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Essex freeholder incumbents sail through primary

July 7, 2020 9:35 pmJuly 8, 2020 5:48 am

Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill and his slate of incumbents easily won renomination over progressive primary challengers Tuesday. Freeholders gill, Romaine Graham, Rufus Johnson and Patricia Sebold defeated challengers Sabre Burroughs, Anthony Diaz and Simone Jelks-Bandison. They’ll face Republicans...

Essex to again consider push for ICE to release detainees

June 10, 2020 2:19 pmJune 10, 2020 5:40 pm

Updated: The Essex County Board of Freeholders voted 7-0 to approve the resolution. Leonard Luciano abstained and Robert Mercado was absent. The Essex County Board of Freeholders will again consider a resolution on Wednesday asking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Essex Freeholders vote against new insurance contract for Norcross

May 27, 2020 4:15 pmMay 27, 2020 4:43 pm

The Essex County Board of Freeholders voted on Wednesday to extend the insurance brokerage contract of a firm run by Democratic powerhouse George Norcross through the end of 2020, instead of approving a new three-year contract. The freeholder agenda had...

Essex seeks release of ICE detainees

May 26, 2020 11:16 pmMay 31, 2020 4:27 pm

Update: Essex County freeholders voted 9-0 to table a resolution to seeking the release of ICE detainees at the county correctional facility until June 10. The Essex County Board of Freeholders will consider a resolution on Wednesday asking U.S. Immigration...

Weequahic Park testing center open next week

April 10, 2020 12:22 pm

Essex County officials announced COVID-19 testing center in Weequahic Park will remain be open for three days next week to test the roughly 5,000 who applied for but did not receive a testing date during the site’s original run. “We...

Essex GOP runs all-woman countywide ticket

March 31, 2020 2:39 amMarch 31, 2020 2:42 am

Essex County Republicans have fielded an all-woman ticket of countywide candidates, something neither party has done before. The GOP slate includes one African American woman and one Latina. Monique Headen, Gynise Gotto, Bernara Quezada and Alexandra Campisi will run for...

Brendan Gill raises $50k at Essex fundraiser

March 10, 2020 12:19 pmMarch 10, 2020 10:18 pm

Essex County Freeholder President Brendan Gill raised more than $50,000 for his re-election campaign last night, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Gill, a top advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy, is seeking re-election to his fourth term on the Board...