Here’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 [...]
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 [...]
All photos: Steve Gold On Thursday, more than 50 people filled the Our Lady of Czestochowa Meeting Hall in the Paulus Hook section of Jersey City for an At-Large City Council candidates forum sponsored by the Historic Paulus Hook Association (HPHA). It was the third in a series of HPHA candidate forums. The eight candidates [...]
- The Journal rolled out its endorsements in Jersey City’s municipal elections today. While the candidate the daily endorsed for mayor is no surprise, some of its council picks did catch us off guard. The Journal is endorsing: Lou Manzo for mayor, Andre Richardson in Ward A, Phil Kenny in Ward B, Jimmy King in [...]
On Tuesday, 11 of the 13 candidates for three At-Large seats on the City Council headed up to the Heights to take part in a forum presented by the Riverview Neighborhood Association. To go along with our written report on the event, we’ve got video of a number of candidates talking about specific issues, from [...]
Photo by Steve Gold Candidates for the City Council At-Large seat gathered on Tuesday evening to introduce themselves and field questions from voters at a forum held by the Riverview Neighborhood Association (RNA) in the Heights. About 75 people crowded into the dining room of the Harborview Health Center to hear from the candidates. Eleven [...]
- At last night’s City Council Caucus meeting, council members grilled Jersey City Housing Authority executive director Maria Maio and vice-chair Raj Mukherji, who answered questions raised by former Housing Authority chair and current at-large candidate Lori Serrano at the last council meeting. Maio said there was no longer a problem with a lack of [...]
- Mayor Healy, HudCo Prosecutor and JCPD Chief Tom Comey are hoping that with a new administration in Washington and a Democratic Congress, they can get what urban mayors and cops have been pushing for — a repeal of the Tiahrt Amendment. The amendment prevents the federal ATF from releasing general information tracing the history [...]
Mayoral hopeful Lou Manzo today announced the candidates running for Ward C, Ward D and one of the At-Large spots on his ticket. He says he will have a full slate of nine candidates come May. In Ward C, it will be Jimmy King of the Journal Square-based Jimmy King Civic Association. In Ward D, [...]
- Six months in, we have no budget. Jersey City seems to be waiting to see how Gov. Corzine’s proposed pension fund payment deferral plan shakes out before filing its 2008-2009 budget (the fiscal year started on July 1, 2008). If Corzine’s plan passed, it “would close the gap substantially,” Business Administrator Brian O’Reilly says. [...]
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