Flora Castillo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Murphy names new NJ Transit board

March 21, 2019 12:33 pmMarch 21, 2019 5:01 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has overhauled the board of New Jersey Transit, dropping 20-year member Flora Castillo as part of a package of even new appointees to run the beleaguered mass transit agency. Murphy’s nominees include two picks from towns with...

Murphy must decide if he wants to keep Flora Castillo on NJ Transit board

February 19, 2019 9:53 amFebruary 19, 2019 1:02 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy has until March 20 to decide if he wants to keep Phone It In Flora on the New Jersey Transit board. Flora Castillo is currently on holdover status and is the only public voting member left on...

New Jersey Transit board member could face eligibility challenge

August 6, 2018 12:45 amAugust 5, 2018 11:54 pm

The decision by New Jersey Transit to suspend their rail service between Atlantic City and Philadelphia could put the status of one of their longtime board members in jeopardy. Flora Castillo holds the one board seat statutorily set aside for...

Murphy has time to kill Transit deal

January 13, 2018 5:05 pm

The New Jersey Transit board meeting set for Monday to vote on a contentious property acquisition in Hoboken pits outgoing Gov. Chris Christie in a fight with his successor, Phil Murphy. It also sets up a potential conflict for a...

How Murphy actually takes control of NJ Transit

January 4, 2018 12:11 am

Phil Murphy has called New Jersey Transit a “national disgrace” and has pledged to “knock it down” and build it as one of the earliest priorities of his fledgling administration. To do that, Murphy needs to first take control of...