Share/Save – David Cruz shares memories of the Italian festival at Holy Rosary church, where he ran into Guy Catrillo — recent Ward E council candidate and one of the dozen and a half Chilltown pols caught up in the federal corruption probe. He also wonders if the pay-to-play ordinance that the council is currently [...]
Share/SaveIn a just-released statement on today’s corruption arrests, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy says his administration is “immediately suspending without pay those city employees who were charged today pending the outcome of this case.” Those individuals are Mariano Vega*, Leona Beldini, Joseph Castagna, Guy Catrillo, John Guarini, Maher A. Khalil and Michael Manzo. A full [...]
Share/SaveHere’s the full list of people charged in the public corruption portion of the federal investigation that culminated in the arrest of many political heavies today. Those charged with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right and/or attempted extortion under color of official right could, if convicted, face a maximum statutory penalty of [...]
Share/SaveFBI and IRS agents are reportedly making roundups all across the state in what is being described as one of the biggest investigations of its kind in New Jersey’s scandal-plagued history. According to news reports from NBC and the Bergen Record, City Council president Mariano Vega and deputy mayor Leona Baldini are among those arrested, [...]
Share/SaveOur reporter at Steve Fulop’s Downtown headquarters says that the Ward E councilman has already left the office, confident in his margin of victory, and gone on a walk around the neighborhood with his family. The campaign will be gathering later at LITM on Newark Avenue to celebrate. Fulop received 2,816 of the 4,465 votes [...]
Share/Save- JournalSquared has a thoughtful review of Ward E council candidates Steven Fulop and Guy Catrillo’s respective performances at recent campaign meet-and-greets. – Life Vicarious got all hot under the collar about what looked like the opening of an Apple store in the Newport Mall. Adam was a bit incredulous because the store, which is [...]
Share/Save- Swine flu fever has officially hit Chilltown. The mayor, the Office of Emergency Management, the Department of Health & Human Services, Hudson County Regional Health Commission, the Jersey City Board of Education, the Jersey City Medical Center, and Christ Hospital are holding a joint news conference today outlining preventive measures the city’s taken in [...]
Share/SaveWe’d been combing through state Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) reports all week when we noticed this morning that Politicker’s Matt Friedman beat us to the punch on the fundraising race. Friedman focused on the mayoral campaigns, though, so we thought we’d cite his story and add some other interesting nuggets from the latest filings. [...]
Share/Save- An off-duty Jersey City cop struck two pedestrians in Manhattan on Saturday, killing one and injuring the other. New York police said the officer was drunk at the time of the accident; he has been suspended from the Jersey City force, pending criminal charges. – A Jersey City building inspector was charged with extorting [...]
Share/Save- Mayor Healy announced his City Council slate last night. As expected, he replaced Ward B Councilwoman Mary Spinello with Phil Kenny, an employee of the County Freeholders’ office and a friend of District 2 Freeholder Bill O’Dea. In Ward C, businesswoman and community activist Nidia Rivera Lopez, wife of former Councilman Benjamin Lopez, will [...]
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