• Urban Enterprise Zones Need to Remain Intact BY MARLENE ASSELTA, PRESIDENT, SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

•  Are New Jersey’s ‘Glory Days’ Over? BY GORDON BISHOP, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST

• Community Supervision and Gang Violence Prevention. Corzine Efforts Step in Right Direction BY GEORGE P. CHRISTIE, PRESIDENT, PROBATION ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

• NJCM Labor Counsel and NJCM Mayors Emeritus Advisory Council Presents Free Public Relations Primer Workshops: “Hot Topics in Labor Relations” BY STEVEN S. GLICKMAN, ESQ., NJCM LABOR COUNSEL

• How can NJ Libraries Help your Community find Solutions to Gang Activity?...  More ways than you think. BY JEFFREY A. KESPER, DIRECTOR, NEW JERSEY STATE LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT  BUREAU

• Municipalities Struggle with Meeting Greater COAH Requirements When Creating Commercial Ratables BY BARRY LEFKOWITZ, PRESIDENT, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, INC

•  Preserving a Borough’s Character…More than Just about Open Space BY MAYOR COLLEEN MAHR, NJCM VICE PRESIDENT, FANWOD BOROUGH

• Jersey City… The Awakening of the Gold Coast BY MAYOR JERRAMIAH HEALY, JERSEY CITY, AND HEATHER MARTIN, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR EAI ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES

• Mayors and Experts Discuss Solutions to Gang Related Issues BY DAN MASON, NJCM LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPECIALIST

• One Million Dollars Incentive Bonus for a New, Shared, Police or Fire Department BY DAN MASON, NJCM SHARED SERVICES SPECIALIST

• Hiring Veterans is Good Business BY AMY OSBORN, PRESIDENT, CAPITOL CONCEPTS, LLC

•  NJ’s Version of Tax Increment Financing… RADs will Provide Municipalities with Another Tool to Encourage Redevelopment Projects BY BENJAMIN S. PARVEY II, ESQ., SAUL EWING LLP, PUBLIC FINANCE DEPARTMENT

• A High Finance Discussion: Running a Household Like a Government BY DONALD M. SCARRY, PRINCIPAL ECONOMIST, NEW JERSEY ECONOMICS

•  BP’S LNG FACILITY CLEARS HURDLES TO MOVE CLOSER TO REALITY -- Security, Safety and Environmental Impact Pass Muster -- BY LAUREN B. SEGAL, VICE PRESIDENT, CROWN LANDING LLC

• NJSBDC Encourages Mayors to Tap Its Small Business Assistance Services  BY DEBORAH SMARTH, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, NEW JERSEY SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

• AGL Resources’ New Leader Plans More Growth For Energy Company that Owns Elizabethtown Gas BY DONALD “DON” F. CARTER, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

• In Need of, and Moving Towards an Ocean Ethic BY NILS STOPLE, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, GARDEN STATE SEAFOOD ASSOCIATION AND FISHERIES RESOURCE CENTER

•  Johnny Paymore Says, “We Need More Taxes in New Jersey”  BY JOHNNY PAYMORE (AKA DAVE STREET, NJCM AFFILIATE)

• Welcome to our Future; We will make a Difference!  BY MAYOR RON SWOREN, NJCM PRESIDENT

• NJCM Continues Lead Role on Anti-Gang Violence Legislation BY MAYOR TIMOTHY MCDONOUGH, MAYOR ROBERT BOWSER, NJCM GENERAL COUNSEL ANDREW WEBER, AND NJCM CO-COUNSEL RICHARD MROZ