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Should you have to live in the town where you work? At least three Hudson County towns including Bayonne are considering stepping up enforcement of old municipal ordinances requiring City Hall employees to live there – and in light of the cities’ budget problems, some towns are considering terminating those who don’t. In desirable cities …
A cooperative effort between two county departments could give inmates released from the county’s prison a better shot at going straight. “Basically, it is setting up a program to assist ex-offenders who get released in accessing benefits available to them,” said County Freeholder Bill O’Dea recently. “The county was behind the curve on it, so …
Like rust, politics never sleeps. So in 2009, expect some significant political clashes – especially in Jersey City, Hoboken, and Secaucus, where mayoral races could alter the local political balance. Guttenberg also will hold a mayoral election in 2009, although most likely, Gerald Drasheff, who was elected in a special election in November, will carry …