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Key labor leaders endorse Chiaravalloti for re-election, ask Hudson Democrat to get on board

March 30, 2021 5:54 pm

A group of five major New Jersey labor leaders have endorsed Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) for re-election and have encouraged Hudson County Democrats to endorse him for re-election in the June primary. The five—SEIU 32BJ state director Kevin...

Chiaravalloti will run off the line in primary to keep Assembly seat

March 30, 2021 1:59 pmMarch 30, 2021 2:03 pm

Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) will mount an off the line primary bid after Hudson County Democrats denied him part support for re-election to a fourth term. “I am in public service because I love my community, and I...

Fulop picks new chief municipal judge

March 30, 2021 9:45 am

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has named Ramy Eid as the new Chief Municipal Court Judge. He’ll replace Carlos Abad, whose nomination to the New Jersey Superior Court was confirmed last week. “We are extremely proud of Judge Abad for...

Suarez to Moran: ‘Don’t touch me’ following 2019 incident recorded by cops

March 29, 2021 7:56 pmMarch 30, 2021 7:50 am

Two law enforcement officials filed reports in 2019 after Star-Ledger editorial page editor Tom Moran allegedly put his hands on Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez during an attempt to interview her, witnesses said. Separate reports filed by Executive Assistant Hudson...

Joseph Ryglicki, former Hudson Surrogate and political veteran, dies at 73

March 27, 2021 8:37 pmMarch 29, 2021 1:06 am

Joseph Ryglicki, a former Hudson County Surrogate and a veteran of some of North Bergen’s greatest political wars, died on March 26 after a long battle with cancer. He was 73. Ryglicki’s tenure in politics goes back to the 1970s...

In a very public way, Chiaravalloti seeks petition signatures for Democratic primary

March 24, 2021 7:37 pm

After losing Democratic party support for re-election to a fourth term, Assembly Majority Whip Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D-Bayonne) is going through the motions of running an off the line primary – or positioning himself in case Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis changes...

Governor signals support for including Hoboken mailer in Edison probe

March 22, 2021 3:20 pmApril 6, 2021 5:53 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy appeared to support expanding a state probe into a racist 2017 campaign mailer in Edison to include a similarly offensive flyer in Hoboken around the same time. “If you’re asking me conceptually would I be supportive of...