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Passaic Dems tap Rodney De Vore to run for county commissioner

February 10, 2024 3:16 pmFebruary 10, 2024 4:24 pm

Passaic County Democrats have picked educator Rodney De Vore to run for county commissioner as they seek to take back a seat Republicans picked off in 2021. De Vore, a former aide to Assemblywoman Shavonda Sumter, will run with incumbents...

Bartlett trails by 11 votes after more votes counted in Passaic County

November 10, 2021 10:09 pmNovember 10, 2021 10:10 pm

Democrat Zoila Cassanova has taken a 710-vote lead in the race for Passaic County Surrogate, and another Democrat, John Bartlett, is now trailing by just 11 votes in his bid for re-election to as county commissioner. Cassanova had trailed Republican...

Passaic county races still too close to call; GOP surrogate candidate leads by 224 votes

November 9, 2021 2:06 pmNovember 9, 2021 5:32 pm

The race for three seats on the Passaic County Board of Commissioners remains too close to call, with Republicans leading for the first time in twelve years in a contest where about 3,300 votes are still uncounted. The GOP candidate...

Passaic says yes to Murphy borrowing plan

June 1, 2020 2:30 pmJune 1, 2020 3:13 pm

Passaic County freeholders and mayors have signed on as supporters of Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget borrowing plan, joining local officials in Essex and Hudson counties. In a statement issued on Monday, seven Democratic freeholders and eight Democratic mayors said they...