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Judge orders Linden to pay $110k in legal fees over fight to seat councilman

November 20, 2019 3:40 pmNovember 20, 2019 6:12 pm

The city of Linden has been ordered to pay $110,236 in legal fees related to a four-month legal battle that began when mayor Derek Armstead refused to allow the choice of the local Democratic Party to fill a vacancy on...

Armstead denied admission to Union Democratic breakfast

October 27, 2019 11:06 amOctober 28, 2019 10:37 am

There was some drama this morning at the annual Union County Democratic pre-election breakfast when Linden Mayor Derek Armstead was refused admittance because he is supporting an independent mayoral candidate in Dover. Armstead, who is also the Linden Democratic Municipal...

Linden council rejects settlement

May 2, 2019 7:52 pmMay 3, 2019 9:33 am

The ball is back it Kit Dupuis’ court. A settlement in a dispute over a vacant Linden city council seat went south tonight when the governing body voted down the proposal, 6-4, after calling a special meeting to resolve the...

Linden attorney argued both sides in council vacancy case

April 9, 2019 12:02 pmApril 10, 2019 3:37 pm

The Linden city attorney arguing that a vacant 8th Ward council seat should be left vacant rather than seat the choice of the local Democratic organization argued the other side of a nearly identical issue ten years ago. In 2009,...

Judge hints at seating Linden councilman, but wants to hold another hearing

March 27, 2019 3:11 pm

Superior Court Judge Katherine Regan Dupuis today reversed her own ruling today, finding that Paul Coates should be seated as the new councilman from Linden’s 8th Ward – but she stopped short of issuing a final order until she can...

How a Linden mayoral vacancy is filled, just in case

February 22, 2019 4:09 pm

If Linden Mayor Derek Armstead is convicted of assault charges, the city could see election for mayor in November to fill his unexpired term. The process of filling the vacancy is the same as the one used a few times...

Armstead moves to fire Scutari

January 15, 2019 5:03 pmJanuary 15, 2019 5:08 pm

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead appears ready to escalate his war with the local Democratic organization tonight by dumping State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) as the municipal prosecutor. A resolution expected to be voted on tonight by the city council designates...