John Morley Archives

Georgia Scott, first Black woman to serve as Passaic freeholder, dies at 74

August 28, 2020 2:43 pm

Georgia Scott, the first Black woman and first Democratic woman to win a seat on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders, died on August 22. She was 74. Republicans had a 7-0 majority on the freeholder board when Scott made...

Tony Ross, ex-Passaic freeholder, dies at 89

June 8, 2019 3:27 pm

Anthony Ross, a former Passaic County freeholder and mayor of Hawthorne, died on June 5. He was 89. Ross was the top vote-getter on a Republican ticket that rode Gov. Tom Kean’s coattails to take control of the freeholder board....

Mike Adamo, former Passaic freeholder, dies

November 23, 2018 11:49 pmNovember 26, 2018 8:20 am

Michael Adamo, a former Paterson police union president who served three-terms on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders, died on Friday. Adamo was elected freeholder in 1988, running on the Republican ticket with incumbent John Morley and Norman Robertson. They...