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Tucker, Onyema win unopposed in LD28

November 4, 2025 8:01 pmNovember 4, 2025 6:55 pm

Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker (D-Newark) and her running mate, Newark West Ward Democratic co-chairman Chigozie Onyema, have won seats in the 28th legislative district unopposed, the New Jersey Globe projects, with no Republicans or independent candidates making the ballot to run...

Judge can’t vote after missing registration deadline

November 1, 2025 6:26 pmNovember 2, 2025 10:06 am

Superior Court Judge Peter Bogaard won’t be able to vote in next week’s election because he moved from one county to another and didn’t change his voter registration before the October 14 deadline Bogaard cited his own situation today when ruling...

Maplewood committeeman, former mayor looking at run for Sherrill’s seat

October 24, 2025 9:09 am

The field of Democrats planning to run for Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s House seat if she wins the governor’s office continues to grow, with Maplewood Township Committeeman and former Mayor Dean Dafis likely to enter the still-hypothetical special election, the...

Maryland’s Moore among Sherrill allies on the campaign trail

October 20, 2025 6:00 amOctober 20, 2025 2:44 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) on Sunday welcomed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore for a weekend campaign swing, including a morning roundtable with Newark leaders about improving education and health outcomes for underserved communities in the Garden State. Sherrill and Moore also...

Baraka reckons back to Addonizio and UMDNJ in expressing hope for Newark’s new medical school

October 2, 2025 3:59 pm

OPINION Rutgers has awarded bids for the next phases of the $600 million renovation of its medical school and hospital in Newark. I hope its commitment to the health and welfare of our residents extends to our local construction and...

McIver endorses a successor in Newark’s Central Ward

September 29, 2025 6:02 pmSeptember 29, 2025 6:13 pm

It’s been a long year for Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark), who won a special election to replace the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) last September, settled into Washington right as Donald Trump took power, and now faces controversial federal...

Former Newark mayoral aide pleads guilty to accepting bribes

September 4, 2025 3:07 pm

Al-Tarik Onque, a former senior aide to Newark Mayors Cory Booker and Ras Baraka, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to hasten the city’s permitting process. Onque, who mainly handled constituent services, was charged with accepting cash bribes to expedite the...