Kevin Kennedy Archives - New Jersey Globe

Belleville VBMs since Tuesday are more than double incumbent’s lead

May 14, 2020 8:44 pm

In Belleville, 1st Ward Councilwoman Marie Strumolo Burke leads labor leader Carmine A. Mattia by 76 votes with an additional 171 ballots being returned since Tuesday. Voters in the 1st Ward returned 1,141 ballots as of Tuesday, but just 846...

Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dies at 63

February 16, 2020 8:13 pmFebruary 18, 2020 8:36 am

Kevin Kennedy, a popular local politician who served 20 years as a Belleville councilman before losing his seat in 2018, died on February 12. He was 63. Kennedy made his first bid for a Belleville Town Commission seat in 1979,...

Kimble seeks recount in Belleville

May 21, 2018 9:31 amMay 21, 2018 4:07 pm

Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and Councilman Kevin Kennedy have filed for a recount after losing re-election on May 8. The recount will be held today. Kimble lost his bid for a fourth term by 97 votes to former councilman Michael...

Melham ousts Kimble in Belleville

May 9, 2018 12:16 am

Michael Melham was elected mayor of Belleville, defeating three-term incumbent Raymond Kimble by 160 votes – 1,826 (41%) to 1,736 (39%). School board member Liza Lopez finished third with 850 votes (19%). Kimble was one of two Democratic mayors who...