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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 …
Continue reading “Will Ramos run for freeholder against Romano?”
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 …
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 …
Continue reading “Same sex and marriage – perfect together?”
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”
In some ways, the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Frank Lautenberg, pitting Democratic Mayor Cory Booker against Republican Steve Lonegan, strongly resembles the 1964 Presidential election in which supposed liberal Democrat Lyndon Johnson opposed Republican Barry Goldwater. One is perceived as an extreme liberal and other as an …
They say God helps animals and small children. But who does the national Tea Party help? Recently, it seems that it did its part by accident to help besieged West New York Mayor Felix Roque. Not only did the mayor get a brief two-hour breather to allow jurors to consider his case during the shutdown …
At his September fundraiser, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith put an end to speculation as to whether he would run for a second full term. While Smith did not announce a ticket, he said he will seek to retain the seat he first achieved in a 2008 special election and later at the regular 2010 municipal …
After a year and a half of waiting breathlessly for the outcome of the charges against Felix Roque and his son, Joseph, those hoping to replace Roque as mayor may have to wait a little while longer. This is not because the outcome of the trial will drag on. If anything, by the time this …
The best way to live your life, Will Rogers once pointed out, is so that you wouldn’t be ashamed to lend the family parrot to the town gossip. In Hudson County, we can extend this to public officials, who should live their lives with the assumption that someone is wearing a wire or operating on …