Carmen Messano Archives - New Jersey Globe

Fusion voting lawsuit will continue after appellate division denies request for dismissal

May 2, 2023 3:21 pmMay 3, 2023 2:22 pm

A lawsuit over “fusion voting,” in which the same candidate can appear on the ballot under multiple parties, will continue after the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division denied efforts today to either dismiss the case or transfer it to...

New Old Bridge election still on for March as appellate court rejects Dem appeal

January 25, 2022 12:53 pmFebruary 28, 2022 8:37 pm

A do-over election in Old Bridge, where the results of the November 2021 contest were invalidated after some voters received the wrong ballots, is on for March 22. A state appellate court today affirmed the decision of Superior Court Judge...

Appellate court puts new Old Bridge election on hold

January 18, 2022 10:49 pm

A do-over election in Old Bridge, where a Superior Court Judge invalidated the results of a 2021 council race because some voters received the wrong ballot, is on hold for now. Appellate Court Judge Carmen Messano issued a stay of...

Joseph Pelliccio, top Hudson law enforcement officer, dies at 91

February 20, 2020 10:51 am

Joseph M. Pelliccio, a prominent law enforcement official in Hudson County who served as an aide to Jersey City mayor Paul Jordan in the 1970s, died on February 18. He was 91. Pelliccio began his career as a Jersey City...