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Diehard supporters of Mayor Dawn Zimmer are bending over backwards to portray Stan Grossbard, Mayor Zimmer’s husband, as a private citizen whose recent emails about certain political decisions – exposed as part of a lawsuit by fired public housing director Carmelo Garcia – should not be published or discussed because (by their standards) he’s not …
Last week’s release of more than 500 emails may unmask the real political boss behind Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer. The emails appear to indicate that her husband, Stan Grossbard, has been the ghost in the political machine that many people have suspected. The email exchanges start in October 2012 and extend into July 2013. Many …
Those opposed to Mayor Dawn Zimmer are starting to feel more confident about the upcoming mid-term elections on Nov. 3. Five of the six wards are being contested. At stake is control of the City Council, where those loyal to Zimmer currently have a 5-4 majority. In 2013, Zimmer and her slate of at-large candidates …
Candidates running in this year’s Board of Education election who thought Mayor James Davis would stay out of the race have gotten a rude surprise. Davis last week endorsed five candidates for the November election, raising a howl of protest from a number of candidates who were not endorsed. Many believed that when he supported …
The Jersey City Board of Education is in a tough spot. The newly politically powerful Muslim community is flexing its muscles to get the school district to declare one or two Muslim holy days as holidays. While Board of Education members have for the most part agreed that these religious observances should be honored, they …
There seems to be a campaign underway to discredit former Gov. Jim McGreevey. Over the last few months, McGreevey – who serves as director of Jersey City’s Workforce Development – has seen his personal stock plummet. Leaks to the press about his benefits due to his four-month-long county job and the lack of community notification …
With so many candidates running for so many different terms, the Bayonne school board election is bound to be confusing. This is the first election since voters approved a referendum last November creating an elected school board. And like any other political event, anybody who is anybody is seeking a seat. Factions exist. It will …
Rumor has it that Councilman David Mello will be supporting Councilman Tim Occhipinti’s reelection in the 4th Ward. This ought to seem odd since Mello is loyal to Mayor Dawn Zimmer, whom Occhipinti opposed in 2013. But the 2015 election may be stranger than usual, even for Hoboken. Mello, who has not responded yet to …
In a deal that could help Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer retain control of the City Council, wealthy developer and former school board President Frank Raia has filed petitions to run against 3rd Ward Councilman Michael Russo in the November municipal election. Raia is rumored to have met with both Zimmer and Councilwoman Beth Mason prior …
With the filing deadline for the November municipal election in Hoboken set for this Monday, Aug. 31, it appears the ticket backed by Mayor Dawn Zimmer may be at least one candidate short. Unless things change in the last days of August, Zimmer hasn’t chosen anyone to run against 3rd Ward Councilman Michael Russo. While …