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Ocean Gate mayor accused of thievery will be tossed on Saturday after being AWOL for 8 weeks

May 12, 2022 7:55 pm

Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, who is facing charges from stealing money from parking meters and selling township property and pocketing the proceeds, will be ousted from his post on Saturday for failing to show up for the last eight...

Prosecutor says Ocean Gate mayor stole scrap metal, campaign funds

May 5, 2022 10:48 am

Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy sold scrap metal from the borough recycling center and pocketed the money, forced Ocean County employees to do construction work at his home, and stole money that had been contributed to his re-election campaign, according...

Ocean Gate mayor won’t seek re-election

April 5, 2022 5:00 pm

The mayor of a small Ocean County shore town accused to stealing will not seek re-election. Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy did not file nominating petitions before Monday’s 4 PM deadline, leaving a two-way race for the Republican nomination between...

Ocean Gate mayor’s attorney spent 30 years as a prosecutor

April 5, 2022 3:33 pm

Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, who faces charges that he stole change from parking meters and sold government property and kept the money, has hired a top criminal defense attorney. William P. Cunningham, who spent more than 30 years as...

Curtin will seek GOP nod for Ocean Gate mayor, possibly against mayor accused of theft

March 31, 2022 3:25 pm

Robert D. Curtin will seek the Republican nomination for mayor in Ocean Gate, where incumbent Paul Kennedy faces charges of stealing change from a municipal parking meter and selling government property through online auctions and keeping the cash. Kennedy has...

Ocean Gate council cuts allegedly corrupt mayor’s salary to $1

March 31, 2022 10:37 amMarch 31, 2022 2:00 pm

The Ocean Gate Borough Council voted to cut the salary of Mayor Paul Kennedy to $1 in their first meeting since Kennedy was charged on March 18 with selling municipal property and pocketing the money. A huge crowd – perhaps...

Prosecutor: Mayor admitted stealing parking meter money, pocketing sale of borough property

March 21, 2022 2:30 pmApril 3, 2022 7:44 pm

Allegations that Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy stole parking meter revenue and for selling town property and keeping the money came from the local police department, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Ocean County Prosecutor. Press play to...