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Singh, Flanagan not ready to concede Senate race

July 11, 2020 11:24 pm

With thousands of votes still uncounted in the race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in New Jersey, two candidates trailing behind apparent winner Rik Mehta are not ready to concede. Mehta, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration, leads...

Nicholas Corbiscello, former Bergen freeholder, Fort Lee Mayor, dies at 100

July 11, 2020 10:27 pmJuly 11, 2020 10:28 pm

Nicholas A. Corbiscello, a former Bergen County freeholder and a three-term mayor of Fort Lee, died on July 7. He was 100. Corbiscello became involved in politics in 1975 when he ran for a Fort Lee Borough Council seat as...

Dropped from organization line, Holmdel mayor has 25-vote lead in GOP primary (Updated)

July 11, 2020 5:15 pmJuly 11, 2020 11:00 pm

Holmdel Mayor Greg Buontempo, running off the line for re-election to the township committee, now has a 25-vote lead over school board member Vicky Flynn, 846 to 821. After some ballots were counted on Saturday, Buontempo expanded his lead from...

Rik Mehta wins GOP U.S. Senate primary, will face Booker

July 10, 2020 5:44 pmJuly 11, 2020 4:09 pm

Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official Rik Mehta has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate and will take on Democrat Cory Booker in the general election. Mehta leads Hirsh Singh by 12,532 votes, 39%-34%. Tricia Flanagan finished third...

Murphy gives hybrid primary high early marks

July 10, 2020 2:34 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy thinks Tuesday’s primaries went well, though he said he wouldn’t be fully certain until counts are completed. “I still don’t have the complete answer,” he said. “As you know, we extended the period to seven days from...

Top state health official retaliated against hospitals at request of union, lawsuit alleges

July 10, 2020 1:51 pmJuly 10, 2020 5:46 pm

The head of a North Jersey hospital is alleging that a top state Department of Health official carried out a series of retaliatory inspections in an attempt to put him and is hospitals out of business at the behest of...

Murphy, Sweeney have a deal on borrowing

July 10, 2020 12:30 pmJuly 10, 2020 1:52 pm

A deal between Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Steve Sweeney to borrow up to $10 billion to plug holes in the state budget created through the coronavirus pandemic was finalized this morning, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Murphy...