Tag: lawsuit

RED BANK – Former Red Bank Public Library Board trustee and current Board of Education president Suzanne Viscomi has filed a defamation lawsuit against the borough council. Viscomi alleges she was falsely labeled a “racist” and “xenophobe” following an accusation by Red Bank resident Julie Flores-Castillo, and was “unconstitutionally” removed from the library board.

LINCROFT – The Church of St. Leo the Great filed a civil lawsuit earlier this month against its former finance director, accusing him of misappropriating more than $1.5 million in parish funds over a period of at least six years and using the money to cover personal expenses ranging from home renovations to sports tickets.

SEA BRIGHT – Last week, a New Jersey appeals court sided with the owners of Tommy’s Tavern + Tap, striking down Sea Bright’s noise ordinance, which banned vaguely defined disturbances. The court ruled the borough both lacked the authority to enact the law in the first place, and the ordinance was too vague for fair enforcement.

NEW JERSEY - A coalition of environmental groups and fishing cooperatives has filed a federal lawsuit to block the construction of Empire Wind 1, the offshore wind farm that will be located about 19 miles east of Long Branch.

HOLMDEL – The township committee adopted a resolution in compliance with the state’s fair share housing law, reducing the state’s estimate of affordable housing number by 35 units. The resolution, which passed unanimously at the committee’s Jan. 30 meeting, was adopted “under protest” as the township continues its legal challenge to the state’s housing requirements.

HOLMDEL – The township has joined 25 other New Jersey municipalities in a lawsuit challenging the state’s fourth round of affordable housing mandates.

HOLMDEL – During the Oct. 8 township committee meeting, the governing body authorized two significant legal actions to oppose the state’s affordable housing mandates.

HIGHLANDS – A Highlands official has sued the Atlantic Highlands, Highlands and Henry Hudson Regional school boards, alleging they violated the Open Public Meetings Act, preventing the public from having a say about an important regionalization-related decision.

The election lawsuit that left the future of the borough’s leadership uncertain came to a surprising end this week. Current Atlantic Highlands Mayor Lori Hohenleitner’s position was confirmed when the suit was withdrawn.

Last week, a momentous court decision changed the way June’s primary election ballots will appear, eliminating a controversial design unique to New Jersey.