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Two Jersey City School Board incumbents endorse challenger slate

September 11, 2020 12:28 pm

Two incumbents endorsed a slate of challengers seeking seats on Jersey City’s School Board Friday. Board members Alexander Hamilton and Noemi Velázquez are backing Asheenia Johnson, Sonia Cintron and Karen Poliski, who are running on the “Change for Children” slate,...

Sudhan Thomas gets crushed in Jersey City school race

November 6, 2019 12:41 amNovember 6, 2019 10:02 am

Embattled Jersey City Board of Education President Sudhan Thomas, a close ally of Mayor Steven Fulop, lost his bid for re-election on Tuesday. Thomas stepped down from his post as head of the Jersey City Employment Training Program amidst allegations that...

Lawsuit seeks order for Jersey City special election

August 8, 2019 12:13 pmAugust 8, 2019 12:19 pm

Two Jersey City school board candidates are asking a judge to order a special election to fill the seat of Matt Schapiro, who announced on May 31 that he was resigning effective July 15. Schapiro has alleged that officials intentionally...