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Hudson Democrats charge Ciattarelli attempting to politicize Cuba protests

July 13, 2021 5:48 pm

A series of Democratic lawmakers with ties to the state’s Cuban community slammed GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli for an attack he leveraged at Gov. Phil Murphy over protests against the island nation’s government. “After supporting the rhetoric and bigotry...

Democratic women legislators compare Ciattarelli to Christie on health, family planning funding

March 22, 2021 9:34 amMarch 22, 2021 10:46 am

All 28 Democratic women in the New Jersey Legislature today slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s for promising to remove funding cuts to women’s health and family planning services if he defeats Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. The...

Hudson Democrats backing Murphy borrowing plan

May 30, 2020 8:26 pmMay 30, 2020 8:30 pm

The entire nine-member Hudson County legislative delegation announced on Saturday evening that they will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to borrow $9 billion to help the state deal with the fiscal crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Hudson County Executive...

Grilo takes over for Hudson’s longest-serving mayor

January 5, 2020 6:19 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:57 pm

Dina Grilo took office on Friday as the mayor of East Newark, six months after unseating Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor in the Democratic primary. Grilo, a 47-year-old financial services executive, defeated Joseph Smith by a vote of 175 to 144. ...

Jimenez, Mejia win in 32nd district

June 4, 2019 8:01 pmJuly 19, 2019 4:43 pm

The New Jersey Globe is calling the Democratic primary for State Assembly in the 32nd district for incumbents Angelica Jimenez (D-West New York) and Pedro Mejia (D-Secaucus). They have defeated their primary opponents, Roger Quesada and Mahmoud Mahmoud. Jimenez and...

Rodriguez slate takes office

May 21, 2019 8:06 pmMay 21, 2019 11:04 pm

West New York is under new management. Mayor Gabriel Rodriguez and his slate of commissioners were sworn in surrounded by Hudson County dignitaries and more than 300 residents Tuesday, officially marking the end of a feud between the New Beginnings...

Sacco campaign launch draws crowd of 1,000

March 11, 2019 9:54 pmMarch 12, 2019 9:14 am

Mayor Nicholas Sacco’s re-election campaign kickoff drew some of the state’s top Democrats and a crowd of more than 1,000 to North Bergen Monday night. “We believe that you don’t make economic progress without social progress. You don’t make social...