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Cryan holding Democratic presidential forum — and straw vote

February 17, 2020 7:27 pmFebruary 17, 2020 7:28 pm

State Sen. Joseph Cryan is holding a presidential candidates forum next week and is bringing in voting machines to allow attendees to vote at an event sponsored by the Union Township Democratic Party. Representatives of six candidates – Joe Biden,...

Scutari, Cryan oppose eliminating organizational lines

February 13, 2020 2:36 pmFebruary 13, 2020 3:50 pm

The two state senators from Union County, Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) and Joseph Cryan (D-Union), said they opposed the elimination of organizational lines. “No, I think parties have a right to know where party leadership stands,” Cryan said. “I think the...

Post Office says political mail requires 7-10 days lead time

February 12, 2020 9:28 pmFebruary 13, 2020 8:44 am

The U.S. Postal Service will not guarantee the delivery of political mailings unless they are dropped at the post office at least seven to ten days before Election Day, putting the future of last-minute political mailings in jeopardy. That declaration...

Schaffer takes on local Democratic organization in court fight

February 12, 2020 3:43 pmFebruary 12, 2020 9:35 pm

Peg Schaffer is taking on Craig Coughlin in a court fight over a council seat in Roselle. Schaffer, the vice chair of the Democratic State Committee, is representing Isabel Sousa in a complicated lawsuit over the filling of a vacant...

Victim of Elizabeth school board war returns as a freeholder candidate

February 6, 2020 11:57 amFebruary 6, 2020 12:56 pm

The political wars at the Elizabeth Board of Education for much of the last 20 years were among the most toxic in the state, as allies of Mayor Christian Bollwage and then-State Sen. Raymond Lesniak battled with a group aligned...

Leon gets Union Dem nod for freeholder

February 5, 2020 4:24 pm

Union County Democrats have picked Lourdes Leon, a former public school principal from Elizabeth, to run on their organization line for freeholder. Leon will replace Angel Estrada, who is not seeking re-election to an eighth term after 21 years on...

Frank Blatz, former Plainfield mayor, dies at 84

February 3, 2020 12:45 pmFebruary 3, 2020 1:53 pm

Frank H. Blatz, Jr., who served as mayor of Plainfield from 1969 to 1974, died on February 1. He was 84. Blatz was a 33-year-old lawyer and retired Marine Corps captain when he was elected mayor in 1968. That was...