384:"William J. Brennan v. William Norton, Individually and As Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; John Bauer, Individually and As Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Joseph Palazzola, Individually and As Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Robert O'neill, Individually and As Captain of the Teaneck Fire Department; Gary Saage, Individually and As Town Manager of the Township of Teaneck; Township of Teaneck, a Municipal Corporationgary Saage; Township of Teaneck, Appellants in 01-1648 & 01-1898william J. Brennan, Appellant in 01-1740, 350 F.3d 399 (3d Cir. 2003)"
243:"William J. Brennan v. William Norton, Individually and As Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; John Bauer, Individually and As Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Joseph Palazzola, Individually and As Deputy Chief of the Teaneck Fire Department; Robert O'neill, Individually and As Captain of the Teaneck Fire Department; Gary Saage, Individually and As Town Manager of the Township of Teaneck; Township of Teaneck, a Municipal Corporationgary Saage; Township of Teaneck, Appellants in 01-1648 & 01-1898william J. Brennan, Appellant in 01-1740, 350 F.3d 399 (3d Cir. 2003)"
186:. The complaint specifically said that Christie had failed to stop the closure then in progress when, according to Wildstein's sworn testimony, Christie heard about it from Baroni and Wildstein on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, the third day of the closure. The complaint alleged that Fort Lee and its mayor "were deprived the benefit and enjoyment of their community as a consequence of this intentional evil minded act."
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firefighter in April 1993. He was elected
Secretary of Teaneck Firefighter's Association, Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association, Local #42 (FMBA) in 1993 and president in 1994. Brennan filed numerous lawsuits against Teaneck's government and fire officials regarding firehouse closures and other
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with a mix of additional funding sources such as marijuana sales tax revenue and what he calls a "CEO pay inequality surcharge" on executives making exponentially more than their lowest-paid employees. He wants to convert
Madison Square Garden, which sits above New York's Penn Station, into an
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said he had "admiration for everyone of them that's in the race, except for the knucklehead from, you know, where is he from, from Wayne, I think, or, whatever", referring to
Brennan, who took the comment as an endorsement. Brennan garnered 11,061, or 2%, of the vote.
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Authority of NY and NJ. Brennan received the Director"s Award for Excellence in Custumor Service and retired from the agency in September of 2023.
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who resigned on March 28, 2014 in the aftermath of the lane closure scandal. and later pleaded guilty to extortion and bribery charges. He stated that Samson's confession to extortion and bribery was "ancillary to official misconduct."
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689:"New Jersey citizen's 'Bridgegate' complaint against Christie can proceed: judge"
663:"Criminal Complaint Against Gov. Chris Christie in Bridge Case Can Move Forward"
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640:"Every candidate for N.J. governor has a fix for NJ Transit. Here they are"
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763:"N.J. activist pushes for Christie ally David Samson to face jail time"
318:"5 things to know about anti-Christie Bridgegate crusader Bill Brennan"
111:, the primary for which took place on June 6. In June 2017, Governor
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one-year term as the FMBA's President. He was not reelected in 1995.
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553:"Updated results: Primary elections for N.J. governor's race 2017"
459:"Bill Brennan seeks to put Christie behind bars, become N.J. gov"
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849:"The Brian Lehrer Show NJ Governor's Race: Bill Brennan"
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