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Murphy, DiVincenzo showing off new alliance

January 22, 2020 11:54 am

Essex County plans to construct a new courthouse named for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gov. Phil Murphy and Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo will announce their plan to a new 150,000-square-foot office building in Newark that will accommodate 11...

Norcross dropped DiVincenzo Super Bowl party five months ago, memo shows

January 13, 2020 1:53 pmJanuary 13, 2020 3:10 pm

An InsiderNJ report that Democratic leader George Norcross pulled his participation in Joseph DiVincenzo’s annual Super Bowl party in Puerto Rico over Essex County Executive’s endorsement of Gov. Phil Murphy’s re-election and the fight over the state party chairmanship is...

DiVincenzo rips Caldwell Democratic councilman over Zoo criticism

August 19, 2019 4:24 pmAugust 20, 2019 11:17 am

A Democratic councilman from Caldwell has touched the third rail of Essex County politics, criticizing the expansion of the Turtle Back Zoo – the crown jewel of fellow Democrat Joseph DiVincenzo’s tenure as county executive. Jonathan Lace wants to put...

The switch

August 13, 2019 1:47 amAugust 13, 2019 1:44 am

Bob Torricelli, seeking re-election to a second term in the United States Senate in 2002, was severely admonished by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics on July 31 for accepting expensive gifts from one of his campaign contributors, David...

Murphy, Katz will lead national Booker fundraising call

June 24, 2019 3:25 pmJune 24, 2019 4:13 pm

Cory Booker will get fundraising help from Phil Murphy and George Norcross in the same week. Murphy will headline a national fundraising call on Thursday with Drew Katz, whose late father, Lewis Katz, was a close ally of Norcross before...

George Norcross to host Cory Booker fundraiser

June 14, 2019 11:12 amJune 14, 2019 11:17 am

George Norcross will host a high-dollar fundraiser for Cory Booker’s presidential campaign later this month. Norcross will join with Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo to raise money for Booker at a $2,800-per-person luncheon at Nanina’s in the park in Belleville...

Key Essex Dems commit to backing Murphy’s millionaires tax

April 5, 2019 4:31 pmApril 5, 2019 6:36 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appears to be gaining support for his proposed millionaire’s tax among the Essex County legislative delegation, according to four sources who attended a closed-door meeting for elected officials on Thursday. Two state senators – Richard Codey (D-Roseland)...