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Armstead fields Assembly candidates

April 1, 2019 5:24 pmApril 1, 2019 5:48 pm

The feud between Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and State Sen. Nicholas Scutari is working its way into the 22nd legislative district’s Assembly race. Armstead filed petitions Monday for Carlos Rivas and Mark Lighten. The two will face Assemblyman James Kennedy...

ELEC files complaint against NJ assemblyman

March 6, 2019 10:43 amMarch 6, 2019 11:28 am

Assemblyman James Kennedy (D-Rahway) faces a three-count complaint for not filing campaign finance reports from his 2017 re-election campaign. The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission alleges that Kennedy failed to file his 11-day and 29-day pre-election reports or his...

Kennedy will seek re-election

February 11, 2019 1:40 pmFebruary 11, 2019 1:43 pm

Rumors of Assemblyman James Kennedy’s retirement have been greatly exaggerated. Kennedy (D-Rahway) will run for re-election this year, he told the New Jersey Globe Monday. “Yes,” he said when asked if he planned to seek a third term. “That’s an...

Select Committee will hold first full Alvarez hearing in December

October 29, 2018 5:02 pmOctober 29, 2018 7:51 pm

The Select Committee investigating Gov. Phil Murphy’s Administration’s hiring of Al Alvarez will hold an organizational meeting on Nov. 8 or Nov. 9 and will hold its first full hearing in December, said Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg, who is...

Green won’t give up Assembly seat

January 24, 2018 5:42 pm

Jerry Green will keep his State Assembly seat for now, despite speculation that his resignation as Union County Democratic County Chairman for health reasons would also create a vacancy in the 22nd district. If the 78-year-old Green does resign, it...

Fighting infection, Green delays taking oath

January 11, 2018 2:27 pm

Jerry Green, the Dean of the New Jersey State Assembly, has not yet taken the oath of office for a 14th term in the State Assembly. The 78-year-old Green has been out for most of the last three months, recovering...