Nellie Pou Archives - New Jersey Globe

Currie shifts back to party boss mode, awards Passaic line after closed process

February 18, 2020 12:01 amFebruary 18, 2020 2:33 pm

Passaic County Democrats awarded their organization line to incumbents after a closed-door screening committee of comprised of municipal leaders from sixteen towns on Saturday morning. Party leaders also agreed to hold off any discussions on the presidential campaign until after...

Murphy signs bill naming highway after Pascrell

January 21, 2020 10:55 amJanuary 21, 2020 11:36 am

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill naming State Route 19 after Rep. Bill Pascrell Tuesday. “Working for the residents of the 9th District since 1997, Congressman Pascrell has led a life of honor, public service, and dedication to our state,”...

Passaic surrogate says she’s innocent, plans to complete term

January 4, 2020 1:33 pmJanuary 8, 2020 9:02 am

Embattled Passaic County Surrogate Bernice Toledo would not say if she will seek re-election to a second term in 2021. The state Supreme Court’s Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has alleged that Toledo abused her office by naming a longtime...

Up to Currie to decide whether he’ll drop state chair bid, Pou says

November 18, 2019 3:10 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou is letting Democratic State Chair John Currie decide for himself whether he should remain in the race for control of the state’s Democratic party. “I think that’s his decision,” Pou said. “I totally support Chairman Currie,...

No reason for Murphy to not get 2nd term, Pou says

June 27, 2019 12:33 pm

State Sen. Nellie Pou said she had no reason to think she wouldn’t want to see Gov. Phil Murphy win a second term, though she stopped short of endorsing him for the same. “I think it’s always important for us...

LD35 legislators skip Murphy’s Paterson presser

June 26, 2019 12:34 pmJune 27, 2019 9:51 am

Democratic legislators representing Paterson skipped out on attending a Press conference Gov. Phil Murphy held there on Wednesday. “We always invite hometown legislators, and I think they legitimately couldn’t be here today,” Murphy said. “Benjie and Shavonda and Nellie have...

Sumter, McKnight decline to say if they’d back budget without millionaire’s tax

June 10, 2019 10:37 amJune 10, 2019 12:00 pm

Editor’s Note: This article’s headline originally said Sumter and McKnight were not ready to back a budget that did not include a millionaire’s tax. Assemblywomen Shavonda Sumter and Assemblywoman Angela McKnight weren’t ready to support a budget that did not...