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Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 20, 2020 12:58 amJanuary 20, 2020 12:51 am

Bonnie Watson Coleman, 73, was the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman came from a powerful political...

Trailblazer: Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman

January 21, 2019 12:04 amJanuary 21, 2019 9:28 am

Bonnie Watson Coleman, 73, was the first African American woman to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives, and the first African American to serve as New Jersey Democratic State Chair. Watson Coleman came from a powerful political...

Verrelli is front-runner for Gusciora Assembly seat; Mironov exploring county chair bid

May 17, 2018 1:25 amMay 18, 2018 1:06 pm

The backdrop of the June 12 runoff for mayor of Trenton is the musical chairs that would surround a Reed Gusciora victory. Gusciora would need to give up his 15th district Assembly seat to take office as mayor on July...

Perez, Gusciora in runoff for Trenton mayor

May 9, 2018 3:50 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Trenton voters will return to the polls on June 12 to elect a new mayor after Tuesday’s election narrowed the field down to two candidates. Businessman Paul Perez will face twelve-term Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the top vote-getters in a field...

Turnout slow in Trenton as voting starts

May 8, 2018 9:35 amMay 8, 2018 4:46 pm

Municipal elections have started in the state, and candidates in some of the state’s cities are breathing a sigh of relief as campaigns come to a close. That’s unlikely to be the case in Trenton, where a field of seven...