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News 12 layoffs take out Zdan, Gregorio, six others
1 day ago · Cutbacks take out 30 News 12 employees in tri-state area. There were massive layoffs at News 12 today, with eight members of their New Jersey team and 30 across their tri-state cable news network being cut. Among those departing are political reporter Alex Zdan and meteorologist James Gregorio, a hallmark of the TV station for decades.
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1 day ago · Sayegh says he’ll back Sherrill for governor. November 1, 2024 9:19 am. Mayor Andre Sayegh, the mayor of New Jersey’s third-largest city, pledged to support Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2025 if she runs. “As mayor, I have always put first the residents of Paterson —...
Star-Ledger weekly price to remain the same despite Saturday …
Dec 22, 2023 · Home delivery will still cost almost $1,250 annually even with elimination of Saturday print edition after December 30. The Star-Ledger won’t reduce their weekly subscription price in January after they stop printing newspapers on Saturdays and shift to a six-day delivery schedule, a circulation department representative named Charlie said today.
Kennedy O'Brien returns as Sayreville mayor; GOP ... - New Jersey …
Nov 8, 2023 · One of Sayreville’s most popular vote-getters, Kennedy O’Brien, has come out of retirement to become the new mayor, a post he held for twenty years before his retirement in 2019, flipping one of New Jersey’s premier blue-collar swing towns to the GOP.
Even without the line, Camden Democratic machine coasts to …
2 days ago · Lampitt poised to succeed Joe Ripa as county clerk. By Joey Fox and David Wildstein, June 04 2024 11:05 pm. The Camden County Democratic machine survived the abolishment of the county organization line and the extinction of Ballot Siberia without much difficulty, as their slate of candidates scored victories over an anti-machine progressive slate.
How Frank Pallone got to Congress - New Jersey Globe
Dec 13, 2021 · By David Wildstein, December 13 2021 11:27 am. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-Long Branch), the powerful chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, could face an aggressive challenge in 2022 from Sue Kiley, a Monmouth County Commissioner who was re-elected last month with 61% of the vote. The 70-year-old Pallone was first elected in a ...
Bill Pascrell, 14-term congressman and son of Paterson, dies at 87
Aug 21, 2024 · William J. Pascrell, Jr., a beloved, old-school New Jersey politician who spent 28 years in the U.S. House of Representatives as a scrappy, impassioned advocate for his constituents, a proud liberal, a beacon of integrity, a ferocious advocate of tax fairness, and a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump and Ticketmaster, died …
StayNJ passes full legislature on near-unanimous votes
Jun 30, 2023 · StayNJ, a new tax relief program for New Jerseyans over 65, passed both houses of the state legislature today on nearly unanimous votes, with only a few scattered defections in the Assembly and none in the Senate. The bill now heads to the desk of Gov. Phil Murphy, who is virtually guaranteed to sign it. Once enacted, the program will provide New Jersey seniors with a tax credit worth 50% of ...
Jim Florio, former governor of New Jersey, dies at 85
Oct 23, 2024 · James J. Florio, a respected former Governor of New Jersey and an eight-term congressman who courageously tackled tough issues, sometimes to his political detriment, died tonight. He was 85. Florio has been a fixture in New Jersey politics since 1969, when he won a seat in the New Jersey State Assembly. He spent fifteen years as a congressman ...