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HOWELL, NJ – A Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of Howell Township in a long-running employment dispute with former Township Manager Brian Geoghegan, dismissing his wrongful termination lawsuit and upholding the town’s 2022 decision to fire him over excessive use of paid time off.

Geoghegan, the brother of Silverton EMS director Kevin Geoghegan is a retired Jackson Township police officer and served as business administrator in Howell Township. He was fired amid a scandal for allegedly ‘stealing’ time that he did not work at his municipal position.

The court has ruled in favor of Howell Township, dismissing Geoghegan’s false termination lawsuit.

The court’s ruling granted summary judgment to Howell, finding that Geoghegan failed to show sufficient evidence that his firing wa

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