Steve Fulop Archives - New Jersey Globe

With warette in rear view, Amy DeGise takes on role of peacekeeper

May 21, 2019 8:46 pmMay 21, 2019 10:35 pm

With West New York Mayor Felix Roque out of office, there are no outsiders left in Hudson County, and Democratic County Chairwoman Amy DeGise is taking on the task of playing peacekeeper. She says she wants to keep different factions...

DeGise praises Stamato but doesn’t endorse her

May 15, 2019 12:40 pmMay 15, 2019 2:12 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chairwoman Amy DeGise praised Jersey City Municipal Chairwoman Barbara Stamato Tuesday. “I think Jersey City has good leadership under her. Her and I worked together on filling some of the committee seats, and we were both able...

Rodriguez slate sweeps West New York as Roque loses re-election

May 14, 2019 8:58 pmMay 15, 2019 12:51 am

West New York mayor Felix Roque was defeated in his bid for a third term against a slate of candidates headed by commissioner Gabriel Rodriguez that had the strong support of Rep. Albio Sires. Three of the incumbent commissioners –...

Hudson County sends canvassers to North Bergen

May 14, 2019 2:28 pmMay 14, 2019 2:58 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is getting some aid in his re-election bid against businessman Larry Wainstein. Hudson County Chairwoman Amy DeGise told the New Jersey Globe that the Hudson County Democratic Organization and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop were...

Cunningham not ready to back Stamato re-election

May 9, 2019 3:50 pmMay 9, 2019 3:54 pm

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City) isn’t ready to back Jersey City Democratic Municipal Chair Barbara Stamato for another term. “I don’t know. I haven’t even thought about that,” Cunningham said when asked if she’d support the municipal chair, who...

No truce with Fulop, Menendez says

May 3, 2019 6:10 pmMay 3, 2019 7:37 pm

Reports of a truce between U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop have been greatly exaggerated. “I love Al Sullivan — Have no idea how he came to that conclusion. Never talked to me,” Menendez told the...

Doherty slams Jersey City school funding suit

April 30, 2019 4:52 pmMay 1, 2019 8:40 am

State Sen. Michael Doherty slammed Jersey City over a lawsuit it filed seeking to halt changes in the state’s school funding formula that would see the city’s drop by millions in coming years. “After stealing billions of school aid from...