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Judge tells shadowy perennial candidate, controversial life partner to cut it out until they appear before him

October 22, 2021 5:18 pmOctober 22, 2021 5:47 pm

A judge today ordered shadowy perennial candidate Lisa McCormick and her shadowy life partner, James Devine to stop confusing voters until they can appear in court on Monday afternoon to say why they are allegedly representing themselves as the state...

State Democrats sue McCormick, Devine over spoofed mailer and website

October 22, 2021 12:15 pmOctober 22, 2021 5:18 pm

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee filed a lawsuit today against shadowy perennial candidate Lisa McCormick and her controversial life partner, James Devine, over a mailer and associated website inaccurately purporting to represent the state Democratic Party. Several days ago,...

Westfield mayor took developer contribution the same day she approved his tax abatement

October 16, 2021 1:15 pmOctober 16, 2021 3:01 pm

Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle took a campaign contribution from a developer the same day she voted to give him a lucrative two-decade tax abatement deal, records show. Brindle voted to award a tax abatement to Elite Properties, whose Westfield Crossing...

Springfield GOP candidate faces calls to drop out after offensive Facebook posts discovered

October 8, 2021 3:56 pm

Union County Democrats are calling for Jorge Aparicio, one of two Republican nominees for Springfield Township Committee, to drop out after a slew of sexist and terroristic Facebook posts from this spring and summer were uncovered. Among the posts Democrats...

Rahway special school election to spend $37.7 million too close to call

September 28, 2021 9:49 pm

A special school referendum in Rahway on Tuesday to spend about $37.7 million on infrastructure improvements at all six public schools is too close to call, but voters appear to have rejected two other spending plans by narrow margins. The...

Hillside election matter settled out of court

September 20, 2021 11:26 am

Acting Hillside Township Clerk Beverly Harris has entered into a consent order allowing Mayor Dahlia Vertreese and her slate of township council candidates to bracket together in the November 2 non-partisan election. Harris had initially refused to permit the bracketing...

Court rules for City of Linden against Coates, overturning previous ruling

August 17, 2021 2:47 pmAugust 17, 2021 5:41 pm

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled today in favor of the City of Linden against former Councilman Paul Coates, overturning a previous ruling in favor of Coates. In 2019, after 8th ward Councilwoman Michele Yamakaitis...