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Despite a threat from Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop’s camp of an all-out war, Hoboken Democrats are still fighting over who – if anyone – should replace Jamie Cryan as chairperson of the Democratic Party in Hoboken. The Democratic committee will meet within a week after the June 2 primaries to vote for its officers, …
Former state Senator Bernard Kenny once pointed out that any election is really two elections: the one that happens before election day, the other on election day itself. In the first part, candidates get out their message in an attempt to win voters over to their side. In the second part, candidates’ workers try to …
The Hoboken bloggers who generally support Mayor Dawn Zimmer appear to be outraged by a rumor that Councilman Tim Occhipinti might run for reelection in November with Zimmer’s support. The bloggers have spent so many years abusing Occhipinti that it may be impossible for them to switch gears to support him – even if they …
I’m just wild about Harry – and I’m not referring to the 1921 song. I do have in mind a singer, pianist, composer, arranger, actor, and, here’s the best clue – he’s a music competition judge. OK, so you know, especially if you watch television’s “American Idol.” Yes, it’s (sigh) Harry Connick Jr. Born in …
An old political maxim says, “Never run in an election you can avoid.” This means that if you can convince the opposing candidate not to run or find a way to invalidate him or her, do it. Unfortunately for West New York Mayor Felix Roque’s campaign, the strategy to knock Commission Count Wiley off the …
Even for Hoboken, April contemplation of a November election is considered early. But with control of the City Council riding on nearly every election, even April may not be early enough. Six of the nine council seats are up for re-election in November. Currently, Mayor Dawn Zimmer has the support of the majority. Fourth Ward …
Gov. Christopher Christie and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez have one thing very much in common. They both have generous friends. Christie’s friend is the owner of the Dallas Cowboys – who generously invited the governor to football games. It must be mere coincidence that the contract for the observation deck of the new Freedom Tower …
Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same things over and over and expecting a different outcome each time. In this regard, the forces aligned against Mayor Dawn Zimmer seem to be totally insane. The mid-term elections in November involve all six ward seats, and could determine who has control of the nine-member City Council …
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Perhaps the biggest surprise in the March 31 filing of Assembly candidates is that incumbent Carmelo Garcia of Hoboken declined to run again in the 33rd District. The district includes Union City, a large section of Jersey City, Hoboken, and Weehawken. Most believed he would file to run even though he lost the support of …
My least favorite day of the year is April Fool’s Day. Although it’s not a national holiday, many celebrate it as a day to play practical jokes and hoaxes on each other. April 1 can be good for one’s health simply because it encourages jokes and pranks that bring out all the benefits of stress-reducing …