Jermaine Robinson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Jake Hudnut will seek Jersey City’s Ward E council seat on Fulop slate

February 18, 2021 10:49 am

Jersey City’s Municipal Prosecutor will run for the city’s Ward E council seat on Mayor Steve Fulop’s slate, the two announced Thursday. “Jake Hudnut is a proven public servant and someone who has spent the last three years working tirelessly...

Transit union backs Fulop for re-election

February 15, 2021 10:08 amFebruary 15, 2021 6:43 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop has picked up the endorsement of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), the largest transportation workers union in his bid for re-election to a third term. This is the second labor endorsement for Fulop and his...

Sires endorses Fulop for re-election in Jersey City

January 11, 2021 9:00 amJanuary 11, 2021 9:05 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) today endorsed Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for re-election, bolstering a coalition of Hudson County Democrats supporting the mayor for a third term. “Mayor Fulop has shown true leadership by bringing people together with...

Robinson wants more meetings on Liberty State Park remediation plan

October 16, 2020 1:39 pmOctober 16, 2020 3:19 pm

A Jersey City councilman and an anti-violence coalition in the city raised concerns over the Department of Environmental Protection’s handling of Liberty State Park’s remediation Thursday. “I have serious concerns that the proposed plan appears to leave contamination in the...

Amy DeGise may seek council seat on Fulop ticket

August 19, 2020 1:50 pmAugust 19, 2020 1:59 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise is expected to seek a Jersey City council seat next year on a slate headed by Mayor Steven Fulop, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources confirm that DeGise would replace Rolando Lavarro,...

Yun death creates November special election for Jersey City council

April 7, 2020 2:38 pmApril 7, 2020 8:54 pm

The tragic death of Jersey City Councilman Michael Yun on Monday for an illness related to COVID-19 creates a vacant seat that will have a major impact on local politics in New Jersey’s second largest city. Voters will fill the...