Dear Mayor Smith:
Upon further consideration,while I appreciate and thank you for considering me to fill the current vacancy in the General Assembly, I could not accept the appointment of the district’s county committee and therefore request that you remove my name from consideration as a candidate to fill that vacancy. I will be starting a [...]
Sometimes we lose perspective on what our civic responsibility is when we vote not just thee upcoming election but all elections. I leave it to our second President to remind us -
“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John [...]
Rest in Peace to former Congressman Bob Franks. BCAL shares the grief of his family as we all should, the congressman was a model of what a public servant should be
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Camden Mayor Dana Redd considers homeless summit, citywide cleanup, wellness campaign | – NJ.com.
We here at bcal usually just scour the web to find information that we think would be useful to the people of Bayonne and the citizenry as a whole. This story caught my eye so I felt compelled to comment. My time in the legislature has made me [...]
There are many voices in the senate and its easy for one to get lost in the crowd. However I would like to highlight one Senator who I think deserves to not only have his voice heard but to be applauded for his tireless effort in his efforts in reforming health care in our state. [...]
I have to say that one of the most ardent advocates for their constitutions and for good common sense legislation is Senator Ron Rice from Essex below is an example of such legislation. Also although I wasn’t an aide in the legislature when Senator Stack became a Senator I would him in the same category, [...]
I listened to the the assembly hearings and I came away with a sense of pride in being a resident of our state. I applaud the bipartisan assembly leadership for holding the hearings. Being a skeptic I assumed that this would be a dog and pony show, but for the many residents who [...]
Menendez: Loss of Democratic Senate seat in Massachusetts not my fault | Hudson County Now – – NJ.com.
City is going after illegal apartments – NJ.com.
