Free NJFOG OPRA/OPMA Forum in Perth Amboy on September 20 !

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, September 20, 2016, 7:00 – 9:00 PM Knights of Columbus Hall 228 High Street Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 (Knights of Columbus is located adjacent to Congregation Beth Mordecai.)   Join NJFOG the evening of September 20, 2016 for a discussion of the state’s open public records and meetings laws.  This event is Read More …

GRC’s 10th Annual Free OPRA Seminar in Trenton on August 17

  “A Review of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Records Retention”   Wednesday, August 17, 2016 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM New Jersey State Museum Auditorium 205 West State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 Registration for this event is required. PRE-REGISTRATION ENDS ON AUGUST 5, 2016. Click here for registration form and instructions.   Read More …

May 7, 2016: The Citizens Campaign hosts a Civic Summit for citizen journalists

The Citizens Campaign invites you to its Civic Summit being held on Saturday, May 7th at Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. The Summit will be held in the Cavalla Room in the Bart Luedeke Center. The day will start with registration and breakfast at 9:30AM followed by training sessions in citizen journalism, political Read More …

NJFOG is visiting Union County on April 26, 2016

UPDATE (4/28/16): If you missed the forum, you can find the video, conveniently sliced into small clips by topic, on The County Watchers’ website here: http://www.countywatchers.com/?p=14694. Many thanks to John Bury of the Union County Watchdog Association for recording the forum and posting the videos!   WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 6:30 – Read More …

Free Sunshine Week Seminar on Tuesday, March 15 at 7 PM

UPDATE (3-20-16):  IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THIS EVENT, YOU CAN VIEW THE SEMINAR VIDEO-RECORDING ONLINE HERE. — Tuesday, March 15, 2016 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Belleville High School 100 Passaic Ave, Belleville, NJ 07109 (The seminar will be held in the school cafeteria.) (click on map to enlarge) Join NJFOG for this Read More …