Here is Charlie Stile’s article: Conservative surge   Christie’s election represents the high water mark of an informal group of conservative activists who began meeting regularly at the Empire Diner in Parsippany eight years ago. The Tuesday Group began its lunch sessions in 2002, which could be considered the nadir of the conservative movement in […]

By Walter Dawkins Staff Writer OLD TAPPAN — Neighbors involved in a pesticide complaint against a farm owned by a borough councilman have filed an ethics complaint against him with the state’s Local Finance Board. The complaint, dated Feb. 1, alleges that Ronald Binaghi Jr. used his influence as a borough councilman to obtain approval […]

When Bret Schundler was  Mayor of Jersey City, I had the honor of working side by side with him as  an Assistant Corporation Counsel and Mayor’s aide (1993-2001.)  I know that Bret’s experience, intelligence, and “can do” attitude wills serve him well in this position.  Good luck, Bret.

Bob Martin  to be nominated Commissioner of NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bob Martin, a Hopewell Township business executive, will be nominated by Chris Christie to serve as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.  Martin is a retired partner with Accenture and worked with the Christie campaign and transition team on energy and environmental policies during his race for […]

I am very honored to be one of 12 attorneys who will be serving as counsel to  Governor-Elect Chris Christie’s Transition Committee.  During the transition, I will provide legal advice (when requested) to the Committee  (and/or the various sub-committees) on  environmental, public utility, and administrative law issues.

Are you ready for SRRA? Find out what’s new  in SRRA and how this new law will change site cleanups in New Jersey. On May 7, 2009, Governor Jon Corzine signed the Site Remediation Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10C-1 et seq. (“SRRA”) into law. The Governor also signed Executive Order #140, implementing the new law. SRRA […]

Gov.-Elect Chris Christie has launched  a Transition website. For information regarding the Transition, visit: /www.nj.gov/transition2010

By Walter Dawkins Staff Writer OLD TAPPAN – Residents involved in a pesticide complaint against a farm owned by a borough councilman are angry at his plans to build another greenhouse on the site. James and Wilda Lagrosa have complained that greenhouse ventilating fans from Stokes Farm, owned by Councilman Ronald Binaghi Jr., blow contaminants […]

By Walter Dawkins The Record Staff writer Old Tappan- Pesticide complaints against a farm owned by a borough councilman must be heard by the state’s Office of Administrative Law to avoid a conflict of interest, Bergen County’s Agriculture Development Board ruled Tuesday. The owner of Stokes Farm, Borough Councilman Ronald Binaghi Jr. had requested that […]

By Walter Dawkins The Record Staff writer Old Tappan- When James Lagrosa and his wife moved to DeWolf Raod more than 25 years ago, the Stokes Farm next door had two greenhouses. Since then, they say, the number had grown to at least 16. “When they apply pesticides in the greenhouses, all of that pesticide […]