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2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

Fontoura endorses Sherrill for governor

December 30, 2024 1:41 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:17 pm

Armando Fontoura, who will retire tomorrow evening after 34 years as the Essex County Sheriff, has endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the Democratic nomination for governor. “I’ve been in law enforcement for nearly 60 years, so I’ve seen up...

Democrats win in Essex sheriff and register of deeds races

November 5, 2024 8:42 pm

Essex County residents elected two Democrats on Tuesday, keeping the county under firm Democratic control. The county reelected Juan Rivera for five more years as register of deeds and mortgages, and Amir Jones will take over as sheriff. Essex joins...

Amir Jones scores big win in Essex Dem sheriff primary

June 4, 2024 11:09 pm

Amir Jones won the Democratic nomination for Essex County Sheriff, easily fending off a challenge from primary challenge Gary Nash. As of 11:06 p.m., Jones leads Nash 84%-16%. Democratic incumbent Armando Fontoura is retiring after serving as sheriff since 1991. ...

Retired sheriff’s officer enters Essex race

March 22, 2024 5:18 amMarch 23, 2024 10:58 am

Gary Nash, a retired captain of the Essex County Sheriff’s Department, has announced that he will seek the Democratic nomination for sheriff in the June 4 primary election. Nash wants to replace Armando Fontoura, who will retire in January after...

Essex Democrats back Amir Jones for sheriff

March 20, 2024 7:16 pmMarch 20, 2024 8:12 pm

Essex County Democrats today picked Amir Jones, the Essex County Undersheriff and the son of Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr., as their candidate for sheriff in the June primary election. Jones, a fifteen-year veteran of the sheriff’s office, wants...

New Jersey’s longest-serving sheriff will retire

March 18, 2024 12:22 pmMarch 18, 2024 2:55 pm

Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura, a hugely popular Essex County Democrat who has won elections in landslides, will not seek re-election to a 12th term, ending a law enforcement career that began as a Newark police officer in 1967....