Joseph Parlevecchio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Progressive slate thwarted in bid for Essex Democratic State Committee seats

March 21, 2026 2:15 pmMarch 21, 2026 2:20 pm

In what looks like a substantial victory for Essex County Democratic Chairman and New Jersey Democratic State Chairman LeRoy Jones, Jr., a slate of candidates backed by party leaders captured ten Democratic State Committee seats in Essex County in a...

Amador wins sixth term on Newark City Council

June 13, 2018 2:32 amJune 13, 2018 5:21 pm

Three city council candidates allied with Mayor Ras Baraka won runoff elections in Newark on Tuesday. Five-term incumbent Augusto Amador narrowly held on to his East Ward city council seat, wining defeating former Newark Chief of Police Anthony Campos. With...

Three Newark council races head to runoff

June 11, 2018 12:01 amJune 25, 2018 4:26 pm

Voters in three wards will go to the polls on Tuesday when a runoff election for a trio of seats on the Newark City Council. The most watched race is in the East Ward, where five-term councilman Augusto Amador faces...