Balpreet Grewal-Virk Archives

DiVincenzo has giant fundraising haul after bi-partisan event

March 26, 2026 11:05 amMarch 26, 2026 4:32 pm

Sometimes close personal relationships transcend party lines, and that was on display last night in Cedar Grove, where Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. had a six-figure fundraising haul after a high-dollar event sponsored by two Republicans: former State Sen....

Gateway commission says tunnel construction has resumed

February 24, 2026 3:54 pm

Construction on the Gateway Tunnel, paused for weeks thanks to a funding dispute with President Donald Trump’s administration, has officially resumed, the Gateway Development Commission announced this afternoon. Trump has been threatening to “terminate” the long-awaited, $16 billion tunnel project...

Gateway Co-Chair sidelined after her cousin hired to sue Trump administration

February 6, 2026 6:10 pm

The Gateway Development Corporation is suing the Trump administration in an effort to save $15 billion in funding for the Hudson River rail tunnels project, but the New Jersey Co-Chair won’t be involved in discussions so that her first cousin,...

Menendez took huge contributions from family of ex-attorney general he sought to influence

October 9, 2023 1:01 pmOctober 9, 2023 5:06 pm

Among the people on a 2019 trip to India with Bob Menendez when he proposed to Nadine Arslanian in front of the Taj Mahal was Dr. Balpreet Grewal-Virk, an influential North Jersey Democrat and a close friend of the senior...

Top Dems put feuds aside for Lagana dinner

October 15, 2019 12:29 amOctober 15, 2019 9:49 am

Some of the state’s top Democrats put their feuds aside to attend State Sen. Joe Lagana’s annual Columbus Day beefsteak Monday night. The first-term senator got Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin under one...

Gottheimer endorsed by four Democratic county chairs

July 29, 2019 8:01 amJuly 29, 2019 12:31 am

All four Democratic county chairs in New Jersey’s 5th district today endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) for re-election to a third term in Congress, including Democratic State Chairman John Currie. Gottheimer is facing a challenge from the left in next...

Bergen Dems set date to replace Stellato

June 27, 2019 9:32 pm

Bergen County Democrats will hold a special election on July 17 to pick a new county chairman. Louis Stellato resigned last week after the State Senate confirmed his nomination to serve as a commissioner of the New Jersey Sports and...