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Frank Perrucci, labor leader and Hudson political insider, dies at 91

December 29, 2018 10:35 am

Frank Perrucci, a labor leader and Hudson County political insider, died on December 27. He was 91. Perrucci spent twelve years as the president of the Laborer’s International Union Local 202, and was at trustee of both the Hudson County...

Hugin tentatively supports Kavanaugh

October 4, 2018 9:10 pmOctober 6, 2018 4:37 pm

Bob Hugin offered tentative supported for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination Thursday night, though he said that could change if the results of the FBI investigation, which has not been released to the public and which Hugin has...

How Sacco got to the Senate

March 12, 2018 5:16 amApril 2, 2018 9:35 am

When Nicholas Sacco decided he wanted the 32nd district Senate seat in 1993, two years after he became Mayor of North Bergen, he just took it. That’s the kind of clout a North Bergen mayor has in that legislative district....

In Hudson, it’s not a war, it’s a warette

March 9, 2018 10:41 amMarch 10, 2018 3:04 pm

If you’ve seen a Hudson County political war, you’ll know the fight to dump Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise isn’t one of them – at least right now. It’s really just a warette. The last real war was in 1987. ...