Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Republicans have conceded the senatorial seat to incumbent Robert Menendez.
As the ballots pour in from Sandy-ravaged New Jersey, Robert Menendez has emerged victorious in reclaiming his U.S. Senate seat against Republican challenger Joe Kyrillos. With just over half of polling districts reporting, state Republicans have conceded victory to Menendez. The U.S. senator leads 58 percent to 40 percent as of 10:30 p.m., according to CBS News. "Senator Joe Kyrillos ran a great campaign against very tough circumstances and despite the loss, his family, campaign team, and supporters should be very proud of their efforts," New Jersey Republican Chairman Sam Raia said in a statement late Tuesday night. "Joe represents the very best of New Jersey and has fought for his constituents faithfully from the day he took office and …
Monday, October 1, 2012
The month's top stories in Belleville and Nutley
Joseph Picardo, the superintendent of Belleville’s public schools since 2010, went on paid leave after another administrator sued him for sexual misconduct. Helene Feldman was later named interim superintendent. A road rage incident in Nutley ended with a Pompton Plains man being arrested on assault and drug charges. The man, Sefer Nasufi, also allegedly stabbed the victim in a bank parking lot, police said. Nutley’s most notorious tanorexic, Patricia Krentcil, has teamed up with an author to provide online tips on proper skin care. In one of the webisodes Krentcil gets a skin peel. School overcrowding was a hot topic of discussion at both school board and township council meetings this month. Some parents blame the problem at least …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Fallout from 'inelegant' comments continues to dog GOP nominee
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Article amended Sept. 26 US Sen. Bob Menendez Tuesday held a rally in Belleville on behalf of “the 47 percent,” the slice of the American voting public disparaged in secretly taped remarks made by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney during a May fundraiser. Speaking at the Disabled American Veterans post, Menendez, a Democrat seeking a second Senate term, was joined by what he described as some typical members of the 47 percent, including a senior citizen, a military veteran and a young college student. Menendez also touted his own blue-collar roots as the son of Cuban immigrants growing up in Union City. “I believe that, just like my mom, counting on programs like Social Security and Medicare is not a sense of victimization, it’s …
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April is Autism Awareness Month
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) continued to wage his battle against autism last week, visiting The Phoenix Center in Nutley on Wednesday to meet with parents, educators, advocates and experts to discuss efforts to address autism on a federal level. April is Autism Awareness Month, and a recent Center for Disease Control and Prevention study shows that 1 in 49 New Jersey children are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder by age 8. Autism affects 1 in 88 children nationwide, with boys being diagnosed at a rate five times higher than girls. Boys in New Jersey are diagnosed at a 1 in 29 rate, while 1 in 172 girls are diagnosed with autism in the Garden State. “Autism is a complex disorder and requires support tailed to the individual,” …
Bob Royal
1:57 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
While there are bad apples on both sides, at least Republicans do not mock purity, honor, and family values. Republicans are upset when their fellow Republicans fail to live up to those ideals. Democrats think it is all one big funny joke. more ›