Peter Verniero Archives - New Jersey Globe

Stonewalling on Alvarez won’t help Murphy, O’Scanlon says

February 7, 2019 5:04 pm

State Sen. Declan O’Scanlon (R-Little Silver) on Thursday said Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration isn’t well-served by the mystery swirling around the identity of the person who hired former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez. “This ridiculous circling of...

Murphy leans on past statements after surprise Alvarez question

February 6, 2019 8:27 pmFebruary 7, 2019 8:39 am

Gov. Phil Murphy fell back on statements released over the past two days when asked a surprise question about former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez during a telephone town hall Wednesday night. A caller going by the...

Brennan smacks Murphy administration

February 6, 2019 6:44 pm

Katie Brennan today slammed the Murphy administration for a “gross misuse of confidentiality.” “When I alerted the transition, they used confidentiality to prevent an investigation. When I wanted to tell the Governor, they invoked confidentiality to stop him from knowing....

Corrado wants Murphy to testify

February 6, 2019 5:10 pmFebruary 6, 2019 5:31 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado wants Gov. Phil Murphy to testify under oath before the Select Committee on Oversight. “Numerous administration officials testified that — apart from the Governor himself — only three men had the authority to make a decision...

DeCroce calls Verniero report a waste of taxpayers’ money

February 6, 2019 4:40 pm

Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) joined a growing number of fellow Select Committee members lambasting former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero’s report on his investigation into the hiring of Al Alvarez. “Peter Verniero is only solidifying what we...

Weinberg slams Verniero report

February 6, 2019 4:31 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg slammed former State Supreme Court Justice Peter Verniero’s report on the hiring of Al Alvarez Wednesday. “Unfortunately, this report falls short of the comprehensive investigation promised by the governor,” Weinberg said. “It fails to meet...

Pundits question value of Verniero report

February 6, 2019 3:42 pm

Observers are questioning the value of Peter Verniero’s investigation after long-awaited the former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice’s report revealed little that was not already known about the hiring of former Schools Development Authority chief of staff Al Alvarez. “I...