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POLITICO Get the New Jersey Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories After the Capitol riot, it’s time for New Jersey politicians — even some considered moderate — to take stock of the extremism they have allowed to fester. An article from the Philadelphia Inquirer�...

New Jersey Herald WANTAGE —The township Land Use Board's approval for one of its members to operate a soil processing facility on Route 565 has been voided by a judge who said the process was tainted by conflicts of interest and attempts to influence by then-Mayor Ron Bassani and the board's former chairman. Superior Court Judge Stuart Minkowitz has ordered a new hearing. Bassani, who is now deputy mayor, and Michael Cecchini, who was Land Use Board chairman at the time of the vote, both recused themselves from deliberations and the vote due to a conflict of interest. However, Minkowitz f...

Defense attorney Anthony Iacullo highlighted Chalet's past service as a volunteer firefighter and said he always went "above and beyond" as a law enforcement officer.  "He has accepted responsibility, has time spent incarcerated and people supporting him, standing by him, (which will) make him amendable to probation," Iacullo said. "It is something he has learned from, something not ever to be repeated and something Elie takes very, very seriously." Tia Manochio, an assistant prosecutor, said she was amendable to probation based upon Chalet's lack of criminal history, and she said Chalet's m...