Joseph Cryan Archives - New Jersey Globe

FEMA issues major disaster declarations for Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Union Counties

September 10, 2021 1:37 pmSeptember 10, 2021 3:07 pm

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued Ida-related major disaster declarations in four more counties – Essex, Hudson, Mercer, and Union – bringing the total number of New Jersey counties included up to 10. “We just received a [FEMA]...

Scutari, Cryan endorse Mondella in Hillside mayoral race

July 2, 2021 5:57 pmJuly 3, 2021 1:11 pm

Union County Democratic leaders, including State Sen./Democratic County Chairman Nicholas Scutari and State Sen. Joseph Cryan, have endorsed Nancy Mondella for mayor of Hillside. Mondella, a councilwoman, is challenging incumbent Dahlia Vertreese in the November non-partisan municipal election. The local...

Senate approves poll worker pay to $400

June 30, 2021 2:14 pm

The New Jersey State Senate today passed a bill to raise the pay of Election Day workers from $200 to $400 after amending a version approved by the Budget and Appropriations Committee last week that set the new compensation at...

Senate panel approves poll worker pay hike

June 22, 2021 5:56 pmJune 23, 2021 5:32 pm

A bill to raise the pay of Election Day workers from $200 to $275 was approved today by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. New Jersey had a shortage of poll workers for the primary election, forcing officials to offer...

Judge will be new Union County Prosecutor, sources say

June 10, 2021 10:50 amJune 10, 2021 7:33 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to nominate Superior Court Judge William A. Daniel to serve as the new Union County Prosecutor, the New Jersey Globe has leaned. James Tansey, a former assistant prosecutor in Union County, will return as the...

Attorney General refers McCormick, Devine website to prosecutor

June 2, 2021 11:25 pmJune 7, 2021 3:10 pm

Just hours after launching a new website to replace one suspended by their internet server on Tuesday evening, shadowy perennial candidate Lisa McCormick and James Devine, her controversial life partner, might be facing a criminal investigation. Press play to hear...

New Cryan ad touts reopening of Elizabeth MVC office closed by Christie

June 1, 2021 1:52 pm

A new digital ad for State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) touts the reopening of the Motor Vehicle Commission office in Elizabeth that was closed ten years ago, allegedly as a retaliatory measure by then-Gov. Chris Christie. “When Chris Christie pulled...