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State Sen. Sandra Cunningham (D-Jersey City). Photo by Kevin Sanders for the New Jersey Globe.

Cunningham unsure if Franco has earned second chance

October 24, 2019 1:35 pm

State Sen. Sandra Cunningham said she believes people deserve second chances, but she isn’t sure whether a Bayonne Council candidate who was convicted of having sex with a child has earned one. “It’s a difficult one. I stand by my...

Report: Bayonne council candidate was convicted of having sex with child and tossed from Army

September 18, 2019 4:24 pm

A Bayonne City Council candidate was convicted at a U.S. Army court martial in 2008 for having sex with a child, according to a report in the Hudson County View. Peter Franco, then age 24, was found guilty having sex...

Carroll is front-runner to replace Cotter in Bayonne

November 13, 2018 3:38 pm

Tom Cotter has resigned his seat on the Bayonne city council to become the new Department of Public Works. The city council will name a replacement for Cotter’s first ward seat, followed by a November 2019 special election to fill...

Fulop anti-Bayonne comments rile up local officials

April 5, 2018 3:05 pmApril 6, 2018 12:09 am

Three Bayonne city councilmembers are slamming Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop for a Tweet disparaging their hometown. Fulop, who opposed an architectural style called the “Bayonne Box” in his city, tweeted what the officials are calling anti-Bayonne slurs: “If it...