Nicholas Chiaravalloti Archives

Sacco campaign launch draws crowd of 1,000

March 11, 2019 9:54 pmMarch 12, 2019 9:14 am

Mayor Nicholas Sacco’s re-election campaign kickoff drew some of the state’s top Democrats and a crowd of more than 1,000 to North Bergen Monday night. “We believe that you don’t make economic progress without social progress. You don’t make social...

Legislators want hearing on snowstorm response

November 16, 2018 11:31 am

Two legislators want the Assembly Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee to hold a hearing to examine the state’s handling of last night’s snowstorm that crippled the state and left thousands stranded during the evening commute. Assemblymen Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) and...

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...

Davis predicts peace in 31st district

July 23, 2018 1:23 pm

BAYONNE – Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis says he expects Hudson County Democrats come together before the 2019 primary and avoid a battle that could put Assembly incumbents Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) and Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) on opposite tickets in the...

Chiaravalloti wouldn’t support veto override

June 29, 2018 2:25 pmJune 30, 2018 8:11 pm

Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti won’t cast a vote in favor of a veto override should budget negotiations come to that point, the two-term assemblyman said in a Facebook post on Friday. “I have no interest in any discussion about overriding a...

Murphy hunts for 14 votes to stop Coughlin

June 16, 2018 3:48 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

Governor Phil Murphy’s magic number is 14 – that’s how many Assembly Democrats he needs to stop Speaker Craig Coughlin from passing his own budget next week if the two sides can’t reach an agreement before that. Democrats have a...

McCormick files suspect challengers across state

May 25, 2018 1:54 pmMay 28, 2018 7:25 pm

Lisa McCormick, who is challenging Bob Menendez in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, has filed challengers in every county, filling every possible slot. But it appears that some of her challengers aren’t legitimate. Take Caitlyn Lipyanka, a teacher from Bayonne. ...