N.J. councilman fined for conflict of interest on housing project
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
A Bridgeton councilman has been fined for violating the state’s conflict-of-interest laws in relation to the sale of city land to a corporation to which had had a connection.
James Edwards was fined $100 on March 19 by the local finance board and has 30 days to appeal, documents show.
News of the fine was first reported by John Paff of Transparency NJ.
In 2017, Edwards voted “yes” on a resolution to sell parcels of land owned to a group that planned to build the RiverGrove housing project. Edwards served on the board of Tri-County Community Action Agency, one of the developers’ partners.
7 inmates committed suicide at N.J. jail and staff failed to provide help, federal investigators say
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
The Department of Justice alleged in a report Thrusday that inadequate treatment of opiate withdrawal contributed to several inmates’ suicides at Cumberland County Jail in recent years.
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Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with comments from a county commissioner and a state senator.
Federal authorities said they have “reasonable cause to believe” the Cumberland County Jail, where seven inmates died by suicide over three years, “failed to take measures to prevent inmate suicides and provide adequate mental health care,” the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.