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South Amboy’s future is ‘incredibly bright,’ Mayor Fred Henry says

SOUTH AMBOY – There are several new things in South Amboy in 2024 – a police chief, three new patrolman, a drone, firefighting equipment, an ambulance, two garbage trucks and a property tax increase. “Change is inevitable and under my administration we have created a future for South Amboy which isincredibly bright,” Mayor Fred Henry […]

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Spotswood NJ mayor sues borough council as lawsuits keep piling up

The courtroom battle in Spotswood continues to escalate with Mayor Jackie Palmer suing Council President Nicholas Legakis and the Borough Council over the appointment of a special legal counsel, accusing them of “usurping” her authority. Palmer, in the lawsuit filed Friday in Middlesex County Superior Court, alleges the action taken by Legakis and the Council […]

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Spotswood NJ mayor asks AG for help as another lawsuit wracks borough

In the wake of another lawsuit filed against Spotswood and its police department, Mayor Jackie Palmer has asked the state Attorney General’s Office “to assist my administration to ensure accountability in the internal affairs unit of the Spotswood Police Department.” “The internal affairs operation is broken in Spotswood,” Palmer said in a statement Thursday. “Police […]

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North Brunswick NJ mayor outlines his plans for 2024

NORTH BRUNSWICK – Mayor Francis “Mac” Womack III provided updates on the two biggest projects in the township during last week’s reorganization meeting. The sixth-term mayor discussed the two issues that dominate North Brunswick’s municipal discussions – the closed municipal building and the planned train station. “The damage that our building sustained during Tropical Storm […]

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New Sayreville mayor hopes to turn around ‘wonderful place to live’

SAYREVILLE – After four years on the sidelines, Kennedy O’Brien will be returning to the mayoralty on New Year’s Day and hoping to change things around in the town he calls “a wonderful, wonderful place to live.”O’Brien, who served as mayor for 20 years before he declined for re-election in 2019, has come out of […]

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