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Hudson County ‘no-show’ worker charged with fraud after collecting more than $100K

October 21, 2026 6:25 pm

A former Hudson County Parks Department employee who allegedly collected more than $100,000 in wages and unemployment benefits without actually working, including while traveling in Italy, has been charged with 28 counts of federal wire fraud. Alfonso Zamarra received approximately...

Charges dismissed against postal worker fired for dumping Kean campaign mailers

October 21, 2026 2:36 pm

Federal prosecutors have dismissed a criminal charge against a U.S. Postal Service employee who was fired after dumping about 300 campaign mailers supporting Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) during the 2024 congressional election, placing her in a pretrial diversion program...

Chathams school board settles lawsuit over transgender student notification policy

October 20, 2026 1:43 pm

The School District of the Chathams has agreed to abandon a policy allowing school officials to withhold information from parents about their children’s gender transitions, settling a federal lawsuit brought by Moms for Liberty. The Board of Education voted 7-0...

Bridgewater woman admits illegally voting in 2024 presidential election

October 19, 2026 2:47 pm

A 55-year-old Bridgewater woman who is a Jamaican citizen and has never been a United States citizen pleaded guilty Monday to illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Gaye Tyndale-Simpson admitted to one count of...

Deputy attorney general fired after arrest on distributing child sex material

October 16, 2026 4:30 pmOctober 16, 2026 11:31 pm

Brian Richard Fitzgerald, a New Jersey deputy attorney general arrested Thursday on charges that he used artificial intelligence to create and distribute child sexual abuse material, has been fired from his state post, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Fitzgerald...

Rabner names Gwendolyn Blue as Camden’s top judge

October 15, 2026 3:51 pmOctober 15, 2026 5:53 pm

New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has named Superior Court Judge Gwendolyn Blue as Camden County’s new assignment judge, effective November 21. Blue, an 18-year veteran of the bench, will succeed Judge Steven J. Polansky, who is retiring...

Moench to data center developer: Don’t mess with Bridgewater

October 15, 2026 11:52 am

Bridgewater Mayor Matthew Moench has delivered a Don’t Tread on Me warning to a developer seeking to build an artificial intelligence data center in his township, promising an aggressive legal battle and declaring that the company will be the latest...