ROSELLE – The platform jutted theatrically above the crowd, giving each speaker an opportunity to indulge a papal air, or at least affect something of the bearing of Juan Peron.
Mayor Jamel Holley enlisted the aid of gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono and Newark Mayor Cory Booker to build up the chief protagonist: state Sen. Ray Lesniak (D-20), whose place on the balcony could not disguise the fact that he’s in a dogfight, arguably the toughest of his long legislative career.
“He’s rich – so what?” Holley said in reaction to the barrage of opposition mail zapping his political mentor for amassing wealth as an attorney.
Read More >Staring into a dreary, parking lot rain, how we wish we could say on the eve of this Memorial Day, "See you at the Shore."
Presenting Winner's and Loser's as a hardly adequate alternative, here's hoping...
Read More >SPOTSWOOD – Barbara Buono said she doesn’t take President Barack Obama’s scheduled boardwalk jaunt with Gov. Chris Christie as a slight.
“I would be very disappointed if the President didn’t come to New Jersey,” she said. “…We are on the path to rebuilding. But let me say, when all the ribbons are cut, Barbara Buono will be there standing up for the guy who can’t pay for the gas to go to the Jersey Shore.”
Buono said she is having ongoing discussions regarding the President's visit to New Jersey but insisted, “I’m not disappointed.”
Read More >SPOTSWOOD - He hasn't received that private number phone call.
"Yet," said Mayor Nick Poliseno.
But the Republican expects them - or one - following his endorsement this morning of state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-18) for governor at the Spotswood Diner.
Poliseno didn't stop with Buono. He also declared his support for state Sen. Linda Greenstein (D-14) and Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-14), who stood with Buono and U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12).
Read More >Senator Jim Whelan (D-2) announced that he had a pacemaker put in yesterday at University of Pennsylvania Hospital for an irregular heart beat.
"Two years ago, I had a medical procedure known as an ablation to deal with this problem," Whelan said. "While that worked for a while, recently the problem returned and the doctors recommended a pacemaker to keep my heart in rhythm. I am grateful to my doctors, Dr. John Welsh, Dr. Jacob Levin, Dr. John Bullinga, and the staff at Penn for the excellent care I received."
Senator Whelan was discharged today and is not expected to miss any upcoming Senate sessions.
Gov. Chris Christie’s re-election campaign responded Friday to news of a Republican mayor’s endorsement of the governor’s likely Democratic challenger.
The campaign said Spotswood Mayor Nick Poliseno’s decision to back Sen. Barbara Buono for governor is a surprise in that “the mayor would back a candidate who has stood directly in the way of common sense reforms to lower the cost of government,” said campaign spokesman Kevin Roberts.
Read More >The state’s presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee snagged the endorsement of a New Jersey Republican mayor Friday, Sen. Barbara Buono’s campaign announced.
Spotswood Mayor Nick Poliseno issued a statement saying he’s giving Buono his support as the state prepares for the New Jersey primary election in less than two weeks.
The GOP official referred to incumbent Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s record with property taxes as “appalling,” saying new leadership is needed in the state to rein in the rising cost to live in the Garden State.
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Bergen County Republican Freeholders John Mitchell, John Felice, and Maura DeNicola, along with Bergen County Republican Sheriff Michael Saudino have received the endorsement of the Bergen County Education Association (BCEA.)
John Coppola, Jr., president of the BCEA, thanked the Republicans for their "strong support on issues facing public education in Bergen County."
Political observers note that endorsements like the BCEA's traditionally are bestowed on Democratic candidates.
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President Barack Obama will return to New Jersey next week to tour the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie.
Read More >Christie cuts Jersey Shore reopening ribbon on “Today’ Show Gov. Chris Christie is walking the Jersey shore Friday morning along with members of the TODAY show. The governor is appearing on the morning news program ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. The TODAY show appearance is the first of...
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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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