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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 slate wins 4 Linden council primaries

June 5, 2019 1:55 am

Linden Councilman Paul Coates, who went through a protracted legal battle to get sworn in, lost the Democratic primary by a wide margin to challenger Garnett Blaine. Blaine defeated Coates 305 to 127, a 71%-29% margin and will now be...

Sources: Attorney General takes over Linden probe

June 3, 2019 12:53 pmJune 3, 2019 1:01 pm

There are strong indications that the New Jersey Attorney General’s office in investigating allegations that Linden Mayor Derek Armstead ordered city employees to tear down signs of political opponents in tomorrow’s Democratic primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Sources...

Judge rules Linden councilman must be seated immediately

May 14, 2019 11:03 amMay 14, 2019 2:14 pm

A Superior Court judge ruled that Linden must immediately seat Paul Coates as a city councilman, ending a four-month legal battle that began when mayor Derek Armstead refused to allow the choice of the local Democratic Party to fill a...

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 nears agreement on council vacancy

May 2, 2019 12:31 pmMay 2, 2019 3:02 pm

It looks like Linden is about to fill a city council seat that has been vacant for four months. The council has set a special meeting tonight to discuss a settlement in a lawsuit that has prevented the choice of...

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,...