Legal filings, investigations, and public-integrity questions where they intersect with land use, contracts, and construction. Sourced to records and official statements.
Reporting on this desk is built from court filings, public records, municipal documents, and official statements. Allegations are labeled as allegations. We do not assert guilt; the accused are presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise.
More than 51,000 county customers lost power when a line of severe thunderstorms tore through on July 3. Restoration is largely complete, but a public fight over the state's response — and whether it moved fast enough — is still playing out.
A new WARN filing brings the total workforce reduction at Novartis's Morris County headquarters to nearly 600 employees since February — even as the company pours billions into expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint.
Prosecutors say invoices submitted for public construction work overstated labor and materials. The defendant has not entered a plea.
An independent audit found incomplete records supporting certain payments. The agency says it is implementing the auditor's recommendations.