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Alex Roman re-elected by 2 votes in Verona

May 17, 2019 8:04 pm

Alex Roman was re-elected to the Verona Township Council, defeating five-term school board member John Quattrocchi by just two votes, 843 to 841. Quattrocchi told the New Jersey Globe that he will not contest the results. “I have zero plans...

Roman has two-vote lead in Verona council race

May 17, 2019 4:58 pmMay 17, 2019 7:55 pm

Incumbent Alex Roman has taken a two-vote lead, 843 to 841, over challenger John Quattrocchi in the race for Verona Township Council. Provisional ballots counted today by the Essex County Board of Elections added 9 additional votes for Quattrocchi and...

Christine McGrath wins big in Verona

May 14, 2019 9:12 pmMay 15, 2019 12:19 pm

Verona residents elected Christine McGrath to the Township Council Tuesday, scoring a huge win for the town’s progressives. McGrath, who heads the local chapter of Moms Demand Action and serves as president of Friends of the Verona Library, received 1,314...

McGrath top fundraiser in Verona race

April 26, 2019 3:32 pm

Christine McGrath, who runs the local chapter of Moms Demand Action, was the top fundraiser in a field of five candidates seeking two council seats in Verona. McGrath raised $10,338, narrowly beating the $10,275 raised by businessman John Fio Rito...

Verona: Five candidates seek pair of council seats in May

March 19, 2019 10:58 amMarch 19, 2019 6:29 pm

Two Verona councilmen face three challengers in the May non-partisan municipal elections. Deputy mayor Michael Nochimson is seeking his third term on the council. He won an open seat in 2011 by eight votes and was the top vote-getter when...