Shelly Brindle Archives - New Jersey Globe

GOP challenger slams Westfield mayor on tote bag purchases

July 29, 2021 4:01 pmAugust 1, 2021 6:47 pm

The use of Covid relief funds to buy thousands of canvas tote bags that were never used has quickly become a political issue in Westfield, where Mayor Shelly Brindle is up for re-election this year. Press play to hear a...

This New Jersey town used Covid relief money to buy thousands of tote bags — and never gave them out

July 29, 2021 12:28 amJuly 29, 2021 4:02 pm

While Paterson used grants from the federal CARES ACT to fund mental health programs for children, food pantries, rental assistance and homeless prevention, Westfield used some of their stimulus money to buy 2,000 canvas tote bags that were never distributed...

What happens if Booker doesn’t run for re-election to the Senate

December 31, 2019 3:50 pmJanuary 7, 2020 5:00 pm

The filing deadline for the June 2020 primary is less than three months away and Cory Booker has not yet announced if he will seek re-election to the United States Senate. Booker is at 3% in two national polls released...

Murphy headed to Westfield to talk gun safety

June 18, 2019 11:53 am

Gov. Phil Murphy will bring his bid for increased gun safety to Westfield on Wednesday, where a man was arrested last week in the parking lot of an elementary school holding a .45-caliber handgun with an arsenal of hollow-point bullets....