Anthony Russo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Stack launches bid for re-election in Union City

January 22, 2026 7:05 amJanuary 22, 2026 11:30 am

Brian P. Stack, the longest-serving mayor in Union City history and an old-school retail public official who shares his personal cell phone number with his constituents, will seek re-election in the May non-partisan municipal contest. “The foundation of our public...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Oliver Tribute: Anthony Russo

August 1, 2023 5:03 pm

Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey President Anthony Russo released the following statement on the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver: “CIANJ was saddened to learn of the passing of Lieutenant Governor, Sheila Oliver, today. Lt Governor Oliver was...

Former Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo dies

April 19, 2021 2:52 pmApril 19, 2021 4:12 pm

Anthony Russo, a colorful Hudson County politician who served as mayor of Hoboken from 1993 to 2001, died this morning. He was 74. Russo has faced health issues for more than 20 years. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in...

Most residents approve of Murphy virus response, back opening gyms

August 10, 2020 10:58 am

A majority of residents still approve of Gov. Phil Murphy’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, but most think it’s time for the state to reopen its gyms, according to a new poll commissioned by the Commerce and Industry Association of...

Rice got it wrong: Union County elected their first black county chairman in 1977

April 18, 2019 9:35 amApril 18, 2019 11:00 am

State Sen. Ronald Rice (D-Newark) had his facts wrong yesterday when he told InsiderNJ that Jerry Green was the first black Union County Democratic chairman. That happened 42 years ago. Donald Lan was stepping down as county chairman in 1977...

Voorhees deputy mayor involved in 2nd bar incident

October 2, 2018 10:22 pmOctober 3, 2018 11:01 pm

Voorhees Deputy Mayor Jason Ravitz was involved in another bar incident in January, according to an incident report filed with the local police department. A little after midnight on January 10, 2018, Voorhees police responded to a call about a...