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Booker criticizes NJ officials for anti-Semitic slurs

September 16, 2019 5:28 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker says he’s bothered by recent epidemic of anti-Semitic comments by public officials in his home state, weighing in for the first time on hate speech that has ignited controversies in three New Jersey cities. “There is...

Gottheimer says Paterson councilman should apologize or resign for

September 16, 2019 12:30 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer thinks it might be time for Paterson Councilman Michael Jackson to quit if he refuses to apologize for using the “Jew us down” slur at a council meeting last week. “The Councilman should either apologize immediately or...

Watson Coleman condemns Trenton councilwoman’s “Jew her down’ statement

September 14, 2019 5:03 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) today criticized Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride, who said in a closed-door council meeting earlier this month where she said a Jewish a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able...

Corrado calls for revival of Select Committee on Oversight

September 13, 2019 8:40 pm

State Sen. Kristin Corrado called for the Select Committee on Oversight to resume its investigations the hiring practices of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration Friday. “The committee left some glaring unfinished business,” Corrado, a select committee vice chair, said. “Summer is...

Trenton council president uses ‘Jew her down’ slur in meeting

September 13, 2019 6:00 pmSeptember 15, 2019 2:01 pm

Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride said that a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able to wait her out and Jew her down” to settle the case at a lower amount during an executive session...

Bergen Dems bash GOP fundraiser featuring conservative radio host Kevin McCullough

September 13, 2019 12:06 pmSeptember 13, 2019 1:18 pm

Democratic Assembly candidates Gerald Falotico and John Birkner attacked their Republican opponents over the appearance of a conservative talk radio host at a recent Bergen GOP fundraiser. “There should be no place in our politics for such extremist ideology and...

Weinberg intends to discuss Dye controversy with leadership

September 12, 2019 7:01 pmSeptember 12, 2019 7:01 pm

Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg said she intends to discuss the possibility of resurrecting the Select Committee on Oversight that investigated the hiring of Al Alvarez following revelations about Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration’s hiring of Jeffrey Dye. “I will be...