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Christie: No frustration detected
Christie Gov. Christie began his monthly "Ask The Governor" show on 101.5 FM radio by denying that people were turning off to his reform efforts. "The response I am getting ... is that people are...
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DRPA execs know how to spend your money
John Matheussen The DRPA can't scrape the rust off the Walt Whitman bridge across the Delaware but its managers can run up the credit card debt. They had corporate credit-card expenses of $38,167 in 13...
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DiCicco says DRPA puts toll payers last
Domenick DiCicco When it comes to priorities, the Delaware River Port Authority puts toll-payers last, says Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco. He referred to published reports that the DRPA has $50 million...
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Calls for putting off DRPA toll hike
Jeff Nash The Delaware River Port Authority, which operates four bridges across the Delaware and the PATCO train line, is known far and wide as a patronage dump that collects tolls then disperses the...
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Guess what? DRPA budget has toll hikes
John Matheussen Gov. Christie put John Matheussen, former Republican state senator and current Delaware River Port Authority CEO, in charge of reforming the agency that historically has been one of the...
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Surprise! DRPA to raise tolls
John Matheussen The Delaware River Port Authority, that political hack-filled excuse for a public agency, has decided to stick it to motorists who use the four bridges it runs across the Delaware....
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Christie flushes sewerage commission
Gov. Christie says he's fed up with the hacks and nepotism in the PassaicValley Sewerage Authority, so he has given notice to six of the seven board members he plans to remove them. He sent them a...
View ArticlePity the poor Pooperlator people?
The salaries of all Pooperlator people making more than $100,000 were cut today. The Star-Ledger reported at least 85 of the the Pooperlator's 567 employees made more than $100,000 and three made more...
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Where your tolls wind up
John Matheussen DRPA plans to raise tolls from $4 to $5 this summer. If you cross the Delaware on one of the bi-state agency's bridges, this might interest you: That outfit spent $1.7 million on...
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Nash and his two hats
Jeff Nash DRPA toll payers have spent $328,00 to insure two buildings in Camden the DRPA doesn't own. They're privately held. The policy expires in March and the board has delayed action on a proposal...
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Corbett may be key to cleaning up DRPA
Jeff Nash Looks like there is a ray of hope for the Delaware River Port Authority. Pennsylvania Gov.Tom Corbett appointed new members for his side including himself. Then he was named chairman....
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DRPA should adopt this
Domenick DiCicco The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission plans to eliminate E-Z Pass perks for its commissioners, officers, employees and retirees and Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco says that's a...
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DRPA becoming less transparent?
Domenick DiCicco The Delaware River Port Authority's board added a second monthly meeting in November under pressure that the scandal-ridden agency be more transparent, wrote the Courier-Post. Now, the...
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Oops! Timing is everything
Tomorrow, the Port Authority is scheduled to vote on those enormous and outrageous toll hikes from Jersey to Manhattan. Before it does, it may want to take a gander at a new audit from the New York...
View ArticleDRPA spending questioned, thanks to Pa.
My colleague Eileen Stillwell reports resolutions that would have zipped through the Delaware River Port Authority's agenda have been tabled. But it was because of tough questioning from two new...
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DRPA strikes again
John Matheussen For some reason, the DRPA seems to escape the harsh criticism other authorities get for screwing up. It has awarded a two-year, $100,000 contract to help the bi-state authority manage...
View ArticlePort Assembly would get Port Authority subpoena power
An Assembly panel has advanced a bill to give the Assembly subpoena power to ask the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey questions about spending. It comes after audits outlining Port Authority...
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Boxer: DRPA is ineffective and wasteful
Matt Boxer Toll-payer dollars were repeatedly mismanaged and wasted at the Delaware River Port Authority. The reason is ineffective oversight and weak policies, state Comptroller Matt Boxer said in an...
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War of words escalates over DRPA audit; Will Lautenberg call for federal probe?
Frank Lautenberg Now that Comptroller Matt Boxer has issued a blistering audit of the Delaware River Porty Authority, Sen. Frank Lautenberg is chiming in: "The residents of South Jersey deserve better....
View ArticleAnother audit shows DRPA lacking, its chairman says
The Delaware River Port Authority should have its act together by now. But an internal audit suggests otherwise. DRPA Chairman David Simon says the audit found selective pay raises for some workers,...
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