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Mimi Letts, former Parsippany mayor, dies at 80

September 16, 2019 10:30 am

Mimi Letts, a Democrat who served as Mayor of Parsippany from 1994 to 2005, has died. She was 80. Letts won a 1994 special election caused by the resignation of Republican Frank Priore, who had been convicted on federal bribery...

Toms River: Hill opposes zoning changes for Houses of Worship

September 16, 2019 9:54 am

The Republican candidate for Mayor of Toms River said he will oppose proposed changes to local zoning laws reduce requirements that Houses of Worship from 10 acres to 2 in the northern part of the town, near the Lakewood border....

Trenton councilman wants Muschal to resign

September 16, 2019 9:41 am

A Trenton City councilman is calling on one of his colleagues to resign for “embracing vile anti-Semitic rhetoric and tropes.” Councilman Jerrell Blakeley says he will seek to censure George Muschal for his statements, but said the longtime South Ward...

Trenton councilman defends McBride, says ‘Jew down’ is just a ‘statement of speech’

September 15, 2019 5:41 pmSeptember 16, 2019 12:09 am

Longtime Trenton City Councilman George Muschal says that while he didn’t hear a colleague make an anti-Semitic slur but says he’s heard the term “Jew them down” referred to many times and thinks it’s “just a statement of speech.” “You...

Trenton councilwoman calls “Jew down” a verb, says it referred to ‘negotiating and not hate

September 15, 2019 1:58 pmSeptember 16, 2019 12:01 am

Trenton City Councilwoman Robin Vaughn is defending a colleague’s “Jew her down” comment, calling “Jew down” a verb and suggesting that the term isn’t “anti-anything.” “We really need to get a more acute meaning and understanding of ‘anti-Semitic.’ I believe...

Watson Coleman condemns Trenton councilwoman’s “Jew her down’ statement

September 14, 2019 5:03 pm

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing) today criticized Trenton City Council President Kathy McBride, who said in a closed-door council meeting earlier this month where she said a Jewish a lawyer representing the city in a personal injury claim was “able...

Trenton councilman wants censure, resignation of colleague who used anti-Semitic slur

September 14, 2019 3:07 pmSeptember 14, 2019 3:34 pm

Trenton City Councilman Jerrell Blakeley says he will ask his colleagues to formally censure Council President Kathy McBride for using an anti-Semitic slur at a recent executive session of the City Council and called upon her to resign her council...