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No municipal trash pickup on Good Friday in Toms River

Phil StiltonApril 6, 20230275 views

TOMS RIVER, NJ – With Good Friday and the Passover holidays, the Toms River Township Department of Public Works announced there will be no trash pickup on Friday. The Toms…

Oroho, Testa & Steinhardt Slam Murphy’s Budget Cuts to Rural Municipal Aid

Press ReleaseMarch 3, 20230239 views

Senate Republicans said millions of dollars in budget cuts to Open Space PILOT Aid in Gov. Phil Murphy’s FY 2024 state budget proposal will drive property tax increases in more than 100 small rural communities across New Jersey.

O’Scanlon: Murphy Should Explain Cuts in Municipal Aid & Delays in Assistance for Rising Health Care Costs that Will Drive Property Tax Increases

Press ReleaseMarch 2, 20230119 views

Sen. Declan O’Scanlon said Gov. Phil Murphy should explain cuts to municipal aid that appear in his budget proposal for next year, which will drive large property tax increases when paired with soaring health benefit costs for local governments.

Germany’s municipal utilities expect up to 15% client defaults -Funke

ReutersAugust 30, 20220115 views

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s municipal utilities expect up to 15% of their clients to default on payments because of high gas prices, the head of local utilities organisation VKU told…

Former municipal prosecuting attorney admits sexual contact with a court defendant and lying to the FBI

DOJ PressAugust 19, 20220134 views

ST. LOUIS – The former municipal prosecuting attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and admitted having sexual contact with a defendant and then lying about…

Former Municipal Director of Finance Pleads Guilty to Misappropriation of $2.5 Million

DOJ PressJuly 15, 20220123 views

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Defendant Victor Cruz-Quintero pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Marcos E. López to one count of misappropriation of government funds from the United States…

New Bill Would Make Firefighters, EMT Qualify for Municipal Medical Benefits

Charlie DwyerJune 3, 20220172 views

From the Desk of NJ Senator Steven Oroho Trenton – The Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee advanced bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton and Senator Steven Oroho (R-…

Republicans Want to Dock Your Income Tax Return if You Owe Local Municipal Property Tax

Conservative TimesJune 3, 20220135 views

TRENTON, NJ – If you have been avoiding your local municipal property taxes, Republicans in Trenton want to dock your next income tax return in order to pay for your…

New Jersey Legislator Seeks to Expand Size of Municipal Government

Conservative TimesMay 27, 20220145 views

LAKEWOOD, NJ – Instead of easing or eliminating bureaucratic red tape in municipalities overburdened by COVID-19 lockdown backlogs, Ocean County State Senator Robert Singer wants to allow municipal governments to…

Former Director of Public Works in Guayama Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Certifying Completion of Municipal Asphalt Projects

DOJ PressMay 19, 2022094 views

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The former Director of Public Works in the Municipality of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Ramón Conde-Meléndez, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a…

Grand Jury Indicts Former Municipal Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri on Civil Rights Charge and Lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation

DOJ PressApril 20, 20220172 views

ST. LOUIS – A federal grand jury indicted James Isaac “Ike” Crabtree, former Municipal Prosecuting Attorney for Jefferson County, Missouri, on April 20, 2022, for one count of Deprivation of…

Former Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Obstructing Federal Investigation Of Misconduct At Municipal Credit Union

DOJ PressApril 20, 2022098 views

Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SYLVIA ASH, a former justice of the New York State Supreme Court and chair of the…

Mayor of Guayama Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Executing Municipal Contracts and Approving Invoice Payments

DOJ PressApril 8, 20220116 views

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The mayor of Guayama, Puerto Rico, Eduardo Cintrón-Suárez, pleaded guilty today in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash…

Ocean County Mayor Arrested for Misconduct, Theft of Municipal Funds

Phil StiltonMarch 18, 20220209 views

OCEAN GATE, NJ – Ocean Gate Mayor Paul Kennedy, 66, has been arrested and charged by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office after being caught diverting funds through his official capacity…

Mayor of Cataño Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Millions in Municipal Contracts and Contractor Arrested for Paying Bribes

DOJ PressDecember 2, 2021092 views

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A mayor pleaded guilty yesterday in Puerto Rico on a criminal charge related to his involvement in a bribery conspiracy in which he received weekly…

Puerto Rico Mayor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Millions in Municipal Contracts

DOJ PressDecember 2, 20210100 views

A mayor pleaded guilty yesterday in Puerto Rico to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for awarding municipal contracts to a particular company…