- David Cruz, who took a hiatus from blogging to be the communications director for Harvey Smith’s mayoral campaign, shares his feelings and lessons about the election on his first and second days back at blog city blog. – Over at Left Bank Art Blog, Charles Kessler shows us some of the best and worst [...]
- The Historic Preservation Commission voted 6-0 to deny developer Steve Hyman’s application to tear down the 6th Street Embankment this week. The commission ultimately ruled that the property was non-commercial, and thus not bound by same rules that govern the demolition of historic structures that are deemed commercial. Hyman has rolled out a number [...]
- Mayor Healy reportedly spent nearly $180 for each vote he received, while on the other end of the spectrum, Dan Levin reportedly spent about $6 per vote. Explaining the popularity of donating to incumbents, the chair of Common Cause New Jersey says it’s “kind of like rooting for the Yankees.” – Meanwhile, a ward-by-ward [...]
Photos by: Nancy Benecki, Martin Bricketto, Jonathan Fitzgerald and Shane Smith
At the campaign party for Lou Manzo’s slate, held at Puccini’s on West Side Avenue, the mood was somber for some and hopeful for others. At one point last night, it was looking like At-Large candidates Joseph Cassidy, Betty Outlaw and Lori Serrano might make a runoff for their seats, although it later became clear [...]
At-Large candidate Emilio DeLia and mayoral candidate Dan Levin check a cell phone for the latest election results The One Jersey City team gathered at the Golden Cicada last night to celebrate both the end of a campaign and what they say is the beginning of a citywide movement. After the polls closed the candidates [...]
At 8:20 pm last night, as votes were coming in to the office of Hudson County superintendent of elections Marie Borace, deputy clerk Janet Larwa was accepting the last court-ordered absentee ballot in her office at 583 Newark Ave. The office was closed, and the process of receiving the cartridges from voting machines was in [...]
- You might have heard — there was an election yesterday. Read our coverage here, here and here, and look for more coverage and photos later in the day. You can check out the Journal‘s coverage of the results here and here. Meanwhile, the Insider says the low turnout in yesterday’s election is “shocking” (is [...]
Shouts, hugs and handshakes filled Casino in the Park Tuesday night as supporters of Mayor Jerramiah Healy relished their candidate’s victory. With 30,657 votes cast, Healy won — and avoided a runoff — with 52.9 percent of the vote. Absentee and provisional ballots have yet to be tallied.
With absentee and provisional ballots still yet to be counted, Mayor Jerramiah Healy has won reelection, nearly doubling the vote of his closest opponent, Lou Manzo. With 30,657 votes cast, Healy has received a 52.9 percent share, while Manzo has received 26.3 percent. Harvey Smith (12.9 percent), Dan Levin (5.6 percent) and Phil Webb (2.2 [...]
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