We recently sat down with Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley for a wide-ranging interview. First elected in 2017, Ridley will be running for reelection in November as part of “Team Fulop.”
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Vernon Richardson Apparently Running for Ward F Council Seat
Apparently, the race for the Ward F City Council seat has another entrant, Vernon Richardson. Richardson has launched a website announcing his run and describing his reasons for throwing his hat in the ring.
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Ward C Council Candidate Bing Rolls Out Platform and Forswears Developer Money
Ward C City Council Candidate Kevin Bing set out his platform today and made a pledge to foreswear developer contributions.
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Solomon Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign
Over 200 people turned out Saturday in Hamilton Park for the kickoff of Ward E Councilman James Solomon’s re-election campaign, where campaign staff engaged them with balloons, signs, and speeches along with kids’ crafts and stories.
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Ward C City Council Candidate Tom Zuppa: An Interview
Community activist and former prosecutor Tom Zuppa is running for the ward C city council seat currently held by Richard Boggiano. We sat down with Zuppa last week and got his take on a host of pressing local issues.
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Op Ed: Break up the Political Machine
The problem is that political machines in New Jersey are self-perpetuating; they are both the result and the cause of entrenched, unaccountable power.
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Spears Makes it Official
Lewis Spears made his run for the mayoralty of Jersey City official this afternoon, emerging from City Hall with a box of petitions and a broad smile.
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Council-at-Large Candidate Chris Gadsden: An Interview
We sat down with council-at-large candidate, Chris Gadsden last week and got his take on a host of pressing local issues.