Anjali Mehrotra Archives - New Jersey Globe

National Organization for Women lauds Murphy for dropping Silva

November 19, 2020 1:43 pm

The New Jersey branch of the National Organization for Women lauded Gov. Phil Murphy for refusing to renominate a Superior Court judge who said a 12-year-old’s alleged rape caused no harm beyond the loss of her virginity. “We should assume...

NOW endorses Schmid in NJ-4

September 9, 2020 8:14 pm

The National Organization for Women (NOW) has endorsed Democrat Stephanie Schmid for Congress in New Jersey’s 4th district against 20-term incumbent Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton). “Stephanie’s experience protecting and advancing women’s rights at home and abroad as a U.S. Foreign Service...

Mortimer slated to become Mountainside administrator

August 4, 2020 8:52 pm

Union County GOP Chairman Glenn Mortimer is expected to become the new Mountainside Borough Administrator. At a workshop meeting earlier tonight, the governing body voted 3-2 with one abstention to offer the job to Mortimer, who served as a councilman...

NOW PAC endorses Sherrill

March 11, 2020 9:19 am

The National Organization for Women Political Action Committee (NOW PAC) has endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for re-election to a second term in Congress. “Mikie Sherrill is the strong independent voice we need to stand up to bullies when hard-won...

Bramnick promises to discredit victims of sexual assault as lawyer for the accused

October 10, 2019 10:58 amOctober 10, 2019 11:45 am

The law firm run by Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick pledges to help people accused of sexual assault by vilifying the victim. “We will investigate your case and seek to discredit your accuser,” the firm’s website claims. In a pitch...

NOW NJ PAC skips endorsements for many incumbent Dems

October 7, 2019 12:03 pm

New Jersey National Organization for Women PAC passed over many Democratic incumbents in a list of endorsements issued Monday. The group, which backed 34 Democratic Assembly candidates and one independent, made no endorsements in districts one, two, three, five, eight,...

Republicans hold Mountainside

November 6, 2018 9:36 pmNovember 7, 2018 7:40 am

Republican candidates kept control of the solidly-red town of Mountainside after a lawsuit with salacious allegations about misconduct in the police department there, some of which involved a sex toy dubbed “big blue” upended the campaign. Councilman Bob Messler will...