Jerell Blakeley Archives - New Jersey Globe

Report: Outside law firm finds Trenton clerk harassed councilman

January 27, 2021 2:46 pm

An outside law firm tapped to investigate allegations of workplace harassment by Trenton Clerk Matthew Conlon found the official created a hostile work environment in a “calculated effort” to intimidate a city councilman, the Trentonian reported Wednesday. The probe, conducted...

Trenton attorney resigns over McBride’s ‘Jew her down’ comment

September 19, 2019 1:38 pmSeptember 19, 2019 6:38 pm

Trenton’s redevelopment attorney resigned Thursday over anti-Semitic comments made by Council President Kathy McBride. “I am an American and I am a Jew. I am resigning because of the disgraceful and shameful anti-Semitic remarks that were in fact made by...

Trenton Council blocks censures against Trenton council members

September 17, 2019 6:49 pmSeptember 17, 2019 8:17 pm

Trenton’s City Council on Monday voted down censure resolutions against three of its members for using or condoning the use of anti-Semitic tropes. By a vote of 5-2, the Council struck down motions to censure Council President Kathy McBride, who...