James Solomon Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sires won’t seek re-election to Congress; U.S. Senator’s son emerges as likely successor

December 19, 2021 11:32 pmDecember 20, 2021 10:00 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) will not seek re-election in 2022 and Robert J. Menendez, the son the senior U.S. Senator from New Jersey, has emerged as the front runner to succeed him, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed....

Where local races stand in Hudson County

November 5, 2021 11:40 am

East Newark Democratic Councilmembers Kenneth Graham and Rose Evaristo won re-election to the East Newark Borough Council unopposed. Guttenberg Guttenberg Mayor Wayne Zitt and Councilmembers Monica Fundora, John Habermann, and Richard Delafuente, all Democrats, won re-election without opposition. Hoboken Mayor...

Fulop re-elected as mayor of Jersey City

November 2, 2021 9:06 pmNovember 2, 2021 9:15 pm

The New Jersey Globe can project that Democratic Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has won re-election against progressive newcomer Lewis Spears. Fulop, a potential gubernatorial candidate in the future, was the strong favorite against Spears, who was registered as a...

Eleven New Jersey mayor’s races to watch on Tuesday

November 2, 2021 12:01 amNovember 2, 2021 8:52 pm

The most closely-watched mayoral race of 2021 is not even that competitive: Steve Fulop is the odds-on favorite to win a third term as the mayor of Jersey City against political newcomer Lewis Spears. What’s at stake for Fulop is...

HTC endorses Solomon for re-election to Jersey City Council

October 7, 2021 10:36 amOctober 7, 2021 4:30 pm

The Hotel Trades Council (HTC), one of the largest and most influential unions in the New York City metropolitan area, has endorsed Ward E Councilman James Solomon for re-election to the Jersey City Council. “Councilman Solomon has stood with the...

Fulop vaults onto Jersey City ballot with 6,000 nominating signatures

August 25, 2021 1:20 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop submitted more than 6,000 nominating petitions today in his bid for re-election to a third term, far surpassing the minimum of 1,650 signatures and all but assuring his place on the November ballot. “Jersey City...

Jersey City Downtown Ward E population skyrockets, causing huge imbalance with other wards

August 13, 2021 9:22 pmAugust 17, 2021 9:35 am

Jersey City will elect six ward councilmembers in November, but not necessarily to four-year terms. The city’s population jumped by 18% over the last decade, from 247,597 to 292,449, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released on Thursday. But the...