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Pascrell taps Godfrey as new district director

May 13, 2022 4:27 pmMay 13, 2022 5:41 pm

Ian Godfrey, who started working for Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) as an intern in 2016, has been named district director for the 13-term congressman. He replaces Ritzy Moralez-Diaz, a veteran Pascrell staffer. “Ian Godfrey has played an indispensable role in...

Menendez gets endorsement from Latino Victory Fund

May 12, 2022 9:20 am

The Latino Victory Fund, a nationwide progressive Latino advocacy group, announced yesterday that they are backing Port Authority commissioner Rob Menendez for the 8th congressional district. “Rob is the son of dedicated public servants and the grandson of brave Cuban...

City of Orange council incumbents prevail over challengers

May 10, 2022 10:59 pm

Three incumbents running for re-election to the City of Orange Township Council have won re-election, while a fourth open seat was easily won by newcomer Quantavia Hilbert. In the North Ward, Councilwoman Tency Eason turned back challengers Sharief Williams and...

Gillian wins fourth term as Ocean City mayor

May 10, 2022 10:18 pmMay 10, 2022 10:43 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian has won a fourth term, defeating Councilman Keith Hartzell by a modest margin. With all districts reporting, Gillian won 2,299 votes to Hartzell’s 1,893, a 54-45% margin. The race...

Cocuzza, Donaldson win re-election unopposed in Keansburg

May 10, 2022 8:01 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Councilmen James Cocuzza and Michael Donaldson have been re-elected unopposed to the Keansburg Borough Council. Cocuzza has been in office for more than a decade, while Donaldson is a relative newcomer to municipal office....

Brendan Gill endorses Donald Payne for re-election in NJ-10

May 5, 2022 9:17 amMay 5, 2022 2:04 pm

Calling him a “champion for working families and Democratic values,” Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill has endorsed Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in New Jersey’s 10th district, “From writing the House version of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure bill...

Operating Engineers Local 825 backs Ashe-Nadrowski for Bayonne mayor

May 2, 2022 12:29 pm

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 is backing Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski in the May 10 Bayonne mayoral election against incumbent Jimmy Davis. “Bayonne is an exemplary city on the forefront of the future. A city like Bayonne needs a...