Frank Raia

July 17, 2008 - 8:33pm

Mason takes Fulop tack in Hoboken

Hoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason: Politicker photoHoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason: Politicker photo 

HOBOKEN - Taking a nod from Jersey City Councilman Steve Fulop, freshman Hoboken Councilwoman Beth Mason intends to introduce an amendment that would ban city elected officials from receiving more than one public salary or pension.

"I am sure that Councilman Fulop recognizes, as do I, how difficult it is to create a more responsive and responsible government when the primary interest of many elected officials lies in perpetuating a cumbersome, costly bureaucracy that rewards the few, at the expense of the many," Mason said.

Elected last year to fill a vacant seat in the city’s second ward, Mason - like Fulop in Jersey City - is a likely 2009 mayoral candidate.

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June 1, 2008 - 10:08am

Jersey Journal backs Freeholder candidates

The Jersey Journal has endorsed outsiders in three contested Democratic primaries for Hudson County Freeholder.  They are backing former Acting Hudson County Clerk Mary Jane Desmond, an ex-Bayonne City Councilwoman, against the Hudson County Democratic Organization incumbent Doreen McAndrew DiDomenico in District 1.  Also running is David Longenhagen.

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May 8, 2008 - 6:15pm

Remnants of Stack machine press on in Hudson

When Jersey City Detective Sean Connors took on the task of running against North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco for the state Senate seat in the 32nd District last year, he really had his eye on a different position: 4th District Freeholder.

Connors, 39, expected that he'd have the backing of powerful Union City Mayor/state Sen. Brian Stack in exchange for undertaking that kamikaze mission on Stack's rivals at the Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO). But now, with a tenuous semi-peace holding between Stack and the HCDO, Connors is alone in his freeholder fight against incumbent Eliu Rivera. Even without that support, Connors has surprised local political insiders by running a truly competitive campaign.

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