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Frank Alonso arrested for stealing $250,000 from Hudson County

July 14, 2026 5:59 pmJuly 15, 2026 10:15 am

Frank Alonso, the former Hudson County Superintendent of Weights and Measures, was arrested today and accused of stealing over $250,000 from the county. Alonso faces charges of official misconduct, pattern of official misconduct, and two counts of theft by unlawful...

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...

New Jersey liked Ike, but Warren Harding set the record

February 16, 2026 12:12 amFebruary 16, 2026 8:21 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 1, 2025 12:14 amAugust 31, 2025 11:18 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey’s history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after serving two terms as Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...

Labor Leader: Louis Marciante headed the NJ AFL for 27 years

September 1, 2025 12:04 amAugust 31, 2025 4:23 pm

Louis P. Marciante (1898-1961) was the president of the New Jersey American Federation of Labor (AFL) from 1934 until his death from a heart attack at age 62 amidst a stressful merger between the AFL and the Congress of Industrial...

New Jersey Liked Ike, But Warren Harding Set The Record

February 17, 2025 12:11 amFebruary 16, 2025 3:58 pm

New Jersey loved Warren Harding. In the 1920 presidential election, Harding won 68% of the vote in New Jersey. He won all 21 counties, and the GOP won 59 of the state’s 60 State Assembly seats. Calvin Coolidge took 62%...

Labor Leader: Vincent J. Murphy was NJ AFL-CIO president, two-term Mayor of Newark

September 2, 2024 12:12 amSeptember 1, 2024 8:39 pm

One of the most influential labor leaders in New Jersey history was Vincent J. Murphy (1893-1976), who spent nine years as the president of the New Jersey AFL-CIO after two terms as the Mayor of Newark. He was the Democratic...