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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

DiVincenzo Delivers State of County Address Before Christie, Dignitaries

Essex County executive highlights accomplishments, announces litany of 2013 projects during annual speech.

Before a crowd of more than 300 people Tuesday night, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. heralded Essex County’s most significant accomplishments in his 10th annual State of the County address at the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove. The audience, which included Gov. Chris Christie, state Sen. President Stephen Sweeney and state Assembly Speaker Sheila Y. Oliver, listened intently as DiVincenzo checked off a litany of accomplishments, including spending cuts, revenue increases, controlling taxes and providing services. “At a time when all levels of government have raided their surpluses, we have been able to grow our rainy day fund,” said DiVincenzo, praising the county’s ability to prevent layoffs and improve its …

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ODLAW

4:26 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013

We need a fiscal conseravtive to run for County executive that wont be afraid to Cut Spending and lower taxes.   more ›

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Democrats Push Tax Relief Plan, Zing Christie, at Town Hall

Collingswood taxpayers will save almost $600 more on average under Democrats' plan compared to Gov. Chris Christie's, New Jersey's senate president says.

Gov. Chris Christie may say that he and state Senate President Stephen Sweeney agree on property tax relief, but don’t believe it, Sweeney told a town hall Monday evening. The Democrat spent much of the town hall distancing himself from Christie, saying that the governor’s tax relief plan is too complicated and focuses more on helping wealthy New Jersey taxpayers, not the middle class. Christie touts “an income tax plan where 95 percent of the money goes to the wealthy,” Sweeney said. “My plan, the Senate plan, all of the money goes to the middle class because it’s capped at $250,000 (annual income).” Sweeney hosted the town hall at Camden County College to promote his plan with fellow Democrats, state Senators Fred Madden and James Beach…

B. C

4:28 pm on Friday, June 29, 2012

Christie (the bull in the china shop) is trying to dazzle with old tricks that do not work ( a la Christine Whitman). New Jerseyans need property tax relief!!!!   more ›

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