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Boggiano will run on Fulop slate

December 21, 2020 9:23 am

Jersey CIty Mayor Steven Fulop is moving closer to securing a third term in 2021, announcing today that Ward Councilman Richard Boggiano will seek re-election on the Fulop ticket. Boggiano had run on his own in past elections and was...

Craig Guy tests positive for Covid, county executive and staff working remotely

December 17, 2020 10:14 am

Craig Guy, the chief of staff to Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise, tested positive for COVID-19 after showing minor symptoms and is working remotely, his office announced today. DeGise and members of his staff are quarantining and working from home. ...

Ramos to challenge Bhalla for Hoboken mayor

December 15, 2020 1:36 pm

Hoboken 4th Ward Councilman Ruben Ramos Jr. filed to challenge Mayor Ravi Bhalla earlier this month. The former Assemblyman will run under the slogan “Ramos for Mayor” in his bid to prevent Bhalla from winning a second term. Ramos’s candidacy...

Menendez slams ‘misinformed’ Hudson freeholder on ICE contract

December 4, 2020 5:17 pm

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez punched back at a longtime political ally, saying that he has told Hudson County officials publicly and privately that having a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is bad public policy. Menendez and U.S....

Vainieri hits U.S. Senators over ICE contract statements

December 4, 2020 3:48 pm

Hudson County Freeholder Chairman Anthony Vainieri attacked U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) and Cory Booker (D-Newark) and over criticisms of the county’s recent renewal of a contract to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees at facilities in Hudson. “The...

Menendez, Booker oppose ICE detainment contracts

December 4, 2020 9:15 am

Both of New Jersey’s U.S. senators on Friday came out in opposition to Hudson County’s contract to hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees in its facilities. “No governmental entity in New Jersey should be accepting money from ICE to detain...

Hudson County woman pleads guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from union

December 1, 2020 12:05 pmDecember 1, 2020 3:49 pm

The daughter of a former American Federal State County and Municipal Amalgamated Transit Workers Union official pleaded guilty to helping her mother embezzle more than $40,000 from the labor group, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Tuesday. Jennifer Rogers, the daughter...