Garnett Blaine Archives - New Jersey Globe

Armstead slate wins 4 Linden council primaries

June 5, 2019 1:55 am

Linden Councilman Paul Coates, who went through a protracted legal battle to get sworn in, lost the Democratic primary by a wide margin to challenger Garnett Blaine. Blaine defeated Coates 305 to 127, a 71%-29% margin and will now be...

Sources: Attorney General takes over Linden probe

June 3, 2019 12:53 pmJune 3, 2019 1:01 pm

There are strong indications that the New Jersey Attorney General’s office in investigating allegations that Linden Mayor Derek Armstead ordered city employees to tear down signs of political opponents in tomorrow’s Democratic primary, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Sources...