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Hudson County woman pleads guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from union

December 1, 2020 12:05 pmDecember 1, 2020 3:49 pm

The daughter of a former American Federal State County and Municipal Amalgamated Transit Workers Union official pleaded guilty to helping her mother embezzle more than $40,000 from the labor group, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Tuesday. Jennifer Rogers, the daughter...

Minor League baseball will have a Trenton team next year, Murphy says

November 30, 2020 1:02 pmNovember 30, 2020 5:40 pm

The Trenton Thunder, which lost their minor league Yankees affiliate to the Somerset Patriots last month, will get a new team in time for next season. “Trenton is saved,” Gov. Phil Murphy said today. “They will be part of a...

Judge orders recount in controversial Paterson election

November 30, 2020 11:33 amNovember 30, 2020 12:09 pm

A Paterson City Council election where allegations of voter fraud triggered criminal charges and a do-over of the original contest will now face a recount after two candidates finished 9 votes apart out of more than 9,000 cast. Superior Court...

Former Lambertville business administrator sues over firing

November 30, 2020 9:19 am

Former Lambertville business administrator Alex Torpey sued the Hunterdon County city, claiming his termination violated state law. Torpey’s suit, filed in September, claims Mayor Julia Fahl fired him in retaliation after he suggested David Burd, the town’s emergency management coordinator,...

Mayor Gusciora Statement on Trenton Homicide Record in 2020

November 29, 2020 12:53 pm

OPINION Last night’s unfortunate deaths mark our 38th and 39th homicides for the year and now eclipse the previous record set in 2013. When we set out to lift Trenton together, this was not the milestone we wanted to see....

Judge intends to order Howell recount Monday

November 25, 2020 3:03 pmNovember 25, 2020 6:16 pm

Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Linda Jones intends to order a recount in Howell on Monday. Democratic Council candidate Andre de Garmeaux filed a recount request Friday after final tallies showed him trailing Deputy Mayor Evelyn Malsbury O’Donnell by 320...

Altman slams Hudson County for renewing ICE contract

November 25, 2020 2:42 pm

New Jersey Working Families slammed Hudson County’s all-Democratic Freeholder Board for approving a new contract to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in its county jail for up to 10 more years. “The Hudson County Board of Commissioners represented New...