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Tucci re-elected chairman of utility authority

May 5, 2020 2:02 pmMay 5, 2020 4:32 pm

For the third time since Gov. Phil Murphy’s ill-fated attempt to take over the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in early 2018, Republican Thomas Tucci, the township manager of Cedar Grove, has been re-elected to the chairmanship without opposition. That could...

Mike Carson, legendary Newark North Ward GOP leader, dies at 65

November 20, 2019 2:42 pm

Michael Carson, the beloved Newark North Ward Republican Municipal Chairman for 27 years who had close friends on both sides of the aisle, died on November 17. He was 65. Carson was a lifelong North Ward resident who became active...

Ruiz stumping for Booker in New Hampshire today

May 22, 2019 11:33 amMay 22, 2019 11:38 am

Senate President Pro-Tempore Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) is heading to New Hampshire this morning where she will open Cory Booker’s Nashua campaign office. This is Ruiz’s first trip outside New Jersey as a surrogate for Booker’s presidential campaign. The charismatic four-term...

Tom Tucci re-elected PVSC chairman

May 8, 2019 12:13 pmMay 5, 2020 1:37 pm

Republican Thomas Tucci, the township manager of Cedar Grove, was unanimously re-elected chairman of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission yesterday. Tucci’s 6-0 win comes one year after the Murphy administration became involved in a contested race for vice chair and...

Murphy pulls Cotton PVSC nomination, picks son of Passaic GOP chairman

March 27, 2019 1:08 pm

A deal is in place to move appointments to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Gov. Phil Murphy has withdrawn his nomination of former Paterson mayor Ruby Cotton and replaced her with Brendan Murphy, the son of Passaic County Republican chairman...

Murphy pulls Cassella, names Cosgrove to PVSC

January 18, 2019 8:11 pmJanuary 19, 2019 12:41 pm

In a move that appears to take the strongest potential Republican Assembly candidate in the 38th district off the table, Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Fair Lawn councilman John Cosgrove to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission. Cosgrove’s nomination means Murphy...

Maples headed to University Hospital

September 24, 2018 5:47 pmSeptember 24, 2018 9:15 pm

Nine months after joining Gov. Phil Murphy’s senior staff, Mary Maples is departing as director of the authorities unit. Maples is now the general counsel at University Hospital in Newark. She’s replacing Ryan Goodwin, the son of former State Sen....