A prime piece of real estate which just went on the market has got Montclair Township officials buzzing. The Senior Care & Activities Center building, a 17,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art adult medical day care facility, is listed at $3.5 million. Within about a nanosecond of hearing [...] 
Sarah Palin is currently on a book tour following the release of "Going Rogue." We know that during the election, she was considered persona non grata by the Christie campaign and NJ GOP. Following the election, it appears she's not going to be making any stops here either:So [...]
A state Superior Court judge now serving as a Family Court judge in Mercer County was censured this week by the Supreme Court for intimate emails he repeatedly sent a former law clerk, even after being ordered to stop, from his judiciary account.
Judge Lawrence [...]
The second of Gov.-elect Chris Christie's recurring lines from his Thursday speech to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities were his repeated references to "the center of the room" -- part of his call for officials to work cooperatively, rather than from their political poles, to address issues.
"The problems" [...]
Weysan Dun, who has led the FBI in Newark since 2007, is heading to Omaha, according to a report on NorthJersey.com. He was at the helm during the gang of 44 arrests last summer, a roundup so massive it shocked the world. He was presented the 2008 Presidential Meritorious Executive [...]
In fact, if you have time, you can double-dip by' [...]
Dispatches is on the bizarre logic in Washington that forces domsestic reforms to be measured against the deficit, but not military adventures.Send me an e-mail. [...] 
Word just in from the Glen Ridge Schools: High School Principal Ken Rota, who served as interim superintendent during last year's super search, is quitting midyear to take over as superintendent of East Rutherford Public Schools. No word yet on a replacement.
In addition to sternly patrolling the [...]
The second co-chairman of Gov.-elect Chris Christie's budget and taxes task force is Richard H. Bagger, 49, who was in the state Legislature from 1992 through 2003, including a stint as chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and is now an executive at the pharmaceutical [...]
For this week, Princess the Camel is doubling-down and picking picking two teams to win on Sunday after her pick of the Jets came up short in the final seconds against the Jaguars last week.
N.J. Governor-elect Christie tells local officials to expect 'a continued period of pain'From Jim Hoft at Gateway Pundit:
The Senate’s nationalized health care plan requires a monthly fee for abortion coverage.
GOP Leader Blog reported:
Beginning on line 7, p. 118, section 1303 under “Voluntary Choice of Coverage of Abortion Services” the Health and Human Services Secretary is given the [...]
From Matt Friedman at PolitickerNJ:Here's what's up in state government and politics for Friday, Nov. 20th, 2009.
The Commission on Capital Budgeting and Planning meets in the Statehouse Annex. It receives the annual debt report, as well as hears construction requests for FY2011 from the departments of Corrections, Education and Human Services. The Burlington and Mercer [...]
From the New York Daily News:
Why is it that Jon Corzine makes sense on his way out? In addressing local officials in Atlantic City yesterday he spoke of the need for local government consolidation and shared service. He said New York City is about the same population as New Jersey but [...]
On equality, and on the fierce urgency of now
Newark Councilman Ron Rice has some words for Sen. Steve Sweeney.
Home rule still rules and other realities of the Christiezoic Period
Chris Christie ran on the promise of lower taxes, and few specifics. He's counting on shared [...]
‘America’s Mayor’ apparently is going to bypass a run for the NY governorship and turn his sights toward ousting Kirsten Gillibrand (who was appointed to the seat vacated by Hillary Clinton).
Here’s the story from the WaPo:
After months of relative quiet regarding the political [...]
Selected toplines follow, with analysis below the fold.
Where do you get most of your information about politics and public affairs in New Jersey - from newspapers, television, radio, the Internet, or [...]
Here's Gov.-elect Chris Christie's extended riff from his Thursday speech to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities convention about changing the mindset in Trenton, one of the many things he'll need to alter as he hopes to balance a severely deficit-ridden budget through spending cuts.
"The entire country is facing'" [...]
The first major vote in the Senate on healthcare will take place this Saturday at 8PM. The vote will be on the ‘motion to proceed’ with the bill. This is not a vote to pass the bill, just a vote to approve of bringing the bill to [...]
I did three miles this morning, the second time this week I did three. It wasn't easy, but I did it. So, we go from there and see what happens, the goal being a half marathon in the spring.Send me an 
