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Who Will Succeed Paterson Mayor Jose ‘Joey’ Torres?

Midway to the end of Paterson Mayor Jose "Joey" Torres' third term as mayor of Paterson, his political opponents are circling with expectations of either a long drag out to certain doom or a thunderclap exit before then that comes as a consequence...

By Max Pizarro

Fulop, backed by pols and union leaders, denounces proposed NJ Transit fare hike, slams Christie

JERSEY CITY - As light rail trains clanged behind him at Exchange Place in Jersey City, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop rang Governor Chris Christie's bell, denouncing his administration for a proposed nine percent increase in NJ Transit fares that would be accompanied by service cuts.

By Mark Bonamo

In Newark, school board election chance to cement Baraka-Fulop alliance, flex machine muscle

NEWARK - While some observers might see the Newark public schools advisory board election as an exercise in futility because of the lack of local control stemming from the 1995 state takeover of the district, the scene outside of the headquarters of the victorious three-member slate backed by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Tuesday, as well as some behind-the-scenes political activity, indicated another takeover taking root.

By Mark Bonamo