FEATURES
New League President James Anzaldi A ‘Chaplain’ with an Open Door
Ocean Gate Captures the Wind
By Paul J. Kennedy, Mayor, Ocean Gate
Hopewell Township Goes Green
By Vanessa Sandom, Mayor & Paul Pogorzelski, Administrator/Engineer, Hopewell Township
How Limiting State Mandates Can Lower Property Taxes
By John F. Bencivengo, Mayor, Hamilton Township (Mercer) and
Co-Chair of the
League’s Mandates Relief Committee
Orange Attracting Shoppers and Keeping Businesses Downtown
By Mayor Eldridge Hawkins, Jr., Mayor, City of Orange
Hazmat Emergency Preparedness & Response Who’s Got the Check?
By Daniel J. Reiman, Mayor, Borough of Carteret
Shared Services
Hampton’s Children Enjoy a Field of Dreams
By Everett C. Burns, Superintendent, Hampton Township Board of Education
& Daniel N. Coronoto, Deputy Mayor, Hampton Township
The Economy
What to Expect as a New Decade Unfolds
By James W. Hughes & Joseph J. Seneca, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
at Rutgers University
Piscataway Senior Center It’s Like Home, But With More to Do
By Amy S. Bauman, Director of Department on Aging, Piscataway
League 94th Annual Conference Photos
How the Army Corps Is Protecting Our Coast
By JoAnne Castagna, Editor-Writer, U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
Sustainable Jersey Offering Funding, Guidance
and Recognition to a Growing Network of Towns
By Fred Profeta, Deputy Mayor for the Environment, Maplewood Township and Chair of the Mayors Committee
for a Green Future (MCGF) & Pam Mount, Mayor of Lawrence Township and Vice-Chair of the MCGF
Your Public Library A Partner in Job Development
By Raymond McCarthy, Mayor, Township of Bloomfield
& Patricia A. Tumulty, Executive Director, New Jersey Library Association
The Mercer Chamber of Commerce Organizing for Regional Success
By Michele N. Siekerka, Esq., President and CEO, Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce
A Winning Personality How Top Candidates Connect with Voters
By Bart Rossi, Ph.D., Rossi Psychological Group
Mayors’ Hall of Fame
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Business Meeting
By Michael F. Cerra, League Senior Legislative Analyst
Innovation in Governance Awards
State Government Finances: Outlook for New Jersey and Implications for its Local Governments
An Excerpt
By Henry A. Coleman, Professor, Public Policy Program, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
League Seminars Offer a Range of Topics
By Danielle Holland, League Program Meeting Specialist
Meet Your New Executive Board Members |