The late Friday news HHA Executive Director Carmelo Garcia was out in the Assembly race on the HCDO – Brian Stack ticket sent shock waves across HudCo and all of New Jersey.  After all, Brian Stack is not only the Union City mayor and powerbroker in the county, he’s a State Senator with ties to the Governor’s office and Chris Christie’s phone number on speed dial.

The egg on Senator Stack’s face didn’t cause some embarrassment.  It was a major “take that” from the Hoboken Reform movement and indirectly a little love note from Councilman Ravi Bhalla.

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Superior Court Assignment Judge Peter Bariso is impacting Hoboken from the judiciary. It’s not been good for the Old Guard and the Hoboken Sopranos.

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