Gerald Fitzpatrick, the son of legendary former Bayonne Mayor Francis G. Fitzpatrick, died on August 18. He was 75. Fitzpatrick sought the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 31st district in 1981, losing by just 383 votes against Joseph...
Latina trailblazer Maria Magda O’Keefe, a beloved local official who served as a Paterson City Councilwoman from 1984 to 2000, died on August 10. She was 82. O’Keefe, a popular local beauty shop owner, was among the first Latinas to...
Edward L. Cotton, Jr., a former city councilman described by Rep. Bill Pascrell as a “jewel in Paterson’s crown,” died on Friday on pneumonia. He was 72. It’s not immediately clear if Cotton’s death was related to COVID-19. The results...
Michael Adamo, a former Paterson police union president who served three-terms on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders, died on Friday. Adamo was elected freeholder in 1988, running on the Republican ticket with incumbent John Morley and Norman Robertson. They...
Ethel Graves, the former First Lady of Paterson, passed away on May 23. She was 88. She was working as a U.S. Army nurse in Europe during World War II when she met Frank X. Graves, a soldier who was...
Democratic State Chairman John Currie will not run for Passaic County Clerk in 2018, according to several sources close to Currie and Passaic County Democrats. Republicans are looking at several candidates to replace Acting Clerk Walter Davison, 76, who moved...