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Cammarano was decision maker in almost all hires, Alvarez says

March 12, 2019 5:19 pm

Former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez testified Tuesday that, while he was unsure who was responsible for hiring him, if hiring authority was at the root of the question, Gov. Phil Murphy’s former chief of staff Pete...

Alvarez says he’s unsure who hired him

March 12, 2019 1:16 pmMarch 12, 2019 5:59 pm

Former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez said he was unsure who was ultimately responsible for his hiring to the authority Tuesday. “No one ever said to me ‘you’re hired,'” Alvarez told the Select Committee on Oversight empaneled...

Republican still holds $174k Murphy administration job

March 11, 2019 12:03 amMarch 11, 2019 12:02 pm

Here’s the next mystery in New Jersey politics: who is protecting Todd Caliguire? A former Republican gubernatorial candidate, Caliguire was named executive director of the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission (NJDWC) by Gov. Chris Christie in 2015. His salary...

Trenton’s unsolved mysteries

January 30, 2019 5:25 amJanuary 30, 2019 9:13 am

Now there are two unsolved mysteries facing he New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Committee: 1. Who hired Al Alvarez? 2. When did Esther Suarez find out her office was investigating Alvarez for sexual assault? The scandalette is unlikely to go...

Platkin unsure if Alvarez resigned or was fired

January 18, 2019 4:38 pmJanuary 18, 2019 4:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy Chief Counsel Matt Platkin on Friday told the Special Committee investigating the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez that he did not order Alvarez to resign following a press inquiry about sexual...

Cammarano: Platkin recusal limited in scope

January 10, 2019 1:54 pm

Pete Cammarano, Gov. Phil Murphy’s outgoing chief of staff, may have shed some light on why chief counsel Matt Platkin remained deeply involved in the handling of sexual assault allegations made against former Schools Development Authority Chief of Staff Al...

Cammarano: I didn’t hire Alvarez

January 10, 2019 1:03 pmJanuary 10, 2019 6:39 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s chief of staff Pete Cammarano said he did not hire former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez and did not know who did, though he acknowledged that Alvarez could have been a political hire. In...

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Cammarano was decision maker in almost all hires, Alvarez says

Alvarez says he’s unsure who hired him

Republican still holds $174k Murphy administration job

Trenton’s unsolved mysteries

Platkin unsure if Alvarez resigned or was fired

Cammarano: Platkin recusal limited in scope

Cammarano: I didn’t hire Alvarez

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