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CHATHAM - Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, D-11, kicked off Autism Awareness Month by giving a ceremonial big check for $850,000 to the Education, Careers and Lifelong Community (ECLC) of New Jersey,

CHATHAM - The Education, Careers and Lifelong Community (ECLC) of New Jersey, a non-profit which provides schooling to special needs children on Lum Avenue, has received an $850,000 grant for

Many state and federal statutes provide that when property is used in certain prohibited ways, ownership of the property passes to the government. Often, the statutes allow these forfeitures to be declared in civil proceedings against the property itself, without the normal safeguards of the criminal process. Indeed, if no one claims the property after proper notice, the government’s assertion of ownership can become incontestable without any judicial proceedings at all. Statutes authori...