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The bar is set low for this new assemblyman from Bayonne

January 11, 2022 12:02 amJanuary 11, 2022 10:37 am

If William B. Sampson IV can find Trenton by noon on Tuesday, he will already have exceeded expectations. Not since Patrick Pasculli (D-Bayonne) graced the halls of the statehouse in the late 1970s and sponsored a bill on his first...

Sacco, Stack announce deal on turnpike toll relief

January 6, 2022 4:03 pm

State Sens. Nicholas Sacco (D-North Bergen) and Brian Stack (D-Union City), who both simultaneously serve as mayors of their hometowns, announced a deal this morning that will roll back a recent New Jersey Turnpike fare rise for some Hudson County...

Davis launches re-election campaign for Bayonne mayor

January 3, 2022 11:36 am

Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis officially announced today that he will seek a third term this year, eight years after the Democrat and former police captain first defeated incumbent Mayor Mark Smith in a 2014 runoff election. “Even with the unprecedented...

Fulop attends swearing-in ceremonies in Edison, Hillside

January 1, 2022 7:41 pmJanuary 1, 2022 10:21 pm

The race for the 2025 Democratic gubernatorial nomination is underway, with one prospective candidates venturing out of his home turf for municipal swearing in ceremonies. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop administered the oath of office to Sammy Joshi, the new...

Bertoli trial, set to start in May, now postponed indefinitely

December 31, 2021 4:05 pm

A federal judge postponed the trial of onetime Jersey City political kingpin Thomas Bertoli less than two weeks after he scheduled the trial to begin in May. Court records don’t indicate a reason for the adjournment, leaving some wondering why. ...

Menendez getting Fulop endorsement, Hudson Democratic line, in bid for Congress

December 23, 2021 12:59 pmDecember 23, 2021 2:40 pm

An agreement is in place for Robert J. Menendez to become the Hudson County candidate for the 8th district congressional seat next year, with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop backing Menendez’s candidacy, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Menendez, a...

Bhalla declines overture from 32BJ SEIU to run for Congress

December 21, 2021 11:23 amDecember 21, 2021 11:34 am

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla told the New Jersey Globe that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 8th district, eschewing a call from one of the state’s most influential labor unions that he ought to...