Shelters stay open, thanks to plea deal

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: February 4, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

KATHLEEN CARROLL, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-04-2005

Shelters stay open, thanks to plea deal -- Crisis group averts $600,000 in fines
By KATHLEEN CARROLL, STAFF WRITER
Date: 02-04-2005, Friday
Section: LOCAL
Edtion: All Editions

WEST MILFORD - A group that shelters women in crisis struck a deal in Municipal Court on Thursday that absolves it of $600,000 in building-related fines - and bankruptcy.

After months of court hearings, the Strengthen Our Sisters organization pleaded guilty to breaking building and zoning codes at one of its women's shelters and agreed to pay a fine of ...

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