Alina Miszkiewicz Archives - New Jersey Globe

How Sacco got to the N.J. Senate

February 24, 2022 9:02 am

When Nicholas Sacco decided he wanted the 32nd district Senate seat nearly 30 years ago, two years after he became Mayor of North Bergen, he just took it. The incumbent in 1993 was Thomas Cowan of the Operating Engineers union,...

Joseph Simunovich, top New Jersey political figure, dies at 78

June 18, 2019 9:43 pmJune 19, 2019 9:01 am

Joseph J. Simunovich, a popular and influential fixture in North Jersey politics for the last six decades, passed away this evening. He was 78. Simunovich served twelve years as a Hudson County Freeholder and later as chairman of the New...

How Sacco got to the Senate

March 12, 2018 5:16 amFebruary 23, 2022 11:21 pm

When Nicholas Sacco decided he wanted the 32nd district Senate seat in 1993, two years after he became Mayor of North Bergen, he just took it. That’s the kind of clout a North Bergen mayor has in that legislative district....

The legend of Patrick Pasculli

January 13, 2018 3:47 pmMarch 5, 2018 1:47 am

The photo Ravi Bhalla tweeted today of four Hoboken mayors having lunch at Del Frisco’s Grille reminded me of a classic freshman legislator story. Since this was swearing in week in Trenton, it’s an appropriate time to retell it. This...