Oooooh… Tarnation! They just keep flubbing the law! Teacher’s gonna be mad… The bad boys and girls of the Clinton Township school board are at it again. A candidate in the November 6 Clinton Township school board election misused a Clinton Township recreation department Commissioner’s mailing list for his personal benefit, to tell parents of young soccer players [...]
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New Jersey swallows JCP&L’s “7-10 days” PR gambit
JCP&L executed a brilliant PR tactic as Hurricane Sandy approached New Jersey. Even before the storm hit, and before they could possibly know the extent of outages, JCP&L announced that “it will take 7-10 days to bring power back.” How’d they know that? Simple: They didn’t. It was a brilliant public relations gambit. To ward off [...]
Deliberate, Willful & Knowing: School board keeps breaking the law after resolving to end violations
In a detailed July 11, 2012 letter, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony Kearns, III found that the Clinton Township school board violated several sections of the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) on multiple occasions, failing to properly disclose its executive sessions, and producing inaccurate meeting minutes. Since then, the school board has made several statements through its [...]
Prosecutor slams school board with Sunshine Law violations, says minutes are wrong
Friday, Jul 13th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State | Tags: Clinton Township Schools, Dincuff, open public meetings act, OPMA, Prosecutor, sunshine law
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State | Tags: Clinton Township Schools, Dincuff, open public meetings act, OPMA, Prosecutor, sunshine law
Hunterdon County Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III has found that the Clinton Township school board violated two sections of the Sunshine Law “on three separate occasions” in February and March of 2012. On July 11, Kearns delivered a letter detailing his findings to the board’s attorney, Vito Gagliardi. The prosecutor found that the board improperly [...]
DCA exonerates Mike Wright, upholds violations, slams HCCBA for conflict of interest
When Harmen Vos ran for mayor of Clinton Township, and later for town council, Vos and his supporters attacked Clinton Township construction code official Mike Wright, accusing him of improper actions in his professional capacity. Complaints filed with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) alleged harrassment, selective enforcement, over enforcement, misconduct, and failure [...]
Hunterdon County Republican Committee OUT OF BUSINESS SALE
Wednesday, Jun 13th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, State
Filed under: Election 2012, Hunterdon County, Municipal, State
The Hunterdon County Republican Committee has been out of business a long time. But influence is on sale — for private political gain — and Hunterdon County Republicans have once again been manipulated by a handful of party bosses who like to keep things this way. According to disclosures at last night’s HCRC meeting, the [...]
The Chris Christie & Corey Booker Show
Kudos to Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Corey Booker for showing how it’s done: : :
Attorney reveals Dincuff went rogue, conducted illegal meeting
At last night’s Clinton Township school board meeting, board attorney Vito Gagliardi stunned the audience when he revealed that he did not advise board president Jim Dincuff to make public allegations of ethics violations against board members Michelle Sullivan and Marc Freda. Dincuff made the false accusations on his own. At the March 29, 2012 [...]
School board is more than just a little bit pregnant
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State, Taxes
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State, Taxes
The Hunterdon Review reports on “New allegations made against Clinton Township school board” relating to New Jersey’s “Sunshine Law.” More details of the formal complaint made to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s office by ExMayor.com and in a threatend lawsuit from open government advocate John Paff are available here. According to the Review: Legal Double-Talk 101 [...]
Complaints filed against Clinton Township school board for violations of Open Public Meetings Act
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 by admin | 0 Comments
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State
Filed under: Hunterdon County, Municipal, Schools, State
ExMayor.com today filed a complaint with the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s office, alleging that the Clinton Township school board violated the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) on multiple occasions, including at its February 27, March 26, and March 29, 2012 meetings, when it went into closed (or “executive”) session in violation of N.J.S.A. 10:4-13. The March 26 [...]