Andre Sayegh Archives - New Jersey Globe

MAYOR ANDRE SAYEGH, CONGRESSMAN BILL PASCRELL SHOWCASE NEW DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT

June 17, 2019 2:05 pm

PATERSON – On Monday, June 17th Mayor Andre Sayegh and Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. unveiled demolition equipment leased by the City of Paterson with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....

Judge admonished for ethics violation about to take Paterson post

May 31, 2019 5:03 pm

Xavier Rodriguez, who became the city of Passaic’s first Latino judge in 2001, will be sworn in on Monday as the new Paterson municipal court judge. He was appointed to the post by Mayor Andre Sayegh. Rodriguez returns to the...

Phil Murphy, incoming DGA chairman, won’t say he backs pro-life, pro-gun Democrats in Louisiana, Mississippi

May 28, 2019 5:32 pmMay 29, 2019 9:00 am

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, slated to head the Democratic Governors Association in January, refused to say if he’ll support Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Louisiana and Mississippi who support abortion restrictions and oppose gun control. Murphy on Tuesday sidestepped a...

Pascrell raises alarms over census citizenship question

May 28, 2019 11:07 am

Rep. Bill Pascrell continued to raise alarms over President Donald Trump’s desire for a citizenship question on next year’s census Tuesday. “Today’s jobs fair is not just about highlighting good-paying jobs for our community. We are also holding it to...

Wimberly endorses millionaire’s tax

May 7, 2019 3:06 pmMay 7, 2019 4:42 pm

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) told the New Jersey Globe that he will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to increase the income tax on households with annual incomes of more than $1 million. Wimberly’s running mate, Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda...

Wimberly won’t challenge Pou

May 6, 2019 2:55 pm

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly is interested in State Sen. Nellie Pou’s seat, but only if she gives it up. “If she runs again, no,” Wimberly said when asked if he would run for Pou’s Senate seat in 2021. “If she doesn’t...

Officials support challenge to census citizenship questions

April 22, 2019 9:23 am

Paterson mayor Andre Sayegh and Passaic mayor Hector Lora will join immigrant families from Make the Road New Jersey at a rally this morning at Passaic city hall to denounce citizenship questions on the 2020 U.S. Census. The U.S. Supreme...