John Del Sordi Archives - New Jersey Globe

Councilwoman dies after battle with breast cancer

October 23, 2018 8:48 am

Scotch Plains Councilwoman Rose Holdren Checchio passed away on October 21 after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 46. Checchio was elected in 2014 in a close race where Democrats picked up two seats on the Township Council. She...

Union Dem chairs say they haven’t settled on Lance opponent

January 23, 2018 2:22 pm

Seven Democratic municipal chairs from Union County are denying speculation that they have settled on an organization candidate for Congress in the 7th district – a story that falls somewhere between accurate and false. The chairs – George Devanney of...