Geri Jannarone, a prominent political consultant, has joined the advisory board of Emerge NJ, a group that trains Democratic women to run for public office. “At Emerge NJ, Geri will do the crucial work of spearheading our training program as...
Four new mayors will be sworn in today as Andre Sayegh in Paterson, Reed Gusciora in Trenton, John Pallone in Long Branch and Michael Melham in Belleville take the oaths of office. Sayegh, Pallone and Melham won May non-partisan municipal...
The law firm of Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin is expected to be named city attorney for Long Branch on Sunday when John Pallone takes office as the new mayor. The hiring of the Coughlin firm by the new mayor enhances...
There’s an old saying: never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel. But these days, the Star-Ledger buys their ink by the pint, so people are no longer forced to walk on egg shells in fear of...
After 28 years as mayor, Adam Schneider was decisively tossed out of office on Tuesday and replaced by the younger brother of his bitter rival, Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Councilman John Pallone beat Schneider by a massive 62%-33% margin, bringing...
Bayonne election may impact Hudson Dem Chair Race Among the many spoils in today’s Bayonne elections are 102 County Committee votes in next month’s election for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. Since city employees and their families occupy the bulk...
There was a time when Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and Rep. Frank Pallone got along, but that was more than 25 years ago. The two were once like brothers, but now Pallone’s brother is running against Schneider in a...