Bernadette McPherson Archives

Juliano wins massive support in bid for re-election

May 6, 2026 10:10 pm

Paul Juliano looks like a sure bet for re-election as Bergen County Democratic chairman after securing endorsements from 58 municipal chairs and a long list of federal, state, county, and municipal elected officials. Juliano, who has chaired the county organization...

Four N.J. DNC members endorse Gill for NJ-11

November 18, 2025 11:22 am

Four New Jersey members of the Democratic National Committee – Modia Butler, Bernadette McPherson, John Graham, and Marcia Marley – are supporting Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair)’s campaign to succeed Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district....

N.J. Democratic National Committee members re-elected

December 9, 2024 9:49 pmJanuary 30, 2025 2:57 pm

Five Democratic National Committee members from New Jersey were re-elected tonight without opposition, giving Modia Butler, John Graham, Marcia Marley, Laura Matos, and Bernadette McPherson new four-year terms. Those five, along with Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr. and Vice...

George Norcross, others will keep Democratic National Committee posts for another four years

July 23, 2020 5:30 pmJuly 24, 2020 1:16 pm

Update (6:19 PM): The New Jersey Democratic State Committee re-elected George E. Norcross III, Marcia Marley, Tonio Burgos, John F.X. Graham and Bernadette McPherson to four-year terms on the Democratic National Committee. The five incumbent Democratic National Committee members from...

A guide to how N.J. Democrats pick their national convention delegates

February 24, 2020 3:04 amFebruary 24, 2020 5:27 pm

Since the possibility exists that no candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination will be the presumptive nominee before the June 2 New Jersey primary, here’s a Q&A to help you understand how Democrats will pick their delegates to the national...

Andrew Bertone, former Rutherford mayor, dies at 91

December 18, 2018 9:38 am

Andrew Bertone, a former mayor of Rutherford, passed away on December 16. He was 91. Bertone enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17 and saw active duty in the South Pacific during World War II. He spent 30 years...