Bret D. Schundler, the former education commissioner, emphatically denied misleading anyone in an episode that cost New Jersey a $400 million grant.
All along the mid-Atlantic coast, beach patrols were restricting access to the ocean because offshore storms had kicked up treacherous surf.
Closed since 2008, the roadhouse, which has attracted legends like Muddy Waters and Stevie Ray Vaughan, has a new operator.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said Commissioner Bret D. Schundler misled him, but Mr. Schundler says he did nothing wrong.
Bret D. Schundler lost his job after a clerical mistake contributed to the state’s failure to win a grant.
Bret D. Schundler loses his job in the midst of a controversy over New Jersey’s failure to win a $400 million education grant,
Gov. Chris Christie blamed a clerical error in Trenton, and then the Obama administration for not getting it fixed, but unions blamed him.
Local officials who pushed for educational changes celebrated a victory in a competition for federal money.
State and city officials who pushed for educational changes celebrated a victory in a competition for federal money.