Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Hobokenites Carmelo Garcia (D) and Ravi Bhalla (D) have filed petitions for a seat on the state assembly and James Sanford (R) is planning to challenge sitting State Senator Brian Stack.
Three Hobokenites have filed petitions to be able to run in the primary elections in June. Executive Director of the Hoboken Housing Authority and current school board member Carmelo Garcia will be running for one of the open assembly seats. Garcia is running on the Hudson County Democratic Organization line, together with Jersey City Deputy Mayor Raj Mukherji and State Senator Brian Stack. Bhalla, who unsuccessfully ran for assembly two years ago, filed petitions independently. Bhalla, in a prepared statement, said that he has not made a final decision yet whether or not he will seek the Democratic nomination. "Over the next several weeks I will be speaking to residents of the 33rd Legislative District about their concerns," Bhalla said…
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The sheriff will run for a second term.
PolitickerNJ reported that Garcia is believed to run for the seat being vacated by Ruben Ramos Jr.
Carmelo Garcia, the executive director of the Hoboken Housing Authority, is running for state assembly, according to PolitickerNJ. Garcia is also a sitting member of the Hoboken Board of Education. Garcia, a known ally of State Senator and Union City Mayor Brian Stack, is believed to run on the Hudson County Democratic Organization's line together with Jersey City Deputy Mayor Raj Mukherji, according to Politicker. Garcia could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday morning. Earlier on, Hoboken council members Michael Russo, Ravi Bhalla and Beth Mason were mentioned as potential candidates for the 33rd District Assembly seat. Current assemblymen Ruben Ramos Jr. and Sean Connors are both not running for re-election. Connors is …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Toni On New York, which airs on WLNY55 and CBS, will spend 30 minutes on Hoboken this weekend. Tune in on Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Hoboken and Frank Sinatra's life will be at the center of this week's episode of Toni On New York, a local traveling show that airs on CBS and WLNY55. Toni Senecal, who hosts the weekly show, will visit Sinatra's neighborhood as well as his favorite establishments. Senecal visited Hoboken staple Dino & Harry's and also interviewed the Manzo brothers about their upcoming restaurant Little Town New Jersey, which will be located on Sinatra Drive. The show has been airing for the past four years, Senecal said, and this is the second time Hoboken has been featured. Senecal said the episode will also feature St. Francis Church, where Sinatra was baptized; St. Ann's Church, where Sinatra had his first public performance during a fundraiser as …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Occhipinti expressed disapointment with the cancellation of the parade for the second year in a row.
Councilman Tim Occhipinti wants the St. Patrick's Day Parade back. In a press release — which is uncommon for Occhipinti who usually doesn't send out announcements through a spokesman — the Fourth Ward councilman calls upon the mayor to bring back the event. Occhipinti blamed Mayor Dawn Zimmer for the end of the tradition. "For the second year in a row, the historic event was cancelled after Mayor Zimmer tried forcing the parade committee to move the event to a Wednesday evening," Occhipinti said. "The various bands, piper groups and organizations that make the parade such a great event would not be able to participate on a weeknight." Zimmer and the parade committee were unable to come to an agreement about when to hold a parade last year…
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Ramos has announced he will challenge Mayor Dawn Zimmer in November.
Assemblyman Ruben Ramos Jr. will be challenging Mayor Dawn Zimmer in the November election, in hopes of becoming the 39th mayor of Hoboken. Officially announcing his run on Thursday afternoon, Ramos said that "for years I’ve been an advocate for our city. "Now more than ever, I believe Hoboken needs a leader with a clear vision for the city, a leader who is willing to work with all sides for solutions. For that reason, I am officially announcing my candidacy for mayor." Local businessman and hMag co-founder Joe Mindak, Hoboken Housing Authority Commissioner and Elysian Trustee Eduardo Gonzalez and Laura Miani, a member of the Stevens Cooperative School board will be Ramos' running mates. Mindak, Miani and Gonzalez will be running to fill …
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
A superior court judge has ordered a new referendum to be held to answer the question to uphold rent control in Hoboken or to switch to a "vacancy decontrol" model.
Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington has overturned the result of November's referendum about rent control. The rent control laws in Hoboken were changed two years ago, when the full council approved the new laws. While voters decided to uphold rent control on its current form in Hoboken — rather than changing to a vacancy decontrol system — the outcome was later contested. After all the vote by mail ballots were counted, rent control was upheld by less than 50 votes. A group of 15 voters — with the support of the Mile Square Tax Payers Association and lead by lawyer Charles Gormally — contested 92 ballots. Now, Farrington decided, that the vote will have to take place again. Cheryl Fallick, a long time rent control advocate who also…
Thursday, February 7, 2013
After an appearance in Union City with State Senator Brian Stack, PolitickerNJ labeled Councilwoman Beth Mason "poised to run" for Assembly.
When Councilwoman Beth Mason appeared alongside State Senator Brian Stack and Governor Chris Christie at an event in Union City on Thursday morning, she was there to celebrate the opening of the Colin Powell Elementary School. But, almost immediately, it turned into a quasi campaigning event. According to PolitickerNJ, Mason is looking to run for the 33rd Assembly seat come November. Mason, who currently serves as Second Ward Councilwoman, ran for mayor twice in 2009. Mason would be running to fill one of the two assembly seats in the 33rd district, one of which is held by Ruben Ramos Jr. PolitickerNJ speculated that Ramos will be vacating his seat for a mayoral run. The other seat is being vacated by Sean Connors, who reportedly is …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Doyle will not be sworn in until Hudson County Assignment Judge Peter Bariso approves the 5-4 vote.
Mayor Dawn Zimmer cast the fifth and deciding vote Wednesday night to appoint Jim Doyle to the vacant At-Large seat on the Hoboken City Council. But Doyle will not be taking a chair at the dais just yet. The matter is going back to Hudson County Assignment Judge Peter Bariso for a final ruling. Council members Peter Cunningham, Jennifer Giattino, David Mello and Ravinder Bhalla voted to appoint Doyle. Councilwoman Theresa Castellano and Councilman Tim Occhipinti voted no, and Councilwoman Beth Mason and Councilman Michael Russo abstained. The abstentions counted as two "no" votes as opposed to to "non-votes," according to the city's corporation counsel Melissa Longo. Zimmer was called in to break the tie. In November, Judge Bariso ruled …
Mayor Dawn Zimmer will have the authority to break a tie vote if it occurs.
A resolution appointing Jim Doyle to fill the vacant At-Large seat on the Hoboken City Council has been added to tonight's agenda. Deputy City Clerk Jerry Lore said the court-ordered resolution was added yesterday. According to council documents, the order was stayed pending an appeal which was denied last week by Hudson County Assignment Judge Peter Bario. In November, Judge Bariso ruled that five votes were necessary to elect Doyle. City spokesman Juan Melli has confirmed that Mayor Dawn Zimmer is planning to be in council chambers tonight to cast the fifth and deciding vote in the event of a split vote. It is not clear whether all council members are planning to attend tonight's meeting. Councilwoman Theresa Castellano, reached by phone…
EliAgain
9:04 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
carmelo, ravi, stack....all ethically challenged can't someone honest run? more ›