Harry Shortway Archives - New Jersey Globe

If Kugler wins Bergen sheriff race, he’ll probably be able to take office

September 27, 2021 9:45 am

New Jersey doesn’t have a law that requires law enforcement officials charged with a crime to be suspended, a loophole that creates a potential path for Robert Kugler to serve as Bergen County Sheriff even though Saddle Brook suspended him...

92-year-old ex-mayor mounts primary challenge to Bergen County Clerk

June 1, 2021 3:18 pmJune 1, 2021 3:19 pm

Bergen County Clerk John S. Hogan faces a primary from former Englewood Mayor Sondra J. Greenberg. The 92-year-old Greenberg, who served as mayor from 1976 to 1982, is mounting a political comeback nearly 40 years after leaving office. If she...

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...