David Wildstein, Author at New Jersey Globe

In Memoriam

July 3, 2020 11:08 am

Al Opacity, a former Lyndhurst Commissioner of Revenue and Finance, died on June 24. He was 69. Opacity served in the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. A funeral director, Opacity was a first responder to the terrorist...

Don’t expect results on election night

July 3, 2020 9:42 am

New Jersey election officials say that it could take days for unofficial results for some races in Tuesday’s primary election, and any cliffhangers will take at least a week – maybe more – to declare a winner. This year’s primary...

Gaburo stepping down as Somerset GOP chairman

July 2, 2020 5:53 pmJuly 2, 2020 9:05 pm

Al Gaburo will not seek re-election to a sixth term as Somerset County Republican Chairman. Timothy Howes, a former Peapack and Gladstone councilman and a politically active lawyer, appears to be emerging as Gaburo’s likely successor. “I am eternally grateful...

Legislator who was Navy SEAL commander not sure he likes idea of N.J. National Guard working the polls

July 2, 2020 2:17 pmJuly 2, 2020 2:23 pm

The possibility that Gov. Phil Murphy will use the New Jersey National Guard to work the polls on Election Day next week could offer unsettling imagery of the military serving a role in the electoral process. Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport),...

N.J. National Guard may be called on to provide Election Day assistance

July 2, 2020 1:31 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:21 pm

The New Jersey National Guard is likely to provide manpower to county election officials in next week’s primary election, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The National Guard has offered to help with the election and Gov. Phil Murphy, the...

Dems make registration gains in key N.J. congressional districts

July 2, 2020 11:05 amJuly 2, 2020 5:36 pm

Democrats have gained voters in New Jersey’s most competitive congressional districts. The 3rd, where Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is seeking re-election in a district that hasn’t re-elected a Democratic congressman since the 1852, there are now 14,910 more Democrats than...

Singleton departs Carpenters Union post

July 2, 2020 10:55 amJuly 2, 2020 1:31 pm

State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Delran) is leaving his post as director of operations for the Keystone Mountain Lakes Council of Carpenters for a new private sector opportunity. “I’m forever indebted to the carpenters for all they have done to accelerate...