Michael DeFusco Archives - New Jersey Globe

Three Hoboken council members rule out challenge to Bhalla

August 19, 2021 11:52 am

It looks like Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla will be unopposed for a second term this year. Three city councilmembers who had been mentioned as potential mayoral candidates have ruled out challenging Bhagia in the November 2 non-partisan municipal election, according...

More than three years later, racist flyers in Edison, Hoboken remain cold cases

March 3, 2021 2:35 pmMarch 3, 2021 5:05 pm

There are two cold cases Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is having trouble solving, even though they are inextricably linked. Both took place in during the final days of the November 2017 campaign and involved racist flyers that took aim at...

Poll shows Hoboken Mayor Bhalla in strong shape for re-election, with favorables at 80%

January 21, 2021 4:16 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla begins his bid for a second term with a 69%-30% job approval rating, according to an internal poll conducted by the Bhalla campaign obtained and reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. Bhalla’s strength is boosted by...

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...