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Andy Kim’s new PAC endorses six candidates for ’21 election

September 29, 2021 12:59 pmSeptember 29, 2021 1:02 pm

A political action committee launched by Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) earlier this year to help Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders running for public office has announced their first wave of endorsements: Edison mayoral candidate Sam Joshi and five Democratic candidates...

Labor Leader: Arthur Quinn was a Middlesex senator, state AFL president

September 6, 2021 12:04 amSeptember 5, 2021 6:02 pm

Arthur A. Quinn (D-Perth Amboy) was a state senator from Middlesex County in the 1930s and wrote the law establishing eight-hour workdays for state, county and municipal employees. Quinn had organized the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America...

Coyle endorses Joshi in Edison

August 18, 2021 5:42 pm

A Democratic councilman from Edison who had not yet taken sides in the race for mayor has now endorsed Sam Joshi for the post. “I am endorsing Sam Joshi for Mayor in this upcoming election,” said Councilman Joe Coyle. “I...

Controversial Edison attorney leaves Wilentz, joins three-month-old law firm

August 17, 2021 3:18 pm

A fledgling firm has hired embattled Edison attorney Satish Poondi as a partner. Poondi has given up his partnership at the Wilentz firm to join Trenk Isabel, a three-month-old, seven-lawyer firm headed by West Orange Municipal Attorney Richard Trenk. Edison...

Lankey drops re-election bid, endorses Joshi for Edison mayor

August 10, 2021 7:48 pmAugust 11, 2021 11:31 am

Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey has dropped his independent bid for mayor and has endorsed Democrat Sam Joshi. Joshi, a councilman, won a contentious Demcoratic primary and faces Republican Keith Hahn, in the general election. “After much reflection, I believe that...

Bengivenga wins Middlesex GOP chair race in a landslide

June 22, 2021 8:40 pmJune 22, 2021 9:29 pm

Rob Bengivenga, a 38-year-old councilman from South Plainfield, was elected Middlesex County Republican Chairman on Tuesday. He defeated Sharon Hubberman by a vote of 191-79, a margin of 71%-29%, to win the party post. The incumbent, Lucille Panos, did not...

McCabe easily wins re-election as Middlesex Democratic chairman

June 22, 2021 7:37 pm

Kevin McCabe scored a landslide re-election victory tonight, defeating Charlie Kratovil for the second consecutive year in a race for Middlesex County Democratic Chairman. McCabe beat Kratovil, 535-67, an 89%-11% margin, to win a ninth one-year term as head of...