1TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Toms River has agreed to settle a longstanding sexual harassment case between former openly gay business administrator Don Guardian and former Mayor Maurice “Mo” Hill, and other members of Hill’s administration, including allied democrats.

After nearly four years of court filings, depositions, and public controversy, Toms River Township has quietly settled the wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Business Administrator Don Guardian , bringing an end to a bitter legal fight that exposed allegations of homophobia, political infighting, and misconduct at the highest levels of township government under Mayor Hill.

Current Mayor Dan Rodrick today said a court battle would have cost the township millions of dollars in legal fees and would have ended in Guar

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