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N.J. police officers would have to hold state licenses under proposed program

May 18, 2022 3:13 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy and acting Attorney General Matt Platkin jointly announced this morning that they will work with the state legislature to create a statewide police licensing program, under which all law enforcement officers would have to hold Police Training...

Cruz-Perez, Moen, Spearman win in the 5th district

November 2, 2021 8:01 pmFebruary 8, 2022 10:54 am

The New Jersey Globe is projecting that State Sen. Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-Barrington), Assemblyman Bill Moen (D-Bellmawr), and Assemblyman William Spearman (D-Camden) have won re-election to the 5th legislative district. Former Democratic Woodlynne Councilman Clyde Cook, who lost re-election in 2020...

Star-Ledger bashes TAPinto, Patch, for ‘skimpy and spotty’ local news coverage

June 17, 2021 11:02 pmMarch 23, 2022 3:30 pm

The Star-Ledger sent their former publisher to testify before a legislative committee on Wednesday to kill a bill that might reduce subsidies for newspapers and take a little money out of their pockets. The proposal would allow notices to sell...

Assembly budget committee gets three new members

January 17, 2020 12:36 pmJanuary 17, 2020 1:00 pm

The powerful Assembly Budget Committee has three new members. William Spearman (D-Camden) will take the seat of his former running mate, Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington). Jones did not seek re-election last year. Ralph Caputo (D-Nutley) replaces John McKeon (D-West Orange). ...

Judge tosses Assembly candidate in 5th district

April 8, 2019 9:27 pm

An administrative law judge today knocked Woodbury councilman Theodore Johnson, Jr. off the ballot for State Assembly in the 5th district, leaving incumbent William Spearman (D-Camden) and William Moen unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. Running on the “Democrats...

Basketball legend Vic Carstarphen slated for Camden council seat

March 28, 2019 5:55 pm

Vic Carstarphen, a legendary high school basketball player, will run for an open seat on the Camden City Council. Carstarphen will take the Ward 2 seat of Brian Coleman, who is not seeking re-election. The city’s Democratic leadership has endorsed...

Egan Jones wants successor to be a woman

March 18, 2019 4:11 pmMarch 18, 2019 4:14 pm

Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones (D-Barrington) wants a woman to fill her seat after she leaves the legislature. “I would hope it would be a female. I have a feeling it won’t be, but no,” Egan Jones said when asked if...