Reginald Atkins Archives - New Jersey Globe

Meet the New Jersey State Assembly Class of 2025

January 13, 2026 11:06 amJanuary 17, 2026 1:27 pm

Twelve new Democrats will join the New Jersey General Assembly at noon today. After ousting five incumbent Republicans in the November general election, Democrats today expand their majority to 57-23, their largest caucus since the 1973 Watergate landslide. Craig Coughlin...

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Quijano, Rodriguez win in LD20

November 4, 2025 9:25 pmNovember 5, 2025 12:02 pm

Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D-Elizabeth) has won re-election in the 20th legislative district alongside fellow Democrat Ed Rodriguez, the New Jersey Globe projects; Rodriguez, who beat a party-backed candidate in the June primary, will be one of a new crop of...

Judge sets schedule in challenge to Roselle nomination

September 23, 2025 2:34 pm

Superior Court Judge Mark P. Ciarrocca on Tuesday set the schedule for a challenge to a special Democratic convention that picked the nominee for a Roselle Council seat. Incumbent Denise Wilkerson, who lost the nomination to Cynthia Johnson, said the...

Defeated council candidate sues Roselle Democrats, Atkins

September 22, 2025 2:16 pm

After a June primary election for a Roselle council spot was nullified after months of legal challenges, the courts let the municipal Democratic Party select the nominee: challenger Cynthia Johnson. Incumbent Denise Wilkerson, who lost the nomination to Johnson, said...

Decision on disputed Roselle election expected today

September 12, 2025 6:18 amSeptember 12, 2025 3:49 pm

Superior Court Judge John Deitch, whose sluggishness has made him the focus of election watchers across the state, is moving quickly to settle outstanding election challenges in Roselle and Hillside in advance of the September 20 deadline to begin mailing...

After three-vote loss, Roselle candidate seeks recount

June 24, 2025 1:37 pm

A council candidate in Roselle who lost the Democratic primary by three votes is seeking a recount Cynthia Johnson lost the contest for an at-large borough council seat to incumbent Denise Wilkerson, 1,496 to 1,493 – a margin of one-tenth...