There are two subjects which I shall claim a right to further as long as I breathe: public education, and the division of counties into wards.

Thomas Jefferson

Press Coverage

Second arrest in Spicuzzo case Darryl R. Isherwood 3/14/2011 Attorney General Paula Dow has announced a second arrest in connection with corruption charges against former Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joe Spicuzzo. Sheriff’s Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home...	Second arrest in Spicuzzo case Darryl R. Isherwood 3/14/2011 Attorney General Paula Dow has announced a second arrest in connection with corruption charges against former Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Joe Spicuzzo. Sheriff’s Officer Paul Lucarelli, 45, of South River, was arrested at his home...	Another scandal, but where's the prosecutor? Home News Tribune Letters - Jordan Rickards 3/11/2011 Former Democrat Senate President John Lynch's reign of corruption occurred right here in Middlesex, but the Prosecutor's Office never seemed interested in uncovering any of his malfeasance. Not a single indictment was handed down by the county...
Corruption charges business as usual for Middlesex County Dems Home News Tribune Editorials 3/8/2011 In other places, news that a former longtime elected official was being charged with corruption would qualify as a bit of a stunner. But not in New Jersey. And certainly not with the Middlesex County Democratic machine involved.	Corruption charges business as usual for Middlesex County Dems Home News Tribune Editorials 3/8/2011 In other places, news that a former longtime elected official was being charged with corruption would qualify as a bit of a stunner. But not in New Jersey. And certainly not with the Middlesex County Democratic machine involved.	Two Rutgers University students file lawsuit against New Brunswick police after alleged beating Tom Haydon 2/11/2011 Two Rutgers University students have filed a federal lawsuit accusing New Brunswick police of beating them and ransacking their room when officers raided their off-campus apartment house. Jake Kostman, 20, of Stanhope and Kareem Najjar, 19...
Two Rutgers University students file lawsuit against New Brunswick police after alleged beating Tom Haydon 2/11/2011 Two Rutgers University students have filed a federal lawsuit accusing New Brunswick police of beating them and ransacking their room when officers raided their off-campus apartment house. Jake Kostman, 20, of Stanhope and Kareem Najjar, 19...	Couple Says Corruption Burned Down Their House Chris Fry 1/12/2011 TRENTON, N.J. (CN) - A married couple says their house burned down because corrupt New Brunswick city officials took money from incompetent contractors who paid bribes "on a monthly basis." One official got more than $50,000 in bribes...	Retired officer sues Middlesex Co. over alleged nepotism, favoritism in prosecutor's office KEN SERRANO 1/8/2011 MIDDLESEX COUNTY — A retired lieutenant from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office has filed a lawsuit against the office, its employees and county officials, contending that he was forced from his job and "victimized" by nepotism, favoritism...
New Brunswick mayor's race subject of FBI probe Terry Hurlbut 11/17/2010 The mayoral primary in New Brunswick is the main reason for the surprise raids yesterday on two New Brunswick county buildings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Yesterday, two 10-member FBI teams executed search warrants seeking...	FBI elections probe focuses on New Brunswick, but could expand to more towns, agent says Star-Ledger Staff 11/17/2010 NEW BRUNSWICK — Until this year, New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill had not faced a primary challenge in four re-election campaigns. That race, in which the 20-year Democratic incumbent defeated Patricia Bombelyn,by about 730 votes, is now the...	New Brunswick mayor's race subject of FBI probe Terry Hurlbut 11/17/2010 The mayoral primary in New Brunswick is the main reason for the surprise raids yesterday on two New Brunswick county buildings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Yesterday, two 10-member FBI teams executed search warrants seeking...