John Bartlett Archives - New Jersey Globe

What happens if Booker doesn’t run for re-election to the Senate

December 31, 2019 3:50 pmJanuary 7, 2020 5:00 pm

The filing deadline for the June 2020 primary is less than three months away and Cory Booker has not yet announced if he will seek re-election to the United States Senate. Booker is at 3% in two national polls released...

Dye should resign NAACP post, Democrats say

August 26, 2019 4:28 pmAugust 27, 2019 11:19 am

While thenNew Jersey NAACP is expected to decide this week whether Jeffrey Dye will be removed from his post as president of the Passaic chapter, several top political leaders think he ought to step down. “All the years I’ve represented...

Timothy Ryan, ex-councilman who challenged Saxton, dies at 68

August 9, 2019 10:31 amAugust 9, 2019 6:51 pm

Timothy E. Ryan, a charismatic funeral director who served as a Seaside Park Councilman and sought higher office five times, including the U.S. House of Representatives, died on August 6. He was 68. Ryan fought a 11-year battle with cancer....

Wimberly endorses millionaire’s tax

May 7, 2019 3:06 pmMay 7, 2019 4:42 pm

Assemblyman Benjie Wimberly (D-Paterson) told the New Jersey Globe that he will support Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to increase the income tax on households with annual incomes of more than $1 million. Wimberly’s running mate, Assembly Majority Conference Leader Shavonda...

With ouster of Pascrell, Currie advisor has target on his back

March 4, 2019 6:15 amMarch 4, 2019 3:10 pm

The decision by the Passaic County Board of Freeholders not to reappoint Bill Pascrell III as county counsel will have consequences, according to several Democrats who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pascrell, the head of a top Trenton lobbying...

Bill Pascrell out as Passaic County Counsel

February 23, 2019 4:06 pmFebruary 26, 2019 9:12 am

Passaic County Freeholders are replacing Bill Pascrell III as their county counsel after 21 years, according to five sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Pascrell has served as a part-time county counsel while heading a top Trenton lobbying...

Here’s what might happen if Cory Booker drops Senate re-election bid

February 15, 2019 1:01 amFebruary 21, 2019 1:42 pm

An overwhelming majority of New Jerseyans want Cory Booker to forgo seeking re-election to the United States Senate – if he is the Democratic nominee for president of the United States. A Monmouth University Poll released on Thursday shows that...