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Funeral arrangements for Calvin West

December 4, 2019 3:53 pmDecember 4, 2019 11:00 pm

Funeral services for legendary political leader Calvin D. West will be held on Monday morning at the St. James AME Church in Newark at 10 AM. West, the first African American to win a citywide election in New Jersey’s largest...

The Road to Mike Testa

December 2, 2019 12:23 amDecember 2, 2019 2:45 pm

When Michael Testa., Jr. takes his seat in the New Jersey State Senate next week, he will become just the sixth senator to represent the 1st legislative district since it was created in 1973 when New Jersey first adopted a...

Report: FBI investigating Jersey City agency tied to Fulop

October 25, 2019 6:20 pm

Jersey City Employment Training Program Chair Stacey Flanagan acknowledged in court filings that the FBI has opened an investigation into the agency, according to a report in the Hudson County View. Flanagan’s revelation came in court filings first reported by...

Arline Friscia, former Middlesex assemblywoman, dies at 84

October 18, 2019 11:52 amOctober 19, 2019 11:31 am

Arline M. Friscia, who served eight years as a New Jersey assemblywoman where she sponsored a law top expand the state’s family leave law, died on Wednesday. She was 84. In 1995, Friscia unseated Republican incumbents who had captured Middlesex...

AFSCME endorses Democrats in Cape May freeholder race

October 15, 2019 1:08 pm

The Democratic candidates for Cape May County Freeholder have been endorsed by AFSCME New Jersey Council 63, which represents over 1,000 county employees. The backing of Elizabeth Casey and Joyce Gould comes at a time when Democrats view an opportunity...

McGreevey likes Gopal for governor

September 23, 2019 1:30 pmSeptember 23, 2019 4:09 pm

Editor’s Note: After this story was published, McGreevey clarified that he was not issuing an endorsement, saying he was leaving politics in the rear view to focus on his work on prisoner re-entry programs. This story has been updated to...

Oliver skeptical of Murphy approval rating

September 20, 2019 12:30 pmSeptember 20, 2019 12:45 pm

Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver eyed a Monmouth University poll released earlier this week that showed Gov. Phil Murphy’s approvals lagging behind those of some his predecessors with skepticism Friday. “The polls didn’t call my house. They didn’t call my neighbors....