Joseph Turula has officially announced his candidacy for the 31st District Assembly seat, which will be the subject of a special open election this November. The seat was held by Anthony Chiappone until this summer, when he pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud charges and was forced to vacate his position. The Hudson County Democratic [...]
- Smith’s Defense: Former Assemblyman and City Council member L. Harvey Smith has embarked upon a multi-pronged legal strategy to have federal corruption charges against him dismissed, including arguing that he was only helping a constituent when he was busted on bribery charges and that the government entrapped him. – Open Space Projects: Hudson County [...]
Jason O’Donnell will officially become Hudson County’s newest state legislator in a swearing-in ceremony in Trenton Monday. O’Donnell, who is also Bayonne’s director of Public Safety, was tapped by the Hudson County Democratic Organization to replaced former Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone after he pleaded guilty to campaign finance fraud. He will represent the 31st District along [...]
- O’Donnell Will Replace Chiappone: Bayonne Democrat Jason O’Donnell has been unanimously chosen to replace 31st District Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone by roughly 200 committee members of the Hudson County Democratic Organization. Chiappone resigned earlier this month after pleading guilty to campaign finance fraud charges in June. – Beldini Asks to Remain Free During Appeal: In [...]
Most — but not all — of Hudson County’s legislators lodged slightly greener votes than their peers during the last legislative session, but they were still far from being true environmental champions, according to a report released today by Environment New Jersey. The group’s legislative scorecard examines the voting records of New Jersey’s state Senators [...]
- 5-Year-Old Shot: A 5-year-old girl was shot in the neck Friday night at the Montgomery Gardens housing complex in Jersey City. She will undergo surgery today to remove the bullet, which pierced her neck and hit her spine. An 18-year-old Jersey City man has been charged in connection with the shooting. – Murder Conviction [...]
- Will City Switch to a Calendar Year Budget Schedule? Business Administrator Jack Kelly is asking the City Council to move from a fiscal year budget to a calendar year budget, saying it will help the city get its financial house in order. As part of the discussion at yesterday’s caucus meeting, Kelly also said [...]
- County Open Space Funding Cut: The Hudson County freeholders have approved a resolution setting the open space tax this year at roughly one-tenth of a penny, which should raise $695,215 — only enough to cover the debt service on current projects. – Bedridden Woman Left Alone to Die: A 33-year-old bedridden and mentally disabled [...]
For today’s federal holiday, we’ll just be bringing you a news roundup. On Tuesday we’ll be back in full swing. – Reminder: City offices are closed today, and there is no street sweeping or parking meter enforcement. Garbage pickup will proceed as usual. – Chiappone Hasn’t Left Office Yet: Nine days after Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, [...]
- Will Hyman Sell? Despite the City Council’s movement last week on bonding millions of dollars to pay for the acquisition of the 6th Street Embankment, there is no guarantee that developer Steve Hyman will actually sell them the land. He tells the Reporter that he’s not impressed with the plan. “I don’t know what [...]
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