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In February, the Roselle Park News broke the story that a school principal’s out-of-town relative was attending the school tuition-free. The Editor, who happens to be on NJFOG’s board, kept digging and found an email, obtained through an OPRA request, that shows the school principal and school district business administrator were aware of it. -NJFOG Read More …
This editorial concerns an unauthorized purchase that a board of education subsequently voted to pay for after initially voting against the purchase at a prior meeting. The editorial raises important questions. For instance, why are public documents that would answer simple questions, such as when a purchase was made, being withheld from the public? -NJFOG Dec. 3, Read More …
Prosecutor’s office declines to pursue charges against a records custodian, despite a certified statement by a subsequent custodian that the prior custodian destroyed public records without authorization. -NJFOG Nov. 25, 2015 by John Paff NJ Open Government Notes (John’s blog entry is re-posted below.) On February 17, 2015, I asked Detective Gregory A. Lauretta, Jr. Read More …