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Drunk driver who killed Russ Maffei gets 20 years

August 9, 2019 1:34 pmAugust 11, 2019 10:17 am

A former Hudson County Corrections officer who admitted to killing two well-known Hudson County political leaders while driving drunk in 2017 was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Michael Hansen admitted he was intoxicated in an April 2017 hit-and-run that...

LD39 Dems hit incumbents on school funding absention

August 6, 2019 3:16 pmAugust 7, 2019 10:20 am

Editor’s Note: This article was updated with a joint statement from Auth and Schepisi at 3:41 p.m. It was updated again at 12:09 a.m. Tuesday with additional figures showing the effect of the new state funding formula over its seven-year...

Maps: The race for Assembly in the 39th district

July 2, 2019 9:42 am

In the old days of Bergen County, the towns north of Route 4 were considered reliably Republican. That’s no longer the case. Amidst a suburban political realignment in recent years, Democrats are trying to target numerous suburban GOP legislative districts,...

Ghassali campaign launch draws top Republicans

July 1, 2019 8:42 pmJuly 2, 2019 1:50 pm

Montvale Mayor Mike Ghassali’s congressional campaign launch was attended by some of Bergen County’s top Republicans, but many of those stopped short of endorsing Ghassali in what is now a three-way primary. “I haven’t made an official endorsement,” Assemblywoman Holly...

AFL-CIO, building trades go in different directions on some Assembly endorsements

June 13, 2019 2:23 pmJune 14, 2019 9:45 am

Two major labor groups offered endorsements to Assembly incumbents even though they voted against them on core issues like the $15-per-hour minimum wage and the gas tax. The New Jersey AFL-CIO is backing three Democrats — Bob Andrzejczak (D-Middle), Bruce...

Bergen Assembly challengers lag in fundraising

May 31, 2019 6:56 pmJune 1, 2019 5:29 pm

Challengers from both parties are off to a slow start raising money for State Assembly races in Bergen County. A joint campaign committee for Westwood Mayor John Birkner and Emerson Council President Gerald Falotico has raised just $1,680 in their...

Bergen GOP revolting against Saudino return

May 24, 2019 11:32 am

The announcement that former Bergen County sheriff Michael Saudino is returning to the Republican Party after a six year absence – after a racist and homophobic tape caused his resignation – is causing a revolt among GOP candidates on the...