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Lora-backed slate wins easily in Passaic

May 9, 2023 9:07 pmMay 10, 2023 2:54 am

Passaic Council President Gary Schaer – who is also a prominent member of the New Jersey State Assembly – has easily won re-election to another term on the Passaic City Council, as have his three running mates: Councilwoman Thania Melo,...

A look at New Jersey’s 2023 May municipal elections

May 5, 2023 5:21 pmMay 8, 2023 12:45 pm

New Jersey’s third-most important Election Day is nearly here. The top spots, of course, go to the state’s June primary and November general elections. But next week’s May 9 local elections will still be consequential for the future of more...

Lora re-elected in landslide

May 11, 2021 9:21 pmMay 12, 2021 1:36 am

Passaic Mayor Hector Lora easily defeated two challengers to win re-election Tuesday, carrying his slate of council candidates to another term. It wasn’t remotely close. Lora won with 3,913 votes, nearly 89% of all those cast. Incumbents Jose Garcia, Terrence...

Former Passaic NAACP president removed after anti-Semitic statements running for mayor

April 22, 2021 4:02 pmApril 22, 2021 8:29 pm

Jeffrey Dye, the former Passaic City NAACP president who was ousted over a series of anti-Semitic and anti-Latino Facebook posts, is running for mayor. Dye, who was fired from a $56,088-a-year post in Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration after the New...