Joseph McCullum Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ex-assemblyman indicted on conspiracy, fraud charges

October 15, 2021 6:35 pmOctober 17, 2021 9:46 am

Th U.S. Attorney’s office today announced the indictment of former Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia (D-Hoboken) for his role in a bribery scheme, eleven months after federal prosecutors first first charged him. Garcia and former Springfield Board of Education President Irwin Sablosky...

Ruiz to walk for Baraka candidates

May 31, 2018 5:47 pmJune 1, 2018 1:33 am

The three of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s City Council candidates facing runoff elections are getting aid from someone a bit higher up on the state’s political pecking order. State Senate President Pro Tempore Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) said on Thursday that...