Bob Singer Archives - New Jersey Globe

Singer, Schnall say state takeover could fix flaws in school funding formula

January 14, 2026 12:57 pmJanuary 15, 2026 2:31 am

A group of Lakewood elected officials said a state takeover of their local public schools could be a “path to a permanent fix” to the district’s $100 million deficit. But a statement from State Sen. Robert Singer (R-Lakewood), Assemblyman Avi...

How every town voted in N.J.’s 2023 State Senate elections

December 11, 2023 3:11 pmDecember 12, 2023 2:42 pm

All the votes have been counted and certified; New Jersey’s 2023 elections are officially part of the history books now. With the dust fully settled, Democrats will begin next legislative session with a 25-15 majority in the Senate and a...

How Avi Schnall turned a deep-red legislative district blue

November 9, 2023 4:33 pmNovember 10, 2023 1:09 am

Back in February, the New Jersey Globe laid out how Rabbi Avi Schnall, an Orthodox Jewish Democrat from Lakewood, could win an Assembly seat in the deep-red 30th legislative district. If Schnall could get near-unanimous support from Orthodox voters, supercharge...

Schnall flips 30th district Assembly seat blue, with massive support from Lakewood’s Orthodox community

November 7, 2023 9:42 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:06 am

In a tremendously unusual result, Democrat Avi Schnall has won an Assembly seat in the deep-red 30th legislative district, unseating incumbent Assemblyman Ned Thomson (R-Wall), the New Jersey Globe projects. Schnall’s victory is a massive win for Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish...

Amato, Holzapfel, Singer win as Ocean Republicans retain most deep-red legislative seats

November 7, 2023 8:55 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:56 pm

Ocean County Republicans have easily held onto most of their dark-red seats, the New Jersey Globe projects. Republican incumbents and challengers have retained control of the 9th and 10th districts and two of three seats in the 30th district; it’s...

From February: Lakewood’s Orthodox community wants a seat in the Democratic caucus. Could it happen?

September 1, 2023 1:28 pm

This story was originally published on February 17. Shortly afterwards, Avi Schnall decided against an Assembly campaign, but yesterday he changed his mind and got in the race after all, setting up a competitive contest in the 30th legislative district. Here...

Legislature passes budget, apparently with no further legislative fixes necessary

June 30, 2023 4:06 pmJuly 2, 2023 9:18 pm

After a hectic week of complications, the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly passed the Fiscal Year 2024 budget today on largely party-line votes – apparently with the necessary technical fixes adopted and no further action required by the legislature....