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O’Donnell sometimes billed towns more than 24 hours in a day for legal fees

January 15, 2020 3:53 pmJanuary 16, 2020 1:41 pm

Attorney Matt O’Donnell, the state’s cooperating witness in a corruption sting operation, sometimes billed municipalities in excess of 24 hours in a single day, according to bills submitted to government entities that were reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. O’Donnell...

Embattled NAACP leader resigns state post, at Murphy’s urging

January 10, 2020 3:53 pm

Montclair NAACP vice president James Harris, under fire for making anti-Semitic statements at a local community forum late last month, has resigned his post on an unpaid state board at the request of Gov. Phil Murphy. Today, Governor Murphy accepted...

GOP drops challenge in East Rutherford

January 7, 2020 12:44 pmJanuary 8, 2020 8:55 am

The race for mayor in East Rutherford is over, giving Democrats control of the mayoralty for the first time since 1970. Republican Sergio Segalini is dropping his challenge of the 2019 general election, which he lost to Democrat Jeffrey Lahullier...

East Rutherford Dems subpoena Segalini in Republicans’ voter fraud suit

January 7, 2020 10:24 amJanuary 7, 2020 12:35 pm

East Rutherford Democrats are challenging three votes cast in the town’s mayoral election, including the vote of the GOP mayoral candidate. Democratic Mayor Jeffrey Lahullier won his race against Sergio Segalini by just five votes in November, defeating the Republican...

More clients fleeing O’Donnell law firm

December 30, 2019 2:33 pmDecember 30, 2019 10:45 pm

A North Jersey law firm run by the state’s cooperating witness in a political corruption sting continues to lose clients. Hackensack, Middletown, Holmdel, and Monmouth County will replace O’Donnell McCord as their tax appeal counsel after it was disclosed that...

Felice backs Ghassali for Congress

December 28, 2019 2:42 pm

Former Bergen County Freeholder John Felice has endorsed Michael Ghassali for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th district. Ghassali, the mayor of Montvale, is one of seven Republicans vying for the chance to take on two-term Rep....

East Rutherford mayoral race headed to court

December 24, 2019 4:16 pmDecember 26, 2019 11:02 am

A Superior Court Judge today set a trial date of January 13 for a challenge to the results of a 2019 mayoral election in East Rutherford. Democrat Jeffrey Lahullier was certified as the winner by six votes over the Republican...