Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo and his council running mate will likely oust Mayor Al Smith and the one other Republican left on the town’s council. Losardo leads Smith 4,856 votes to 3,582. Smith ran alongside Councilman Ted Spera,...
Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith and Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo are locked in a race that, more than anything, defies the animus that pervades national politics. The mayor, a Republican, and his challenger, a Democrat whose seat comes up for...
Scotch Plains Councilwoman Rose Holdren Checchio passed away on October 21 after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 46. Checchio was elected in 2014 in a close race where Democrats picked up two seats on the Township Council. She...