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Joshi leads Hahn in Edison mayoral election

November 2, 2021 11:32 pm

Democratic Edison Councilman Sam Joshi is currently leading Republican Keith Hahn, a former Democratic municipal chairman, by 1,471 votes in the competitive contest for Edison mayor. Back in June, Joshi defeated Edison Democratic municipal chairman Mahesh Bhagia 63-34% after a...

AFSCME backs Joshi for mayor

October 4, 2021 4:11 pm

Edison Councilman Sam Joshi’s bid for mayor was endorsed today by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) NJ Council 63, a union representing 20,000 government workers statewide. “We are proud to endorse Councilman Joshi,” said Steve...

Lankey drops re-election bid, endorses Joshi for Edison mayor

August 10, 2021 7:48 pmAugust 11, 2021 11:31 am

Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey has dropped his independent bid for mayor and has endorsed Democrat Sam Joshi. Joshi, a councilman, won a contentious Demcoratic primary and faces Republican Keith Hahn, in the general election. “After much reflection, I believe that...

Seven mayoral primaries to watch on June 8

June 1, 2021 5:10 pmJune 2, 2021 6:03 pm

Voters in at least six New jersey municipalities are hosting closely watched races to pick their party’s candidates for local office next Tuesday. In Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small has the line against challenger Tom Foley. Foley, a former Democratic...

Edison hires ex-prosecutor to aid their cooperation with grand jury probe of racist flyer

April 2, 2021 4:55 pmApril 3, 2021 3:24 pm

Edison has hired a high-level former prosecutor to help guide the township counsel through the Attorney General Gurbir Grewal’s probe of a racist flyer in the 2017 election. Vaughn McKoy, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and director of the state...

Lawmaker tells Grewal to empanel grand jury to solve Edison racist flyer cold case

March 19, 2021 2:18 pmMarch 19, 2021 8:04 pm

Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-Franklin) is accusing Attorney General Gurbir Grewal of sidestepping his call for an investigation into a 40-month-old unsolved mystery involving a racist flyer in a 2017 Edison local election and wants prosecutors to convene a grand jury...

Edison Democratic officials chide Grewal for failure to solve racist flyer cold case

March 18, 2021 1:13 am

Seeking “justice and clarity,” seven elected officeholders in Edison – all Democrats — have admonished Attorney General Gurbir Grewal for his failure to solve a 40-month-old cold case involving racist flyers in a 2017 local election. Mayor Thomas Lankey and...