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Candidates file for Hoboken Council

September 3, 2019 4:33 pm

Fourteen candidates filed to run for City Council in Hoboken Tuesday. In the first ward, Councilman Mike DeFusco will face Migdalia Pagan-Milano. In the second, Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher faces Nora Martinez DeBendetto. Councilman Ruben Ramos faces Lisa Sprengle in the...

Hoboken woman arrested for vote-by-mail fraud

September 25, 2018 7:46 pmSeptember 25, 2018 8:42 pm

Lizaida Camis, a 55-year-old Hoboken resident, was arrested and charged for using U.S. mail to promote a voter bribery scheme last week, lending strength to concerns espoused by some in the city. Hoboken officials, including Councilwoman and then-Democratic Municipal Chair...

Hoboken Council ends contract with Bhalla attorney

August 2, 2018 1:18 pmAugust 2, 2018 1:31 pm

Hoboken’s City Council dealt mayor Ravi Bhalla a blow on Wednesday when it voted by a 7-2 margin in favor of a resolution to end the city’s contract with a legal firm representing Bhalla in his appeal against a 2017...

Bhalla: ‘Absolutely nothing to hide’

June 22, 2018 12:29 pmJune 25, 2018 4:13 pm

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla has voluntarily agreed to disclose his clients and compensation from a North Jersey law firm after the city council tabled an ordinance that would have required him to do so. “I have absolutely nothing to hide,”...

Bhalla facing pressure to disclose law clients

June 21, 2018 12:24 pmJune 25, 2018 4:17 pm

The Hoboken City Council tabled an ordinance last night that would require Mayor Ravi Bhalla to disclose his clients and compensation package for his second job at a North Jersey law firm after the city’s top lawyer said the plan...

DeGise says he’s recruiting Stack opponent

April 9, 2018 1:56 amApril 9, 2018 2:53 pm

Tom DeGise said he was happy to support Brian Stack for Hudson County Democratic Chairman – pleased that the Union City mayor had lined up the support he needed to get the job. That was before Stack made his move...