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Trenton councilman wants Muschal to resign

September 16, 2019 9:41 am

A Trenton City councilman is calling on one of his colleagues to resign for “embracing vile anti-Semitic rhetoric and tropes.” Councilman Jerrell Blakeley says he will seek to censure George Muschal for his statements, but said the longtime South Ward...

Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’

September 15, 2019 5:41 pmSeptember 16, 2019 12:09 am

Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that while he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them down” referred to many times and thinks it’s “just a statement of speech.” “You...

Trenton councilwoman calls “Jew down” a verb, says it referred to ‘negotiating and not hate

September 15, 2019 1:58 pmAugust 5, 2021 6:34 pm

Trenton City Councilwoman Robin Vaughn is defending a colleague’s “Jew her down” comment, calling “Jew down” a verb and suggesting that the term isn’t “anti-anything.” “We really need to get a more acute meaning and understanding of ‘anti-Semitic.’ I believe...

Sayegh, Gusciora, Pallone and Melham take office today

July 1, 2018 12:01 amJuly 1, 2018 8:00 pm

Four new mayors will be sworn in today as Andre Sayegh in Paterson, Reed Gusciora in Trenton, John Pallone in Long Branch and Michael Melham in Belleville take the oaths of office. Sayegh, Pallone and Melham won May non-partisan municipal...

Benedetti seeks Gusciora Assembly seat

June 25, 2018 9:45 amJune 25, 2018 5:34 pm

Carl Benedetti, Jr., 28, a three-term member of the Ewing Board of Education, will seek the State Assembly seat of Reed Gusciora, who is leaving office in five days to become the mayor of Trenton. “Let’s begin the next generation...

Trenton council president loses re-election bid

June 13, 2018 12:47 am

Two Trenton City council incumbents were re-elected by wide margins in Tuesday’s runoff election, while a third lost his seat in a landslide. In the race for an open East Ward council seat, Joseph Harrison leads Taiwanda Terry-Wilson by just...

The polls are open in Trenton and Newark

June 12, 2018 6:00 amJune 19, 2018 2:50 pm

The polls are now open in Trenton and Newark, where voters have until 8 PM to cast their ballots in runoff election. Several New Jersey county political parties will hold their reorganization meetings tonight; the most competitive county chairman contests...