"The world changed after the tragedy, much like 911. I don't care about the gun control/NRA debate. Together with Marlboro's Board of Education, we need to keep 8000 kids safe." - Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik, whose school district is ready to put a police officer in each school effective January 2nd.

"What he meant and what he said was that he would be an integral cog in our wheel, raise money and come to any and all events, that he would be a good Democrat from Oakland to Cape May and he reminded me that he (is from Bergen)." - Bergen County Democratic Committee Chairman Lou Stellato, on Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

Sometimes there are no answers to random acts of violence except to increase our random acts of kindness to each other.
~Sen. Ray Lesniak

"In one world, at City Hall in Newark, N.J. Booker twice casts a controversial tie-breaking vote to maneuver an ally onto the City Council, sparking a near-riot with council members yelling, "Shame on you!" A court ultimately invalidates the vote, leaving the council evenly split. In the other world, outside Newark, Booker is praised as an inspiration and courted to challenge Republican Gov. Christie in 2013. TV interviewers even ask him what happens after he becomes governor or U.S. senator: Will he run for president? The two sides of the Booker phenomenon provide a backdrop to his decision." - reporter Matt Katz