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Gusciora leads big in Trenton; many council seats up in the air

November 9, 2022 12:08 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora has a huge lead in his bid for a second term, putting him in a dominant position against two of his longtime foes, Council President Kathy McBride and Councilwoman Robin Vaughn, in the city’s nonpartisan election....

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Gusciora says it’s ‘still too early’ for him to get involved in Trenton council races

March 15, 2022 3:40 pmMarch 15, 2022 7:28 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, who has had a rocky relationship with the Trenton City Council since he was sworn in nearly four years ago, said today that he’s not sure yet whom he’ll support for the council this November as...

Trenton council deflects condemnation of homophobic councilwoman

May 5, 2020 10:34 pmMay 5, 2020 10:36 pm

Five of seven members of the Trenton City Council tonight declined to condemn Robin Vaughn’s homophobic tirade in a conference call last Saturday that has put New Jersey’s capital city under a microcope. Just Councilmen Jerrell Blakely and Joseph Harrison...

Perez, Gusciora in runoff for Trenton mayor

May 9, 2018 3:50 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Trenton voters will return to the polls on June 12 to elect a new mayor after Tuesday’s election narrowed the field down to two candidates. Businessman Paul Perez will face twelve-term Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, the top vote-getters in a field...