Newark

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August 18, 2009

Urban Republican Bloschak Says Wave of Shootings In Newark Highlights Need for Change

Candidate says violent crime will continue to plague Newark if jobs and hope do not return to state's largest city

Newark-Urban Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak expressed sympathy for victims of the recent wave of shootings in Newark and called on the police to be extra vigilant in preventing further shootings. But Bloschak also asserted that until real economic prosperity returns to the neighborhoods of the state's largest city, crime will continue to be well above the state average.

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August 13,2009
 
BLOSCHAK ASKS WHY "RUBBER-STAMP RALPH" IS STILL CAMPAIGNING WITH CORZINE?
Belleville-Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak blasted his opponent, Essex County Freeholder and Assembly Ralph "The Rubber Stamp" Caputo for campaigning with failed tax-and spend Governor Jon Corzine and left-wing Lieutenant Governor nominee Loretta Weinberg in Verona this week, according to a story on PolitickerNJ.    

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August 6, 2009
 
Bloschak: Radical Corzine-Caputo Anti-Gun Bill Is An Assault on Our Freedoms

Belleville-Republican Assembly candidate and National Rifle Association member Andrew Bloschak blasted Governor Jon Corzine and Assemblyman Ralph Caputo for their support of a radical bill that would make citizens wait at least thirty days between the purchase of handguns.

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August 4, 2009 

Bloschak Supports  Extending Cash for Clunkers Program

Former Autoworker Calls for Suspension of State Sales Tax on “Clunker” Deals

Belleville-Andrew Bloschak, Republican Assembly candidate in the 28th District and a General Motors employee for twenty-five years, called on the United States Senate to pass an extension of the Car Allowance Rebate System, as well as for the State of New Jersey to charge no sales tax on deals involving “clunker” trade-ins.

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Bloschak: Light Rail Extension in Belleville Would Invigorate Downtown and Provide Connection With Newark

Belleville-Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak, a lifelong union member and community activist, announced the second part of his light-rail initiative that will bring more jobs, better transportation, and a cleaner environment to his greater Newark district. The second phase of the plan involves turning a scantly used freight track in Belleville and the North Ward of Newark into a light-rail track. This would revitalize Belleville’s Washington Avenue shopping district.

Clifford Minor

In a statement he sent to PolitickerNJ.com this weekend, Newark Mayoral candidate Clifford Minor slammed Mayor Cory Booker for twittering a reaction to three shooting fatalities in the city on July 20, a response Minor called "insensitive." 

"At a time when Newark reels from the murders of three people and several others maimed by gunfire, citizens look to their elected officials for guidance and strength," wrote Minor. "In the immediate aftermath of this violence, what did Newark get that would reassure its grief-stricken citizens? A message from the mayor. On Twitter. Mayor Cory Booker condemned the violence through his Twitter account, calling the violence “outrageous” and “unacceptable”. Yes, and water is wet."
 
Already irritated by a Time Magazine feature story on Booker that depicts the youthful mayor as a Batman-like superhero, Minor unleashed his own image of Booker as a press hungry, caped evader. 

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Contact: Andrew Bloschak(201)-705-2257July 26, 2009 Grandfathered Quadruple-Dipper Caputo Remains Silent on Money Laundering ScandalBelleville-Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak is asking his opponent Assemblyman and Freeholder Ralph Caputo why he has remained silent on the massive corruption scandal that has destroyed the fabric of New Jersey politics over the last week. Bloschak invited Caputo to join him in condemning corrupt officials in both parties on Thursday, but so far the back-bench legislator is nowhere to be found.

State Sen. Ronald L. Rice (D-Newark)

No, he's not hitting the panic button yet, but veteran state Sen. Ronald L. Rice (D-Newark) calls Gov. Jon Corzine's campaign to this point the worst he's seen from his perch on the frontlines of state politics. 

As far as Rice is concerned, Corzine's selection of state Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Teaneck) as his running mate is one more belly flop in a series of such campaign trip-ups.

"I think he just ran out of names," shrugged Rice, a state senator since 1986, who all along had hoped Corzine would select an African-American to serve as the state's first lieutenant governor.

"He's down to the wire here with the deadline being Monday, you follow me, and so he's just grasping at straws, no disrespect to my fine colleague, Senator Weinberg," Rice added. "Yes, she's respected. Most of us are respected. But overall, I am disappointed that the governor gave no serious consideration to minorities and African-Americans."

Corzine, in fact, did consider Rhodes Scholar/reality TV star Randal Pinkett as his running mate, but Rice didn't like the pick on its face, as Pinkett's resume, by Rice's reckoning, was heavy on private sector glam and slim on the public service side. 

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July 22, 2009

Urban Republican Bloschak Vows To Expand Newark Light Rail System Into Irvington as Assemblyman
Irvington-Urban Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak announced that one of his first initiatives as an Assemblyman for the 28th District would be to expand the Newark Light Rail System further into the city’s neighborhoods and into the neighboring Township of Irvington.         

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July 15, 2009
Bloschak Stands With Christie On "Better Cities" Plan
"Urban Republican" Knows That The Future Governor's Agenda is Right for Greater Newark
 
Irvington-Urban Republican Assembly candidate Andrew Bloschak was pleased to travel to nearby Planifield yesterday to support our next Governor, Christopher Christie, and fellow Assembly candidates Bo Vastine and Martin Marks, in unveiling a forward-thinking urban agenda that will benefit the Garden State. It will be particularly favorable to the City of Newark and Township of Irvington, both of which Bloschak hopes to represent as Assemblyman.