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On election night, look at Hudson District 5 freeholder race to see if Oseguera challenge is real

July 4, 2020 5:01 pm

The quickest snapshot to tell if Hector Oseguera’s primary challenge to Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) is real on Election Day will be to look at Hudson County District 5, which includes Hoboken and part of the downtown Ward...

Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, former assemblywoman, dies at 76

July 4, 2020 12:32 am

Former Assemblywoman Elba Perez-Cinciarelli (D-Jersey City), the first Latina to represent Hudson County in the New Jersey Legislature and an early supporter of same-sex marriage, died on Friday. She was 76. Hudson County Democrats picked Perez-Cinciarelli, a Jersey City Education...

LD33 Dems fume over parks provision in three-month budget

June 30, 2020 3:08 pmJune 30, 2020 5:30 pm

Lawmakers in the 33rd legislative district are incensed over a provision in the three-month supplemental budget signed into law Tuesday that orders the Department of Environmental Protection to seek private assistance for New Jersey’s state parks. “The irony of sneaking...

Fulop, DeGise team up to boost Hudson candidates

June 30, 2020 11:31 amJune 30, 2020 2:09 pm

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop and Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise put stowed their knives and joined together for an election-eve ad boosting Hudson’s county-backed candidates. “He and I, we don’t always agree on everything, but there is one thing...

Democratic congressional candidate Hector Oseguera. Photo courtesy of Hector Oseguera for Congress.

Hudson Dems angered over Jersey City councilman’s endorsement

June 29, 2020 1:31 amJune 29, 2020 1:21 am

An endorsement of anti-organization candidates by a Jersey City councilman has some Hudson County Democrats steamed. James Solomon, who represents Ward E on the city council, endorsed Hector Oseguera for Congress against incumbent Albio Sires (D-West New York) in the...

Feds add charges in Bertoli indictment announcement

June 24, 2020 12:44 pmJune 25, 2020 12:26 am

A federal grand jury has indicted Thomas Bertoli, a longtime player in Hudson County politics, with three counts of tax evasion, one count of corrupt interference with Internal Revenue Service laws, and four counts of failing to file tax returns....

Stack working from home after breaking ribs in fall

June 18, 2020 5:59 pmJune 19, 2020 12:01 am

Union City’s workaholic mayor, Brian P. Stack, broke three ribs after departing his office on Sunday afternoon. “I was leaving City Hall and fell down some stairs and broke a few ribs,” said Stack, who also represents parts of Hudson...