James Cahill Archives - New Jersey Globe

Kratovil will take on New Brunswick mayor in rematch

June 7, 2022 9:53 am

Charlie Kratovil will announce his independent bid for mayor of New Brunswick this afternoon, making his second bid to unseat incumbent Jim Cahill. Kratovil is the founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, a local news site, where he has...

Meagan Warner elected NJ College Dems president

April 27, 2019 8:48 pmApril 27, 2019 9:24 pm

Meagan Warner, who worked on campaigns for Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) and Trenton mayor Reed Gusciora, was elected president of the College Democrats of New Jersey at their annual meeting today. Warner, a student at The College of New...

Azcona-Barber wins Middlesex Dem freeholder nod

March 11, 2019 8:24 pmMarch 11, 2019 10:03 pm

Middlesex County Democrats tonight picked Claribel Azcona-Barber to replace retiring freeholder Blanquita Valenti. Azcona-Barber, a close ally of New Brunswick mayor James Cahill, defeated former Perth Amboy councilman Joel Pabon. She will join incumbents Charles Kenny and Kenneth Armwood on...

Middlesex freeholder won’t seek re-election

February 1, 2019 6:52 pm

Middlesex County Freeholder Blanquita Valenti said today that she would not seek re-election to a sixth term. The 84-year-old retired teacher was first elected freeholder in 2004 after serving as a New Brunswick city councilwoman and council president. She was...

Cahill beats Kratovil

November 7, 2018 5:52 am

Longtime New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill handed Charlie Kratovil, an activist and editor of a community newspaper making an independent run, a stark defeat Tuesday. Cahill beat Kratovil by 54 points, 77%-23%. The mayor received 4,995 votes, while 1480 cast...

19 urban mayors stump for Menendez

November 5, 2018 12:33 pm

In a show of force, 19 mayors from New Jersey’s urban Democratic strongholds, joined by Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Senator Cory Booker, joined together in support of Democrat Bob Menendez for re-election to the United States Senate. Menendez’s hopes...

McCabe: Middlesex poised for high turnout

November 2, 2018 10:25 amNovember 2, 2018 10:25 am

Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe is optimistic about Democratic turnout in the county. “We are encouraged by the energy for voter turnout,” McCabe said on Thursday. “The common denominator, we believe, are the policies emanating from the Trump White...