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Police licensing program cleared by Assembly committee

June 2, 2022 7:30 pmJune 2, 2022 8:29 pm

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee has advanced a bill that would create a statewide police licensing program, an idea proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy and acting Attorney General Matt Platkin two weeks ago. If the program is enacted,...

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...