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Statement from Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce on King Penna Attack on Melinda Ciattarelli May 27, 2021, 5:12 pm | in Statement from Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce on King Penna Attack on Melinda Ciattarelli The conduct of Hirsh Singh’s campaign manager, King Penna, is outrageous and shameful — Mr. Singh should immediately fire him and apologize to Melinda Ciattarelli and the entire Ciattarelli family. I was absolutely horrified when I watched this video and know that these types of attacks on women are far too common in politics. This kind of behavior has no place ...

POMPTON LAKES, N.J. – 26th Legislative District hopeful Christian Barranco (R- Jefferson Township) is standing by his 2016 opinion that then-candidate Donald Trump should’ve spoken out against violence at his campaign rallies. At the time, the future Assembly candidate also said rally violence meant Trump shouldn’t be president.  Barranco, who works as a project manager for IBEW Local 102, made the remarks to NorthJersey.com back in March 2016. The article (which focused on New Jersey Rubio supporters as Trump became the inevitable 2016 nominee) included a quote from Barranco; he oppos...

Your 2021 list of N.J. Democrats and Republicans clashing in primaries is now set. Here are the key races. Updated 12:58 PM; Facebook Share Twitter Share It’s off to the races for this year’s Democratic and Republican primaries in New Jersey. Candidates had to meet a Monday deadline to file petitions to run in the state’s June 8 primary elections. Now the fields are all set in a big election year — with the governor’s office and all 120 seats in the state Legislature on the ballot, as well as numerous local races. The primaries determine who wins the Democratic and Republican nomin...

Murphy didn’t do himself any favors by copying Cuomo on COVID policy | Mulshine Updated Mar 16, 2021; Posted Mar 16, 2021 There's nothing politicians like more than issuing blanket orders that appear to make them look bold and decisive; that hasn't worked out too well for Phil Murphy and Andrew Cuomo. Facebook Share Politicians love to take tough actions that make them seem decisive. Those blanket COVID-19 lockdowns are an example. But they don’t always work out as planned. That was the case in London over the weekend. A group of women held a candlelight vigil for a 33-year-old woman n...

Why some N.J. cops and firefighters might get to retire early with pensions Updated Mar 04, 2021; Nearly 8,000 New Jersey police and firefighters could become eligible to retire with a pension sooner than expected. A bill (S1017) passed by the state Assembly and sent to Gov. Phil Murphy this week would allow public safety workers who reach 20 years of service within 25 months of the effective date of the bill to retire with a pension, regardless of their age. Current law limits the early retirement benefit, the equivalent of half their salary, for public safety workers hired after January 20...