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In 1978, the Bee Gees had three of the year s top songs, the highest-grossing film was Grease and Phil Yetter was first elected to the Hampton Township Committee.
It’s been 43 years and Yetter is still on the governing body of this conservative Sussex County town. Now serving his 14th term, he chalks up his popularity with voters to one thing.
“Honesty,” Yetter said.
The sheer longevity of Yetter’s reign is rare, but he’s among dozens of elected officials across New Jersey in office for more than a quarter-century. James Anzaldi has been Clifton’s mayor since 1990. Jim Cahill was first elected New Brunswick’s mayor one year later. Since 1993 Chris Bollwage has been mayor of Elizabeth, a city that has had just two mayors in the last 57 years.
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New N.J. legal weed law that eases penalties on underage drinking alarms lawmakers. But data shows few teens get caught anyway.
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
The rules were clear for years: Those under 21 caught with alcohol could face arrests and fines.
But the law shifted nearly overnight last month. Legislators seeking a racially just response to underage marijuana use downgraded a criminal offense to warnings and roped alcohol in, too.
There will be no more searches of young people for concealed beer cans, and police officers cannot stop them if they smell marijuana, either. Instead, officers can issue written warnings if they catch someone under 21 with weed or booze. But those must come under restrictions that have concerned both parents and police.
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