Judge: Island Heights school board violated law

The following is press coverage of NJFOG’s Island Heights case.  NJFOG treasurer John Paff is quoted.  -NJFOG Asbury Park Press September 2, 2014 by Kathleen Hopkins (full article here and re-posted below) ISLAND HEIGHTS – The Island Heights Board of Education broke the law last year by holding meetings behind closed doors on 24 topics Read More …

Raritan Borough owes media company $542,000 in public-records fight, court fact-finder says

NJFOG President Walter Luers is quoted in this article about Gannett Media’s lawsuit concerning access to records in a usable electronic format.  Generally, a requestor has a right to a document or record in its native format.  For example, if a record was created in Excel, you can request the Excel spreadsheet.  -NJFOG Asbury Park Press Feb. 6, 2014 Read More …