Nicholas Chiaravalloti Archives

New Bayonne mayor gets to pick top county officials — and maybe fill an Assembly seat

May 13, 2026 5:38 pmMay 13, 2026 5:45 pm

In Hudson, the county clerk is traditionally selected by the mayor of Jersey City, and the deputy county clerk is chosen by the mayor of Bayonne. Until she was let go at the end of 2022, the deputy county clerk...

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...

Jersey Journal backs Ashe-Nadrowski for Bayonne mayor

May 5, 2022 3:19 pm

Snubbing two-term incumbent Mayor Jimmy Davis, the Jersey Journal this morning endorsed City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski for mayor of Bayonne, saying that “it’s time for a new leader in Bayonne City Hall.” “Mayor Davis has had eight years to...

Kearny mayor wants a say in 31st district delegation

February 23, 2022 5:25 pmFebruary 24, 2022 8:54 am

Since New Jersey’s 40-district system was established in 1973, the 31st legislative district has had a straightforward arrangement: with about most of the district’s population in Jersey City and the remainder in Bayonne, the former usually gets two seats in...

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....

The bar is set low for this new assemblyman from Bayonne

January 11, 2022 12:02 amJanuary 11, 2022 10:37 am

If William B. Sampson IV can find Trenton by noon on Tuesday, he will already have exceeded expectations. Not since Patrick Pasculli (D-Bayonne) graced the halls of the statehouse in the late 1970s and sponsored a bill on his first...

Davis launches re-election campaign for Bayonne mayor

January 3, 2022 11:36 am

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis officially announced today that he will seek a third term this year, eight years after the Democrat and former police captain first defeated incumbent Mayor Mark Smith in a 2014 runoff election. “Even with the unprecedented...