Michael DeFusco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hoboken mayor calls special council meeting to safeguard local elections

September 20, 2019 12:57 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has called a special meeting of the City Council next week to vote on a resolution to safeguard the upcoming municipal elections. Bhalla said that the council had a chance to adopt a resolution this week...

Latina group hits Bhalla over reported attempt to oust Chaparro

May 1, 2019 8:19 pmMay 2, 2019 9:45 am

Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC took aim at Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla Wednesday over reports that he attempted to oust Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) with a non-Latina candidate. “With Latina representation still severely lacking in our State Legislature, it...

Children’s Drag Queen Story Hour in Hoboken draws protestors

April 29, 2019 9:45 am

Members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property who protested the Children’s Drag Queen Story Hour in Hoboken on Saturday are being rebuked by leaders of the Hudson County Democratic LGBTQ Caucus. The event was...

Hoboken politician indicted

October 31, 2018 8:58 pm

Frank “Pupie” Raia, a former Hoboken mayoral and city council candidate, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on charges that he paid voters $50 to cast vote-by-mail ballots for him in his 2013 city council campaign. Dio...

Bhalla, DeFusco feud over community meeting

August 23, 2018 12:20 pmAugust 23, 2018 7:59 pm

Editor’s note: This article was updated with additional comment from DeFusco. Hoboken Councilman Mike DeFusco accused city Mayor Ravi Bhalla of keeping him out of a commuinty meeting with the residents of the Marineview Plaza, which falls inside of DeFusco’s...

Hoboken Council ends contract with Bhalla attorney

August 2, 2018 1:18 pmAugust 2, 2018 1:31 pm

Hoboken’s City Council dealt mayor Ravi Bhalla a blow on Wednesday when it voted by a 7-2 margin in favor of a resolution to end the city’s contract with a legal firm representing Bhalla in his appeal against a 2017...

Bhalla: ‘Absolutely nothing to hide’

June 22, 2018 12:29 pmJune 25, 2018 4:13 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has voluntarily agreed to disclose his clients and compensation from a North Jersey law firm after the city council tabled an ordinance that would have required him to do so. “I have absolutely nothing to hide,”...