Update: April 23, 2015 Glen Forero’s excessive force lawsuit has settled. According to an April 2, 2015 settlement agreement on-line here, Forero accepted $200,000 to settle the case. According to court records, the settlement took place during the trial. –original post follows– Monday, March 23, 2015 starts the second week in the trial of Glen […]
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Misuse of “motion to table” can result in Meetings Act noncompliance.
Richard A. MolaMayor of Elmwood Park Following is my letter to Elmwood Park (Bergen County) Mayor Richard A. Mola and the Borough Council: March 22, 2015 Hon. Richard A. Mola, Mayor and members of theElmwood Park Borough Council182 Market StElmwood Park, NJvia e-mail only Dear Mayor Mola and Council members: I invite your attention to the […]
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OPRA lawsuit against Lakewood Township
Robert Lawson,Lakewood Chief of Police Attorney Donald Doherty recently filed a lawsuit on my behalf seeking records that would shed some light on the apparent “drug use” that caused a Lakewood police officer’s resignation. I blogged about the the officer’s resignation here. After learning that the officer engaged in “drug use,” I then confirmed that […]
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Question for Deptford residents: Did the school board vote to hire a member’s sister’s live-in fiance?
March 24, 2015 Update: In response to my OPRA request, the Deptford School District provided me with a September 25, 2013 advisory opinion by the New Jersey School Ethics Commission holding that no statute prevented Rachel Green from participating in employment matters related to her sister’s fiance. The opinion is on-line here. March 17, 2015 […]
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Lawnside Officer whose conduct resulted in $740,000 settlement received a $150,000 settlement herself.
A February 11, 2015 Courier Post article reported that the Borough of Lawnside (Camden County) and/or its insurer paid $740,000 to a tavern owner who filed suit because former Borough Police Officer Carmen Colon allegedly embarked on a long-term campaign to harass his patrons. The article mentioned that Colon resigned as a Lawnside police officer […]