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Advocacy group wants Asian communities taken into account in redistricting

May 23, 2019 3:34 pm

Jersey Promise, an Asian American advocacy group, is recommending that the state take into account communities of interest when drafting legislative district lines in 2021 to increase Asian-American representation in Trenton. “To increase both substantive and descriptive representation of the...

Judge asks Roque for evidence of fraud before he orders recount

May 22, 2019 3:36 pm

A Superior Court Judge is asking former West New York mayor Felix Roque to provide him with some evidence of voting irregularities by Friday before he authorizes a recount of last week’s municipal election, the New Jersey Globe has learned....

With warette in rear view, Amy DeGise takes on role of peacekeeper

May 21, 2019 8:46 pmMay 21, 2019 10:35 pm

With West New York Mayor Felix Roque out of office, there are no outsiders left in Hudson County, and Democratic County Chairwoman Amy DeGise is taking on the task of playing peacekeeper. She says she wants to keep different factions...

Rodriguez slate takes office

May 21, 2019 8:06 pmMay 21, 2019 11:04 pm

West New York is under new management. Mayor Gabriel Rodriguez and his slate of commissioners were sworn in surrounded by Hudson County dignitaries and more than 300 residents Tuesday, officially marking the end of a feud between the New Beginnings...

Roque files for recount

May 17, 2019 8:57 pmMay 17, 2019 9:18 pm

West New York mayor Felix Roque is seeking a recount after falling 674 votes short of winning re-election to a third term in Tuesday’s non-partisan municipal election. An attorney for Roque filed with the court today in Hudson County after...

Maps: How Nick Sacco won North Bergen

May 15, 2019 8:08 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco decisively won re-election for his 10th term in office, defeating Larry Wainstein, his 2015 opponent for a second time, this time by a 37% Margin. Winning 68.53% of the vote, Mayor Sacco won re-election and...

Maps: How Gabe Rodriguez won West New York

May 15, 2019 8:02 pmMay 15, 2019 9:55 pm

West New York Mayor Felix Roque lost his re-election bid for a third term to Gabriel Rodriguez, one of the towns commissioners. Rodriguez won the election with 57% of the vote, with a 14% margin of victory over Mayor Roque...