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15 years ago today, James E. McGreevey resigned as Governor of New Jersey

August 12, 2019 10:12 amAugust 12, 2019 2:04 pm

Today marks the 15th anniversary of the day that rocked New Jersey: the resignation of Governor James E. McGreevey. “At a point in every person’s life one has to look deeply into the mirror of one’s soul and decide one’s...

Peter Scarpelli, former Nutley mayor, dies at 81

January 28, 2019 5:56 pmJanuary 28, 2019 7:33 pm

Former Nutley Mayor Peter Scarpelli has passed away. He was 81. Scarpelli served as a Nutley Commissioner form 24 years. When he retired in 2004, his eat was won by his son, Joseph Scarpelli, a former Essex County freeholder. “I...

Kornacki: Alvarez investigations may become national news

December 6, 2018 10:25 pmDecember 7, 2018 11:05 am

Veteran political reporter Steve Kornacki thinks the political circumstances of the national news cycle have been kind to Gov. Phil Murphy, keeping coverage of the investigations into the administration’s hiring of Al Alvarez off of cable broadcasts. “I think, politically,...

Vote-by-Mail, provisional ballots, and a scenario that puts New Jersey under a national microscope

September 20, 2018 12:34 amSeptember 20, 2018 10:56 pm

It’s the morning after the midterm election and America wakes up to this scenario: * The United States Senate has 50 Democrats and 49 Republicans, and the margin that separates Bob Menendez and Bob Hugin is less than the total...

Steve Kornacki’s 2004 Interview with Carmen Orechio

February 26, 2018 5:22 pmFebruary 28, 2018 8:55 am