Karen Orgen Archives - New Jersey Globe

Teaneck mayor, deputy mayor back Gottheimer in governor’s race

January 27, 2025 5:23 amJanuary 27, 2025 9:18 am

Teaneck Mayor Mark Schwartz and Deputy Mayor Karen Orgen have endorsed Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) for the Democratic nomination for governor. In the 2021 primary, Teaneck represented 11.7% of all votes cast in the Democratic primary in Bergen County, and...

Pagan has slim lead in Teaneck; Wysocki wins in Mahwah

November 6, 2024 4:34 amNovember 8, 2024 1:57 pm

Teaneck Mayor Michael Pagan holds a narrow 200-vote lead in his bid for re-election in the non-partisan race for three seats on the Teaneck Township Council. Voters returned two incumbents, Karen Orgen (8,417) and Mark Schwartz (8,392), to the council....

Two GOP local elected officials head Republicans for Josh Gottheimer

October 9, 2020 4:51 pm

Vernon Council President Harry Shortway and Teaneck Councilwoman Karen Orgen are heading up “Republicans for Josh” in support of Democrat Josh Gottheimer’s bid for re-election as the congressman from New Jersey’s 5th district. “Since I first ran for Congress, I’ve...

Schwartz slate wins in Teaneck

May 12, 2020 8:35 pmMay 13, 2020 1:03 am

Teaneck Deputy Mayor Mark Schwartz and his running mates defeated a slate of progressive council candidates Tuesday, ensuring that a relative status quo will continue to reign in the town of roughly 40,000. Schwartz, Michael Pagan, a former Frank Lautenberg...

Teaneck turnout already at 25%

May 11, 2020 7:32 pm

Turnout in Teaneck’s all-VBM non-partisan municipal election tomorrow is high, with 25% of voters returning ballots as of this morning. Two rival slates are seeking three seats on the township council in a hotly contested race that has already drawn...

Teaneck council challengers call on incumbents to waive fees, interest for late tax payments

April 23, 2020 7:44 pm

Council challengers in Teaneck called on their incumbent opponents to waive interest and fees for late property tax payments. “The Teaneck Township Council should take immediate action to do what they can to protect residents facing economic hardship,” Ardie Walser...