Joseph Irace Archives - New Jersey Globe

New municipal officials prepare to take office in 2020

December 31, 2019 3:06 pmDecember 31, 2019 3:14 pm

Though Democrats lost seats in the statehouse, they fared well at the local level in 2019, picking up majorities or mayorships in 11 towns on top of proxy victories elsewhere. The biggest win of the year was in Hamilton, where...

Incumbents win in Oceanport

June 5, 2019 12:55 amJune 5, 2019 3:19 am

Oceanport Council President Stephen Solan and Councilman Joseph Irace won the Republican primary Tuesday. They defeated challengers Keith Salnick and Michael DePonte. With 187 votes, Irace was the race’s top vote-getter. Solan had 172 ballots cast in his name. Deponte...

Oceanport mayor is safe from Bayonne referendum

March 27, 2018 11:43 amMarch 28, 2018 2:18 pm

Democrat Jay Coffey was elected Mayor of Oceanport as a write-in candidate in 2015, a stunning upset against a two-term Republican incumbent who started the campaign running unopposed. There was some chatter in Bayonne this week that if voters approve a...