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Phillipsburg makes offer for cash-strapped library to keep $160K Updated May 07, 1:55 PM; Posted May 07, 1:55 PM The Phillipsburg Free Public Library is pictured in this file photo.Express-Times File Photo Facebook Share Two days after the Phillipsburg Town Council told the town’s library to fork over $160,000 amid a funding crunch, Mayor Todd Tersigni told library officials they can keep the money. Calling the offer compassionate and sincere to help cover operating expenses and the salaries of employees facing furlough, Tersigni made the offer during Thursday night’s meeting of the Phillipsburg Free Public Library Board of Trustees. On Tuesday, the town council passed a resolution demanding the payment, citing a state statute that the library can retain its annual operating expenses plus 20%, with amounts over that returned to the town. ....
Phillipsburg’s 2021 budget holds taxes flat, as library faces funding crunch Updated Apr 22, 2021; Phillipsburg Town Council this week introduced a nearly $19 million 2021 budget that keeps municipal taxes flat for a second straight year. Following pleas to boost spending for the Phillipsburg Free Public Library, council on Tuesday unanimously approved council President Frank McVey’s proposal to forego a pay raise for 2021 for its five members and Mayor Todd Tersigni. The elected officials took a 10% cut in salaries in 2020 versus 2019, and Tuesday’s vote keeps that cut in place. McVey framed the election year reduction as a response to the continuing coronavirus pandemic: “We’re really not out of it yet,” he said. ....
Warren Co. leaders’ lack of empathy in Bullock case appalling | Letter Updated 10:12 AM; I am seeing a lot of literature being distributed in Warren County about the abuses former sheriff Edward Bullock allegedly committed against juvenile boys held in custody during his tenure of terror and about a survivor’s protest on April 27. I have also read the recent press release issued by the county commissioners discrediting the survivor’s claims and accusing them of spreading false information. As a long-time citizen of Warren County, I have been aware of this case and Bullock’s disgusting behavior since the early 1990s. Considering our elected officials’ indifference, lack of empathy or unwillingness to right inexcusable wrongs, I will be attending the protest in support of the victims because I believe that justice for them has not been served! ....
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 What’s this an For years, the city’s politics have been so under the control of the Democratic machine that primary contests have basically been an afterthought. A mayor announces retirement and a party-backed candidate coasts to victory in the primary. ....
‘Everybody knew’ Warren Co. sheriff preyed on young prisoners: A bid to end years of cases Updated 9:40 AM; Today 7:00 AM Former Warren County Sheriff Edward Bullock is escorted after pleaded guilty to official misconduct in April 1992 and served nine months in jail. He was caught in a state police sting trying to groom a victim who was actually an undercover trooper. Ongoing civil lawsuits seek to make the county liable for Bullock s sexual assaults on young boys in county custody.lehighvalleylive.com file photo Facebook Share In a move to finally end years of lawsuits, a trio of men who say a former Warren County sheriff sexually abused them as boys in county custody in the 1980s have spelled out all of the allegations of what was allegedly a dark but open secret within the county offices, joked about but largely ignored. ....