Jeffrey Gates Archives - New Jersey Globe

DePhillips, Barlas hold seats for GOP in LD40

November 5, 2025 1:05 am

Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips (R-Wyckoff) and freshman Assemblyman Al Barlas (R-Cedar Grove) won re-election in the 40th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 1 a.m., DePhillips and Barlas led their Democratic challengers, former Caldwell council President Jeffrey Gates...

Republicans regain control in Caldwell

November 8, 2022 9:04 pmNovember 8, 2022 9:05 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Republicans have regained control in Caldwell, with Republican Garrett Jones defeating former Democratic Councilman Frank Rodgers for the mayor’s office and two Republicans flipping seats on the borough council. Democrats gained the mayor’s office...

Caldwell planning board member accused of ‘derogatory statements’ about affordable housing residents

September 3, 2021 6:28 pm

A longtime Caldwell Planning Board member is under fire for callous remarks about people who live in affordable housing. Nathan “Chip” Gardner has been asked to recuse himself or resign after the attorney for a developer accused him of having...

New municipal officials prepare to take office in 2020

December 31, 2019 3:06 pmDecember 31, 2019 3:14 pm

Though Democrats lost seats in the statehouse, they fared well at the local level in 2019, picking up majorities or mayorships in 11 towns on top of proxy victories elsewhere. The biggest win of the year was in Hamilton, where...