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Top Dems put feuds aside for Lagana dinner

October 15, 2019 12:29 amOctober 15, 2019 9:49 am

Some of the state’s top Democrats put their feuds aside to attend State Sen. Joe Lagana’s annual Columbus Day beefsteak Monday night. The first-term senator got Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin under one...

Amatorio running for Bergenfield mayor

March 27, 2019 3:04 pmMarch 27, 2019 5:34 pm

Bergenfield Councilman Arvin Amatorio announced his mayoral run Wednesday. The Democrat will challenge incumbent Mayor Norman Schmelz, who unsuccessfully attempted to oust Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco in November. Tedesco wiped out Schmelz in Bergenfield by 2,256 votes, 62%-38%. “Bergenfield...

East Rutherford Democrat pick Lahullier for mayor

March 7, 2019 12:02 amApril 1, 2019 8:08 pm

Former East Rutherford councilman Jeff Lahullier, who lost his re-election bid in the 2018 Republican primary and then switched parties and sought to run as a Democrat, is expected to be the Democratic nominee for mayor in 2019. East Rutherford...

Cureton, Trump focus of Bergen rally

November 3, 2018 1:36 pmNovember 3, 2018 11:55 pm

Anthony Cureton and President Donald Trump were at the center of a Bergen Democrat rally early Saturday afternoon. Cureton, the candidate the county’s Democratic committee people chose to run for sheriff following the resignation of Michael Saudino, was the subject...

Schmelz condemns Saudino

September 20, 2018 6:35 pm

Bergenfield Mayor Norman Schmelz isn’t willing to let Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino sink his campaign challenging Jim Tedesco for the county executive seat. “It’s outrageous that that the top law enforcement official in Bergen County is espousing such hate and...

Senate candidates stump in Rutherford

September 3, 2018 6:03 pmSeptember 4, 2018 9:52 am

Bob Menendez and Bob Hugin worked the crowds in Rutherford this afternoon, where a local street fair has been the traditional start of the general election campaign season in North Jersey for more than forty years. Gov. Phil Murphy and...

Auth: GOP can take Bergen executive seat

May 18, 2018 12:45 amMay 18, 2018 6:35 pm

While the prospect of a wave election has some Republicans worried, Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) doesn’t think it’ll stop Bergenfield Mayor Norman Schmelz from unseating Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco. “I don’t think the blue wave is all it’s...