Ravi Bhalla Archives - New Jersey Globe

Hoboken councilwomen claim Bhalla admin kicked them out of city hall

May 8, 2019 1:01 pmMay 8, 2019 5:14 pm

Two Hoboken councilwomen on Wednesday claimed Mayor Ravi Bhalla’s administration had them booted from city hall Tuesday. Councilwomen Tiffanie Fisher and Jen Giattino said a city hall security guard approached them and asked them to leave as they were trying...

Latina group hits Bhalla over reported attempt to oust Chaparro

May 1, 2019 8:19 pmMay 2, 2019 9:45 am

Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC took aim at Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla Wednesday over reports that he attempted to oust Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) with a non-Latina candidate. “With Latina representation still severely lacking in our State Legislature, it...

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...

Fulop reenters the fold

March 11, 2019 9:47 pmMarch 11, 2019 9:55 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop appears to have mended fences with other Hudson County Democrats. Fulop, who fell out of favor with Democrats on both sides of last year’s warette in Hudson County following the end of the same, appeared...

Hoboken man charged in VBM bribery scheme

January 11, 2019 12:23 pm

A Hoboken man has been charged with promoting a vote-by-mail bribery scheme in the city, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Friday. William Rojas, 68, faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He is accused of...

Urban mayors prepare for rain

November 5, 2018 2:29 pm

Some New Jersey mayors are worried about the weather. With election day on the now only hours away, the National Weather Service is forecasting New Jersey will see some rainfall — up to a quarter of an inch and more...

Fulop sits out 2018 campaign

November 5, 2018 2:22 pmNovember 5, 2018 7:58 pm

Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail this year, including an event today where most of the state’s urban mayors joined together in a show of force behind U.S. Senator Bob Menendez’s re-election campaign....