Middlesex Archives - Page 44 of 46

Kratovil says he’ll eliminate New Brunswick Parking Authority

October 8, 2018 5:26 pm

Journalist Charlie Kratovil, who is challenging New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill as an independent, says he will eliminate the New Brunswick Parking Authority if he wins the November election. Kratovil has accused the parking authority of being part of Cahill’s...

Perth Amboy candidates want Diaz to stop acting as surrogate

October 5, 2018 12:37 pm

Candidates in Perth Amboy on Friday called for their opponents to stop allowing Mayor Wilda Diaz to act as a surrogate. Diaz has leveled attacks against the challengers over Facebook posts made by Council President Bill Petrick that described women...

Perth Amboy Dem chair bashes Diaz

September 28, 2018 7:25 pmSeptember 28, 2018 7:25 pm

Perth Amboy Councilman Helmin Caba, who heads the local Democratic organization, blasted Mayor Wilda Diaz and her sister for their attacks on Council President William Petrick. “Mayor Wilda Diaz, this is real news, and I am willing to take a...

Latina group wants Petrick gone

September 26, 2018 11:18 am

The Latinas United for Political Empowerment (LUPE) PAC is calling for the resignation of Perth Amboy City Council President William Petrick for making racially inflammatory and misogynistic comments on social media. The group pointed to Petrick’s posts that refer to women...

Latino group wants Petrick to resign over Facebook posts

September 25, 2018 10:44 amSeptember 25, 2018 7:05 pm

The Latino Action Network on Tuesday called for Perth Amboy City Council President William Petrick to resign over what the group says is a series of racist, sexist or homophobic Facebook messages the councilman has made since 2016. “Petrick’s social...

Whitman off Middlesex GOP fundraiser

September 25, 2018 12:18 amSeptember 25, 2018 12:43 am

Former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman will not appear at a fundraiser for the Middlesex County Republicans on October 5, according to a post made on the group’s Facebook page. The reason for Whitman’s departure from the program was not immediately...

Peter Barnes dies

September 11, 2018 1:10 pmSeptember 12, 2018 10:18 am

Former Assemblyman Peter Barnes, Jr., a former FBI agent who spent 12 years in the New Jersey Legislature, passed away today. Tomorrow would have been his 90th birthday. The Edison Democrat was elected to the State Assembly in 1995, ousting...