Articles by Todd DeFeo

About Todd DeFeo

Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.

New Jersey Assembly passes bill to mandate police departments hold community roundtable discussions

February 14, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee advanced a measure that, if passed into law, would require New Jersey police departments to hold community roundtable discussions on various hot-button issues.

New Jersey’s governor extends state’s public health emergency, critics say end it now

February 11, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order to extend the state’s public health emergency.

NJ Transit board adopts $2.6 billion fiscal 2022 budget

February 11, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The NJ Transit board approved the agency’s more than $2.6 billion operating budget.

Murphy announces end to New Jersey school mask mandate

February 7, 2022 Todd DeFeo

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is ending the statewide mask mandate in schools effective March 7.

New Jersey Republicans say new study is evidence lawmakers need more say in pandemic decision making

February 4, 2022 Todd DeFeo

New Jersey Republicans are pointing to a new study on lockdowns as evidence lawmakers need more say in pandemic decision making.

New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association seeks restraining order against vaccination requirement

January 28, 2022 Todd DeFeo

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) wants a restraining order to stop an executive order mandating state and county correctional police officers receive their COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters.

New Jersey reports higher revenue collections

January 27, 2022 Todd DeFeo

New Jersey’s revenues continue to rise, as collections for “major taxes” exceeded $5.4 billion in December, an increase of 25.8%, or $1.1 billion, from a year earlier, the state Department of the Treasury said.

Critics warn new law in New Jersey could exclude businesses from bidding on public works contracts

January 26, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Legislation recently signed by Gov. Phil Murphy could exclude many businesses from bidding on public works contracts because they will not meet apprenticeship program requirements, business groups say.

New Jersey governor says not receiving COVID vaccine ‘akin to drunk driving’

January 26, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Gov. Phil Murphy derided New Jerseyans who do not receive the COVID-19 vaccine or booster as selfish, saying it is “akin to drunk driving,” prompting a leading Republican to chastise the governor for making the comparison.

Newark, New Jersey, tops the list as the dirtiest city in America

January 24, 2022 Todd DeFeo

Newark, New Jersey, according to a new analysis, is the dirtiest city in the country.