Friday, March 29, 2013
Mark Dunec, of Livingston, writes this letter to the editor about gay marriage and his Congressman's position on it.
- GOVERNMENT
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Friday, March 29
The following letter to the editor was written by Mark Dunec, of Livingston. Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) represents municipalities in Essex, Morris, Passic and Sussex counties. A short time ago, I wrote to express my frustration with Washington’s failure to provide responsible leadership during difficult times. Specifically, I have taken note of one of my Congressman, Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11), who has a particularly unimpressive 20-year record of sitting on the sidelines on important issues. From debt reduction and gun control to healthcare and immigration reform, Frelinghuysen has failed to lead while a divided Congress argues off of talking points. This week, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the question of gay marriage and…
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Homicide in West Orange, Newark weapon, drug arrest, Belleville church steeple braced.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Authorities are investigating a bank robbery Tuesday at the Valley National Bank on Bloomfield Avenue. Just before 1 p.m. Tuesday, the suspect entered the bank at 22 Bloomfield Ave. and passed a note to the teller reading "Have gun. Give me money," according to Deputy Chief Mark Minichini of the Belleville Police Department. The suspect made off with the contents of the teller's drawer and fled north on foot on Belmont Avenue. Exact proceeds have not been determined, Minichini said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a West Orange woman on Oct. 31. Lelia Whatley, 22, was found unresponsive at her Washington Street residence early last Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Katherine Carter, …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated former Roseland mayor, Democrat John Arvanites.
Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen will return to Congress for his 10th term following an Election Day win over Democratic challenger John Arvanites. Frelinghuysen, who represents the 11th Congressional District representing Essex County towns including Nutley, Bloomfield, Montclair, the Caldwells, West Orange and Livingston, beat Arvanites, who is the former mayor of Roseland. Frelinghuysen narrowly lost Essex County, earning 32,699 votes to his opponent's 34,008, or garnering 48 percent of the vote to Arvanites 50 percent of the vote. In a press release issued shortly after his victory, Frelinghuysen thanked voters for sending him back to Washington. “My victory tonight, like all who stood for election today, is tempered by the …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
11th District congressman speaks in favor of Pell grants, Romney, and (parts of) Obamacare
- ELECTIONS
- Paul Milo
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Rodney Frelinghuysen, the longtime Republican congressman for the 11th District, met with local party activists and supporters a few weeks ago* in Nutley, where he spoke cordially about President Obama but still drew sharp distinctions with him on health care, foreign policy and other issues. “I’m damn excited about getting 270,000 new voters in 14 towns,” said Frelinghuysen, whose legislative district has grown to include Nutley, some of Bloomfield and other parts of Essex and Passaic counties after the state’s congressional districts were redrawn late last year. Frelinghuysen faces Democrat John Arvanites in the November election. Speaking at the Diamond Spring restaurant, Frelinghuysen, who has served nine terms in the House of …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Democrat running against longtime Republican incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen to represent Verona and Cedar Grove, other Essex towns in redrawn 11th Congressional District.
John Arvanites wants to represent everyone. Arvanites is the Democratic candidate seeking to represent New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, which includes Essex County towns like Verona, Cedar Grove, Montclair, Bloomfield and the Caldwells. The district was redrawn following the 2010 Census. Arvanites is running against longtime incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen. Arvanites said he is interested in truly representing the needs of the entire district, not just people located on either end of the socio-economic and political spectrums. “We don’t have a middle class anymore, we have a majority class and that’s who I want to represent,” Arvanites said. “That’s why you get elected to these positions, to do what’s best for the majority, not …
Sharon Rothbart
4:13 pm on Saturday, March 30, 2013
Thank you for addressing this issue. I too am curious and no response is..... A response. Many years from now we will look back at this point in history and ask, who could have possibly been against gay rights? Similar to slavery. Frelinghuysen, where do you stand? more ›