names And It's Legal

New Jersey law allows contributors who donate less than $300 to remain anonymous.

A published report Sunday revealed New Jersey’s current campaign donation system needs to be revised after it was disclosed politicians can receive more money while still keeping the names of their donors secret — as long as the contributions are less than $300. The NJ.com report said most states allow campaigns to keep only those donors who give $100, $50 or less private, but Garden State politicians don’t have to report any information about people who contribute less than $300. The report said because of the state’s secretive laws, candidates were able to hide about $12 million out of the $100 million donated. The state’s rule allowing campaigns to keep these donors anonymous could undergo a re-evaluation after one of the state’s most …

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VietNam Vet

8:53 am on Sunday, April 21, 2013

Hey Kramit, there are many of us Bush followers around, and proud of it, we had it better than we do now with O'vomit and we paid $ 1.87 for gas when George left office. The price of gas has doubled under this idiot, and he refuses to do anything about it. If he wanted to do something about the gas prices he could, if he signed the Keystone pipeline bill, between that and the oil coming out of …   more ›

Monday, December 10, 2012

Cedar Grove Police Collection to Benefit West Caldwell Soldier

Cedar Grove Police are collecting a plethora of personal items to ship to soldiers in Afghanistan.

The Cedar Grove Police Department is getting into the holiday spirit by organizing care-packages to send to troops serving overseas. Donations can be dropped off in a collection bin in the lobby of the Cedar Grove Municipal Building at 525 Pompton Ave. Police will be accepting donations until January 1. This year, the packages will be sent to 20 soldiers operating in Afghanistan, including one resident from West Caldwell. “Thanks to the generosity of our residents, last year’s drive was a great success and we were able to send care packages to many of our soldiers away from their families during the Holidays,” police said in a written statement. “Please help us say thank you to our troops by sending them a little piece of home,” police …

Monday, November 12, 2012

UPDATED: West Caldwell Police Collect Donations for Hurricane Sandy Victims

Donations can be brought to old KB Toy Store on 911 Bloomfield Ave. from Sat. Nov. 10 through Mon. Nov. 19.

Updated on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 9:30 a.m. Please note clothing donations are no longer being accepted.  The West Caldwell Police Department will be collecting donations of household items to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy. “Please remember that many people left their homes with only the clothes they were wearing,” police said. They will be accepting non-perishable food, new toys, pet supplies, cleaning supplies, toiletries, and all kinds of household items. Donations can be brought to the former K-B Toys Store on 911 Bloomfield Ave. in West Caldwell, between Sears Hardware and the New York Sports Club. Collections will be held from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. starting on Saturday Nov. 10 through Monday Nov. 19.

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Amy Mullen

8:52 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Hi....we are a girl scout troop in MN, and our 4th graders did a toy drive. We had a huge response, so we're looking for a few places to ship them to. Lots of new and some gently used toys, games, books, etc. Please advise if there's an address we can ship to, or someone to contact to get them in the hands of the children. Thank you!   more ›

Monday, July 16, 2012

Letter: Raising Money for Alzheimer's Research

Writer raised more than $10K for Alzheimer's Association, biked from North Caldwell to Boston.

With your help the Jersey Boys were the third place fund-raising team. Over 400K will be raised by the 400 riders and corporate sponsors for Alzheimer's research!   A great time.   You helped make this happen.     Andrew Dunberg, North Caldwell

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