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Gusciora slams council for blocking reappointment of city water works acting director

December 20, 2019 6:34 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora slammed the City Council for not reappointing the acting Trenton Water Works director Steven Picco Friday. “Under Acting Director Picco, TWW has added 45 full time positions, most of whom are Trenton residents. This is more...

Buttigieg raises six-figures at NJ fundraiser

December 12, 2019 11:37 amDecember 12, 2019 2:30 pm

Pete Buttigieg had a six-figure fundraising haul for his presidential campaign during a visit to rival Cory Booker’s home state this morning. Buttigieg’s event was at the Saddle River home of longtime Democratic fundraiser Martin Granoff and his wife, Perry....

Trenton attorney resigns over McBride’s ‘Jew her down’ comment

September 19, 2019 1:38 pmSeptember 19, 2019 6:38 pm

Trenton’s redevelopment attorney resigned Thursday over anti-Semitic comments made by Council President Kathy McBride. “I am an American and I am a Jew. I am resigning because of the disgraceful and shameful anti-Semitic remarks that were in fact made by...

Trenton Council blocks censures against Trenton council members

September 17, 2019 6:49 pmSeptember 17, 2019 8:17 pm

Trenton’s City Council on Monday voted down censure resolutions against three of its members for using or condoning the use of anti-Semitic tropes. By a vote of 5-2, the Council struck down motions to censure Council President Kathy McBride, who...

Legislators seek apology from Trenton officials

September 16, 2019 5:06 pm

The two State Assembly members who represent Trenton today demanded an apology from City Council President Kathy McBride for making an anti-Semitic slur. Assemblywoman Verlina Jackson-Reynolds (D-Trenton) and Assemblyman Anthony Verrelli (D-Hopewell) also want two other city councilmembers, George Muschal...

Menendez condemns Trenton councilwoman’s ‘Jew her down’ statement

September 16, 2019 1:50 pm

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez condemned Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride’s use of an anti-Semitic slur during a recent executive session. “The use of that term is offensive. It is anti-Semitic and it has no place in the public sphere,...

Watson Coleman condemns Trenton councilwoman’s “Jew her down’ statement

September 14, 2019 5:03 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) today criticized Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride, who said in a closed-door council meeting earlier this month where she said a Jewish a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able...