Dawn Zimmer Archives - New Jersey Globe

On election night, look at Hudson District 5 freeholder race to see if Oseguera challenge is real

July 4, 2020 5:01 pm

The quickest snapshot to tell if Hector Oseguera’s primary challenge to Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) is real on Election Day will be to look at Hudson County District 5, which includes Hoboken and part of the downtown Ward...

Campos fined $23k for ELEC violations

February 6, 2019 11:52 am

Former Hoboken council president Christopher Campos, serving a prison sentence for a $7 million cab licensing scheme, has been fined $22,321 by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission for campaign finance violations dealing with his 2007 re-election campaign, The...

Bhalla bashed young Crowley challenger

June 27, 2018 4:42 pmJune 28, 2018 12:26 am

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla was on the losing side in New York’s 14th district congressional primary last night. Bhalla campaigned for Rep. Joe Crowley, who lost his bid for re-election in an upset that ends his path to become the...

Bhalla raises $50k at first fundaiser

March 23, 2018 12:24 pmMarch 24, 2018 12:21 pm

Ravi Bhalla held his first fundraiser as the new mayor of Hoboken, bringing in $50,000 as a starting off point in his bid to take control of the City Council in 2019. Bhalla announced this week that he would run...

Melli joins Mercury Public Affairs

March 19, 2018 6:00 amMarch 19, 2018 11:31 am

Mercury Public Affairs has landed veteran communications strategist Juan Melli, the founder of BlueJersey.com and one of the most intellectually advantaged people in New Jersey politics Melli, who will join Mercury as a Vice President, most recently served as communications...

Murphy picks Bryan as Press Secretary

January 11, 2018 5:35 pm

Dan Bryan, the former Chief of Staff to Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer, will serve as press secretary to Gov. Phil Murphy. Bryan was with Zimmer during a national media frenzy in 2014, when the mayor accused Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno...