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Crowded field of mayoral, council candidates in Jersey City

August 25, 2025 11:12 amAugust 25, 2025 10:11 pm

Jersey City will select its first new mayor in twelve years in November, and seven candidates have filed to run for the seat held since 2013 by Steven Fulop, according to an unofficial list of contenders. Running for mayor are...

Murphy endorses Scalia’s induction to NJ Hall of Fame

July 7, 2021 3:13 pmJuly 7, 2021 4:57 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy endorsed late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s pending induction to the New Jersey Hall of Fame, splitting with some who criticized the Trenton native’s selection. “He was quite a guy, and listen, you serve in the...

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,...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, left, with Sudhan Thomas who's accused of accepting cash bribes. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

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...