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Hudson freeholder to be replaced

February 7, 2020 11:51 amFebruary 7, 2020 3:44 pm

Hudson County Freeholder Joel Torres will not have party support for re-election to a second term, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Democrats have decided to replace Torres, the former president of the Jersey City Board of Education, with Yraida...

Hudson Dems considering open presidential primary

January 31, 2020 1:28 pm

Hudson county’s Democrats are considering running an open primary for the presidential nomination, county Democratic chairwoman Amy DeGise said Friday. “You have a lot of people all over the place. You have a lot of Biden supporters. You have a...

DeGise rejects open primary for president in Hudson

January 14, 2020 9:19 am

Hudson County Democrats will settle on a single presidential candidate to be on their organization line in the June primary, county chair Amy DeGise told the New Jersey Globe. DeGise dismissed the option of holding an open primary for any...

Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, left, with Sudhan Thomas who's accused of accepting cash bribes. Photo courtesy of Facebook.

Sudhan Thomas pleads not guilty

January 10, 2020 12:08 am

Former Jersey City Board of Education president Sudhan Thomas pleaded not guilty on charges that he embezzled over $45,000 from the Jersey City Employment and Training Program, where he served as acting executive director. According to the Hudson County View,...

Grilo takes over for Hudson’s longest-serving mayor

January 5, 2020 6:19 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:57 pm

Dina Grilo took office on Friday as the mayor of East Newark, six months after unseating Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor in the Democratic primary. Grilo, a 47-year-old financial services executive, defeated Joseph Smith by a vote of 175 to 144. ...

Sudhan Thomas charged with embezzlement

January 3, 2020 11:19 pmJanuary 3, 2020 11:30 pm

Federal prosecutors charged Sudhan Thomas with embezzling more than $45,000 from the Jersey City Employment and Training Program Friday. In July, a whistleblower who had been with the JCETP for 22 years was fired from her position after reporting her...

Navarro will challenge Cedeno for Hudson freeholder

January 3, 2020 11:51 am

Marco Navarro, a first responder from Union City, says he will enter the race for the Democratic nomination for Hudson County Freeholder. He will oppose Fanny Cedeno, who is Mayor Brian Stack’s choice to run for the District 6 seat...