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Sacco and Murphy are back together as North Bergen fundraiser draws 2,000 people

October 8, 2021 1:09 amOctober 8, 2021 1:30 pm

Over 2,000 people showed up at Nicholas Sacco’s fundraiser on Thursday evening, numbers that were not at all unusual for the longtime state senator and North Bergen mayor. But the impactful news of the night was the attendance of Gov....

At eviction protection bill signing, Stack tells Murphy he’d ‘knock down a wall’ for him

August 4, 2021 2:39 pm

With the help of Brian Stack’s organization, Phil Murphy received 91% of the vote in Union City when he ran for governor four years ago – one of his top-producing municipalities in the state. Now it looks like Stack is...

Hudson Democrats charge Ciattarelli attempting to politicize Cuba protests

July 13, 2021 5:48 pm

A series of Democratic lawmakers with ties to the state’s Cuban community slammed GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli for an attack he leveraged at Gov. Phil Murphy over protests against the island nation’s government. “After supporting the rhetoric and bigotry...

Both chambers unanimously approve bill to end eviction moratorium

June 24, 2021 6:58 pm

Both chambers of the legislature unanimously approved a bill that will end the state’s moratorium on evictions while providing hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for rent and utility payments and limiting rent payments among certain residents. The measure,...

Committees advance bill to end eviction moratorium

June 22, 2021 4:54 pm

Committees in both chambers advanced a bill to end the state’s 13-month moratorium on evictions on Tuesday. The measure won praise from tenant and landlord advocates, who believed it struck a balance between aiding renters impacted by the pandemic and...

Utility shut-off moratorium to lift with new year

June 14, 2021 3:08 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced New Jersey’s utility shut-off moratorium will lapse on July 1 with a grace period stretching until the end of the year, but the state’s evictions embargo isn’t going anywhere yet. Under an executive order the governor...

Murphy to renominate Suarez as Hudson County Prosecutor today

June 10, 2021 11:54 amJune 10, 2021 2:20 pm

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez will be renominated to a second term by Gov. Phil Murphy later today, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The move had been widely expected. Suarez withdrew her name from consideration for U.S. Attorney two...