Junior Iglesia Archives - New Jersey Globe

A preview of N.J.’s December 13 runoffs in Trenton, Perth Amboy, and Manchester

December 7, 2022 1:24 pmDecember 12, 2022 10:07 am

U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Georgia) may have won the nation’s most important runoff election yesterday, but the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-most important are all still to come – and they’re all in New Jersey. Next Tuesday, December 13, voters in...

Lopez declines to comment on Perth Amboy bribery scandal

October 27, 2022 3:31 pmNovember 8, 2022 5:13 pm

Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez (D-Perth Amboy) today declined to comment on the bribery scandal brewing in her hometown of Perth Amboy, where a campaign staffer working for city council candidate Jeanette Rios was charged yesterday with offering bribes in exchange for...

Perth Amboy mayor calls on rival council slate to drop out after bribery charges

October 27, 2022 10:10 amNovember 8, 2022 5:14 pm

One day after a campaign staffer for Perth Amboy City Council candidate Jeanette Rios was charged with bribery, Perth Amboy Mayor Helmin Caba has released a statement calling on Rios and her council slate to drop out of November’s election....

Campaign staffer charged with bribery in Perth Amboy council race

October 26, 2022 10:02 amNovember 8, 2022 5:10 pm

Ana Camilo, a campaign staffer working with Perth Amboy City Council candidate Jeanette Rios, has been arrested on bribery charges for offering gift cards to voters in exchange for votes. Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced charges of third-degree bribery...

Vas slate urges supporters to oppose Caba

December 10, 2020 11:27 amDecember 10, 2020 1:04 pm

A slate of defeated candidates in Perth Amboy led by Joe Vas urged the city’s residents to not support Councilman Helmin Caba’s mayoral campaign Thursday. “The Together, Perth Amboy Can Do Better campaign was never about politics, it was always...

Pabon, municipal prosecutor endorse Diaz for fourth term

December 8, 2020 9:41 am

Perth Amboy Councilman Joel Pabon and municipal prosecutor Billy Delgado endorsed Mayor Wilda Diaz for another term Tuesday. “I will be supporting the team of Mayor Wilda Diaz, Pastor Bernadette Falcon-Lopez and Junior Iglesia. My decision at this time has...

Caba launches early offensive in runoff race

November 25, 2020 2:14 pmNovember 25, 2020 6:16 pm

Perth Amboy Councilman Helmin Caba is gearing up for his runoff race against Mayor Wilda Diaz, launching an early offensive claiming the November election’s results suggest the incumbent is headed to a loss. “I am grateful to voters for decisively...