Neil Carroll Archives - New Jersey Globe

Davis leads in Bayonne, but outstanding ballots could still force a runoff

May 10, 2022 9:51 pmMay 10, 2022 11:45 pm

Incumbent Mayor Jimmy Davis leads Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski in the closely watched campaign for Bayonne mayor, but it’s still possible outstanding ballots could push Davis below the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Davis currently has 4,863 votes...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Cunningham unsure if Franco has earned second chance

October 24, 2019 1:35 pm

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham said she believes people deserve second chances, but she isn’t sure whether a Bayonne Council candidate who was convicted of having sex with a child has earned one. “It’s a difficult one. I stand by my...

Report: Bayonne council candidate was convicted of having sex with child and tossed from Army

September 18, 2019 4:24 pm

A Bayonne City Council candidate was convicted at a U.S. Army court martial in 2008 for having sex with a child, according to a report in the Hudson County View. Peter Franco, then age 24, was found guilty having sex...

Bayonne legend Neil Carroll dies

December 15, 2018 3:55 pmDecember 17, 2018 9:35 am

Neil Carroll, a former Hudson County freeholder and a legend in local politics in Bayonne and across North Jersey, passed away today. He was 91. Carroll served as chief of staff to four U.S. Congressmen. He started out working for...

Carroll is front-runner to replace Cotter in Bayonne

November 13, 2018 3:38 pm

Tom Cotter has resigned his seat on the Bayonne city council to become the new Department of Public Works. The city council will name a replacement for Cotter’s first ward seat, followed by a November 2019 special election to fill...