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Grilo takes over for Hudson’s longest-serving mayor

January 5, 2020 6:19 pmJanuary 5, 2020 6:57 pm

Dina Grilo took office on Friday as the mayor of East Newark, six months after unseating Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor in the Democratic primary. Grilo, a 47-year-old financial services executive, defeated Joseph Smith by a vote of 175 to 144. ...

East Newark, which tossed an 8-term Democrat in Tuesday’s primary, could be New Jersey’s least Republican town

June 7, 2019 3:15 pmJune 7, 2019 3:35 pm

How Democratic is East Newark, where an off-the-line challenger ousted a 78-year-old mayor who has been in office since 1987? Democrats have a 91%-1% voter registration edge in the smallest municipality in Hudson County. Of the 690 registered voters in...

Grilo unseats Smith in East Newark

June 4, 2019 10:00 pm

Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor has lost re-election. Dana Grilo, a 47-year-old executive at J.P. Morgan Chase who grew up in East Newark and is self-funding her campaign, defeated East Newark Mayor Joe Smith, 78, 175-144 Tuesday. Grilo, a first generation...

In East Newark, eight-term mayor faces first opponent in 16 years

May 7, 2019 4:41 pmMay 7, 2019 4:44 pm

Hudson County’s longest-serving mayor is facing his first challenger in sixteen years. Joseph R. Smith, 78, the mayor of East Newark (pop. 2,406) since 1987, is defending his seat in the June Democratic primary against Dina Grilo, a 47-year-old executive...

Hudson County by the numbers

March 9, 2018 12:33 pmMarch 10, 2018 3:04 pm

Almost four out of every ten (39%) of all Hudson County Democrats live in Jersey City. Union City and North Bergen each have 11% of the total Democratic party registration. They are followed by Bayonne (10%), Hoboken (8%), West New...