On the morning of July 23, 2009, federal agents began knocking on doors all over Jersey City, arresting politicians and other public officials and taking them to the federal courthouse in Newark.
The process of bringing the accused to trial has progressed slowly throughout the last year; a year that has brought resignation, death, court [...]
- School Board Results: As we reported last night, it looks like two of the three incumbents running for the Board of Education have been ousted, and the budget has been approved. Gerald McCann and Terry Dehere are far behind Sterling Waterman, Angel Valentin (also an incumbent) and Carol Lester, with 97 percent of the [...]
- Guy Heading to Prison: Former city worker and Ward E City Council candidate Guy Catrillo reports to the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in South Jersey today; he’s the first person swept up in the federal corruption probe to head to prison, where he will spend 18 months.
- Storm Wreaks Havoc: Emergency services in [...]
- Prosecutors rested their case yesterday in the federal corruption trial of suspended deputy mayor Leona Beldini, without ever calling Edward Cheatam to the stand. Meanwhile, the girlfriend of deceased political consultant Jack Shaw testified that Shaw gave her cash and she wrote out personal checks to campaigns.
- Sparks are flying between Ward E [...]
One of the most stunning revelations from the five days of testimony by Solomon Dwek is his ignorance of the system in which he has wreaked so much havoc. Few professional politicians have ended as many promising careers as Mr. Dwek has, and yet a tenth-grade civics class probably has a better handle on government than he does.
Maybe it was a couple of extra handshakes. Or bending down to pick up that quarter he dropped. Could’ve been the moment he waited for the car to pass until he crossed the street. What’s clear is this: a few seconds on April 30, 2009 saved Jerramiah Healy’s ass. Otherwise, he might no longer be mayor of Jersey City.
- Big news out of Trenton yesterday as the state Senate defeated a marriage equality bill by a 20 to 14 vote. Advocates say they will now take their fight back to the courts. The Journal has some reaction from locals, and the Record has more. Meanwhile, John Bohrer gives us a quick sketch from [...]
- The autopsy is in: “Acute valium toxicity” was what killed longtime Jersey City political consultant Jack Shaw just days after his arrest in July’s federal corruption sweep. Shaw, who is rumored to have been cooperating with the feds, was found dead in his Paulus Hook apartment on July 28. Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio [...]
- With just one day to go before the gubernatorial and state Assembly election, Hudson County Democrats and Republicans are working on a major get out the vote push. Politicker also has a look at the state of the Hudson County Democratic Organization as it gets ready to get out the vote for Gov. Corzine [...]
- Hope you all enjoy your Labor Day. If you missed the blog post yesterday, City Hall is closed today and parking rules are not being enforced. Garbage and recycling pickup will not be affected by the holiday. We at JCI will be off for the rest of the day; we’ll be back Tuesday.
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