Gretchen Hickey Archives - New Jersey Globe

New Jersey mayor opens Trump food boxes, removes president’s letter, and replaces it with his own

October 22, 2020 2:32 pmOctober 22, 2020 2:48 pm

A letter from President Donald Trump that accompanied U.S. Department of Agriculture fresh food boxes for Linden was replaced by one from the city’s Democratic mayor, Derek Armstead. Food boxes were opened by local public works department employees. Trump’s letter...

Running off the line, Linden mayor wins big

June 6, 2018 3:56 am

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead easily won a hotly contested Democratic primary for a second term with 60% of the vote. Armstead was tossed off the Democratic organization line after break with State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, the Linden Democratic Municipal Chairman,...

Ten mayoral primaries to watch

June 5, 2018 6:00 amJune 5, 2018 4:32 pm

Ten primaries for mayor worth watching: Berkeley Heights: Mayor Robert Woodruff faces a GOP primary challenge from Tom Maciejewski. Chester: Mayor Janet Hoven faces a Republican primary challenge from councilman Tim Iverson. Englewood: Mayor Frank Huttle is not seeking re-election. ...

Linden councilman wants to fire Scutari

June 3, 2018 3:02 pmJune 5, 2018 6:33 pm

Linden Councilman Peter Brown, Jr. says wants to oust State Sen. Nicholas Scutari as the municipal prosecutor in retaliation for the Democratic county chairman’s endorsement of a challenger to incumbent Derek Armstead in the Democratic mayoral primary. Scutari, who is...

Off the line, Linden mayor battles for re-nomination

June 2, 2018 11:57 amJune 3, 2018 12:45 pm

LINDEN – In Linden, it’s Mayor Derek Armstead against the world, or – more specifically – against the county. The incumbent mayor faces two primary challengers, 10th Ward Councilwoman Gretchen Hickey and 4th Ward Councilwoman Rhoshonna Cosby, who Armstead beat in the...

Linden mayor loses petition challenge

April 11, 2018 6:19 pm

Linden Mayor Derek Armstead lost his bid to have his opponent in Democratic primary, Gretchen Hickey, thrown off the ballot. Armstead had alleged that the people who circulated the petitions were not the same as those who signed the affidavits...

Scutari mulls options to deal with Linden mayor

March 14, 2018 10:35 amMarch 15, 2018 12:38 pm

It looks like Linden Mayor Derek Armstead has really poked the bear, picking an immense fight with his most powerful constituent just a month before the filing deadline for his re-election campaign. The thing is that Armstead’s powerful constituent is...