Rob Bengivenga, a five-term councilman from South Plainfield, defeated Perth Amboy Republican Chair Sharon Hubberman by a vote of 191-79 to become the next MCRO Chairman.
Government & Politics
New Brunswick is governed by an elected Mayor and 7-member City Council, while the Middlesex County government is governed by a 7-member County Commission and three Constitutional Officers: County Sheriff, County Clerk, and County Surrogate. The city’s affairs are also heavily influenced and impacted by state government, as well as the New Brunswick Parking Authority, New Brunswick Housing Authority, and the Democratic Party.
Franklin Residents Have Not Given Up Trying to Stop Construction of New Library
A few Franklin Township residents remain committed to trying to preserve a heavily wooded parcel of value to their local neighborhood that now is the proposed construction site for a new library branch.
After Cancelling 2020 Elections, Republican Chair Plans to Step Down
Middlesex County Republican Organization Chairwoman Lucille Panos says she will likely step down from her position and not seek re-election at this year’s party re-organization meeting.
Assemblyman Quietly Takes on New $87K Job as Interim Head of Sewerage Authority
Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen landed another government job at a local public agency earlier last year, after the Franklin Township Sewerage Authority (FTSA) board hired him to positions that pay Danielsen an additional $87,327 per year in salary.
Why Isn’t New Jersey Providing COVID Relief to Undocumented Taxpayers?
With no sign of COVID-19 relief funds reaching New Jersey’s undocumented, tax-paying workers for over a year since the pandemic began last March, a coalition of Latino organizations are stepping up pressure on the state government to provide aid.
County Accepts $350K to Allow Oil Pipeline Easement on Golf Course Property
On February 18, the Middlesex County Commissioners approved a resolution that will allow “Sunoco Pipeline LP” to relocate an oil pipeline to an area along the edge of a county-owned golf course.
New Councilman Takes Office in East Brunswick
At the East Brunswick Township Council meeting on February 22, Dinesh “Danny” Behal was sworn in to fill the vacant seat formerly held by Sterley Stanley.