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Democrats likely win Scotch Plains mayorship, council seat

November 3, 2020 10:25 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:46 am

Scotch Plains Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo and his council running mate will likely oust Mayor Al Smith and the one other Republican left on the town’s council. Losardo leads Smith 4,856 votes to 3,582. Smith ran alongside Councilman Ted Spera,...

In Scotch Plains, candidates run singularly civil campaigns for mayor

October 12, 2020 7:00 pmOctober 12, 2020 11:24 pm

Scotch Plains Mayor Al Smith and Deputy Mayor Josh Losardo are locked in a race that, more than anything, defies the animus that pervades national politics. The mayor, a Republican, and his challenger, a Democrat whose seat comes up for...