John Currie Archives - New Jersey Globe

Booker will speak at NJ Democratic conference

September 18, 2019 2:34 pmSeptember 18, 2019 3:35 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker will attend the New Jersey Democratic State Committee conference in Atlantic City next Friday, addressing Democrats in his home state as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination. Gov. Phil Murphy and Senator Bob Menendez had previously...

Pascrell rips Paterson councilman for ‘Jew us down’ comment

September 12, 2019 5:53 pmSeptember 12, 2019 7:04 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) today slammed Paterson City Councilman Michael Jackson for an anti-Semitic slur at Tuesday’s council meeting when he accused a developer of trying to “Jew us down” on a major redevelopment project. “Antisemitism must be condemned at...

Currie seeks censure of Paterson councilman who said developers tried to ‘Jew us down’

September 12, 2019 2:59 pmSeptember 12, 2019 3:50 pm

Passaic County Democratic Chairman John Currie has called on the Paterson City Council to censure Michael Jackson for saying that developers tried to “Jew us down” on the price of the Hinchcliffe Stadium development project. “I am proud of New...

Kazmark alleges ethical violates, political retaliation by Elmwood Park Democrats

September 5, 2019 2:34 pmSeptember 6, 2019 1:22 pm

A suit filed by Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark, a Democrat, claims repeated ethical violations and retaliations by elected Democrats in Elmwood park. In a suit filed with the Bergen County Superior Court, Kazmark he resigned from his position as...

NJ Democrats say anti-Pelosi punches won’t work

August 29, 2019 5:35 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee today pushed back on Republican criticism of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi headlining their state party conference in Atlantic City next month. “Nancy Pelosi is the highest ranking elected Democrat in the country and a...

Pelosi will speak at NJ Democratic conference

August 29, 2019 12:49 pmAugust 29, 2019 1:12 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will headline the New Jersey Democratic State Committee annual conference next month in Atlantic City, according to a Star-Ledger report. “We could not be more excited to have Speaker Pelosi come to New Jersey and participate...

Pascrell says NAACP should oust Dye

August 28, 2019 4:22 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) wants the NAACP to remove Jeffrey Dye as president of the Passaic chapter. “Mr. Dye is an anti-Semite. His actions prove it. His words prove it,” Pascrell said. “His removal from any position of public life...