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Newark official pleads guilty to bribery

October 8, 2019 5:58 pm

A Newark code enforcement official pleaded guilty to soliciting bribes from a man seeking to operate an after-hours club Tuesday. An investigation found Tajji Williams, 43, solicited a $5,000 bribe from the club owner, promising he would notify him in...

Jones commits to help Coughlin flip Assembly seats

October 4, 2019 5:35 pmOctober 4, 2019 5:35 pm

LeRoy Jones is putting his bid for Democratic State Chairman on hold for the next few weeks to help Speaker Craig Coughlin pick up State Assembly seats in the November 5 mid-term elections. “I’m putting everything else on the back...

Murphy worked the phones to put the genie back on the bottle for Currie

September 29, 2019 6:03 pmSeptember 30, 2019 11:02 am

Gov. Phil Murphy personally called several county chairs this weekend to help repair possible leakage in support for the re-election of Democratic State Chairman John Currie, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The Globe first reported on Saturday that a...

Ex-Rudy Giuliani press secretary might run for Congress against Mikie Sherrill

September 27, 2019 10:07 amOctober 3, 2019 11:44 am

Former Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter is mulling a challenge to freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in New Jersey’s 11th district next year, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources have confirmed that Ritter, a former press secretary to...

Newark water filters effective, preliminary report says

September 23, 2019 3:54 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced filters in homes affected by the city’s water crisis had successfully reduced the levels of waterborne lead beneath the federal action level in almost all cases....

Julián Castro is talking about safe water in Newark, but it’s not a shot at Cory Booker

September 23, 2019 1:04 pm

A tweet from Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro about safe drinking water in Newark is not an attack on Cory Booker, a campaign spokesperson said. “Flint. Newark. Pittsburgh. San Juan,” Castro tweeted. “Too many families have suffered the burden of...

Opinion: Let’s rally in support of the Turtle Back Zoo

September 20, 2019 8:23 amSeptember 20, 2019 8:24 am

OPINION It has been almost 25 years since a large crowd of children, parents and teachers gathered in the parking lot at Essex County Turtle Back Zoo to save this treasure from being closed. Today, Turtle Back is a thriving,...