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The proposed ordinance in Readington had come under fire for being too restrictive and possibly unconstitutional.

The Readington ordinance, introduced by a 4-1 vote at the May 15 meeting, does not target panhandlers by definition.

An investigation by NJ Advance Media found 147 police departments across New Jersey have paid legal settlements since 2019 to resolve misconduct claims against their officers, including 13 departments that agreed to cut checks for $1 million or more.

Toms River has agreed to a six-figure settlement with Miquenel Altidor in an excessive force suit for an incident at his Castle Drive home on Dec. 28, 2017.

Toms River has agreed to a six-figure settlement with Miquenel Altidor in an excessive force suit for an incident at his Castle Drive home on Dec. 28, 2017.

The Salem County road department employee settled his most recent case last month.

Jean Dorval was in his early 20s when he was convicted of a murder in Elizabeth, despite proof that he was out of state in Georgia. His conviction was overturned after more than 2 decade in prison.

(The Center Square) – The names and addresses of New Jersey’s elected officials would be exempt from public disclosure under proposals being considered by the state legislature, which open government groups say would erode transparency.

Local governments share a lot of the blame for why the state Government Records Council operates at a snail's pace.

While the state’s Government Records Council is supposed to help resolve requests as quickly as possible, a report from a watchdog group found that it takes an average of 21 months to handle cases.