BAYONNE — Apparently, incumbent Bayonne 1st Ward Councilman Ted Connolly has had a change of heart and decided to run for reelection after all.
“I picked up petitions,” he said on March 3, although he would not say yet whether rumors are true that he will be on a ticket headed by Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone.
Last month, Connolly said he was not going to seek reelection, partly because he anticipated becoming the target of a negative campaign he did not wish to put his family through.
Also, City Council President Vincent Lo Re expects to make an announcement about his intentions later this week, and it is likely he will run on a ticket headed by Mayor Mark Smith.
The municipal election in Bayonne will be held on May 11, when voters will choose a mayor and all five council seats.