Defense rests in corruption trial of former Secaucus mayor; closing arguments expected next week

06/30/11 Jersey Journal file photoDennis Elwell is seen in 2008 in his Secaucus office. The former mayor is in trial in Newark, charged with accepting $10,000 from informant Solomon Dwek, who was posing as a developer.Attorneys defending former Secaucus mayor Dennis...

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Open-government advocate lodges complaint against 47 Jersey City officials

07/13/11 Jersey Journal file photoJersey City City HallA Somerset man has filed an ethics complaint against dozens of low-level Jersey City officials who have not yet filed a financial-disclosure form they are required to submit annually.John Paff, chair of the New...

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Jersey City to offer $100 for handguns, $150 for shotguns in gun-buyback program

07/15/11 Jersey Journal file photoMayor Jerramiah HealyMayor Jerramiah T. Healy, the Jersey City Police Department and the Interfaith Ministerial Alliance are holding a citywide Gun Buy Back program, Operation Lifesaver II, in an effort to get guns off of the streets...

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