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Martin names Balmir as Hamilton administrator

January 15, 2020 12:44 pmJanuary 15, 2020 12:47 pm

Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin has longtime Democratic political operative T. Missy Balmir to serve as the new township business administrator. Balmir has worked for U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, Gov. Jon Corzine, Senate President Steve Sweeney, Rep. Rush...

DeAngelo: Mercer overlooked as Dem stronghold

January 6, 2020 2:44 pm

Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo said observers are missing Mercer County’s power as a Democratic bloc. “It’s just an oversight. I don’t think we’re being disrespected, but being the capital region, and we’re strongly Democratic, even more so than those that are...

Murphy swears in Hopewell officials

January 2, 2020 5:51 pmJanuary 2, 2020 8:23 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy swore in Hopewell Township officials Thursday evening, officially bringing the town under unanimous Democratic rule. “I’m a proud Democrat, there are a lot of proud democrats in this room, but this is about service,” Murphy said. “When...

Martin names Dumont to head Community Planning and Compliance department

January 2, 2020 4:21 pm

Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin has named labor leader Fred Dumont and veteran township employee Kathleen Fitzgerald to top posts in his new administration. Dumont, the former vice president of the New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council and the...

Martin, slate sworn in

January 1, 2020 2:01 pmJanuary 1, 2020 2:14 pm

Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin and his running mates were sworn in Wednesday, officially giving Democrats complete control of the state’s ninth-largest town. The swearings-in mark the end of an era in a town that, just a two years ago, was...

Murphy will swear in officials in 12 towns in January

December 28, 2019 2:32 pmDecember 31, 2019 2:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will swear in the girlfriend of one of his 2017 Democratic primary rivals as a councilwoman in Wayne on January 1. Fran Ritter ousted incumbent Republican councilwoman Aileen Rivera with 57% of the vote and will become...

Gusciora slams council for blocking reappointment of city water works acting director

December 20, 2019 6:34 pm

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora slammed the City Council for not reappointing the acting Trenton Water Works director Steven Picco Friday. “Under Acting Director Picco, TWW has added 45 full time positions, most of whom are Trenton residents. This is more...