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A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Ed Cotton, former Paterson councilman, dies at 72

April 18, 2020 9:13 pm

Edward L. Cotton, Jr., a former city councilman described by Rep. Bill Pascrell as a “jewel in Paterson’s crown,” died on Friday on pneumonia. He was 72. It’s not immediately clear if Cotton’s death was related to COVID-19. The results...

Freehold Borough mayor won’t seek third term

March 29, 2019 12:32 pmMarch 29, 2019 9:31 pm

Freehold Borough mayor Nolan Higgins will not seek re-election to a third term and will be replaced on the Democratic ticket with councilman Kevin Kane. If he wins, Kane would follow in the footsteps of his father, Roger Kane, who...

Sayegh elected mayor of Paterson in huge win

May 9, 2018 4:25 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Andre Sayegh won a lopsided victory to become the next mayor of Paterson, winning the office on his third try with 41% of the vote in a six-candidate field. Sayegh, a 44-year-old councilman, becomes Paterson’s first Arab-American mayor in a...

The Inside Edge: May Election Edition

May 8, 2018 5:14 pmMay 9, 2018 12:03 pm

Bayonne election may impact Hudson Dem Chair Race Among the many spoils in today’s Bayonne elections are 102 County Committee votes in next month’s election for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. Since city employees and their families occupy the bulk...