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Linden considering Jim Devine for local PR contract

June 18, 2019 6:00 pm

The Linden City Council will vote tonight on Mayor Derek Armstead’s proposal to award a public relations contract to a company run by controversial political consultant Jim Devine and his life partner, perennial candidate Lisa McCormick, according to the council...

Scutari re-elected Union County Dem chairman

June 11, 2019 8:20 pmJune 12, 2019 10:06 am

State Sen. Nicholas Scutari was re-elected to his seat at the head of Union County’s Democratic Committee Tuesday. The chairman ran unopposed. “I want to say thank you. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve in this capacity,”...

Armstead wins Linden Dem chairmanship

June 10, 2019 7:14 pmJune 10, 2019 8:44 pm

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead was elected Democratic municipal chairman on Monday night, defeating State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden) by seven votes. The outcome had been expected since Armstead won control of a majority of county committee seats in the June...

Mapp endorses Scutari for county chairman

June 7, 2019 12:24 pmJune 7, 2019 12:29 pm

Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp has endorsed Nicholas Scutari for re-election as the Union County Democratic chairman. At this moment, there are no announced candidates to challenge Scutari. Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr, who ran against Scutari in March 2018, has not...

Early returns show Scutari loses Linden municipal chairmanship

June 5, 2019 7:00 amJune 5, 2019 8:42 am

State Sen. Nicholas Scutari appears to have lost re-election as the Linden Democratic Municipal Chairman but looks to have won enough votes to remain as the Union County Democratic Chairman. Linden Mayor Derek Armstead field a slate of 64 county...

Dansereau slate sweeps in Roselle

June 5, 2019 2:20 amJune 5, 2019 7:01 am

Roselle Mayor Christine Dansereau on Tuesday defeated challengers backed by Union County Democratic Chairman Nicholas Scutari and Linden Mayor Derek Armstead. Dansereau received 1,094 votes, beating the 924 earned by Donald Shaw, Scutari’s candidate. Archange Antoine, Armstead’s candidate, got 647...

LaCorte blows past McCormick in Union Surrogate primary

June 5, 2019 2:17 am

Union County Surrogate James S. LaCorte won a landslide victory for renomination to a fifth term in the Democratic primary, defeating perennial candidate Lisa McCormick by a 65%-35% margin. LaCorte won by 4,302 votes and was the top vote-getter in...