Six new trustees join Union County College Foundation

At the May board meeting of the Union County College Foundation, six community members were elected as new trustees to the board. The new members are: Rev. Dr. Selina D. Carter of Plainfield, Rev. Dr. Francis A. Hubbard of Berkeley Heights, Ken Orchard of Little Silver, Colleen Shea of Cranford, Steven St. Pierre Fernandez ofContinue reading “Six new trustees join Union County College Foundation”

Protections sought for wolves in wilderness areas

A coalition of wildlife advocates and hunters, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, today asked the U.S. Forest Service to issue new protections for wolves in designated wilderness areas following Idaho and Montana’s enactment of a rash of aggressive anti-wolf laws. The petition, submitted to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and top Forest ServiceContinue reading “Protections sought for wolves in wilderness areas”

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel | ProPublica In 2007, Jeff Bezos, then a multibillionaire and now the world’s richest man, did not pay a penny in federal income taxes. He achieved the feat again in 2011. In 2018, Tesla founder Elon Musk, the second-richest person in the world, also paid no federalContinue reading “The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax”

Biden’s Budget Is Great for Everyday Americans

President Joe Biden released his $6 trillion budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2022 and the ensuing decade. The White House sent Congress a spending plan that would ramp up spending on infrastructure, education and combating climate change, arguing it makes good fiscal sense to invest now, when the cost of borrowing is cheap,Continue reading “Biden’s Budget Is Great for Everyday Americans”

Active shooter at Texas military base

Authorities are reporting an active shooter at Joint Base San Antonio, located in Texas, which is the Department of Defense’s largest combined military station. According to the base’s Facebook page and a message posted on Twitter: "All base personnel implement LOCKDOWN procedures and immediately take cover." A second post said there were no immediate reportsContinue reading “Active shooter at Texas military base”

No end in sight to Assange’s Promethean plight

Several months after a British judge blocked his extradition to the U.S.–citing that conditions in America’s inhumane prison system would be detrimental to his health–WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange continues to be held in a maximum-security prison in the United Kingdom. The mistreatment of Assange over the past decade has been defined as “psychological torture” byContinue reading “No end in sight to Assange’s Promethean plight”

Supreme Court says Attorney General may publicize the names of disciplined cops

Every police department in New Jersey will be required to annually publish the names of officers who were fired, demoted, or suspended for more than five days,” said Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, following the unanimous decision handed down Monday. The 60-page ruling ends the current controversy over contentious reform measures supported by Grewal and stateContinue reading “Supreme Court says Attorney General may publicize the names of disciplined cops”

One New Jersey high school student dead, another wounded in Maplewood shooting

A shooting on at Underhill Field, the athletic field at Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, left one student dead and another wounded, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Police officers responding to a report of gunfire at about 9:30 p.m. Sunday, found Moussa Fofana, 18, of Maplewood, and a 17-year-old boy whoseContinue reading “One New Jersey high school student dead, another wounded in Maplewood shooting”

Billionaires pay little or no income tax

Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. A new ProPublica analysis of a trove of IRS documents revealed that the richest 25 Americans pay a tiny fraction of their wealth in taxes. But even if you use the mostContinue reading “Billionaires pay little or no income tax”

Protesters block jail to stop deportation

Fourteen people were arrested for allegedly blocking the entrance to the Bergen County Jail, as activist group members laid their bodies on the line in the demand for Marvin Jerezano Peña to be released. Peña is a father, son, and resident of Red Bank, at imminent risk for deportation after being targeted and entrapped byContinue reading “Protesters block jail to stop deportation”

Governor endorses anti-abortion lawmaker

During a recent visit to Elizabeth, Gov. Phil Murphy endorsed the re-election of anti-abortion state Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union), who has publicly stated his desire to outlaw abortion except for cases of rape, incest or if a woman’s life is in danger. Cryan was awarded an unfairly advantageous position on the primary ballot by StateContinue reading “Governor endorses anti-abortion lawmaker”

Senator Joe Cryan has been bringing his family to work

In May, when nearly 45,000 Union County residents found themselves suddenly unemployed, nine members of state Senator Joe Cryan’s family were secure in the knowledge that taxpayers would continue paying them lucrative salaries no matter how bad things got because they have a powerful political insider looking out for them. While thousands of families inContinue reading “Senator Joe Cryan has been bringing his family to work”

Bernier’s Aunt Celeste Sitarski, the DPW Karen, is soaking taxpayers again!

Celeste Sitarski, a DPW employee is collecting a $70,000 salary while on paid leave, and using the time to campaign for her nephew’s re-election to the borough council, while her second lawsuit makes its way through the courts. Sitarski won $200,000 from a previous legal case against taxpayers, in which she amplified sexual and racialContinue reading “Bernier’s Aunt Celeste Sitarski, the DPW Karen, is soaking taxpayers again!”

Supporter once claimed Atkins betrayed the Democratic Party

A Union County Democratic Committee member, who called on party leaders to remove Reginald Atkins from his post as chairman of the Roselle Democratic Committee over his support for Republicans in the 2019 general election, is now backing the turncoat as a candidate for General Assembly. Democratic Committee member Anthony Esposito sent a letter toContinue reading “Supporter once claimed Atkins betrayed the Democratic Party”

Trump supporters endorse Joe Cryan

New Jersey’s largest police union has endorsed Senator Joe Cryan in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election but some observers wonder if the group will do more harm than good to the anti-abortion Pennsylvania politician’s chances after the same organization supported Republican President Donald Trump last year. The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association announced that itContinue reading “Trump supporters endorse Joe Cryan”

Joe Cryan let idiots vote in New Jersey

New Jersey cut the word ‘idiot’ from its constitution so that people with some mental disabilities won’t be barred from voting but it is possible a scheming politician engineered the move because he thought it would help him advance if idiots could vote. State Assemblyman Joseph P. Cryan introduced a bill on February 26, 2007Continue reading “Joe Cryan let idiots vote in New Jersey”

Police & politicians divorce the communities they are supposed to serve

Joe Cryan does not think police or politicians should be required to live where they serve, which is why 70 percent of the politician’s real estate assets are in Pennsylvania, causing some concern about his commitment to the Garden State and the people of Union County who lack real representative in the New Jersey Senate.Continue reading “Police & politicians divorce the communities they are supposed to serve”

Cowardly Cryan clings to Cancel Culture

Corrupt politician Joseph Cryan has cut off access to a computer server that hosted the website of NJTODAY.NET, New Jersey’s oldest weekly newspaper, by deviously threatening unfounded legal action. NJTODAY.NET has restored services temporarily but the publisher is planning to sue in response to Cryan’s illegal attack on the First Amendment and the commercial rightsContinue reading “Cowardly Cryan clings to Cancel Culture”

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED BY CORRUPT POLITICIANS LIKE SENATOR JOE CRYAN

Lawyers for Senator Joseph Cryan have caused NJTODAY.NET to be deprived of our host server under false pretenses in an effort to deprive voters of the truth in the closing week of the Democratic primary election campaign. We will return to normal soon, but this site will provide the latest news temporarily while New Jersey’sContinue reading “WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED BY CORRUPT POLITICIANS LIKE SENATOR JOE CRYAN”

Biden calls out moderate Democrats

President Joe Biden is calling out a pair of moderate Democratic senators as he faces emboldened opposition to key pieces of his agenda. Touting the need to pass legislation on voting rights, Biden dismissed criticism over Democrats’ inability thus far to move certain bills forward, noting that Republicans remain nearly universally opposed to the piecesContinue reading “Biden calls out moderate Democrats”