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A Lindenwold resident who was removed from a council meeting for recording on his phone is set to receive $15,000 in a settlement with the borough.
And NJDOT has plans to make updates to Route 55 in an effort to make the highway safer after a recent string of fatal crashes.
Plus, South Jersey power broker George E. Norcross III filed a lawsuit against The Inquirer, and more news of the day.
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Lindenwold will pay $15,000 to resident Alfonso Penna to settle a lawsuit over its video policy which allowed one camera at a time to record its council meetings.
Penna filed the complaint in late July against Lindenwold and multiple officials, accusing the borough of violating his rights and the state’s Open Public Meetings Act.
According to Penna, Lindenwold reached out within days to settle the dispute.
The seven-person council has since rescinded the policy that also required residents to give prior notice to record and submit footage to the borough within two days.
The Inquirer’s Sarah Nicell has the story.
In response to a string of deaths this summer on Route 55, NJDOT is implementing safety measures along the highway stretching from Elk Township to Deptford.
The addition of more caution and “wrong way” signs is already underway.
Clearing trees and other vegetation along areas where drivers can pull over when needed are among the next priorities.
Read on for more ways NJDOT is working to make highways safer.
What to know today
South Jersey power broker and former Inquirer co-owner George E. Norcoss III filed a $100 million defamation and conspiracy lawsuit against the newspaper and one of its editors on Thursday.
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Thursday that a Camden woman working as a certified nurse’s aide pleaded guilty to spraying bleach into a patient’s face at a Cherry Hill nursing home.
This Saturday, New Jersey counties will begin sending out general election mail-in ballots to voters registered to receive them. Be on the lookout.
Holtec Nuclear, a Camden-based company, delayed its plans to raise more than $750 million in an initial public stock offering, citing the energy demand uncertainty stemming from the backlash to data centers.
Born and raised in Palmyra, lifelong sailor and Riverton Yacht Club honorary commodore Barbara Lippincott Martin died at 96 earlier this month.
After its annual summer break, The Pub in Pennsauken is set to reopen today. The restaurant is also up for sale.
Atlantic City’s historic Steel Pier is on the market for $85 million.
The mayor of Atlantic City is throwing a party to celebrate the long-awaited paving of Atlantic Avenue.
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The Miss America pageant dates back to 1921 in Atlantic City. In what year did a deaf woman win the crown for the first time?
A) 1972
B) 1986
C) 1994
D) 2025
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🍿 Rewatching: The first episode of Reacher, which has shots from the Ben Franklin Bridge.
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