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Paterson council race still too close to call

May 13, 2022 2:51 pmMay 16, 2022 1:09 am

The race for an open at-large seat on the Paterson City Council remains too close to call, with a huge number of ballots still uncounted – roughly ten times the margin between the two top candidates — and no winner...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Sayegh elected mayor of Paterson in huge win

May 9, 2018 4:25 amMay 10, 2018 12:21 pm

Andre Sayegh won a lopsided victory to become the next mayor of Paterson, winning the office on his third try with 41% of the vote in a six-candidate field. Sayegh, a 44-year-old councilman, becomes Paterson’s first Arab-American mayor in a...

Paterson teachers’ union backs Sayegh

April 10, 2018 11:28 pm

The Paterson teachers’ union has endorsed Andre Sayegh for Mayor in the May 8 non-partisan election. Sayegh was the choice for mayor after a three-day screening process last month, when a seven-member panel voted to endorse him. The Professionals for...