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Depending on who is trying to spin you, the municipal elections on May 10 in three Hudson County towns meant everything…or nothing at all. Going into these elections, nobody expected the political earthquake that hit Hudson County. Some believe that when the dust clears, the political landscape will have shifted sharply, and could have implications …
Politics is the one place where people can expel a whole lot of hot air over very little, and this has never been so true as in the current political battles going on in West New York and Hoboken. Long simmering battles are now breaking out into open warfare, with tickets in West New York …
Continue reading “Political war gears up in WNY and Hoboken”
Hoboken Councilman Ravinder Bhalla’s move to mount a primary challenge to incumbent Ruben Ramos for the state Assembly in the 33rd district that includes Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken and Jersey City Heights has taken on dimensions well-suited for a plot to the next Tom Cruise “Mission Impossible” movie. The theories abound as to why Bhalla …
Hoboken politics is better than any soap opera or reality show you can ever watch on TV because if you saw this stuff on TV, you wouldn’t believe it. With Hoboken’s “reformers” facing one of the toughest municipal elections in years – six of the nine City Council seats are up for election on May …
Despite the title of this column, June is very far from being completely in Tune! And I blame it on this lovely newspaper. When I was leaving my house one day last month I noticed that it had been thrown on the steps. Hurriedly I dashed out of my car, leaving the motor running and …
In Hudson County, political figures can always find something to fight about. If they weren’t fighting, we would wonder why not. Although rumors are circulating about a new potential civil war among Democrats, the reason may not be the fate of West New York Mayor Sal Vega – who is up for re-election in May …
Continue reading “Fight over Jersey City Assembly seat looms”
Political people in northern Hudson County are scrambling for cover as a potential new political war looms. The situation is being made more complicated by the proposed redrawing of state legislative districts, and some bad feelings among Democrats about how close Democratic state Sen./Union City Mayor Brian Stack is to Republican Gov. Christopher Christie. The …
Federal surveillance tapes this week gave new meaning to the term “out to lunch” when the video showed Harold “Buddy” Demellier meeting with FBI informant Solomon Dwek during the period that led up to the eventual arrest of 44 people in New Jersey and New York on corruption and other charges in July 2009. Dwek …
West New York Mayor “Sal” Vega may be getting the impression from last week’s political reports that some people don’t like him, and worse, want to put him out of office. As incredible a concept as this might be – that some people don’t like Vega – it looks like he will have a tough …
Continue reading “So you want to run for mayor – are you nuts?”
State Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack unveiled his own proposed map for the redistricting of Hudson County state legislative districts at a meeting of the county Democratic leadership last week, a map that defies most logic except his own and will likely violate the national Voting Rights Act. Stack, attempting to avoid having …
Continue reading “Bayonne and North Bergen: Perfect together?”