Loretta Weinberg Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. has 170,221 online voter registrations since September 4

September 23, 2020 2:05 pmSeptember 24, 2020 9:24 am

National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday brought in 33,268 new voters or updated voter registrations, bringing the total of online registrations to 170,221 since the system went live on September 4. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation in January to allow eligible New...

Cryan: Climate change is an urgent threat to New Jersey

September 23, 2020 1:56 pmSeptember 24, 2020 7:57 pm

OPINION The harsh reality of climate change in New Jersey is impossible to ignore: Record-breaking heat waves. More frequent and damaging storms. Rising seas along our coast, and flooding up and down the state. These are urgent threats, and New...

Online voter registration nets 21,352 new voters in first six days

September 10, 2020 4:24 pmSeptember 10, 2020 4:59 pm

Less than a week after going live, New Jersey has added 21,352 new voters through online voter registration. New Jersey began online registration on September 4, becoming the 41st state to offer a paperless option. Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation in January...

Cole retiring after 23 year as Montclair State University president

September 9, 2020 3:19 pm

Montclair State University President Susan A. Cole will retire in July 2021. Cole has been president of New Jersey’s second-largest state university for 23 years and was the first woman to hold the post. In 2009, Cole was an early...

Online voter registration in N.J. goes live

September 4, 2020 10:33 am

Online voter registration in New Jersey is up and running, becoming the 41st state to offer a paperless option to become a voter. The state Division of Elections brought their new system live this morning. In January, Gov. Phil Murphy...

Legislators thrash Englewood Cliffs mayor for Black Lives matter security bill

August 28, 2020 6:52 pmAugust 28, 2020 6:53 pm

A decision by Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac to charge a local teenager $2,500 for police overtime for a Black Lives Matter protest she organized is being slammed by three Bergen County legislators who said they were outraged over the...

Weinberg, Vitale bill making COVID response documents subject to OPRA advances

August 20, 2020 1:58 pm

A Senate committee advanced a bill that would make documents related to the state’s COVID-19 response subject to the Open Public Record Act Thursday. “It is in times of uncertainty that we need transparency the most,” Senate Majority Leader Loretta...