"This magistrate is not the king. The people are the king."
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1. LOW by Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain
4. APPOLOGIZE by Timbaland Feat. OneRepublic
5. DON'T STOP THE MUSIC by Rihanna
7. TAKE YOU THERE by Sean Kingston
8. SENSUAL SEDUCTION by Snoop Dogg
9. LOVE SONG by Sara Bareilles
10. KISS KISS by Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain
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"Sunshine is the best disinfectant" Justice Louis D. Brandeis
"The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government."
Agenda For February 11 School Board Meeting
During the week of February 1st through February 7, 2008 the Long Hill First Aid Squad responded to eight (8) requests for medical assistance and the Long Hill Fire Department responded to three (3) calls for service.
January 31, 2008
A motor vehicle crash occurred on Valley Road, Stirling at 1:01 p.m. when Joseph Morrison, 38 years of age from Amwell Road, Flemington was westbound on Valley Road waiting behind a turning vehicle. Lee Scarfone, 66 years of age from Plainfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights was also westbound and as Morrison began to pull around the stopped vehicle Scarfone while passing both on the right collided with Morrison. No injuries were reported and no summonses were issued.
February 1, 2008
A Valley Road, Gillette business reported to police that between 6:54 a.m. on January 19, 2007 and 6:43 a.m. on February 1, 2008 they were the victim of thefts. Several separate times during this period a male customer entered the business and stole candy, cigarettes and lottery tickets with a total value of $ 426.15 and police are continuing their investigation.
A motor vehicle crash occurred at 977 Valley Road when Diane Provini, 39 years of age from Nicholl Avenue, Scotch Plains was traveling north in the parking lot of 977 Valley Road when Robert Hoffman, 49 years of age from Shawnee Drive, Watchung traveled west and disregarded a stop sign colliding with Provini’s vehicle. No injuries were reported and a summons was issued to Hoffman for disregard of a stop sign.
February 2, 2008
A Northfield Road, Millington resident reported to police that he was the victim of identity theft between January 16th and January 17, 2008. The victim learned of fraudulent charges made to his credit card account that was in the amount of $1,053.25. Police are continuing their investigation.
Police arrested four juveniles from Basking Ridge for possession of an alcoholic beverage, beer, while being under age. The driver was stopped by police at 12:10 a.m. on Valley Road in Millington for a motor vehicle violation when the beer was discovered. All four were released to their parents and the driver was issued motor summonses for failure to dim high beams and violating a provisional drivers license.
A hit and run accident occurred on Preston Drive in Gillette at 8:21 a.m. when Adriana Gini, 34 years of age from Ardmaer Drive, Bridgewater was traveling south on Preston Drive when an unidentified vehicle attempted to overtake her vehicle on the right colliding with her vehicle and then leaving the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call the Long Hill Township Police Department at (908)647-1800 and reference Case #07-016993. If you wish to remain anonymous you can call the Morris County Crime Stoppers at (973) 267-2255 and no one will ask your name.
February 6, 2008
Police responded to a reported burglary at three Valley Road, Stirling businesses at 5:51 a.m. after employees of one of the businesses discovered the break in. Three businesses all connected by a common building were burglarized between 4:00 p.m. on February 5th and 4:38 a.m. on February 6, 2008. Entry into the first store was made thought the roof and once inside, the other two businesses were burglarized as well by breaking through the walls and ceilings. Cash was removed from the three cash registers in the total amounts of $1,250.00, $200.00 and $75.30. Police are continuing their investigation.
Police arrested Ewuradjow Arthur, 39 years of age from Wood Avenue, Roselle Park at 6:40 p.m. when she was stopped and detained by store security leaving a Valley Road, Gillette business with merchandise she concealed in her shopping bag. Arthur was charged with shoplifting in the amount of $102.86 and released pending her court date.
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The Trial of
John Peter Zenger
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One of the most important events in American journalism history occurred in New York in 1735. This, of course, was the libel trail of John Peter Zenger, printer of the New York Weekly Journal. John Peter Zenger arrived in New York from Germany in 1710 and served an apprenticeship to William Bradford, printer of the New York Gazette. In 1733 New York Colonial Governor William Cosby stirred up a great controversy by prosecuting the interim Governor, Rip Van Dam, and removing Chief Justice Lewis Morris from the courts. After Governor Cosby adopted arbitrary measures against these men, and opposition group arose to fight him politically. These wealthy and powerful men established an opposition newspaper, the New York Weekly Journal, and hired John Peter Zenger as the printer and editor. The Weekly Journal printed numerous articles critical of Governor Cosby until Cosby could take it no longer. In November, 1734, Cosby had Zenger arrested and put in jail incommunicado for ten months. On August 4, 1735, Zenger was brought to trial and charged with seditious libel. He was defended by Philadelphia lawyer, Andrew Hamilton. The prosecution argued that the sole fact of publication was sufficient to convict and excluded the truth from the evidence. Hamilton admitted that Zenger published the offending stories, but denied that it was libel unless it was false. Hamilton made an eloquent appeal to the jury to judge both the law and the facts; as a result was acquitted. This finding of not guilty established truth as a defense against libel and was a landmark victory for freedom of the press. It also set a precedent against judicial tyranny in libel suits. It has long been held that the first report of Zenger's victory in court came in his own newspaper, the New York Weekly Journal of August 18, 1735. The front page of that date contains the abbreviated story of his trial and in column two states "The jury returned in Ten Minutes, and found me Not Guilty" However, a review of the Journal file from 1735 reveals that the issue of August 18 was not the earliest report of Zenger's being freed. Although the New York Weekly Journal of August 11, 1735 had nothing on the trial itself, there is a printer's note at the end of the last column on page 4. It read, "The Printer, now having got his liberty again, designs God willing to Finish and Publish the Charter of the City of New York next week." So read your newspapers carefully as they sometimes whisper things to you if you take the time to read and listen. |
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All managers frequently face ethical challenges. Success often depends on how well managers handle decisions that challenge their own set of values. Ethical dimensions of modern management also increase as competition becomes increasingly global and technology-intensive. This course identifies major ethical issues facing managers today particularly with regard to technology, innovation and global decision making. The course also provides an opportunity for students to develop effective approaches for dealing with major ethical challenges. Finally, the course gives students a chance to reflect on the efficacy and strength of their own personal set of values.
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Governor of New Jersey 1776–1790
Buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
"The Enemy have lately tempted me to consider myself in a point of light in which I should never have had the vanity to consider myself but for their most gracious opinion of me, that is as a Man of Consequence. I hope they will never succeed in killing me, as I should by that means most certainly lose the honor of being hanged in Company with some of you more illustrious Rebels."
Reverend James Caldwell at the Battle of Springfield
"Give'em Watts Boys"
On June 23, 1780, the climactic battle of the final invasion of New Jersey was fought. Approximately 6,000 Crown forces under the command of General Knyphausen attacked from Staten Island, New York, via Elizabethtown, attempting to seize the Hobart Gap in the nearby Watchung Mountains. His goal was to get to Morristown, where General Washington had supplies and artillery.
Approximately 2,000 American Continental and local Militia forces defended the area in the Rahway River vicinity. For more than 40 minutes, Colonel Angell and his men fought the advancing British infantry, cavalry and several field pieces, which were five times their number, to a standstill. Slowly, the British pushed the Militia back.
During the heat of the battle, as the Colonial and Militia forces were nearly out of ammunition and outnumbered, Reverend James Caldwell of the First Presbyterian Church, passed out Watts Hymnals for use as artillery wadding. His cry, “Give ‘em Watts, Boys!” has lived on and became the famous motto of that battle.
As the British retreated, they resorted to burning and looting the town. Only four houses remained standing after the Battle of Springfield. The British goal of reaching Morristown was once again thwarted and the Battle of Springfield, also known as “The Forgotten Victory,” marked the last invasion of the British into New Jersey.
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