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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...

Trenton council president uses ‘Jew her down’ slur in meeting

September 13, 2019 6:00 pmSeptember 15, 2019 2:01 pm

Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride said that a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able to wait her out and Jew her down” to settle the case at a lower amount during an executive session...

Trenton eases criminal record hiring rule

July 23, 2019 3:30 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora on Tuesday announced the city would relax a seven-year waiting period on hiring individuals with criminal records. “Returning citizens are very much part of our community, and unless we get them into productive lives, we need...