Plainfield BOE Member on Naming of the New School

To the Editor,

I support Tom Malinowski, the Democratic candidate for New Jersey’s Seventh District, because he believes in affordable healthcare for all.

New Jerseyans and all Americans ...

I was the Secretary of the Plainfield Charter Study Commission that was elected in 2012 and did its work in 2013. The Commission is now dissolved and has no existing authority, but I still have an ...

Whether it’s responding to emergencies, getting our children to school, establishing a business, commuting to work, or simply going out for a night on the town: the residents of Union County ...

Dear Editor:

Over the past week social media and the news have been filled with stories and articles encouraging people to seek help if they’re in emotional distress. There have been ...

One of the responsibilities that parents take most seriously is protecting their children from injury, whether it is buckling seat belts in a car or wearing a helmet while riding a bike. And when ...

After Bruce Patrson of Garwood was stopped from speaking at the Union County freeholder meeting of March 22 regarding the politics behind refusing to give the party line to a sitting freeholder I ...

As Trenton currently looks to balance the budget, once again it’s our state’s hardest working citizens who will be left holding the bag. This time, though, it will be the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16, 2018 – Despite her rhetoric, U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-12, failed Wednesday to deliver on her promise to make schools safer for our children.

The ...

This June I will seek the Democratic nomination for 9th Ward Council in the City of Linden. It has been my privilege to represent the 9th Ward since 2013. 

The residents of the 9th Ward ...

First, congratulations to Chairman Nick Scutari. I look forward to working alongside him as 1st Vice Chair of the Union County Democratic Committee. 

For the last three weeks, this campaign ...

There is a quote, attributed to various people, including Albert Einstein that states, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different ...

Dear Editor,

As a voting democratic committee member and a concerned, involved taxpaying resident in the city of Plainfield for over 40 years I felt compelled to respond to Deanna Dell-Bene ...

Dear Editor:

As a 26-year-old Scotch Plains resident who cares more about the well-being of our town than about local politics, I am extremely disappointed that the Scotch Plains Democratic ...

Dear Editor:

I’m proud to support Colleen Mahr for Chair of the Union County Democratic Committee  (UCDC) and am encouraging my Scotch Plains peers to join me.

I was a first time ...

Dear Editor:

Mayor Colleen Mahr has been a valuable friend to the Township of Cranford. Whether it’s offering advice and assistance during devastating flood cleanup, supporting the ...

My vision for Union County includes you. On February 21st, I need your vote so we can build the future of our Party together. 

Vote Colleen Mahr for Union County Democratic ...

One recent email came from a pastor in East Orange, sharing the struggles of a young couple who have no safe place for their baby to sleep.

Then, there was also a phone call from a Newark ...

I attended my first Plainfield, NJ (Union County) council meeting on February 12.    Within minutes, it became clear that the reason it moved so quickly was that all decisions had ...

Dear Editor:

Mayor Colleen Mahr has been a pillar of consistency in Union County for the last 20 years, having devoted her life to public service. There is no one more qualified and capable to ...

Dear Editor:

My name is Patti Murgo. I am Committeewoman in Linden’s Eighth Ward. I am a life-long  DEMOCRAT, a party activist, and a believer in what being a democrat stands ...

Dear Editor:

I read with interest in a local newspaper regarding the Union county democrat party political infighting for their “county chair” selection. There were 2 ...

I’m wishing Chairman Green a speedy recovery and wishing his family well during this difficult time. With the resignation of our fine Chairman due to his health, two candidates are pursuing the ...

On Tuesday 6PM, at its Roosevelt Avenue headquarters, the PMUA Board of Commissioners will congratulate itself for holding rates steady, finding state-of-the-art ways to sewer maintenance, and ...

Dear PDCC Members,

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency.”—Arnold Glasow

A leader’s position is never ...

Mr. Mapp:

As some of your most ardent supporters break away from you and, your administration gives way like snow on a hot day, you may want to stop, reflect and give thought to what it means to ...