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Nobody knows whether Freeholder Bill O’Dea intends to run against Tom DeGise in 2015 for county executive – not even Bill O’Dea. Yet O’Dea is quietly building an alternative network of countywide support for the moment when he finally makes up his mind. O’Dea’s face on public access TV in every corner of Hudson County …
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I was tickled by comedian and actor Jerry Stiller when he appeared on “Seinfeld” as George Castanza’s father. Just looking and listening to him made me laugh. So I followed him to another sitcom — “The King of Queens” — where he did his shtick as the irascible Arthur Spooner. I even enjoyed his barking …
One of the unresolved questions in the aftermath of the Nov. 5 elections is whether newly elected-state Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia will be allowed to remain in his full-time paid position in the Hoboken Housing Authority once he is sworn in come January. Legal challenges filed prior to last June’s Democratic primary said that he was …
In what might well be a remake of the classic “Who framed Roger Rabbit,” Freeholder Jose Munoz appears to be hunting down the culprits who left a sample ballot at a polling site that was already filled out regarding the referendum about an elected school board for West New York. There was a check mark …
Rumblings of a new race in Hoboken have emerged in the aftermath of Ruben Ramos Jr.’s loss to Dawn Zimmer for mayor on Nov. 5. Ramos, already seen as the leading candidate to run against Zimmer in 2017, may need to find a political position to keep his hopes alive. Originally, some believed he would …
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Heinrich Heine, a German journalist and poet, once advised, “One should forgive one’s enemies, but not before they are hanged.” This is likely to be a philosophy that supporters of defeated Hoboken mayoral candidate Ruben Ramos Jr. will adopt regarding the followers of Frank Raia, Tim Occhipinti, and Jamie Cryan, after it became clear that …
When I was invited to a media event there were two reasons that made me anxious to attend. My friend, who is an undaunted driver, was willing to buck the horrendous New York City traffic because we both wanted to see and hear our longtime favorite jazz guitarist, Bucky Pizzarrelli. Another reason was to see …
For Bayonne readers, who will see this column after the election, the impact of Gov. Christopher Christie’s name at the top of the ticket will already be known. But in the closing days of the election, many wondered if his moves to position himself in the political mainstream would actually hurt the Republicans on Tuesday, …
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer got another gift this week that will frustrate her opponents in her upcoming reelection effort. Last year, when Superstorm Sandy hit, Zimmer became a national figure, talking on the phone with both Pres. Barack Obama and Gov. Christopher Christie, while also making high profile public appearances with national media. Her ability …
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Had state Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack attended the Hudson County Democratic Organization meeting, he would not have been happy to see his name on political posters alongside Barbara Buono’s, since Stack has endorsed Republican Gov. Christopher Christie, not Buono. Stack is part of a group of Democrats who have become known as …
Continue reading “Sign of the times for Hudson County Democrats”