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‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure ‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure
‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure The owners of a South Jersey gym found in contempt of court by a judge for ignoring state coronavirus lockdown orders vowed to stay inside the facility and resist any efforts to close it down. ”It’s f--king showtime,” Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith said. “We are not backing down.” Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy ordered Smith and co-owner Frank Trumbetti to pay legal fees and court costs on Friday in Camden after finding them in contempt. Lougy authorities the state Health Department to “place locks on the doors … or otherwise construct or place barriers" to guarantee compliance with stat…
POLL: Sussex County's New ICE Ballot Question Similar To Another That AG Nixed POLL: Sussex County's New ICE Ballot Question Similar To Another That AG Nixed
Poll: Sussex County's New ICE Ballot Question Similar To Another That AG Nixed The Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders unanimously voted to put a question on the ballot similar to the one New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal told them not to: "Should Sussex County aid ICE?"  (Story continues below poll). The board is asking voters to weigh-in on if it should "make county-owned tools, resources, personnel, and real and intellectual property" should be made reasonably available to ICE. Grewal last month criticized a similar ballot question that would have asked the county sheriff to ignore his "immigrant trust directive," and gave the Free…
Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns
Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns James Cosgrove, the longtime director of the Elizabeth Police Department, resigned Tuesday following an investigation into inappropriate conduct by the veteran law enforcement officer, Mayor Christian Bollwage said.  "After meeting with the Attorney General today and discussing a path forward, I have accepted the resignation of Police Director James Cosgrove. Our conversation centered on changing personnel in the Internal Affairs Department, as only the Chief of the Police Department has that power," Bollwage said in a statement Tuesday.   In addition, the whistle-blower comp…