Jarrid Kantor Archives - New Jersey Globe

Shapiro, Buttigieg coming to N.J. to help Sherrill

October 21, 2025 5:04 amOctober 20, 2025 9:55 pm

Big name Democrats are continuing to flock to New Jersey to boost Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s bid for governor, with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg headed to the state this month. Both will headline...

Livingston’s Fernandez, Essex Dem mayor who endorsed Christie, will retire

March 30, 2022 4:32 pmFebruary 5, 2024 8:43 pm

Rudy Fernandez, one of the Essex Democratic mayors who endorsed Republican Gov. Chris Christie in 2013, will not seek re-election to a fifth term on the Livingston Township Council this year. Democrats have picked Rosaura Bagolie to run on the...

Judge allows Mercer Democratic chair to proceed

July 28, 2020 4:50 pmJuly 28, 2020 9:03 pm

Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson has ruled that tonight’s election for Mercer County Democratic Chair by telephone may go on. Jacobson said that allowing the vote to go on would not cause irreparable harm. “I’m not comfortable finding a...

Judge will hear bid to delay tonight’s Mercer Dem chair vote today

July 28, 2020 11:26 amJuly 28, 2020 11:53 am

A Superior Court Judge will hear arguments for a temporary restraining order to stop tonight’s election for Mercer County Democratic Chairman at 3 PM. The election between incumbent Janice Mironov and challenger David Schroth is scheduled for 6 PM this...

Schaffer takes on local Democratic organization in court fight

February 12, 2020 3:43 pmFebruary 12, 2020 9:35 pm

Peg Schaffer is taking on Craig Coughlin in a court fight over a council seat in Roselle. Schaffer, the vice chair of the Democratic State Committee, is representing Isabel Sousa in a complicated lawsuit over the filling of a vacant...

O’Donnell preparing to shutter his law firm

January 10, 2020 12:46 pmMay 29, 2025 12:58 pm

The central figure in a sting operation that has led to bribery charges against five officials is in the process of closing his law firm, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Matt O’Donnell’s Morristown-based firm, O’Donnell McCord, lost a considerable...

Dover settles issue on candidate name

April 11, 2019 11:48 am

Dover municipal clerk Tara Pettoni has reversed her decision to drop a candidate from June primary ballot because he didn’t use his full legal name. In a settlement reached between the clerk and the alderman candidate, Marcos Tapia, will be...