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Judge rules Hudson Regional Hospital’s purchase of land under Bayonne Medical Center legal

September 18, 2020 3:34 pmSeptember 18, 2020 5:43 pm

A Hudson County Superior Court Judge dismissed one count of a suit brought by BMC Hospital LLC against Hudson Regional Hospital and denied the former group’s bid for a court order blocking HRH from bidding on the Bayonne Medical Center....

Two Jersey City School Board incumbents endorse challenger slate

September 11, 2020 12:28 pm

Two incumbents endorsed a slate of challengers seeking seats on Jersey City’s School Board Friday. Board members Alexander Hamilton and Noemi Velázquez are backing Asheenia Johnson, Sonia Cintron and Karen Poliski, who are running on the “Change for Children” slate,...

Judge Geoffrey Gauklin, ex-Hudson prosecutor who challenged Musto, Guarini, dies at 85

August 27, 2020 2:27 pmAugust 27, 2020 5:08 pm

Geoffrey Gaulkin, a former Hudson County prosecutor and New Jersey Superior Court Judge, died on August 24. He was 85. Gaulkin, a 32-year-old Republican from Weehawken, was elected to serve as a delegate to the 1966 New Jersey Constitutional Convention....

Amy DeGise may seek council seat on Fulop ticket

August 19, 2020 1:50 pmAugust 19, 2020 1:59 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise is expected to seek a Jersey City council seat next year on a slate headed by Mayor Steven Fulop, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources confirm that DeGise would replace Rolando Lavarro,...

In display of Hudson Democratic peace, Fulop signs Swibinski for ’21 re-election bid

August 11, 2020 2:26 pmAugust 11, 2020 5:33 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has hired North Jersey political consultant Phil Swibinski to work on his re-election campaign, a clear indication that the Hudson County Warette of 2018 has come to an end. Fulop is seeking re-election to a...

Progressives came reasonably close in one Hudson freeholder race

July 23, 2020 1:16 pm

A closer-than-expected Democratic primary for Hudson County freeholder has left some local political observers wondering if a progressive strategy to challenge four other incumbents was an overreach that limited their chances to win one seat and break through a county...

Ambrossi enters race for Jersey City council seat

July 22, 2020 11:35 pm

Patrick Ambrossi, an analyst for the Hudson County Division of Housing and Community Development and a Hudson County Young Democrats executive board member, will challenge incumbent Yousef Saleh in a November special election for the Jersey City Council. Saleh was...