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Sacco smacks Wainstein for Christie endorsement

May 6, 2019 1:35 pm

Larry Wainstein’s endorsement of Chris Christie for governor six years ago is now under attack in his bid to oust North Bergen mayor Nicholas Sacco. “While Larry Wainstein was sucking up to Chris Christie and endorsing his campaign for Governor,...

Sacco leads Wainstein in fundraising

April 26, 2019 12:11 pmApril 26, 2019 12:15 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco raised a little more than $250,000 for his fight against an electoral challenge by longtime rival Larry Wainstein about a month ahead of election day, according to filings with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement...

Sacco backs driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants

April 25, 2019 2:45 pmApril 25, 2019 4:37 pm

State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-North Bergen) will co-sponsor a bill to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. The announcement comes 20 days before the North Bergen municipal elections, when Sacco is seeking re-election to an 8th term as mayor...

Documents: Larry Wainstein owes $100k to IRS

April 12, 2019 12:19 pmApril 12, 2019 5:24 pm

North Bergen mayoral candidate Larry Wainstein owes the IRS more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes, according to documents obtained by the New Jersey Globe. Wainstein is challenging longtime mayor Nicholas Sacco in the May non-partisan election. He is reportedly self-financing...

Sacco campaign launch draws crowd of 1,000

March 11, 2019 9:54 pmMarch 12, 2019 9:14 am

Mayor Nicholas Sacco’s re-election campaign kickoff drew some of the state’s top Democrats and a crowd of more than 1,000 to North Bergen Monday night. “We believe that you don’t make economic progress without social progress. You don’t make social...

Massive number of voters sign Nick Sacco petitions

March 8, 2019 12:53 pmMarch 9, 2019 1:07 am

In an extraordinarily impressive show of grass roots support, North Bergen mayor Nicholas Sacco collected 10,492 signatures on his nominating petitions to run for re-election in the May non-partisan elections. Sacco got about 2,000 more signatures than he did votes...

Mocco is a presence at Wainstein headquarters

February 7, 2019 11:55 amFebruary 7, 2019 4:15 pm

There’s an older man who shows up at Larry Wainstein’s North Bergen headquarters a few times a week. He says his name is Frank. He doesn’t use his last name. Frank seems to know a lot about local politics, and...