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Asbury Park Press Front Page Sunday, Sept. 25 2016
Asbury Park Press Front Page Sunday, Sept. 25 2016
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09.25.16
Bridgegate
trial: Officials
forgot how to
behave on job
MIKE KELLY COMMENTARY
Lets face it, being a government
worker is not all that complicated. Tax
collectors collect taxes. Street cleaners
clean streets. Firefighters put out fires.
Cops write tickets and arrest criminals.
Simple, straightforward stuff.
Now consider the Bridgegate trial
that began last week. Consider what we
are learning about all these public servants who took on tasks that were never part of their
job descriptions. All this extra work. Truly amazing to
behold.
Lets begin with Bill Baroni, one of the top officials at
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, personally appointed by Gov. Chris Christie. Baroni is now
on trial for stepping out of his role and helping to orchestrate the traffic scheme that gridlocked Fort Lees
streets for five days in September 2013 as punishment
for its Democratic mayors refusal to endorse RepubSee KELLY, Page 20A
Adan Pacheco, 22, helps a client at Catholic Charities in Lakewood. Pacheco is an undocumented immigrant
who received deferred action under President Obama's executive action on immigration to avoid deportation.
MOVEMENT
SLOW FOR
IMMIGRANTS
KAREN YI @KAREN_YI
Its been four years since President Barack Obama first extend-
Republican presidential
candidate Donald Trump
Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton
500K
Total number of
undocumented
immigrants living
in New Jersey.
53K
Undocumented
youths eligible for
Obamas deferred
action plan.
23K
JERSEY FRESH
REDISCOVERING THE GARDEN IN GARDEN STATE
Obama: Smithsonians
African-American history
museum belongs to all. 1B
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