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Former mayor says he’s tested positive for COVID-19

March 20, 2020 1:17 am

Former Springfield mayor Ziad Andrew Shehady announced on Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, five days after being tested and self-quarantining at home. Shehady, now the Red Bank borough administrator, said he called his physician last Saturday after...

Murphy won’t renominate sitting Superior Court Judge

March 19, 2020 4:29 pmMarch 19, 2020 5:42 pm

Superior Court Judge Linda Mallozzi will not be renominated by Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Mallozzi told the Globe that she was informed of the decision by telephone on Monday. “I find it to be an...

Sanders wins Union Township Democratic straw vote

February 24, 2020 9:43 pmFebruary 24, 2020 9:56 pm

Bernie Sanders won a Union Township Democratic straw poll, outdistancing second place finisher Mike Bloomberg by a 60 to 33 vote. Joe Biden finished third with 30 votes, followed by Peter Buttigieg with 27 and Elizabeth Warren with 21. Amy...

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...