Ajay Patil Archives - New Jersey Globe

Diegnan, Karabinchak pull endorsement of Bhagia, back Joshi for mayor

April 7, 2021 7:50 pmApril 7, 2021 9:49 pm

Two Democratic lawmakers have rescinded their support of Mahesh Bhagia for mayor of Edison, backing Sam Joshi. Endorsements from State Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) and Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak follow an announcement today that Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe...

Hoboken preparing to formally ask attorney general to probe racist flyer cold case

April 6, 2021 6:08 pm

The Hoboken City Council will consider a resolution on Wednesday urging Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to investigate a racist flyer at the close of the 2017 campaign. A group of Hoboken officials – five city council members and Mayor Ravi...

Edison hires ex-prosecutor to aid their cooperation with grand jury probe of racist flyer

April 2, 2021 4:55 pmApril 3, 2021 3:24 pm

Edison has hired a high-level former prosecutor to help guide the township counsel through the Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s probe of a racist flyer in the 2017 election. Vaughn McKoy, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and director of the state...

Mohin Patel made anti-Muslim, anti-media Facebook posts

March 29, 2021 3:09 pm

Edison School Board vice president Mohin Patel has a history of anti-Muslim and anti-media posts on Facebook. On March 9, Patel shared on Facebook a picture of a bonfire adorned with photographs of five individuals and the star and crescent...

Karabinchak says he might pull back endorsement of Bhagia for mayor

March 19, 2021 10:24 pm

Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) says that a document subpoena and a grand jury probe into a racist flyer in a 2017 local campaign could mean a retraction of his endorsement of Mahesh Bhagia for the Democratic nomination for mayor of...

Peterson demands Grewal recuse from racist flyer investigation

March 9, 2021 3:23 pmMarch 9, 2021 6:55 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) demanded Attorney General Gurbir Grewal recuse himself from an investigation into a racist mailer in Edison in letters to Grewal and Gov. Phil Murphy Tuesday. “I am writing to demand that you recuse yourself from this...

Edison councilman demands resignation of colleague, but not of Bhagia, Poondi

March 8, 2021 11:04 pm

An Edison councilman who participated in an investigation of a racist campaign flyer without disclosing that he was a witness has been asked to resign by one of his colleagues, Joseph Coyle. Coyle demanded the resignation of Councilman Ajay Patil,...