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After anti-Semitic rant, Montclair NAACP leader is back

August 20, 2025 5:04 amAugust 20, 2025 12:42 am

In 2020, James E. Harris went on a tirade, claiming the Jewish community in Lakewood “controls” the town at the expense of black and Latino students and described Hasidic Jews as “folks in long black suits and curly locks” who...

Lora-backed slate wins easily in Passaic

May 9, 2023 9:07 pmMay 10, 2023 2:54 am

Passaic Council President Gary Schaer – who is also a prominent member of the New Jersey State Assembly – has easily won re-election to another term on the Passaic City Council, as have his three running mates: Councilwoman Thania Melo,...

A look at New Jersey’s 2023 May municipal elections

May 5, 2023 5:21 pmMay 8, 2023 12:45 pm

New Jersey’s third-most important Election Day is nearly here. The top spots, of course, go to the state’s June primary and November general elections. But next week’s May 9 local elections will still be consequential for the future of more...

Lora re-elected in landslide

May 11, 2021 9:21 pmMay 12, 2021 1:36 am

Passaic Mayor Hector Lora easily defeated two challengers to win re-election Tuesday, carrying his slate of council candidates to another term. It wasn’t remotely close. Lora won with 3,913 votes, nearly 89% of all those cast. Incumbents Jose Garcia, Terrence...

ICYMI: Here’s your guide to New Jersey’s May 11 municipal elections

May 10, 2021 1:19 pmMay 10, 2021 8:14 pm

Voters in 14 New Jersey municipalities will head to the polls on May 11 for non-partisan municipal elections. Fifteen candidates are seeking office in Hackensack, where Mayor John Labrosse is running for re-election to a third term, with Deputy Mayor...

Here’s your guide to New Jersey’s May 11 municipal elections

April 29, 2021 12:01 amApril 29, 2021 8:40 am

Voters in 14 New Jersey municipalities will head to the polls on May 11 for non-partisan municipal elections. Fifteen candidates are seeking office in Hackensack, where Mayor John Labrosse is running for re-election to a third term, with Deputy Mayor...

Former Passaic NAACP president removed after anti-Semitic statements running for mayor

April 22, 2021 4:02 pmApril 22, 2021 8:29 pm

Jeffrey Dye, the former Passaic City NAACP president who was ousted over a series of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino Facebook posts, is running for mayor. Dye, who was fired from a $56,088-a-year post in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration after the New...