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Scutari sues Armstead, others for libel

October 30, 2019 6:00 pmOctober 31, 2019 8:56 pm

State Sen. Nicholas Scutari sued Linden Mayor Derek Armstead and members of the City Council for libel Thursday. “even elected officials can be sued for libel when the statements they make are outright lies and are slanderous,” said Geoffrey Arlen,...

Maps: New Jersey Vote-by-Mail Ballots

October 28, 2019 9:03 pmOctober 29, 2019 11:43 am

Party affiliation of returned vote-by-mail ballots are tightening in some of the state’s most closely-watched legislative races.

Armstead denied admission to Union Democratic breakfast

October 27, 2019 11:06 amOctober 28, 2019 10:37 am

There was some drama this morning at the annual Union County Democratic pre-election breakfast when Linden Mayor Derek Armstead was refused admittance because he is supporting an independent mayoral candidate in Dover. Armstead, who is also the Linden Democratic Municipal...

Armstead contribution to independent candidate leads to call for resignation

October 23, 2019 7:55 pmOctober 24, 2019 2:38 pm

Update: Councilman Brown contacted the New Jersey Globe to say that reports that he worked in the Dover Tax Assessor’s Office were untrue and threatened litigation if the reference was not removed from the story. The Globe called the Tax...

Shelley Brindle, the mayor of Jon Bramnick's hometown, slams Bramnick law firm

Bramnick’s hometown mayor slams him on pledge to ‘discredit’ victims of sexual assault

October 11, 2019 9:18 amOctober 11, 2019 11:19 am

The mayor of Jon Bramnick’s hometown lashed out at the Assembly Minority Leader for a since-removed section of his law firm website that told clients he would work to “discredit” victims of sexual assault to help them avoid a conviction....

Grewal will attend Bramnick event two weeks before election

October 2, 2019 11:20 am

Two weeks before the general election, Gov. Phil Murphy’s Attorney General will go to a legislative district where Democrats are trying to flip two Assembly seats to appear on a panel led by an incumbent Republican assemblyman in a tough...

Shehata endorses candidates in Linden school board race

September 26, 2019 9:34 pm

Linden school board member Ahmed Shehata has endorsed Sherylann Tambornino, Tanya Grissett, and Vanessa Persaud for seats on the Board of Education in the fall election. “These three women will bring vision, expertise, and dedication to our public schools. I...