Alberto Santos Archives - New Jersey Globe

Santos beats primary challenger in Kearny

June 8, 2021 9:16 pm

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos defeated his first primary challenger in more than a decade Tuesday, overcoming a bid from real estate agent Sydney Ferreira to win another term in office. Santos’ running mates — 1st Ward Councilwoman Marytrine DeCastro, 2nd...

Seven mayoral primaries to watch on June 8

June 1, 2021 5:10 pmJune 2, 2021 6:03 pm

Voters in at least six New jersey municipalities are hosting closely watched races to pick their party’s candidates for local office next Tuesday. In Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small has the line against challenger Tom Foley. Foley, a former Democratic...

Santos will seek 9th term as Kearny mayor

April 5, 2021 11:56 am

Alberto Santos, a key player in Hudson County Democratic politics, will seek re-election to a ninth term as mayor of Kearny. The Venezuelan-born son of Portuguese parents has already the longest-serving mayor in Kearny history, breaking Joseph Healy’s record two...

Gonzalez wants Kearny landfill closed

May 3, 2019 5:12 pmMay 3, 2019 6:44 pm

Kennith Gonzalez, the 18-year-old Republican candidate for Hudson County Executive, today called for the closure of the Keegan landfill in Kearny after local officials complained that hydrogen sulfide levels exceed the legal limit. “Having a hazardous landfill right next to...

Ragheb named Hudson Dem executive director

June 13, 2018 3:33 pmJune 19, 2018 2:43 pm

Hudson County Democratic Chair Amy DeGise has picked Susan Ragheb as the new executive director of the Hudson County Democratic Organization, Ragheb was the field director of Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis’ 2018 re-election campaign, and serves as an aide to...

Kearny Mayor says Fulop shoved cop

June 12, 2018 11:12 pmJune 19, 2018 2:46 pm

Kearny mayor Alberto Santos says that Jersey City mayor Steve Fulop shoved one of his police officers tonight while attending the Hudson County Democratic county chairman election. “He shoved one our police officers,” Santos told the New Jersey Globe. “One...

Stack vs. DeGise: By the numbers

June 4, 2018 1:44 amJune 5, 2018 6:35 pm

The race for Hudson County Democratic Chairman on June 12 between Brian Stack and Amy DeGise remains too close to call. The race really comes down to three key factors: the results of Tuesday’s county committee election in West New...