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Source: Healy calls Fulop to concede race
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah Healy is en route to his campaign event to concede the Jersey City mayor’s race, a source said.
According to the source, Healy has already called Steve Fulop and is preparing to make remarks at his campaign event at Casino in the Park in Jersey City.
The news comes just an hour after polls closed in the race that many said for weeks has been too close to call.
Read More >Fulop headquarters alive with celebration as Fulop defeats Healy in Jersey City
JERSEY CITY - Team Fulop is celebrating at the Zeppelin downtown.
The Councilman has defeated incumbent Mayor Jerry Healy.
Read More >Most up to date Jersey City results
The most up to date election results from the Jersey City mayoral and council elections can be found here.
Read More >Fulop sees evening Ward E surge in his favor
JERSEY CITY – In the final voting hours of the Jersey City election Tuesday evening, mayoral hopeful Steve Fulop stood exactly where he said he needed to be in the last-minute push to get out the vote.
As evening commuters poured out of the path stations in downtown Jersey City, Fulop shook hands, exchanged high-fives and urged the residents to make a break for the polls before ending their day. The councilman greeted residents near the Grove Street Path Station as hundreds commuted back from work.
In the final hours before the polls closed, Fulop was feeling optimistic. And what’s more, he said, an evening surge from his base could be enough to tip the race in his favor.
Read More >Fulop versus Healy in the JC Heights
JERSEY CITY - That idyllic stretch of bingo parlors and baseball diamonds called the Jersey City Heights showcased a battle of war wagons commanded by Mayor Jerry Healy on one side and challenger Downtown Councilman Steve Fulop on the other.
Fulop appeared at least visually to be fighting on even terms with the mayor, who lives in the Heights and raised his family here.
For every van emblazoned with Healy's and President Barack Obama's face, a contrasting SUV complete with mounted megaphone appeared, blaring Fulop slogans.
PolitickerNJ.com went to two polling places between 5 and 7 p.m. and did not witness heavy Heights turnout.
Read More >Moriarty DWI charges dismissed
A Superior Court judge has dismissed the DWI charges against Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, ruling that the traffic stop that resulted in the charge was unlawful.
The officer who charged Moriarty on July 31 has since been indicted on 14 charges including official misconduct, tampering with official records and false swearing.
Read More >Buono criticizes tax increases under Christie
Sen. Barbara Buono, presumptive Democratic challenger to Gov. Chris Christie, pounced on tax data released recently by the Department of Community Affairs to criticize his policies.
“The Christie administration has now confirmed what millions of New Jerseyans already know - the Governor has an abysmal record on reducing the property tax burden for working and middle class families,” Buono said in a release.
Read More >Healy says late burst of Fulop money shows opponent's GOP colors
JERSEY CITY - A late burst of Republican cash to his opponent spells out what incumbent Mayor Jerry Healy has warned all along about his opponent.
"We represent the bulk of the working people, and we're fighting the same guys we fought in 1933," said the FDR Democrat, panning challenger Steve Fulop as a Republican turnkey to privatizing the school system.
"I know the Abbott School District has been sticking in the craw of Republicans in the ex-urbs," the mayor added before he ducked into a local firehouse in Ward B to thank poll workers.
His son works here as a firefighter, and on the mayor's command, the younger Healy yanked the garage door to throw sunlight on the polling place.
Read More >The Back Room
Buono officially chooses O'Donnell
ATLANTIC CITY – The Democratic Party’s presumptive gubernatorial nominee officially tapped Jason O’Donnell as chairman of the state party.
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Morning News Digest: Friday, May 17, 2013 By Matthew Arco Smith intends to fight for HCDO seat as Bernie Kenny's name re-emerges in Fulop era Mayor Jerry Healy’s loss Tuesday night inevitably triggered intra-party discussions about consequences to the Hudson County...
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Time to have the talk we hope to avoid but can’t
By Tedford J. Taylor No topic is a less likely conversation-starter than our eventual deaths. Still, there is a lot to talk about. When polled, about 90 percent of people presented with end-of-life scenarios prefer the prospect of dying at home with... Read More >
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“You represent the grit and tenacity that make Jersey City special. Thank you for believing in this great American experiment called democracy.” - Jersey City Mayor-elect Steve Fulop, to supporters at his victory party last night.
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