By DON STINE
A hearing on lawsuit filed by an Interlaken resident charging borough officials withheld public information about the fate of the local police department will be heard in Superior Court on June 3.
Superior Court Judge Lawrence M. Lawson, seated in Freehold, met this week with Interlaken attorney Dennis Crawford and Walter M. Luers, who represents Robert Napoli the Interlaken residents filing the suit.
I feel the law suit has definite traction and feel confident that our position will be supported by the judge, Napoli said.
Napoli, a former councilman, filed the suit earlier this month charging borough officials held meetings regarding the fate of the police department in private and withheld public information in the matter from the public all in violation of the states Sunshine Law. (more…)