Rashonna Cosby Archives - New Jersey Globe

Atlantic City Dems go to court to stop referendum

February 11, 2020 1:38 pm

The Atlantic City Democratic Committee is trying to stop a March 31 referendum to change the city’s form of government, filing a lawsuit in Superior Court today that alleges that petitions were defective and fraudulent. A group led by Unite...

Armstead slate wins 4 Linden council primaries

June 5, 2019 1:55 am

Linden Councilman Paul Coates, who went through a protracted legal battle to get sworn in, lost the Democratic primary by a wide margin to challenger Garnett Blaine. Blaine defeated Coates 305 to 127, a 71%-29% margin and will now be...

Running off the line, Linden mayor wins big

June 6, 2018 3:56 am

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead easily won a hotly contested Democratic primary for a second term with 60% of the vote. Armstead was tossed off the Democratic organization line after break with State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the Linden Democratic Municipal Chairman,...

Ten mayoral primaries to watch

June 5, 2018 6:00 amJune 5, 2018 4:32 pm

Ten primaries for mayor worth watching: Berkeley Heights: Mayor Robert Woodruff faces a GOP primary challenge from Tom Maciejewski. Chester: Mayor Janet Hoven faces a Republican primary challenge from councilman Tim Iverson. Englewood: Mayor Frank Huttle is not seeking re-election. ...

Off the line, Linden mayor battles for re-nomination

June 2, 2018 11:57 amJune 3, 2018 12:45 pm

LINDEN – In Linden, it’s Mayor Derek Armstead against the world, or – more specifically – against the county. The incumbent mayor faces two primary challengers, 10th Ward Councilwoman Gretchen Hickey and 4th Ward Councilwoman Rhoshonna Cosby, who Armstead beat in the...

Linden Mayor tries to fire Freeholder candidate’s husband

March 21, 2018 9:41 amMarch 22, 2018 10:38 am

The rift between Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and the Union County Democrats grew a little wider last night when Armstead tried to fire the husband of a freeholder candidate and replace him with the Mayor of West Orange. George Mouded...

Scutari mulls options to deal with Linden mayor

March 14, 2018 10:35 amMarch 15, 2018 12:38 pm

It looks like Linden Mayor Derek Armstead has really poked the bear, picking an immense fight with his most powerful constituent just a month before the filing deadline for his re-election campaign. The thing is that Armstead’s powerful constituent is...