Former Princeton Municipal, School Officials Receiving $100K Annual Pensions

Three former police chiefs, a former township administrator, a former director and three former school officials from Princeton are on the ever-growing list of retirees receiving a six-figure annual pension in New Jersey.

Watchdog NJ released its annual report on the number of retired public employees who are receiving at least $100,000 per year in pensions during retirement,

They include:

Former police chief David J. Dudeck, receiving $128,693.16

Former police chief Robert Buchanan, receiving $118,154.40

Former police chief Anthony Gaylord, receiving $116,590.56

Former Township Administrator James J. Pascale, receiving $114,991.68

Former Director Robert Bruschi, receiving $103,485.00

Former Princeton Regional School Superintendent Judith A. Wilson, receiving $139,227.48

Former Princeton Regional School employee Wil Johnson, receiving $114,821.64

Former Princeton Regional School employee Barbara O’Breza, receiving $111,898.08

Dudeck is the subject of a lawsuit filed by members of the Princeton Police Department, alleging a pattern of discrimination, harassment and inappropriate workplace behavior dating back to 2008.

Buchanan resigned in 2012, after 36 years of service. His retirement coincided with Pascale’s, who retired after 30 years.

Bruschi retired last year.

Johnson retired in 2010 after 45 years of service.

Wilson retired in 2013, following 35 years of service.

O’Breza retired in 2013 after 15 years of service.

At the end of 2014, there were 1,988 retirees in New Jersey collecting state pensions of more than $100,000, the report said. In 2010, that total was just 971 retired employees, the report said.

The richest pension goes to former Jersey City school superintendent Charles Epps and former Essex County College president A.Z. Yamba, both tallying $195,000 annual payouts, watchdog.org reported.

See the full list of retired government employees with six-figure pension payouts here, and read the full Watchdog report here.

The attached image of former Princeton Police Chief David Dudeck is a Patch file photo.

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