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The Watcher: North Arlington schools want to take a building from a church using eminent domain

June 25, 2025 5:42 amJuly 13, 2025 4:31 pm

Is there such a thing as Eminence Domain? This could be the start of a joke – five school board members are standing at the pearly gates – except that the brewing legal and political battle between the North Arlington...

The Watcher: Is the RGA committed to winning Jersey?

May 28, 2025 6:07 amJuly 13, 2025 4:03 pm

Sorry, the GOP is closed on Sundays Four years ago, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) took a pass on Jack Ciattarelli’s bid to oust incumbent Phil Murphy after former Gov. Chris Christie told his former staffers there that Ciattarelli could...

The Watcher: Is Alina Habba’s election security announcement a big deal?

April 30, 2025 6:04 amJuly 13, 2025 4:03 pm

This could be a perfunctory press release, like others issued in past elections over the years, or it may be an announcement that significantly impacts a gubernatorial primary election, which is less than six weeks away. U.S. Attorney Alina Habba...

The Watcher: Internal polls in the governor’s race, and Essex County gets to vote for Pope

April 23, 2025 6:03 amSeptember 4, 2025 5:14 pm

Internal polls can drive people bonkers, not that there’s anything wrong with that. An internal poll conducted for Ras Baraka’s campaign last week shows some tightening in the race for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill...

The Watcher: Will anyone attack Mikie?

April 16, 2025 6:07 amSeptember 4, 2025 5:14 pm

Five New Jersey men are between a rock and a hard place In the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, Mikie Sherrill has been in the lead in every poll, public and internal, but the six-way race remains close, and...

The Watcher: Democratic governor’s race is getting tighter, poll says

April 9, 2025 6:14 amJuly 13, 2025 4:04 pm

New Jersey is desperate for polling. A new Democratic gubernatorial primary poll conducted by Hart Research for Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop shows a tightening of the race: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) leads Fulop, 20%-14%, with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka...

The Watcher: Fulop, Gottheimer are omnipresent figures in 37th district Assembly primary

April 2, 2025 6:06 amJuly 13, 2025 4:04 pm

This week, we start with Steve Fulop and end with Huey Long Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop is one of three candidates seeking to become New Jersey’s first Jewish governor, but his opposition to legislation that would codify an exact...