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Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Reynolds-Jackson won’t run for Trenton mayor

September 21, 2020 3:17 pm

Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton) isn’t eying Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora’s seat, but she also stopped short of endorsing her former runningmate for another term Monday. “Me? Oh, No, no, no,” she said when asked if she would seek to oust...

Tibbetts endorsed by ex-Gusciora rival

November 1, 2018 10:54 pm

Former Trenton mayoral candidate Paul Perez has endorsed Republican Justin Tibbetts for State Assembly in the 15th district. Tibbetts is challenging Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) in a special election to fill the unexpired term of Reed Gusciora, who defeated Perez...

Gusciora’s win, by the numbers

June 13, 2018 3:18 pmJune 19, 2018 2:52 pm

Reed Gusciora’s 355 vote margin to become the next mayor of Trenton came by running up the score in the West Ward, where he won 63% of the vote and an 878-vote plurality over runoff rival Paul Perez. This was...

Gusciora wins in Trenton

June 12, 2018 11:23 pmJune 19, 2018 2:48 pm

Assemblyman Reed Gusciora beat out businessman Paul Perez for Trenton’s mayorship on Tuesday. The mayor-elect took 4,500 votes to Perez’s 4,145. This is the second defeat for Perez, who lost a runoff against Eric Jackson in 2014 by 1,167 votes....

Trenton turnout surges in early afternoon

June 12, 2018 1:53 pmJune 19, 2018 2:50 pm

After a slow but steady start in Trenton this morning, voters are starting to come out in droves. Campaign estimates show increased turnout compared to the runoff election in 2014, which saw Paul Perez, who also made the runoff this...

The polls are open in Trenton and Newark

June 12, 2018 6:00 amJune 19, 2018 2:50 pm

The polls are now open in Trenton and Newark, where voters have until 8 PM to cast their ballots in runoff election. Several New Jersey county political parties will hold their reorganization meetings tonight; the most competitive county chairman contests...