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Georgia man faces 170 years in prison for selling academic papers to former assemblyman

April 16, 2021 2:11 pm

Federal authorities arraigned a Georgia man accused of charging Orange $38,000 in exchange for writing academic papers for the city’s business administrator. Isaac Newton, a 53-year-old Georgian, was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire...

Nia Gill ineligible to practice law for failure to pay fee

April 14, 2021 6:32 pmApril 15, 2021 9:03 am

State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) has been ineligible to practice law for the last six months after failing to pay a registration fee required under New Jersey court rules. Despite being notified of her ineligibility, Gill continues to hold a...

Essex GOP backs DeCroce for re-election, but passes over Webber

March 30, 2021 6:35 pmMarch 30, 2021 7:00 pm

Essex County Republicans awarded their organization line for State Assembly in the 26th district to just one incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany), and not Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains). DeCroce will run on the line with gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli and State...

11 questions –and answers — about the 26th district GOP Assembly primary

March 29, 2021 1:02 amMarch 29, 2021 11:27 am

The Republican primary for State Assembly in the 26th legislative district was upended over the weekend after five-term incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) lost the support of her home county Republican organization. Christian Barranco, a member of the International Brotherhood of...

Spiller unopposed for NJEA president, report says

March 25, 2021 9:42 am

New Jersey Education Association President Marie Blistan is not seeking re-election a third term and Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller will assume the presidency of New Jersey’s largest public employee union, according to a report in the Montclair Local. Spiller is...

DiVincenzo, Rosenstein join WIldstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on 77 WABC

March 13, 2021 12:07 pm

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo and labor leader Hetty Rosenstein will join host David Wildstein on the New Jersey Globe Power Hour on Talk Radio 77 WABC on Saturday, March 13 at 4 PM. Wildstein will speak to DiVincenzo about...

Montclair cannabis dispensary reopens

February 23, 2021 7:57 pm

Ascend Wellness Holdings has re-opened their Montclair cannabis dispensary, the only medical-use store in one of the state’s most prestigious towns. “AWH is on a mission to change the way people in New Jersey think about cannabis and our re-branded...