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Although Jose Munoz said the election for a new mayor in West New York will likely bring out a number of candidates, he won’t be one of them if Mayor Felix Roque steps down. “I’m happy as a freeholder,” he said, noting that the freeholders seem to be playing a more vital role in the …
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Forrest Gump – that legendary fictional figure played so admirably by Tom Hanks – said it best. “Stupid is as stupid does.” That pretty much describes the antics that went on in North Bergen recently. How could anybody be so stupid as to order North Bergen municipal workers – still on the time clock – …
Rock and rollers for decades have been obsessed with truth, whether it was Eric Clapton in his 1970 song, “Tell the Truth,” or John Lennon in “Just Give Me Some Truth.” Even Mark Twain pointed out the wisdom of truth telling: “When in doubt, tell the truth.” It may not surprise the general public that …
The political war that many people expected to rip the Hudson County landscape apart in 2014 could come a year early, according several observers. They commented about a recent rash of negative hype aimed at State Sen. and Union City Mayor Brian Stack. Some claimed that the badmouthing of the Union City mayor is not …
Waiting for the reelection campaign of Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy to get started has been like watching paint dry. You knew sooner or later it would happen, but it has taken so long that you wondered if he was actually running for office at all. So last week Healy finally kicked off his campaign… …
Regardless of Gov. Christopher Christie’s statements earlier this summer that an indicted public official should step down, Hudson County has some prominent examples of people who refused. Most notable were Guttenberg Mayor Nicholas Cicco and Councilman Vinny Tabbacino from the early 1990s, both of whom stayed in office until the day of their sentencing. Cicco …
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Earlier this year, Gov. Christopher Christie on his weekly talk show made a distinction between West New York Mayor Felix Roque and another mayor elsewhere in the state who had been charged with serious crimes. Christie said the difference was that Roque – who is viewed as something of a Christie ally – had not …
If anything, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer should adopt the old Chicago hit from the 1970s as her theme song, the way President Bill Clinton co-opted songs from Fleetwood Mac. Each day, Zimmer’s hold on city government seems to grow stronger and her odds for being reelected next May (or November) look more favorable. This strength …
Blood feuds seem to lie behind the recent political silliness going on in West New York as Commissioner FiorD’Aliza Frias, a close ally of Mayor Felix Roque – and the presumed heir to his mayoral throne – was rumored to be considering filing charges against fellow Commissioner Count Wiley, citing harassment. The angry political wrangling …
No-name candidates aren’t really “no name,” according to supporters of Jersey City Councilman Steven Fulop, responding to last week’s column. Fulop appears to be trying to expand his appeal to voters without risking the loss of his base in Ward E. This is a risky proposition, since at some point he may have to reach …
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