John Cosgrove Archives - New Jersey Globe

Here are seven labor leaders – big deals in their day – that you should know about

September 5, 2022 12:17 amSeptember 4, 2022 4:14 pm

As New Jerseyans celebrate Labor Day, here are seven labor leaders of the last whose names ought not slip from the memories of those who closely follow politics and the state labor movement. Hetty Rosenstein is one of the most...

Here are six labor leaders – big deals in their day – that you should know about

September 6, 2021 12:02 amJuly 2, 2022 12:20 pm

As New Jerseyans celebrate Labor Day, here are six labor leaders of the last whose names ought not slip from the memories of those who closely follow politics and the state labor movement. Frank Forst served as vice president of...

Schaer extols Lora integrity, says he wasn’t surprised mayor reported bribe bid

January 15, 2021 2:52 pmJanuary 15, 2021 8:49 pm

Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Passaic) strongly praised his former chief of staff, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora, for instantaneously reporting an attempt to bribe him. “Hector is a very special guy,” Schaer told the New Jersey Globe. “He is a minister. He...

Tested with a bribe attempt, Lora shows he couldn’t be bought

January 15, 2021 11:05 amJanuary 15, 2021 8:48 pm

When Hector Lora became mayor of Passaic in 2016, he inherited the ghosts of Alex Blanco, Sammy Rivera, and Joseph Lipari – predecessors forced from office after pleading guilty to federal crimes. Now Passaic has finally found an honest man....

Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners report bribery attempt

January 14, 2021 3:00 amJanuary 14, 2021 10:39 am

Two commissioners of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission acted exactly as they should have when they immediately reporting a bribery attempt to law enforcement. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal charged Omid Bayati, a onetime aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul...

Senate set to approve new Bergen prosecutor

May 13, 2019 11:30 amMay 13, 2019 11:48 am

The New Jersey Senate is expected to confirm Mark Musella as the new Bergen County prosecutor. The deal between Gov. Phil Murphy and Bergen County Senators includes four Superior Court Judges and nominees for the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and...

Tom Tucci re-elected PVSC chairman

May 8, 2019 12:13 pmMay 5, 2020 1:37 pm

Republican Thomas Tucci, the township manager of Cedar Grove, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission yesterday. Tucci’s 6-0 win comes one year after the Murphy administration became involved in a contested race for vice chair and...