Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
All hell is expected to break out this year in the races for freeholder as new candidates emerge to unseat some long-standing office holders. Part of this upcoming Democratic primary battle has to do with the aftermath of recent municipal elections in Hoboken and Jersey City, as Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer attempts to replace Freeholder …
I’m sure you have favorite programs on television. I find myself avoiding many popular ones that include shoot-‘em-ups, zombies, flash-backs, druggies, decadent behavior, and even (surprise!) music and dance competitions. So, you wonder what is left? If you’re a viewer with a long memory, think of the 1970s series “Upstairs, Downstairs” and then you’d realize …
Don’t be fooled into thinking that voters get to choose their members of the Board of Freeholders. Nothing could be further from the truth. In Hudson County, political bosses generally do – and with the exception of Freeholder Bill O’Dea, nobody has defied the Democratic political machine until this year. Freeholder Anthony Romano is in …
For more than a week, local, state and national Democrats had scrambled to find a smoking gun that would expand the George Washington Bridge scandal that is plaguing Gov. Christopher Christie. Democrats along with local and national media turned over every rock in and around Hudson County seeking to broaden the scope of the investigation. …
Let’s have a show of hands: how many of you actually felt retribution for not endorsing Gov. Christopher Christie? Okay, now how many of you who supported Christie in the last election actually got a benefit from being the governor’s friend? The problem for many people in the upcoming months will be to determine if …
When I learned that there was a film about the making of a Disney movie (“Mary Poppins”) I immediately thought of a Disney classic, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” That timeless movie was the first one in Technicolor and the first full-length animated feature. When my Aunt Rose took me to see it I …
Hoboken Councilman Michael Russo was so friendly with those close to Mayor Dawn Zimmer at the swearing-in ceremonies on Jan. 4 you’d almost forget that he supported her opponent, Ruben Ramos. Russo sat upfront with Zimmer supporters, hobnobbing with them, while nearby Ramos and Councilman Tim Occhipinti (who also opposed Zimmer in the November election) …
“The only trouble about suggesting that somebody ought to be investigated is that they are liable to suggest that you ought to be investigated,” political satirist Will Rogers once pointed out. “And from the record of all our previous investigations, it just looks like nobody can emerge with their noses entirely clean.” This may be …
Rumors that FBI agents paid a visit to West New York Town Hall last week appear to be a case of wishful thinking by opponents of Mayor Felix Roque. While the FBI may indeed have gone to the building, they did not conduct a raid, sources said. “Anybody who comes in wearing a suit and …
If there was any doubt about the level of interest in an elected school board in West New York, the 18 candidates who filed to run for two seats in the January election have put that question to rest. The two seats became available after voters approved a November referendum to switch to an elected …