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Once allies, Stack and Sires at opposite sides of warette

March 31, 2018 10:40 pmApril 2, 2018 8:56 am

When Brian Stack was a 25-year-old political operative in 1991, he managed Albio Sires’ campaign for Mayor of West New York against five-term incumbent Anthony DeFino. Sires was a political outsider in those days – he lost races for Congress...

Roque could be enfants perdus in Hudson

March 12, 2018 3:23 pmMarch 13, 2018 11:29 am

If the Hudson County warette breaks into a war, West New York Mayor Felix Roque could be the first guy sent into battle. He’s up for re-election in May 2019 and the outcome of that fight might determine where West...

Happy 97th Birthday, Cornelius Gallagher

March 2, 2018 2:39 amOctober 17, 2018 8:29 pm

New Jersey’s oldest living former congressman, Cornelius Gallagher, is celebrating his 97th birthday today. Known as Neil, the charismatic, affable Bayonne Democrat represented Hudson County in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973. As a congressman, Gallagher became...