Posted on August 7, 2009 by Kevin Canessa Jr.
Good job on the part of the Jersey Journal.
They’re calling for the resignation of L. Harvey Smith — their guy — in addition to Mariano Vega Jr., Jersey City’s City Council president. It’s very dangerous for a newspaper to call for resignations, and the JJ deserves a lot of credit for doing it — especially [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by Kevin Canessa Jr.
He’s been arrested. His salary and committee posts have been stripped of him. Yet Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith, D-Jersey City, has arrogantly and typically decided against resigning his seat in the General Assembly, The Jersey Journal reports today.
This action puts Smith at the top of our newly formed “Most Arrogant Jersey Politicians” category/list.
Smith could have [...]
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Posted on August 13, 2008 by Kevin Canessa Jr.
Two cops were fired and one quit after police officials in West Palm Beach, Fla. released a video of the cops beating a handcuffed suspect. Click here for the story from CBS News—and see the video embedded below.
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Posted on July 14, 2008 by Kevin Canessa Jr.
TRENTON – Attorney General Anne Milgram today announced a state grand jury returned separate indictments charging former Chief Judge Wanda Molina and former Court Administrator Virginia Pagan of the Jersey City Municipal Court with official misconduct for allegedly fixing parking tickets.
According to Criminal Justice Director Deborah Gramiccioni, Molina, 49, of Jersey City, was charged with [...]
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Need a Good Read? This Star-Ledger Column’s Worth Your Time
Paul Mulshine, a columnist for the Newark Star-Ledger (and NJ.com) has written a tremendous column about Jersey City and its politics. This is a must read for all Hudson County political junkies– and I know there are plenty of you out there. Click here for the full piece.
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