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Despite pending criminal charges, Bergen GOP picks Kugler for sheriff

March 30, 2021 11:12 pmMarch 31, 2021 10:43 am

Nearly three weeks after state prosecutors charged Robert Kugler with corruption and conspiracy charges, Bergen County Republicans tonight picked him as their candidate for Sheriff. He defeated Harry Shortway Jr., the 83-year-old Midland Park mayor, by a vote of 269-98,...

Two GOP local elected officials head Republicans for Josh Gottheimer

October 9, 2020 4:51 pm

Vernon Council President Harry Shortway and Teaneck Councilwoman Karen Orgen are heading up “Republicans for Josh” in support of Democrat Josh Gottheimer’s bid for re-election as the congressman from New Jersey’s 5th district. “Since I first ran for Congress, I’ve...

After 18 years, Burrell returns to public office

January 1, 2020 4:48 pm

The last Democrat to win a seat on the Sussex County Board of Freeholders and the only African American freeholder in Sussex history completed a political comeback today, being sworn in as the new mayor of Vernon Township. Howard Burrell,...

Bergen GOP voting for sheriff candidate

October 1, 2018 6:48 pmOctober 2, 2018 2:55 pm

The Bergen County Republican Committee began voting to pick a candidate to run for former Sheriff Michael Saudino’s vacant seat at about 6:40 p.m., a source told the New Jersey Globe. Running are Midland Park Mayor and Undersheriff Harry Shortway,...

Brundage out in Bergen Sheriff race

October 1, 2018 9:04 am

It looks like former Paramus councilman Alan Brundage is out of the race for the Republican nomination for Bergen County Sheriff. The favorite to win tonight’s convention continues to be Hasbrouck Heights Mayor Jack DeLorenzo. He’ll face 80-year-old Midland Park...

Gottheimer launches first ad

September 4, 2018 9:52 amSeptember 4, 2018 4:52 pm

Rep. Josh Gottheimer is out on the airwaves with his first ad of the cycle, finally dipping into the depths of his war chest. The ad, titled “Jersey values,” touts the first-term congressman’s notable bipartisanship. Gottheimer co-chairs the problem solvers...

If you’re prone to headaches, don’t even bother reading this

February 23, 2018 5:06 pm

Democrats are infiltrating the Republican Party, GOP congressional candidate Steve Lonegan. The Lonegan campaign alleges that his primary opponent, John McCann, is getting help from two Republican mayors who support Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff): Vernon Mayor Harry Shortway and his...