Ferriero Dethroned

September 15, 2008 Filed in: Politics

Last week, a federal grand jury indicted County Boss Joe Ferriero and his associate Dennis Oury. Although an indictment is not a conviction, and much of his "pay-to-play" network remains in place, we must now imagine a new political landscape without Ferriero and his pervasive influence. Read More

Clean Elections - Part II

September 15, 2008 Filed in: Dierdre's Corner

The NJ State Legislature has talked a good game when it comes to governmental ethics reform, but has allowed the Clean Elections Program to be discontinued with a mere whimper from Speaker Roberts and elected officials on both sides of the aisle. Read More

Fitzpatrick Settling in as City Manager

September 02, 2008 Filed in: City Services

After more than a month in office, Englewood City Manager Daniel Fitzpatrick has reached a number of conclusions which he shared with The Englewood Report in a recent interview. Read More

Don't Raise Your Expectations

September 02, 2008 Filed in: Bob's Corner

US Attorney Chris Christie is getting a lot of play with his investigation of BCDO Boss Joe Ferriero and BCDO attorney Dennis Oury. But with so much pay-to-play corruption actually legal in New Jersey, it would take an act of extreme carelessness for these Kleptocrats to actually get nailed for an illegality. Read More

Historical Society to Present Revolutionary War Talk

September 02, 2008 Filed in: History

This month, the Englewood Historical Society is presenting a talk by Leonia Municipal Historian Carol Karels about the role of Bergen County during the Revolutionary War. Read More