Valerie Huttle Archives - New Jersey Globe

Anthony Vainieri, former assemblyman, dies at 98

January 22, 2026 11:02 am

Former Assemblyman Anthony P. Vainieri, Jr., a former Democratic assemblyman from Hudson County and a prominent funeral home owner from North Bergen, died on January 21. He was 98. He was the father of Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood), who served...

Sacco struggles to deliver votes in Democratic primary

June 16, 2025 8:56 pmJune 17, 2025 11:55 pm

There are signs that the 40-year reign of North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco is nearing an end after a series of losses in last week’s Hudson County Democratic Civil War show a significant decline in his mojo; he once had...

Dierdre Paul says she’ll seek GOP State Senate nod in 37th

March 31, 2021 2:26 pmMarch 31, 2021 2:40 pm

An Englewood woman who has accused Gordon Johnson of making sexually inappropriate comments to her during a private meeting in 2008 is now mounting an off the line bid for the Republican State Senate nomination in the 37th legislative district....

Democratic women legislators compare Ciattarelli to Christie on health, family planning funding

March 22, 2021 9:34 amMarch 22, 2021 10:46 am

All 28 Democratic women in the New Jersey Legislature today slammed Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli’s for promising to remove funding cuts to women’s health and family planning services if he defeats Gov. Phil Murphy in the general election. The...

Civil rights icon Babs Casbar Siperstein dies at 76

February 4, 2019 8:42 amFebruary 4, 2019 3:00 pm

Barbra “Babs” Casbar Siperstein, a former Democratic National Committeewoman and an icon in New Jersey’s LGBTQ community, passed away on Sunday evening. She was 76. An original board member for Garden State Equality, Siperstein played a major role in advocating...

Murphy hunts for 14 votes to stop Coughlin

June 16, 2018 3:48 pmJune 19, 2018 2:42 pm

Governor Phil Murphy’s magic number is 14 – that’s how many Assembly Democrats he needs to stop Speaker Craig Coughlin from passing his own budget next week if the two sides can’t reach an agreement before that. Democrats have a...

Octogenarian succession, and the return of Guy Gregg

June 2, 2018 2:37 pmJune 3, 2018 12:45 pm

Political ambition and succession planning for a pair of octogenarian lawmakers is part of the backdrop in the Democratic primary for mayor of Englewood. First, a story: there was once a Rhode Island politician named Theodore Green, who was 69-years-old...