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A primer on Essex County from 1972 to 1978

How the movement to elect a County Executive started and how Peter Shapiro got there.

By David Wildstein, July 22 2019 9:37 am

The long road to a vote on Essex charter change

The 1978 race for Essex County Executive, Part 1

How Peter Shapiro won

Shapiro and Cryan split the ’78 races for Essex freeholder

The fall of Harry Lerner

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