Joseph Ferriero Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge Bottinelli joins DeCotiis firm

May 4, 2022 9:10 amMay 4, 2022 9:24 am

Former Superior Court Judge Terry Paul Bottinelli has joined DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin as a partner and will be part of the Alternative Dispute Resolution practice. Bottinelli has served on the Superior Court for a decade prior to retiring. ...

Martin Durkin, former Assembly candidate, dies at 88

October 27, 2019 1:08 pm

Martin T. Durkin, a Ridgefield Park attorney who was the Democratic candidate for State Assembly in 1969, died on October 17. He was 88. Durkin spent more than 20 years as the Borough Attorney for Ridgefield Park and also served...

The Twelve Days of Torricelli

August 13, 2019 1:44 amAugust 13, 2019 1:43 am

Woodbridge Mayor James E. McGreevey had emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. McGreevey came within 25,426 votes of ousting Whitman in 1997 and never stopped campaigning. On July 20, 2000, U.S. Senator Bob Torricelli began seeking support...

Bryan Christiansen, former Edgewater mayor, dies at 65

August 4, 2019 1:37 pmAugust 4, 2019 1:40 pm

Bryan J. Christiansen, a former four-term mayor of Edgewater who later became the executive director of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission and nearly went to the State Assembly, has died. He was 65. Christiansen was 23 and the chairman of...

Special election to replace Stellato will be called, vice chair says

April 7, 2019 10:43 pm

Once Dr. Balpreet Grewal-Virk will become the acting Bergen County Democratic chair – possibly as early as next month – she plans to call a special election to elect a new leader of one of New Jersey’s premier party organizations....

Roque hits back after rival presser

April 5, 2019 2:04 pm

West New York Mayor Felix Roque fired back at county-backed challenger Commissioner Gabriel Rodriguez after the latter held a press conference attacking the mayor over former Bergen County Democratic chairman Joseph Ferriero’s involvement in his campaign. “I find it absurd...

West New York mayor challenged on Ferriero involvement

April 5, 2019 12:50 pm

West New York commissioner Gabriel Rodriguez slammed mayor Felix Roque for allowing former Bergen County Democratic chairman Joseph Ferriero to play a role in his re-election campaign. “Someone who is known throughout the state as one of the most notoriously...