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Jeffrey Dye says ‘Jewish media hit team’ to turn people against him

August 24, 2019 3:22 pm

Ousted Murphy administration official Jeffrey Dye has accused Assemblyman Gary Schaer and Passaic Mayor Hector Lora of hiring a “Jewish media hit team” and says that the two Democratic officials tried to lynch and hag him. “They start with the...

Peter Brown faces investigation and should step down, Linden council colleague said

August 23, 2019 8:45 pm

The City of Linden has received subpoenas related to state criminal corruption investigation of Councilman Peter Brown, according to another councilman who says that some members of the City Council are afraid for their safety. Councilman John Francis Roman is...

Andrzejczak, running mates, furious with Murphy Wildwood veto

August 23, 2019 6:55 pmAugust 24, 2019 11:27 am

The three Democratic legislators representing Cape May County today criticized Gov. Phil Murphy for vetoing their bill to fund the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority to pay for repairs to the Wildwood Boardwalk. The veto comes as the...

Jersey Journal reporter Corey McDonald jumps to Hudson County View

August 23, 2019 3:31 pmAugust 23, 2019 7:16 pm

Corey McDonald, arguably the number one reporter for the Jersey Journal, said today that he was leaving the once dominant daily newspaper to join John Heinis at the Hudson County View. The Hudson County View has increasingly become the top...

Jeffrey Dye slams Jewish media, says he still supports Murphy

August 23, 2019 10:50 amAugust 23, 2019 7:07 pm

Former Murphy administration official Jeffrey Dye, fired from his job on Tuesday after his history of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino comments on social media surfaced, has continued his diatribe against Jews. Dye, who remains as president of the Passaic NAACP, posted...

Parenti hits Russo over use of union time during tenure in Franklin

August 22, 2019 3:38 pmAugust 22, 2019 6:52 pm

Republican Somerset County Sheriff candidate Bill Parenti is calling on his opponent to pay Franklin Township back for 273 hours of work marked as union time. “My opponent should immediately pay back Franklin Township, and in turn, its taxpayers for...

Joan Hassler, who beat dead candidate, dies at 81

August 22, 2019 9:50 amAugust 22, 2019 10:29 am

Joan Mulford Hassler, who beat a dead man to become the first woman to serve on the Salem City Council, died on August 19. She was 81. Six-term Councilman Herbert Hopman died three weeks before the 1978 general election, and...