Former mayor teaches local politics course

Long Branch — What do  state, county and local governments have to do with you?
Here’s a few issues you may have encountered or heard discussed:
1) 23% Gas Tax
2) Underfunded State Pension & Transportation Funds
3) $350 Public Nuisance Fines
4) Parking Meters popping up everywhere
5) Paying to go to the beach
“As former Asbury Park Mayor, I know the logic and/or lack thereof regarding these issues. Join me for an in depth, revealing and behind the scenes study of government on the State, County and Local levels,” says Professor Ed Johnson of Brookdale Community College.
This fall, beginning Sept. 6, Johnson will teach POLI 115, State County and Local Government, Tuesdays 6-8:45 p.m.
For more information, visit www.brookdalecc.edu.