FEATURES

It’s Time to Put Your Town
on an Energy Diet
By John F. McKeon
Mayor, West Orange, New Jersey Assemblyman, District 27
Louis Bay III Scholarship Winners
Federal Training Grants
A Regional Approach Brings Rewards
By David J. Socolow
Commissioner, Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Culture—a Major Economic Engine
for New Jersey’s Towns and Cities
By Nina Mitchell Wells
Secretary of State
New Jersey Mayors
Honored for Leadership
A Healthy Future for New Jersey’s Kids
By Fred M. Jacobs, MD, JD Commissioner, Department of Health & Senior Services
The Community Development Block Grant
Rejuvenating Neighborhoods in Elizabeth
By J. Christian Bollwage
Mayor, Elizabeth
Flood Mitigation, Historic Preservation and Recreation on the Ballot
Vote for Open Space Funding
By Lisa Jackson
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection
New Jersey Floods
How to Cope with the Destruction
By Robert Menendez
U.S. Senator
Local Government Reform and the Role of the Local Government Attorney
By Ronald D. Cucchiaro
Millville
Brimming with Accomplishments
By James F. Quinn
Mayor, City of Millville
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McKenna Joins Legal Team
League Staff Updates
League Executive Board
A Premire Urban Hospital
Suits a ‘City on the Move’
By Kevin J. Slavin
President & CEO, East Orange General Hospital &
Robert L. Bowser
Mayor, East Orange
The Courts Speak Out
By Edward McManimon
League Associate Counsel
Efficiency and Savings
Woodbridge Is Modernizing Recordkeeping
By John M. Mitch
Municipal Clerk, Woodbridge Township
The End of Dual Elective
Office Holding…Almost
By Edward J. Buzak
League Associate Counsel
Revitalization and Management
Four Key Strategies for
New Jersey’s Downtowns
By Jef Buehler,
State Coordinator, Main Street New Jersey
Know Your Role in the Count
The Census Bureau Gears Up for 2010
By David Kraiker
& Noemi Mendez
Immigration
The Rationale Behind Sanctuary Cities
By Michael Wildes
Mayor, Englewood
Chair, League Immigration Task Force
Immigration
A Federal Perspective
By Leslie Wollack
Principal Legislative Counsel, National League of Cities
Ridgefield Park Mayor and Bergen County Leader Will Be Missed
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Vote for Open Space

Millville

Census Bureau
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From 222 West State Street
By Bill Dressel
As I See It
By Chuck Chiarello,
Mayor, Buena Vista Twp
Washington Watch
By Robert Andrews
Congressman, 1st District
Under the Gold Dome
By James McQueeny
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Legislative Update
By Michael Cerra, Helen Yeldell, and
Jon R. Moran
Legal Q&A
By Deborah M. Kole
Municipal Job Lines
Garden STATEments
By Taran B. Samhammer
Datelines
By Karen Venditti |