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As powerful as state Sen. Sandra Cunningham may seem in the 31st District as a result of being named to Governor-Elect Christopher Christie’s transition team, she still may have to look over her shoulder for potential candidates who might run against her. Mary Spinello recently opened a campaign account for a run for the state …
Continue reading “Surprise in the 31st District
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When we were kids, my brother and I would laugh at our dad. Most evenings, our erudite father took a book from his crowded room of Charles Dickens’s works and read before he retired for the evening. He certainly had the last laugh because we grew up to be great Charles Dickens fans ourselves. All …
While no candidate has yet emerged to challenge Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez for re-election, many see his election next year as a key to whether or not there will be a new political war in Hudson County. Perez has become a political touchstone for some politicos like state Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian …
Continue reading “Is Stack declaring war again?
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I guess I really can’t dance, I only think I can! Blame it on my darling grandson, Josh. He emailed me about the NETSational dance Team auditions. He carefully sent me travel directions to the PNY Center in East Rutherford. “Ha,” I thought, “that’s not too far.” The problem is the site for the audition …
By the time Bayonne residents read this column in their Bayonne Community News on Thursday, everyone will likely already know who the next governor will be, who the mayor of Hoboken will be, who will sit on the Town Council in Secaucus, and who will fill the unexpired council term of office in Bayonne. The …
Continue reading “It’s almost over – for this year
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While the election is hardly in the bag for incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, he has to be relieved that that polls show he is in a statistical dead heat with Republican challenger Christopher Christie, who has done everything except throw the kitchen sink at Corzine in order to win. The arrest of 44 public officials …
Continue reading “Down to the wire
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Just when you thought it was safe to step back into Hudson County’s political waters, the shark strikes again – this surprise attack seizing hold of Jersey City Councilman Phil Kenny. The newly elected and up-and-coming political figure on Jersey City’s west side has pleaded guilty to taking a bribe. The fact that he was …
Continue reading “A sad day in Jersey City
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The television program is called, “So You Think You Can Dance?” Well, yes I think I can dance. I’ve been enjoying ballroom dancing all my life. No, I don’t dress like a Vegas showgirl. On most all of the television dance programs, many of the women’s outfits are little more than bits of fringe pasted …
Leave it to the two frontrunners in the Nov. 3 special mayoral election in Hoboken to get lost on their way to filing their nominating petitions. Filing to run in a municipal election requires proof that a candidate has the support of enough constituents – only, you are supposed get the signed petitions to the …
Continue reading “Lost in a lost world
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