Frank Gargiulo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sacco mulling early retirement in North Bergen, expected to back Cabrera as successor

May 4, 2026 3:51 pmMay 4, 2026 4:36 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco has quietly informed close political allies that he is considering resigning early next year to put his preferred succession plan in place ahead of the May 2027 nonpartisan municipal election, the New Jersey Globe has...

Arango re-elected Hudson GOP Chairman

June 24, 2025 7:19 pmJune 25, 2025 1:20 pm

Hudson County GOP Chairman Jose Arango was re-elected tonight without opposition to a post he’s held since 2000. Arango, a former assemblyman, is the longest-serving Republican county chairman in the state. He first served in 1989, and again since 2000. ...

Sacco struggles to deliver votes in Democratic primary

June 16, 2025 8:56 pmJune 17, 2025 11:55 pm

There are signs that the 40-year reign of North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is nearing an end after a series of losses in last week’s Hudson County Democratic Civil War show a significant decline in his mojo; he once had...

How Bob Menendez rebranded himself in a post-Musto Union City and kept Hudson County blue

January 29, 2025 4:20 pm

It’s a story that happens often in New Jersey politics, where cliques and factions sometimes create toxic environments within one party in control of local government, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s political trajectory happened in sort of the same way....

Hudson school officials suspended after personal relationship details surface

December 7, 2024 2:21 pmDecember 7, 2024 2:29 pm

The superintendent and board secretary of the Hudson County Schools of Technology have been suspended with pay following allegations that the two engaged in a consensual romantic and sexual relationship for nearly eighteen years. Amy Lin-Rodriguez did not disclose her...

How Bob Menendez rebranded himself in a post-Musto Union City and kept Hudson County blue

May 13, 2024 12:03 amMay 13, 2024 12:49 pm

It’s a story that happens often in New Jersey politics, where cliques and factions sometimes create toxic environments within one party in control of local government, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s political trajectory happened in sort of the same way....

Sacco beats Wainstein yet again in North Bergen

May 9, 2023 8:35 pmMay 10, 2023 11:22 am

For the third consecutive time, North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco has won re-election against local businessman Larry Wainstein, who has been doggedly running against the longtime mayor and state senator since 2015. As of 10:24 p.m. and with all election...