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Anthony Carrino, seven-term Newark councilman, dies

July 14, 2019 2:26 pmJuly 15, 2019 8:46 am

Legendary Newark politician Anthony Carrino, a former Newark police officer who represented the North Ward on the city council for 28 years, has passed away. Carrino was one of Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson’s fiercest opponents during the twelve years that...

Diaz endorses Bernie Sanders

July 13, 2019 11:50 pmJuly 14, 2019 9:48 pm

Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz has endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. “His ideas are not ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’ anymore. All Democratic Presidential candidates are running on a platform that resembles what Bernie has been fighting for all...

In Mount Laurel, ‘The Bear’ growls and stops GOP from moving election

July 12, 2019 11:30 pm

Assemblywoman Carol “The Bear” Murphy clawed her way past a bid by the Republican mayor of Mount Laurel to move next year’s November partisan local election to a May non-partisan race to avoid being on the ballot with President Donald...

Cape May Dems: Censure proof Republican freeholders need to go

July 12, 2019 1:42 pmJuly 12, 2019 1:45 pm

Democratic freeholder candidates in Cape May County are taking aim at Republican incumbents after they voted to censure one of their own on Tuesday. “I think what we’re witnessing on the freeholder board illustrates the overarching problems with one single...

Andrzejczak staying out of Cape May freeholder tiff

July 12, 2019 11:32 amJuly 12, 2019 11:31 pm

State Sen. Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle) is staying out of an intra-party fight between Cape May County’s Republican freeholders. “It’s a county issue, and the county’s taken care of it,” Andrzejczak told the New Jersey Globe when asked about the censure...

Rice raises alarm over Atlantic City petition

July 11, 2019 2:24 pm

State Sen. Ronald Rice called a petition effort to change Atlantic City to a council-manager form of government a power grab Thursday. “As we saw with Paterson and Newark’s Board of Education takeovers, outside intervention does not prevent mismanagement,” Rice...

Jim Bouton, McGovern delegate from New Jersey and New York Yankees pitcher, dies

July 10, 2019 9:48 pmJuly 11, 2019 6:04 am

Jim Bouton, a former New York Yankees pitcher and best-selling author who died on Wednesday, was a New Jersey delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention pledged to George McGovern. Bouton refused to vote for McGovern’s vice presidential pick, Thomas...