Marge Caldwell-Wilson Archives

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...

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Trenton council deflects condemnation of homophobic councilwoman

May 5, 2020 10:34 pmMay 5, 2020 10:36 pm

Five of seven members of the Trenton City Council tonight declined to condemn Robin Vaughn’s homophobic tirade in a conference call last Saturday that has put New Jersey’s capital city under a microcope. Just Councilmen Jerrell Blakely and Joseph Harrison...

AUDIO: Profanity, homophobic slurs in Trenton councilwoman’s own words

May 3, 2020 7:38 pmMay 4, 2020 8:05 am

A conference call between Trenton officials ran civilly for less than 20 minutes before descending into more than half an hour of profane and slur-laced tirades. The troubles began when embattled Councilwoman Robin Vaughn and Mayor Reed Gusciora argued over...

Gusciora slams council for blocking reappointment of city water works acting director

December 20, 2019 6:34 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora slammed the City Council for not reappointing the acting Trenton Water Works director Steven Picco Friday. “Under Acting Director Picco, TWW has added 45 full time positions, most of whom are Trenton residents. This is more...

Recording confirms McBride said “Jew her down”

September 16, 2019 11:09 am

Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride used the term “Jew her down” in discussing the settlement of a lawsuit, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by the New Jersey Globe. “I’m sad for her that they were able...

Trenton council president loses re-election bid

June 13, 2018 12:47 am

Two Trenton City council incumbents were re-elected by wide margins in Tuesday’s runoff election, while a third lost his seat in a landslide. In the race for an open East Ward council seat, Joseph Harrison leads Taiwanda Terry-Wilson by just...