Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

Operating engineers Local 825 backs Bhalla re-election

April 13, 2021 11:41 am

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 endorsed Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla for a second term Tuesday. “Even before the pandemic struck, Mayor Bhalla had proven his ability to be an effective municipal leader,” IUOE Local 825 business manager...

Hoboken preparing to formally ask attorney general to probe racist flyer cold case

April 6, 2021 6:08 pm

The Hoboken City Council will consider a resolution on Wednesday urging Attorney General Gurbir Grewal to investigate a racist flyer at the close of the 2017 campaign. A group of Hoboken officials – five city council members and Mayor Ravi...

With early voting signed, urban mayors take aim at Ciattarelli’s voting reform plan

March 30, 2021 2:00 pmMarch 31, 2021 10:07 am

This article was updated with comment from the Ciattarelli campaign at 7:04 p.m. A swath of Democratic urban mayors attacked Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli over his election reform platform Tuesday, charging it was in lock-step with Republican efforts to...

Governor signals support for including Hoboken mailer in Edison probe

March 22, 2021 3:20 pmApril 6, 2021 5:53 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to support expanding a state probe into a racist 2017 campaign mailer in Edison to include a similarly offensive flyer in Hoboken around the same time. “If you’re asking me conceptually would I be supportive of...

Peterson demands Grewal recuse from racist flyer investigation

March 9, 2021 3:23 pmMarch 9, 2021 6:55 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) demanded Attorney General Gurbir Grewal recuse himself from an investigation into a racist mailer in Edison in letters to Grewal and Gov. Phil Murphy Tuesday. “I am writing to demand that you recuse yourself from this...

More than three years later, racist flyers in Edison, Hoboken remain cold cases

March 3, 2021 2:35 pmMarch 3, 2021 5:05 pm

There are two cold cases Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is having trouble solving, even though they are inextricably linked. Both took place in during the final days of the November 2017 campaign and involved racist flyers that took aim at...

Poll shows Hoboken Mayor Bhalla in strong shape for re-election, with favorables at 80%

January 21, 2021 4:16 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla begins his bid for a second term with a 69%-30% job approval rating, according to an internal poll conducted by the Bhalla campaign obtained and reviewed by the New Jersey Globe. Bhalla’s strength is boosted by...