In prison, 22 months is no easy walk in the park
GREG BEAN Coda
      So, our old friend John Merla, the corrupt former mayor of Keyport, was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison last week. And just in time for Halloween, too. If you're a Keyportian, you couldn't ask for a better addition to your Fright Night goodie bag. Much better than a toothbrush, or even a nice, big Butterfinger.
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New Jersey is no place for Squirrel Nutkin
PATRICIA A. MILLER Ocean View
      Don't say you haven't been warned. Anyone who reads this little missive will become an accessory to the fact of crimes past and present. I speak of my repeated violation of the Ocean County Health Department's public health nuisance regulations pursuant to state law to N.J.S.A. 26:3-64.
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Coalition says legislators must act on state crisis
Your Turn
      Recently, two leading experts on New Jersey's economic health released a devastating report of unprecedented population loss from our state. The report by Rutgers economists James Hughes and Joseph Seneca indicates that people are leaving New Jersey at three times the rate they were five years ago.
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