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GOP sheriff candidate in Bergen indicted, will be arraigned next month

September 22, 2021 1:48 pmSeptember 22, 2021 1:57 pm

The Republican candidate for Bergen County Sheriff will be arraigned on October 7 on corruption and official misconduct charges. Robert Kugler was suspended from his post as Saddle Brook police chief in March after the New Jersey Attorney General charged...

SEIU 32BJ backs Fulop for re-election

September 22, 2021 1:30 pm

One of New Jersey’s most politically influential labor unions, SEUI 32BJ, endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for a third term. “Mayor Fulop understands that service workers are the backbone of Jersey City,” said Kevin Brown, the SEIU 32BJ vice...

Jiampetti defends herself in Egg Harbor City water case as Republicans attack

September 22, 2021 9:34 amSeptember 22, 2021 3:52 pm

Egg Harbor City Mayor Lisa Jiampetti, the current Democratic nominee for Atlantic County Clerk, is defending herself and her city after the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) raised concerns over the city’s sale of its water systems through the...

State comptroller flags issues with Egg Harbor City water system privatization

September 21, 2021 1:45 pm

The office of the state comptroller (OSC) released a public letter today noting its concerns with Egg Harbor City’s plan to sell its water and wastewater systems under the Water and Infrastructure Protection Act (WIPA). Specifically, OSC highlighted the city’s...

Chesilhurst PD officer who fired taser at ATV driver indicted

September 21, 2021 12:47 pmSeptember 21, 2021 7:11 pm

An officer with the Chesilhurst Police Department was indicted today for firing a taser at a man driving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) which subsequently crashed, Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck announced today. The driver sustained significant injuries, but survived. The...

Toledo suspended from judicial duties as Passaic County Surrogate

September 21, 2021 11:18 amSeptember 21, 2021 7:11 pm

Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo was suspended from exercising her judicial duties by an order of the court yesterday, nearly a month after she was criminally charged with improperly granting an executorship to a political ally. “It is ORDERED that...

Hillside election matter settled out of court

September 20, 2021 11:26 am

Acting Hillside Township Clerk Beverly Harris has entered into a consent order allowing Mayor Dahlia Vertreese and her slate of township council candidates to bracket together in the November 2 non-partisan election. Harris had initially refused to permit the bracketing...