Mohin Patel Archives - New Jersey Globe

Subpoenas dropped in Edison probe of adult cricket fields paid for Board of Education

May 20, 2022 11:28 amMay 20, 2022 2:27 pm

A grand jury empaneled to probe the construction an adult cricket field at a public school has subpoenaed records from the Edison Board of Education that appear to center around political allies of controversial Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia....

Diegnan, slate defeat challengers in District 18

June 8, 2021 11:57 pm

A slate of incumbents led by State Sen. Pat Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) defeated candidates aligned with Edison Democratic Municipal Chairman Mahesh Bhagia Tuesday. Assemblymen Sterley Stanley (D-East Brunswick) and Robert Karabinchak (D-Edison) beat Lisa Salem, of Edison, and Maurice Alfaro...

Middlesex teachers’ union bashes Patel for hateful rhetoric

June 4, 2021 4:41 pm

A Democratic State Senate candidate is under fire for attacking public school teachers in Edison, with the union president slamming Edison Board of Education Vice President Mohin Patel for hateful rhetoric. “It’s ironic that a man who publicly apologized for...

Edison school board member running for Senate wants mandatory psych tests for teachers

June 2, 2021 12:25 pm

A controversial Edison school board member running for the State Senate in week’s Democratic primary is calling for public school teachers to undergo periodic psychological testing and alleged that some educators are racist. Mohin Patel is challenging incumbent Patrick Diegnan...

Seven mayoral primaries to watch on June 8

June 1, 2021 5:10 pmJune 2, 2021 6:03 pm

Voters in at least six New jersey municipalities are hosting closely watched races to pick their party’s candidates for local office next Tuesday. In Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small has the line against challenger Tom Foley. Foley, a former Democratic...

Seven candidates file to run for governor in June primary election

April 5, 2021 10:39 pmApril 6, 2021 11:41 am

Click HERE for the latest update: The dust has mostly settled on New Jersey’s filing deadline, with four Republicans and three Democrats competing to run for governor. Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, who became the front runner in January after former...

Mohin Patel, slate launch bids in 18th district against Diegnan, incumbent assemblymen

April 5, 2021 1:27 pmApril 5, 2021 4:18 pm

An Edison School Board member who recently came under fire for anti-Muslim posts on social media has filed to run for the Democratic nomination for State Senate in the 18th legislative district. Mohin Patel, the vice president of Edison’s Board...