Thursday, May 17, 2012
Nineteen buses added to county's Special Transportation System to aid seniors and disabled.
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. announced the addition of 19 new buses for the county’s Special Transportation System while unveiling the new arrivals at the Essex County Division of Senior Services in Verona Wednesday. Coinciding with May’s designation as Older Americans Month, buses will be added to the fleet run under the county’s Division of Senior Services, which provides free transportation to the county’s senior citizens and disabled residents. Ten buses arrived this month with an additional nine to be delivered in June. With the new buses, four of which were awarded to the county through a grant from the Federal Transit Administration, the county’s fleet will now number 46. Several of the buses were used to …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Robert Jackson garners huge majority of votes in the 4th ward.
The final local election results—certified by the Essex County Clerk—show mayoral candidate Karen Turner performing well in the 1st ward, but mayor-elect Robert Jackson winning the vast majority of votes in the 4th ward. Overall, Jackson got 3,897 votes compared with 2,570 for Turner and 1,705 for mayoral candidate Harvey Susswein. In the 1st ward, Turner earned 991 votes compared with 805 for Jackson and 665 for Susswein. However, in the 4th ward, Jackson got 1,250 votes compared with 140 for Turner and 136 for Susswein. When it comes to the council-at-large positions, Robert Russo earned 3,503; Rich McMahon got 2,731; LeeAnn Carlson got 2,541; Peter Zorich got 2,508, Tim Barr got 1,955; Kathryn Weller-Demming got 1,246; and Patricia …
Hurlock wants to improve residents' quality of life.
Bill Hurlock was elected first ward councilor in the May 8 election, beating out incumbent Councilor Rich Murnick. He ran on the For Montclair slate. Indeed, he was the only person elected who was not on the Montclair 2012 slate led by Robert Jackson. Hurlock has two children, one at Northeast and one at Glenfield. He's an attorney by trade. Now that he's been elected, Montclair Patch decided to ask him a few questions. Q) What did you think of the whole campaign experience? A) I thoroughly enjoyed it. I learned a great deal. It was great to learn more about the issues. I guess the one disappointment was that, town-wide, there is a certain level of cynicism that is frustrating. People say nothing is going to change. But I'm committed to …
Mayor and governor have fun with their images
Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The video was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondent's Club show. Click on the video above to see the Cory and Chris…
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Election registration offices in Newark close at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15, is your last chance to register to vote in the June 5 primary. If you would like to register, head to the Essex County Superintendent of Elections & County Commissioner of Registration & Commissioner of Registration's office at the Hall of Records in Newark, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 429. Registration will be open until 9 p.m. In order to register, you will need to enter a driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the New Jersey Voter Registration form. In a rush? Save some time by downloading a copy of the New Jersey Voter Registration form, filling it out beforehand and taking it with you when you register. All U.S. citizens at least 18 years old by Primary Day, and …
Monday, May 14, 2012
"Negative ads work and will be found in every campaign in the future," he says.
Third Ward losing candidate Chris Swenson—who has worked on Democratic campaigns for the US Senate, Congressional seats as well NJ Senate and Assembly races—answers a few questions now that the local election is over. Campaign retrospective: What are your first thoughts with the election now behind us? I congratulate the entire Jackson slate and Bill Hurlock for their victories. My hat’s off particularly to Sean Spiller, who worked hard and deserved his win in the Third Ward. I congratulated him on election night. Both he and Jeff Jacobson are good guys. All the new council members have a difficult time ahead of them and will need a lot of help to get Montclair to a better place. They should know a lot us are willing to pitch in. My …
Republican legislators propose naming a highway in northern New Jersey for the nation's 40th president.
"The Great Communicator" may soon have a stretch of New Jersey highway named after him. Under a bill introduced earlier this year by Republican legislators in the Deomcrat-controlled Assembly, the late President Ronald Reagan would have a state highway in northwestern New Jersey named in his honor, according to a Newark Star-Ledger article. Only one former president — Warren Harding — has received such as an accolade in New Jersey, with a 4-mile section of Route 48 in Salem County named in his honor, according to the article. If approved by the state Assembly and Senate, and then signed by Gov. Christopher J. Christie, the proposed legislation would designate Route 15, a 19.5-mile state highway in northwestern New Jersey, as the "…
Saturday, May 12, 2012
President Barack Obama made big headlines with his announcement this week.
President Barack Obama made national headlines this week when he came out in support of gay marriage during an interview on ABC News. Obama said he has changed his stance on the issue and said, for him, personally, "I think same-sex couples should be able to get married." Reporters at ABC called the statement historical. Obama's remarks came just after North Carolina formally banned gay marriage. Some critics have said the president may have come out for gay marriage for politcal reasons, in anticipation of the upcoming presidential election, but others say his sentiments are sincere. Was it appropriate for President Obama to stand up in support of gay marriage? What do you think?
Friday, May 11, 2012
About half approve of job president is doing
Our Republican governor gets good marks from the Garden State, but so does our Democratic president, according to the latest poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind. Barack Obama also has a solid lead over Mitt Romney in New Jersey, according to the poll—especially among women. Read the full statement from FDU below, then let us know what you think. According the latest poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, 50 percent of New Jersey voters say they approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 42 percent disapprove. These numbers mirror the support expressed by New Jerseyans for their Republican governor, Chris Christie, as reported yesterday: 56 percent approve of the job Christie is doing, …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Here are a few videos from Byron Huart to give you an inside peek at election night.
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Thursday, May 10
Videographer Byron Huart visited the campaign headquarters of Montclair 2012, the slate that swept Tuesday's local election. He got an inside peek at what was happening at headquarters as the election results came in. In addition, Huart visited the Real Progress Montclair slate at Tierney's—filming mayoral candidate Karen Turner's concession speech—and also the Montclair 2012 slate at Egan's. Take a look at his attached videos.
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