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Kenyatta Stewart kicks off Assembly bid in 35th district

March 3, 2025 5:20 pmMarch 3, 2025 9:39 pm

With significant players in attendance, Kenyatta Stewart launched his bid for the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 35th district on Sunday evening, saying his campaign is about transformation, opportunity, and community empowerment. Stewart, the Newark corporation counsel and...

Report: Judge won’t drop charges against ex-Paterson mayor

December 6, 2024 6:08 pm

The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability has scored a win after convincing a Superior Court judge not to dismiss charges against former Paterson Mayor Joey Torres, the Paterson Press reported. Torres was charged fourteen months ago for violating a...

Sayegh wins second term against fractured field in Paterson

May 10, 2022 11:25 pmMay 11, 2022 1:50 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Paterson Mayor André Sayegh has won re-election to a second term, beating Councilman Alex Mendez and three other candidates for the chance to lead New Jersey’s third-largest city. [Numbers] The contest between Sayegh and...

Judge halts printing of Paterson ballots until challenge to Mendez petitions resolved

March 23, 2022 4:19 pmMarch 23, 2022 4:19 pm

Superior Court Judge Thomas Brogan has enjoined the Paterson City Clerk from printing and mailing ballots for the May 10 municipal election pending the outcome of a challenge to mayoral candidate Alex Mendez’s nominating petitions. A supporter of Mayor Andre...

Sharpe James will need a judge to ok his return to public office

March 2, 2022 1:50 pm

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James is probably headed to court after the city clerk refused to accept his petitions to seek an at-large Newark City Council seat. City Clerk Kenneth Louis cited a 2008 court order that permanently barred James...

Sharpe James mulls run for Newark City Council

February 2, 2022 10:32 amApril 3, 2022 6:30 pm

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James, who served 18 months in federal prison after his conviction on criminal charges, has taken out nominating petitions to run for an at-large city council seat in the May non-partisan elections, the New Jersey Globe...

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....