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Long Valley Rated Fourth Safest City In Country
By Jason Cohen ashington Township is the lone city in New Jersey with a population of more than 10,000 to crack the top 20 of safewise.com’s annual safest town rankings. It was rated number four and Chatham Township 22. According to its website, “SafeWise is an independent
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whose family has lived in the township since 1928, is not surprised about the recognition. “We’re certainly very happy to have the endorsement and proud of our police and emergency
responders,” the mayor said. “We’ve certainly seen a lot of change, but it’s nice to see that we maintain our safe neighborhood and the fact that our community cares about each other.” Police Chief Jeffrey
Almer is pleased the township received the high ranking. He noted this is a reflection of not only the police department, but also the hard work of citizens. Since becoming chief
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