Joseph Wojtecki Archives - New Jersey Globe

Three Prospect Park councilmembers endorse Pascrell over Khairullah

May 20, 2024 3:42 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) unveiled endorsements today from 21 municipal elected officials in the Passaic County towns he represents – including three councilmembers from Prospect Park, where Pascrell’s Democratic primary challenger, Mohamed Khairullah, is the sitting mayor. “Every mayor, councilman...

Where local races stand in Passaic County

November 12, 2021 3:06 pm

Bloomingdale Democratic Mayor John D’Amato won re-election unopposed, but Democrats in the Bloomingdale Borough Council were not so fortunate. Democratic Councilman John Graziano narrowly came in first with 25.58% of the vote, while Republican Evelyn Schubert is immediately behind him...

Lane elected as mayor of Hawthorne

November 3, 2021 12:01 am

The New Jersey Globe can project that Republican Councilman John Lane has been elected as mayor of Hawthorne, defeating Democratic Councilman Joseph Wojtecki. Wojtecki previously lost a Hawthorne mayoral election in 2008. Incumbent mayor Richard Goldberg, a Republican who’s run...

Eleven New Jersey mayor’s races to watch on Tuesday

November 2, 2021 12:01 amNovember 2, 2021 8:52 pm

The most closely-watched mayoral race of 2021 is not even that competitive: Steve Fulop is the odds-on favorite to win a third term as the mayor of Jersey City against political newcomer Lewis Spears. What’s at stake for Fulop is...